Regulation on Working Procedures and Principles of the National Occupational Health and Safety Council
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This 2026 Turkish regulation establishes the working procedures for the National Occupational Health and Safety Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. The Council is chaired by the Minister or a Deputy Minister and includes representatives from multiple ministries, government agencies, and the largest worker, employer, and public servant confederations. Its primary role is to develop national OHS policies, prepare the National Occupational Health and Safety Policy Document, propose legislative improvements, promote OHS culture, and coordinate between institutions. The regulation replaces the 2013 version and introduces detailed rules for ordinary and extraordinary meetings, decision-making by majority vote, and the formation of sub-councils, advisory groups, and working groups composed of experts and stakeholders.
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Key Changes
- Replaces the previous regulation published on 5 February 2013 in Official Gazette No. 28550
- Council must meet at least once per year as an ordinary meeting; extraordinary meetings can be called by the President or one-third of members
- Decisions are taken by simple majority of attending members; the President's vote prevails in case of tie; abstention prohibited
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Obligations
What this law requires
The National Occupational Health and Safety Council must prepare the National Occupational Health and Safety Policy Document
The Council must convene in ordinary session at least once per year, with the ordinary meeting date determined by the Chair
The Council Secretariat must send invitation letters with agenda to Council members at least 15 days before ordinary meetings
The Council must prepare and propose recommendations for legislative improvements in occupational health and safety legislation at regular intervals, considering newly emerging conditions
Council members representing ministries may bring along strategy development officers or relevant department heads to meetings if deemed necessary