INVESTIGATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PERCEPTIONS OF PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND AWARENESS OF PARTICULARLY RADIATION EXPOSURE ISSUE

The frequency of radiation exposure and occupational health and safety awareness of private sector employees working in plastic injection, electrical contracting, construction, and textile sectors were studied according to their gender, age, sector, and education level. The data were examined using the SPSS 25 program with validity, reliability, frequency distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, factor, independent sample t-test, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests. The perception of knowing the impact on life, one of the sub-dimensions of the Occupational Health and Safety Perception Scale, was found to be higher in female employees but knowing the risks was higher in male employees. The level of perception of knowing the rules in plastic injection sector employees was higher but knowing the risks in metal works sector employees was higher than the others. The age of the employees didn’t affect the sub-dimensions of the Occupational Health and Safety Perception Scale but the level of perception of knowing the rules was found to be high among high school graduates. Outcomes say that the employees must be forced to participate in Occupational Health and Safety meetings so that both their own health and safety at work and that of other employees around them will benefit.