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Occupational Health and Safety Glossary

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Safety and health signs

They are signs that indicate a special purpose, activity or situation, provide information about occupational health and safety, warn against dangers or give instructions through color, audible and/or light signals, verbal communication or hand-arm signals.

Sanction (Sanction)

It is the reaction that occurs when the rules are not followed.

service contract

It is a contract in which the employee undertakes to work for a certain or indefinite period of time and the employer undertakes to pay a wage in return.

service contract

It is a contract in which a person undertakes to provide service for a certain or indefinite period of time in return for a fee, to keep his service in the hands of the employer, and to pay him a fee.

severance pay

It is the monetary payment made by the employer according to the wage amount, depending on the termination method of the employee's employment contract and taking into account the duration of the employee's employment.

Shake (Vibration)

These are the vibrations that occur in the workplace, on machines, benches, tools and equipment, on the workbench or in established systems or buildings. For example, vibration is very high in compressors used in drilling, in flour mills, and in high-speed machines that are not placed on suitable ground. The presence of vibration makes the worker tired and irritable. It has been observed that the sensitivity of the fingers of those working with compressors used in the drilling process is lost and causes inflammation.

short work

Not to exceed three months; It is the temporary reduction of the working hours applied in the workplace by at least one third in the whole or a part of the workplace, or the complete or partial suspension of the activity for at least four weeks, without requiring continuity.

social state

It is the state that cares about the social situation of individuals, considers it its duty to provide them with a minimum standard of living, and to realize social justice and social security.

Sound power level (Lw)

It refers to the value expressed in dB, found by multiplying the logarithm of the ratio of the sound power emitted by a sound source to the reference sound power defined in international standards by 10 to the base 10.

Sound pressure level (Lp)

It refers to the value expressed in dB, found by multiplying the base 10 logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure measured at a certain point in the environment to the reference sound pressure of 20x10-6 Pa or 20 µPa by 20.

statute of limitations

It is the termination of the creditor's authority to request performance of the receivable as a result of the creditor's inactivity within a certain period of time under the conditions determined by the law.

subcontractor

They are real or legal persons or institutions and organizations without legal entity that receive work from an employer in auxiliary works related to the production of goods or services carried out in the workplace or in a part of the main work, in jobs that require expertise due to the requirements of the business and the work and for technological reasons, and employ the workers assigned for this job only in the job they are assigned to in this workplace.
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