Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems in Industry: The Experience of Aykim Aluminum

Abstract

The concept of an occupational health and safety management system has become common over the past 20 years. Occupational safety and health (OSH), including compliance with the OSH requirements pursuant to national laws and regulations, are the responsibility and duty of the employer.
A Model of Aykim Aluminum was introduced. Aykim Metal Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. was established in Aydin Koçarlı on 1976, 24,000 m² of which is closed, is currently working on a total of 100,000 m². Annual production capacity of Aykim Metal Industry 14,400 tons with the press, keeps 120- qualified personnel within. Export-oriented company since its inception, 86% of production is exported.
The purposes of the Company are to develop a policy of environmental protection and to keep the probable environmental effects under control, to increase the environmental responsibility awareness, to increase the environmental responsibility awareness of all employees, to prevent environmental pollution by following technological developments in scientific research and continuously improve environmental performance.
Aykim applies An Environmental Management System (EMS) that is a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. It is necessary all companies would be compliance with the criteria’s occupational health and safety management system