Application Form for TAIEX Study Visit s1

Application form for TAIEX Study Visit

N.B.: only type-written applications will be accepted

Beneficiary: TURKEY

Date of submission: JUNE 2006 Objective of the study visit:

DETERMINATION AND EVALUATION OF RISKS WHICH COULD OCCUR AT WORKPLACES OF MINING SECTOR IN TURKEY, MEASURES TO BE TAKEN ON THIS SUBJECT AND TO BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCES OF POLAND ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RELATED EU DIRECTIVES.

Please complete and return to:

European Commission Institution Building unit (TAIEX) Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels Fax: +32-2-296 68 40 E-mail: [email protected]

1. Details of the applicant acting as main co-ordinator for the execution of Study visit Title (Mr., Mrs.) :1 GENERAL DIRECTOR Mr. First Name: ERHAN Surname: BATUR Ministry or Institution: MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY Department: DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Function: GENERAL DIRECTOR Office address (street/number/office number): İNÖNÜ BULVARI NO: 42 EMEK Post code: 06520 City: ANKARA

1 Personal data contained in this document will be processed in accordance with the privacy statement of the TAIEX instrument (see http://taiex.cec.eu.int/privacystatement) and in compliance with the Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001.

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2. Details of the person(s) participating to the Study visit a) Title (Mr., Mrs.) : MINING ENGINEER Mr. First Name: ALİ RIZA Surname: ERGUN Ministry or Institution: MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY Department: DGOHS Function: ASSIST OF EXPERTISE Office address (street/number/office number): İnönü Bulvarı No: 42 Emek Post code: 06520 City: ANKARA Office Tel: +90 312 215 50 21 Office Fax: +90 312 215 50 28 E-Mail: [email protected] b) Title (Mr., Mrs.) : MINING ENGINEER Mrs. First Name: ÖZLEM DENİZ Surname: ERATAK Ministry or Institution: MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY Department: DGOHS Function: ASSIST OF EXPERTISE Office address (street/number/office number): İnönü Bulvarı No: 42 Emek Post code: 06520 City: ANKARA Office Tel: +90 312 215 50 21 Office Fax: +90 312 215 50 28 E-Mail: [email protected] c) Title (Mr., Mrs.) : MINING ENGINEER Mr. First Name: UMUT Surname: YÜZER Ministry or Institution: MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY Department: İSGÜM Function: ASSIST OF EXPERTISE Office address (street/number/office number): İnönü Bulvarı No: 42 Emek Post code: 06520 City: ANKARA Office Tel: +90 312 257 16 41 Office Fax: +90 312 257 16 38 E-Mail: [email protected] d) Title (Mr., Mrs.) : First Name: Surname: Ministry or Institution:

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Hosting Member State Authority/Institution (if known) CIOP (POLAND) ul. Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa Tel. (+48 22) 623 36 98, Fax (+48 22) 623 36 93

Name(s) of individual(s) from whom you wish to receive expertise (if known)

Title: First Name: Surname: Ministry or Institution: Department: Function: Office address (street/number/office number) Post code: City: Office Tel: Office Fax: E-mail:

Have you had previous contact with your selected host Institution/Organisation/Expert? Yes No

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CELEX N°/Natural number: 92/104/EEC, 92/91/EEC Type of legislation: EU DIRECTIVE Screening chapter: SOCIAL POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT b) What will the task of Legislation Implementation Institutional development the expert concern?

Is there any planned or currently running PHARE/CARDS/TWINNING project that is dealing with the issues covered by the request? Yes No If yes, please indicate details:

If the task of the expert concerns legislation: Do you already have draft legislation you wish to discuss? Yes No

Please give details of the stage of preparation of the legislation (e.g. not yet sent to Parliament): In relation to the National Program and the Accession Partnership Priority, The Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health of Workers in Surface and Underground Mineral-Extracting Industries Implementing Regulation and The Implementing Regulation for the Minimum Requirements for the Safety and Health Conditions in the Mineral Extracting Industries through Drilling were published in the Official Gazette dated 21 February 2004 under number 25380 and in Official Gazette 22 February 2004 under number 25381 corresponding to the EU Framework Directives 91/104/EEC,92/91/EEC.

Please outline the timetable for the adoption of the legislation: DGOHS (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY) NEEDS SUPPORT IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING EU ACQUIS IN TURKEY, A QUICK ADOPTION WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-MINING INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTRY AT A LEVEL OF EU MEMBER STATES.

LEGISLATIVE CHANGES HAVE BEEN STARTED BY THE END OF 2004 IN LINE WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR THE HARMONISATION OF RELATED EU ACQUIS e.g. DIRECTIVE 89/391/EC AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTIVES. 21 REGULATIONS CORRESPONDING TO EU DIRECTIVES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE.

A copy of the draft legislation in your own language and in English or French should be made available to TAIEX before the Study visit can take place.

