Neighboring province service area
Bilecik OSGB: planned OHS services for marble, ceramics and OSB businesses
Bilecik is Bursa’s eastern neighbour and is within our area of authorisation. For marble quarries, ceramics factories and businesses in organised industrial zones, we build a service plan focused on dust, noise and construction machinery risks.
- Access
- Via İnegöl–Bozüyük and Yenişehir–Bilecik
- Key industries
- Marble, ceramics, mining, food
- Priority risks
- Dust, noise, construction machinery
- Basis of authorisation
- Province bordering Bursa
How do we deliver OSGB services in Bilecik?
For businesses looking for a Bilecik OSGB (joint health and safety unit), the legal framework is clear: an OSGB established in Bursa can also make contracts via İSG-KATİP (the Ministry’s OHS registration system) with workplaces in Bilecik, with which it shares a provincial border; the regulation includes bordering provinces in an OSGB’s area of authorisation.
The Governorship of Bilecik states that, alongside agriculture and livestock, mining, forestry, marble, ceramics and woodworking account for a significant share of the provincial economy, and that the industrial plants in the centre and in Bozüyük have been decisive in the province’s development. Reserves of clay, kaolin and feldspar used in the ceramics and glass industry are also among the province’s key resources. The OSBÜK list includes the Bilecik I, Bilecik 3, Bozüyük, Kayı, Osmaneli, Pazaryeri and Söğüt organised industrial zones (OSBs) and Gölpazarı Food Specialised OSB.
Bilecik is reached from Bursa via İnegöl–Bozüyük and Yenişehir. Planning visits in Bilecik on the same route as businesses in İnegöl and Yenişehir therefore increases the time the physician and specialist spend on site.
The common denominator of this industrial structure is dust. In work such as marble cutting and processing, ceramic body preparation and glazing, and crushing and screening, exposure to respirable dust is at the heart of health surveillance. The legislation requires chest X-rays in line with the ILO standard for employees exposed to dust; the workplace physician determines their frequency. If noise exceeds the upper exposure action value of 85 dB(A), hearing tests are mandatory. We also monitor the effect of measures such as wet cutting, local exhaust ventilation and regular wet cleaning together with the measurement results.
We set up visits as follows:
- We carry out physician and specialist visits on pre-agreed days, together whenever possible.
- We plan tests such as chest X-rays and hearing tests in batches with authorised healthcare providers.
- We set dates with an authorised laboratory for dust and noise measurements and transfer the results to the risk assessment.
- On days when we are not on site, we monitor contract and assignment status in İSG-KATİP and document dates on a calendar shared with you.
Industrial areas we serve in Bilecik
- Bozüyük industry and Bilecik Bozüyük OSBPredominantly ceramics industry; located where road and rail routes meet
- Marble quarries and processing plants in the centreBlock cutting and slab processing; construction machinery, dust and noise
- Bilecik I and Bilecik 3 OSBsProduction plants attached to the provincial centre
- Gölpazarı Food Specialised OSBFood production; hygiene, cold rooms and dispatch areas
- Osmaneli, Pazaryeri, Söğüt and Kayı OSBsSmall and medium-sized plants in district OSBs
What we pay attention to in this area
Construction machinery and the quarry site
We check the annual periodic inspection of the machinery working in the quarry, the operators’ vocational training certificates and on-site vehicle traffic together.
Noise and hearing
We plan noise measurements on cutting and grinding lines and track the use of hearing protection and hearing tests in areas above 85 dB(A).
Vocational training
For employees without the required certificates, we help select the Ministry of National Education (MEB) approved 40-hour modules, run in cooperation with Public Education Centres, that suit your work; this training is provided through our solution partners.
Kilns and hot surfaces
We add burn, natural gas leak and fire scenarios for ceramic kilns to the emergency plan and mark the gas shut-off points on the evacuation plan.
Key industries in Bilecik
Metalworking and Machinery Manufacturing
Hazardous; laser cutting and plating very hazardous Limb injuries, lifting operations and equipment inspections on CNC, machining, welding, laser cutting and plating lines.Food and Beverage Production
Class depends on the code; bread making is less hazardous OHS that manages cold rooms, slippery floors, cutting and filling machines, ammonia and steam risks together with hygiene and carrier screening.Furniture and Wood Products
Furniture manufacturing (31.00.01) is hazardous An OHS plan for wood dust, cutting machinery, paints and varnishes and a high fire load at furniture makers in İnegöl and Bursa.Our services in Bilecik
Frequently asked questions about OSGB services in Bilecik
Which health tests are carried out for employees at our marble factory?
Employees exposed to dust have chest X-rays in line with the ILO standard; the workplace physician determines the frequency based on exposure. In noisy areas, hearing tests are mandatory if 85 dB(A) is exceeded. Other tests such as lung function tests have no fixed frequency in the legislation; the physician decides based on the risk assessment. We plan the tests with authorised healthcare providers.
Can you come regularly from Bursa to our ceramics factory in Bozüyük?
Bozüyük belongs to Bilecik, which is within our area of authorisation; we can schedule visits on the same days as other businesses in the İnegöl direction. The number of visits is set by the monthly time determined jointly by your number of employees and hazard class; this time is not reduced because of distance. We draw up the calendar together at the start of the contract and set the hours according to your shift pattern. If you let us know in advance about periods such as kiln maintenance or production shutdowns, we fit training and tests into those periods.
Is a vocational training certificate mandatory for operators working in the quarry?
Under the regulation on vocational training for work in the hazardous and very hazardous classes, people who will work in the jobs listed in its Annex-1 must have received vocational training before they are hired. Valid certificates include Ministry of National Education (MEB) operator and driver certificates, the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK) Vocational Qualification Certificate and MEB-approved course certificates. We check with you which roles are on the list and put missing certificates on a schedule.
We are a small food business; what changes if we are in the less hazardous class?
In the less hazardous class, the monthly time per employee is 5 minutes for the physician and 10 minutes for the specialist. If you have fewer than 50 employees, the monthly times can be combined within the same contract year; this makes less frequent but longer visits possible in remote districts. Bread manufacturing (10.71.02) is less hazardous in the 2025 list; for other food activities we verify the class with your NACE code.
How is PPE determined for quarry and marble processing workers?
PPE is selected according to the hazard identified in the risk assessment: respiratory protection of a suitable class for dust, hearing protection for noise, and hard hats, high-visibility vests and safety shoes for falling objects and construction machinery traffic. Issue is recorded with a signed record, and use is monitored during site walks. OHS costs, including PPE, cannot be passed on to employees.