Who Can Deliver OHS Training?

Who can deliver OHS training? The short answer

The answer to "who can deliver OHS training?" depends on which training you mean. Induction training, basic training, support staff training and first aid training are governed by separate provisions. This article looks first at basic training, then at the others, and clarifies the two most commonly confused issues: the role of DSP (other health personnel), and in whose name the certificate is issued for outsourced training.

Those who may deliver basic training are listed exhaustively in Art. 10 of the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles of Occupational Health and Safety Training for Employees, published on 2 April 2026:

The organisations in sub-paragraphs (ç), (d) and (e) deliver training through persons holding a workplace physician and OHS specialist trainer certificate, an OHS specialist certificate or a workplace physician certificate. In addition, in every case the trainer's area of expertise must be appropriate to the topics in Annex 1 (Art. 10/2).

What does a specialist and physician "providing the service at the workplace" mean?

The first sub-paragraph of the list is the most commonly used and carries a condition: the specialist or physician must be the person providing health and safety services at that workplace. In practice, this means an appointment approved for that workplace on ISG-KATİP (the Ministry's online OHS registration system). We explained how appointment approval works in our article on ISG-KATİP contract approval.

The practical consequences are:

• If you use an OSGB (joint health and safety unit), basic training is delivered by the specialist and physician of that OSGB assigned to your workplace. The OSGB is not separately listed as an institution; the authority depends on the person appointed at the workplace.
• Recording a specialist or physician not assigned to your workplace as the trainer on the record does not match the condition in the text. When appointments change, run planned training with the new team.
• An employer who handles OHS services themselves is not separately listed in Art. 10 among those who may deliver basic training. Employers in this situation should plan basic training with the institutions on the list.

Who teaches what, by topic group?

The Regulation does not allocate topics to individuals one by one; it requires a match with the area of expertise. In practice, general topics are taught by the specialist or physician, health topics by the physician and technical topics by the specialist; the job- and workplace-specific risks section requires a joint contribution from both. We covered the content of each sub-heading in detail in our article on basic OHS training topics.

Workplace physician training topics

The workplace physician's training duty is not limited to the health topics of basic training. The "training, information and records" duties in Art. 9 of the Regulation on Workplace Physicians and Other Health Personnel cover:

• Taking part in planning OHS training, submitting it for the employer's approval and delivering or supervising it
• Contributing to the organisation of first aid and emergency response services at the workplace and to training on this subject
• Training managers, any OHS committee members and employees on health and hygiene
• Informing employees about risks in the workplace, health surveillance and examinations

Occupational diseases, first aid awareness, the health aspects of personal protective equipment and addiction are therefore the headings best suited to the physician.

Can DSP deliver training?

Other health personnel (DSP) are not on the list of trainers in Art. 10 of the 2026 Regulation. On the other hand, Art. 16 of the Regulation on Workplace Physicians and DSP states that DSP work together with the workplace physician and that their duties include taking part in employees' health training.

Reading the two provisions together gives the following arrangement: DSP may support health sessions for which the physician is the responsible trainer; for example, they can demonstrate hand hygiene or run repetitions with small groups. However, the physician must appear as the trainer on the basic training attendance record. For induction training, Art. 7/4 also lists the specialist, the physician and knowledgeable and experienced employees appointed by the employer; it does not mention DSP separately.

Persons delivering OHS training: a table by type of training

Training other than basic training is governed by its own legislation. The table below summarises the most common types of training in the workplace and who may deliver them:

For details of support staff training, see our article on support staff training, for first aid our article on the first aid certificate, and for hygiene our article on the hygiene training certificate. We plan MEB-approved 40-hour vocational training modules through our solution partners working under protocols with Public Education Centres; details are on our vocational training page.

When training is outsourced, whose signature is on the certificate?

Even if you obtain basic training from an institution listed in Art. 10 instead of your workplace's specialist and physician, responsibility for the certificate remains with the employer. Art. 17 sets this out in four steps:

1. Attendance record (Art. 17/1). For face-to-face training, the place and date, the names, surnames and signatures of the participants and trainer, the training duration and topic headings are recorded.
2. Certificate (Art. 17/3). Those who successfully complete the training are issued a basic training certificate in line with the sample in Annex 2, which is kept in the employee's personnel file. The obligation to issue the certificate belongs to the employer.
3. Trainer's title (Art. 17/5). When training is delivered by those listed in Art. 10/1, the trainers' titles also appear on the certificate.
4. Departing employee (Art. 17/4). If the employee requests it on leaving, a copy of the certificate signed by the employer is given to them.

Use the following checklist when purchasing training externally:

• Does the institution fall under one of the sub-paragraphs of Art. 10/1?
• Does the trainer hold one of the certificates in Art. 10/2, and is the topic they teach within their area of expertise?
• Does the content cover the four topic groups in Annex 1, and is the duration appropriate to your hazard class?
• In a hazardous or very hazardous workplace, is topic group 4 delivered face to face and specifically for your workplace?
• Is there an exam? A pass requires at least 60 out of 100 (Art. 16).
• For remote training, are log-in/log-out, completion and assessment records handed over to you (Art. 12/4)?

Common mistakes

• Having training delivered by OSGB staff not assigned to the workplace. Art. 10/1-a refers to the specialist and physician providing the service at the workplace.
• Recording the foreman as the basic training trainer. An experienced employee may only be appointed for induction training.
• Treating the external institution's certificate as sufficient. The certificate must comply with Annex 2, be issued by the employer and be placed in the personnel file.
• Placing the cost or time of training on the employee. Under Art. 5, the cost of training cannot be passed on to the employee, and time spent in training counts as working time.

For durations, exams and remote training rules, see our article on the new OHS training regulation; for the annual calendar, our article on the annual OHS training plan and the OHS calendar tool. In workplaces in Bursa and the surrounding provinces, we plan basic training with our specialists and physicians assigned to the workplace as part of OHS training, and fire training through our fire training service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the employer deliver basic OHS training themselves?

Art. 10 of the 2026 Regulation does not separately list an employer handling the service themselves among those who may deliver basic training. The employer can have induction training delivered by experienced employees it appoints; basic training, however, should be planned with the institutions on the list.

Can DSP deliver training?

DSP are not on the list of trainers for basic training. Under Art. 16 of the Regulation on Workplace Physicians and DSP, they take part in employees' health training; they can therefore provide support in sessions for which the physician is responsible.

Who issues the certificate for outsourced training?

The employer issues it. Under Art. 17/3, the certificate is prepared in line with the sample in Annex 2 and kept in the personnel file; when training is delivered by those listed in Art. 10/1, the trainer's title appears on the certificate.

Can an OHS specialist appointed at another workplace train our employees?

Art. 10/1-a refers to the specialist and physician providing health and safety services at the workplace. A specialist not assigned to your workplace on ISG-KATİP can deliver training only on behalf of an institution listed in Art. 10/1 and as that institution's trainer.