What Is A Work Accident According To The World Health Organization (WHO)?

What Is A Work Accident According To The World Health Organization (WHO)?

WHAT IS AN WORK ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)?

It is an event that is not planned in advance, most of which leads to personal injuries, damage to machinery and equipment, and production stops for a while.

According to Article 13 of the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, an occupational accident is

While the insured is at the workplace,
Outside the workplace due to the work being carried out by the employer or due to his/her duty, or if the insured is working independently on his/her own behalf and account, due to the work he/she is carrying out or the subject of work,
The time spent by the insured, who works for an employer, without performing his/her main job due to being sent to another place outside the workplace on duty,
Breastfeeding women insured during the time allocated for breastfeeding their child,
It is an event that occurs during the transportation of the insured to and from the place where the work is carried out by a vehicle provided by the employer and causes the insured to be physically or mentally disabled immediately or later.
Law No. 6331 on Occupational Health and Safety defines an occupational accident as “an event that occurs in the workplace or due to the execution of the work, causing death or disabling the body integrity mentally or physically”.

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