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Please list in detail the issues you would like to discuss with the visiting expert, such as implementing regulations, infrastructure, strategies, training and any other elements of relevance:

- THE MOST FREQUENT OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS IN MINING SECTOR, THE REASONS OF OCCURANCE AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO MINIMIZE AND CONTROL THEIR RESULTS. - ESTABLISHMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF MINE ENTERPRICES AND THE LABORATORIES FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING MINE ENVIRONMENT FACTORS TO COMPLY WITH EU DIRECTIVES. - THE CHARACTERISTICS AND STANDARTS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS THAT USED FOR MINE ENVIRONMENT ANALYSES - THE SCOPE OF TRAININGS FOR LOBORATORY STAFF. - THE SCOPE OF SPEACIAL TRAININGS FOR MINE WORKERS - IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS AND EU DIRECTIVES (92/104/EEC, 92/91/EEC), REGARDING MINING SECTOR.

5. Other background information relating to the current situation:

Please give an outline of your current situation concerning the sector of the acquis communautaire indicated and indicate any recent developments that may be relevant in this regard: Legislative changes have been started by the end of 2003 in line with the responsibilities of our General Directorate for the harmonisation of related EU Acquis e.g. Directive 89/391 and individual directives. 21 Regulations corresponding to EU Directives, including 89/391/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 2000/39/EEC,98/24/EC,91/322/EC,83/477/EC, 99/92/EC, 92/104/EEC, 92/91/EEC have been published in the official gazette.

The adoption of these directives will improve the occupational health and safety in the country especially by means of introducing risk analysis, employee participation, training of employees. DGOHS (Directorate General of Occupational Health and Safety) needs support in the process of adopting EU-Directives into national regulations e.g., study visits on the exchange of information and experiences in harmonising and adopting OHS EU-Directives in the Member States as well as in some of the Candidate Countries and on giving examples of best EU practises.

The MOLSS is in charge besides others in relation to the national program in social policy and employment. The participation concern Labour Law, social dialogue, equal treatment of men and women, fight against racism, employment, European social fund, environment and health and safety at work.

Several significant efforts were made in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLSS) and the Directorate General of Occupational Safety and Health (DGOHS) over the past years. Those were dealing with: OHS signs, manual tools; personal protectors; noise and vibration; chemical materials; workplace fires; thermal comfort; electrical works, explosive atmospheres, mining etc. Furthermore, very comprehensive and detailed studies were carried out on the harmonization of Turkish legislation with European Directives on OHS.

Concerning the occupational health and safety issue which is considered under the heading “Social Policy and Employment” of Association Partnership Document of 2005, is placed as harmonisation of social policy and employment legislation and ensurance of implementation of it. And this will contribute largely to the development and enhancement of OHS level in Turkey.

Concerning the occupational health and safety issue which is considered as a short-term priority in the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the Main Principle 13.1.2 in part “Reflection of EU acquis on the Turkish Labour Law” of Priority 13.1 under the heading “Social Policy and Employment” of the Turkish National Programme which was accepted by the decision no 2003/5930 dated 23.06.2003 of the Council of Ministers, it is expected that a program for the transposition of the EU legislation into the national law will be accepted and in the mid-term the legislation will be transposed and implemented.

“Generalization of the regional and mobile occupational health and safety laboratories” in Objective 4 of the Section Social Policy and Employment of Multi Annual Programme.

Mining sector is one of the most important sectors in respect of occupational accidents in Turkey. It is of great

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6. Draft programme for the study visit:

FIRST DAY

- DETAILED INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVES 92/104/EEC, 92/91/EEC. - DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE FIELD ACTIVITIES, ROLES AND ORGANIZATION STRUCTURES OF THE SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS IN EU COUNTRIES. - DIFFICULTIES FACED ON HARMONIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVES.

SECOND DAY

-DETAILED INFORMATION ON OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AT MINING SECTOR, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND PRECAUTIONS TAKEN REGARDING THE SUBJECT IN THE COUNTRY. a) MOST FREQUENT MINE RELATED DISEASES AND MINE ACCIDENTS b) COAL DUST RELATED DISEASES AND COAL MINE RELATED ACCIDENTS -DISCUSSION TO COMPARE THE WORKING CONDITIONS AT MINING SECTOR OF THE COUNTRY WITH TURKEY. a) WORKING HOURS b) SPECIAL RIGHTS FOR MINE WORKERS - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS THAT MUST BE TAKEN IN MINE ENTERPRICES - THE METHODS USED IN RESEARCHES OF MINING STUDIES AND DATA COLLECTION - ROUND TABLE MEETING FOR THE AIM OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH OHS PROFESSIONALS WORKING AT THE MINING SECTOR.

THIRD DAY

- VISIT TO MEASUREMENT-ANALYSIS LABORATORIES REGARDING MINING AND TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT. a) TYPE OF EQUIPMENT b) CHARACTERISTICS OF STAFF c) PERIODS OF MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSES d) MOST IMPORTANT ANALYSES AND MEASUREMENTS.

7. Further details: Preferred date of the mission (indicate week number and proposed duration of the visit): Year: 2006 Calendar week: 45 (7-9 NOVEMBER) Duration (days): 3

Language knowledge (please state the language(s) and indicate your level of competence) 1st language: English Very Good Good Fair Poor 2nd language: Other please specify Very Good Good Fair Poor 3rd language: Other please specify Very Good Good Fair Poor

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9. Authorisation from Hierarchy (Head of EU integration department or technical dept.) Title: GENERAL DIRECTOR First name: ERHAN Surname: BATUR Function: GENERAL DIRECTOR Office Tel.: +90 312 2155021 Office Fax: +90 312 2155028 E-mail: [email protected] Date of consultation: Supporting comments: Signature (if applicable):

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