Neighboring province service area
Kütahya OSGB: OHS from Bursa for ceramics, mining and OSB businesses
Kütahya is Bursa’s southern neighbour and is within our area of authorisation. We plan visits according to very different risk profiles, from ceramics and porcelain production and mining operations to automotive supply industry and textile investments in organised industrial zones.
- Basis of authorisation
- Shared provincial border with Bursa
- Key industries
- Ceramics, porcelain, mining, new OSB investments
- Organised industry
- 6 OSBs (2024 provincial economic outlook report)
- Service model
- Regional visit groups, batched medical tests
How do we plan workplace physician and OHS services in Kütahya?
The basis on which we can serve as a Kütahya OSGB (joint health and safety unit) from Bursa is the OHS services legislation, which defines an OSGB’s area of authorisation as including the provinces bordering the province where it is established; Kütahya is one of the provinces sharing a border with Bursa.
The 2024 Kütahya Provincial Economic Outlook Report, prepared by the Provincial Directorate of Trade under the coordination of the Governorship, lists the main products as agricultural and forest products, mining products such as boron, lignite and magnesite, and clay-based ceramics such as porcelain and tiles. The same report notes that automotive supply industry and textile investments have increased as the organised industrial zones (OSBs) became operational, and lists the province’s six OSBs as follows: Kütahya OSB, Kütahya 30 Ağustos OSB, Gediz OSB, Tavşanlı OSB, Altıntaş Zafer OSB and Kütahya Ceramics OSB.
This diversity makes a one-size-fits-all service plan inadequate. In a porcelain factory, body preparation dust and kiln heat are the main concerns, whereas in an automotive supply plant, presses, welding and assembly line ergonomics are decisive. That is why at the first visit we verify your workplace’s main activity and hazard class and break the risks down by department. In tile and ceramics workshops the scale is smaller, but the risks from kilns, glaze chemicals and hand tools remain; for these businesses we set up a simpler file structure.
Planning from Bursa follows these principles:
- Visit days are set at the start of the contract; the physician and specialist are on site on the same day whenever possible.
- Tests such as chest X-rays and hearing tests are planned in batches with authorised healthcare providers.
- The general, health and technical topics of basic OHS training can be delivered remotely; job-specific risks are covered face to face in hazardous and very hazardous workplaces, and we fit these sessions into visit days.
- İSG-KATİP (the Ministry’s OHS registration system) records and document dates are monitored between visits.
Industrial areas we serve in Kütahya
- Kütahya OSB and Kütahya 30 Ağustos OSBProduction plants from various sectors
- Kütahya Ceramics OSBCeramics and porcelain production; dust, kiln and glazing risks
- Tavşanlı, Gediz and Altıntaş Zafer OSBsProduction plants in the districts; we group visits by area
- Mining sites and processing plantsBoron, lignite and magnesite production; construction machinery and dust
- Small industrial estates for tiles and ceramicsTile and ceramics workshops; kilns, glazes and hand tools
- Kütahya Simav TDİOSBGeothermal greenhouse farming; hot environments and pesticides
What we pay attention to in this area
Kilns and hot environments
For ceramics and porcelain kilns, we address the hot environment, burn and natural gas risks together with lockout-tagout and confined space entry rules during kiln maintenance.
Dust and health surveillance
We plan measurements of dust in the body preparation, glazing and finishing departments with an authorised laboratory, and base the X-ray frequency on the physician’s assessment.
Set-up for new investments
At newly opened plants in OSBs, we aim to complete the initial risk assessment, emergency teams and pre-employment medical examinations before production starts.
Regional visit groups
We plan workplaces in the provincial centre and in western districts such as Tavşanlı, Gediz and Simav in separate visit groups and set each group’s days in advance.
Key industries in Kütahya
Automotive and Automotive Suppliers
Parts manufacturing is mostly hazardous class Machine safety, noise and chemical exposure management across press lines, robotic welding cells, paint booths and assembly.Textiles and Apparel
Apparel less hazardous; weaving and dyeing hazardous Managing noise, cotton dust, dyestuffs, steam boilers and sewing-line ergonomics in weaving, dyehouses and apparel production.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.Our services in Kütahya
Frequently asked questions about OSGB services in Kütahya
How often are periodic medical examinations carried out at our porcelain factory?
The frequency depends on the hazard class: at least every 5 years in less hazardous, at least every 3 years in hazardous and every year in very hazardous workplaces. For children, young workers and pregnant employees, the interval is at most 6 months, and the workplace physician may shorten the interval if necessary. Your class is determined by the NACE code registered in İSG-KATİP; examinations are recorded on the EK-2 form.
Does being in a remote district reduce the visit time?
No. The minimum monthly times are independent of distance. For example, for a hazardous factory with 120 employees, the specialist time is at least 2,400 minutes a month (120 × 20), i.e. 40 hours; the physician time is 1,200 minutes, i.e. 20 hours. We only plan which days this time is concentrated on, according to your shift and production schedule.
We are opening a new plant in an OSB; what must we complete before starting production?
We recommend completing the following steps before production starts:
- Approval of the specialist and physician contracts by both parties in İSG-KATİP
- Preparation of the risk assessment and emergency plan, and designation of the teams
- Pre-employment medical examinations; in hazardous and very hazardous work, no one can be hired before the report is issued
- Hands-on induction training of at least 2 hours for every employee before their first day
- Initial periodic inspections of lifting equipment, pressure vessels and the electrical installation
How many hours of basic OHS training should our ceramics factory provide?
Under the training regulation published on 2 April 2026, basic training is 8 teaching hours in less hazardous, 12 in hazardous and 16 in very hazardous workplaces, and must be completed within 3 months of starting work at the latest. At least 3 hours in hazardous and at least 4 hours in very hazardous workplaces are allocated to job- and workplace-specific risks. A minimum score of 60 out of 100 is required in the exam.
We are a small tile workshop; can we run OHS services ourselves as the employer?
If your workshop is in the less hazardous class and you have fewer than 50 employees, you can run the service yourself provided you complete the training required by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security; a declaration of undertaking is issued in İSG-KATİP for this. Pre-employment and periodic medical examinations are outside this scope. Reports for these examinations can be obtained not only from the workplace physician but also from an Employee Health Centre (ÇASMER), family physicians or other public healthcare providers.