{"id":1674,"date":"2024-06-26T08:37:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlas-scc.com\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2024-06-26T08:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:37:57","slug":"are-fatal-workplace-accidents-turkeys-key-barrier-to-sustainable-development-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlas-scc.com\/en\/are-fatal-workplace-accidents-turkeys-key-barrier-to-sustainable-development-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Fatal Workplace Accidents Turkey’s Key Barrier to Sustainable Development Goals?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are Fatal Workplace Accidents Turkey’s Key Barrier to Sustainable Development Goals?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zeynep Thomas \/\/ 20.06.2024<\/p>\n\n\n

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The United Nations aims to achieve sustainable environmental, economic, and social development by 2030 through 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals, targeting key global issues that also affect Turkey and other countries. SDG 8 focuses on decent work and economic growth, including sub-goals for developing safe working environments for all employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the December 2023 report of the Health and Safety Labour Watch-Turkey, statistics show that at least 1929 workers lost their lives in 2023, while at least 425 workers lost their lives in the first three months of 2024. Two vastly different incidents reported in the media show that the risk level was well beyond acceptable, yet preventive actions were not taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 13, 2024, a mining disaster in \u0130li\u00e7 district, Erzincan, resulted in 9 workers losing their lives trapped under 10 million cubic meters of cyanide-laden soil. Rescue efforts lasting seven days revealed that 400,000 trucks would be needed to remove the soil. The risk of landslides from the 10 million cubic meters of cyanide-laden soil, combined with unsafe working conditions and potential environmental catastrophe, deeply concerns residents in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 2, 2024, a nightclub explosion in Istanbul, Be\u015fikta\u015f, claimed 29 lives due to a lack of emergency exits. The explosion originated from a spark from a welding machine used during renovations, igniting the highly flammable soundproofing material on the club’s walls. The single exit corridor, completely covered with soundproofing material, made it impossible to escape. The fire spread rapidly throughout the venue and to the -1st floor of a 16-story building, necessitating evacuations. The scale of danger extends beyond the workplace, threatening the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both incidents, occurring two months apart in vastly different conditions and industries, could have been prevented by maintaining risk at a manageable level, implementing necessary improvements, and ensuring continuity of actions through internal and external audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implementing sustainability measures and reports to reduce environmental and human impact from business operations, ensuring sufficient health and safety standards as set by competent bodies like the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the World Health Organization, promoting open communication for employee feedback as a cultural norm, and integrating shared values into supplier and stakeholder selection processes can help create safe work environments for all employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fc kaza raporlar\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kan rakamlar i\u00e7in: \u0130S\u0130G Meclisi ( Health and Safety Labour watch\/ T\u00fcrkiye)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erzincan’daki olayda 9 ki\u015finin toptak alt\u0131nda kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00c7SGB sayfas\u0131nda bas\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131klamas\u0131nda var. \u00c7SGB (Ministry of Labour and Social Security)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f’daki yang\u0131nda 29 ki\u015finin \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc \u0130stanbul Valili\u011fi sayfas\u0131nda payla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131. T.C. istanbul Valili\u011fi (Governorship of \u0130stanbul)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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