Hür-İş calls for more safety inspections in high-risk sectors

The Federation of Turkish Cypriot Workers’ Unions (Hür-İş) called for more occupational health and safety inspections to reduce risks that threaten workers’ lives. Federation Deputy President Ali Yeltekin highlighted the importance of having experts involved and carrying out the necessary checks, particularly in sectors where there is a danger to life.

In a written statement on occupational health and safety, Yeltekin raised the Labour Department’s responsibility for inspections. He called on the department to use its legal powers to conduct the necessary inspections on site and effectively.

Emphasis on experts and checks in high-risk sectors

Yeltekin said he considered the presence of occupational health and safety experts important in reducing workplace accidents. Highlighting sectors involving life-threatening risks in particular, he said that the necessary checks should be carried out alongside having experts in place. The statement therefore focused on both the need for experts in workplaces and the enforcement of inspections.

Yeltekin said the life-threatening risks faced by workers needed to be reduced, linking effective inspections to this goal. He stressed that implementing occupational health and safety rules directly concerns human life.

Yeltekin’s request to the Labour Department centred on using its existing legal powers and carrying out checks in workplaces. The statement addressed the goal of reducing workplace accidents alongside ensuring that experts are present in high-risk sectors and that the necessary inspections are conducted. Hür-İş called for inspection responsibilities to be fulfilled effectively.