Bursa · Mudanya
Mudanya OSGB: OHS for tourism, olive and service businesses
Most businesses in Mudanya are small, and much of the work is seasonal. We build an OHS calendar centred on the summer season for hotels and restaurants and on the harvest period for olive businesses.
- Location
- North of Bursa, on the Marmara coast
- Main activities
- Tourism, food and beverage, olives
- Season
- Tourism in summer, olive processing in winter
- Business profile
- Mostly small and medium-sized
OHS in Mudanya: seasonal workers and small businesses
Mudanya is Bursa’s gateway to the sea. There is no organised industrial zone (OSB) in the district on the list of active OSBs of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO); the economy is driven by tourism, food and beverage, agriculture and construction. The fast ferry pier in Güzelyalı provides the connection to Istanbul, while the historic fabric of Tirilye and the coastline attract day visitors. Olives are at the centre of both agriculture and food processing: the geographical boundary of the Gemlik Olive designation of origin also covers Mudanya, and the district has olive processing plants of all sizes. Mudanya Municipality also runs a project bringing olives and tourism together.
This structure splits our Mudanya OSGB (joint health and safety unit) service into two calendars. In the summer months the number of employees in hotels, restaurants and cafés rises, mostly on short-term contracts. From late October or early November, the olive harvest and brine processing begin. The same rule applies in both periods: every new employee, including apprentices and interns, receives at least 2 hours of face-to-face induction training before starting work, and this training is documented in a signed record. Basic OHS training is then completed within 3 months at the latest, even if the season is short.
Following the Constitutional Court decision, less hazardous workplaces with fewer than 50 employees are also required to assign an OHS specialist and a workplace physician. For a café, boutique hotel or estate agency, this obligation is not heavy if it is well planned: the monthly time can be combined within the contract year, so we can concentrate visits in the weeks before the season opens.
In food and beverage businesses, kitchen fires, hot surfaces and cutting tools stand out; in hotels, pool chemicals and laundries; in olive plants, floors wet with brine and manual handling. In businesses using LPG tanks and installations, the periodic inspection is carried out by an accredited inspection body. For housing construction sites on the coast and hillsides, we plan the risk assessment and scaffolding checks separately.
Areas we serve in Mudanya
- Mudanya town centre and coastlineHotels, restaurants, cafés and retail businesses.
- GüzelyalıService businesses and residential areas around the ferry pier.
- TirilyeA neighbourhood with a preserved historic fabric; tourism, food and beverage and restoration work.
- Olive-growing villages and processing plantsFamily businesses and plants doing harvesting, brining and dry-salt curing.
Planning notes for businesses in Mudanya
Kitchen fires and LPG
Grease build-up in extractor hoods, LPG hoses and valves, the type of fire extinguisher and whether staff can use it are things we check on every visit.
Preparing before the season opens
We bring induction training, the first-aider list, the emergency plan update and pre-employment medical examinations together in one programme before the season.
Pool and laundry chemicals
Storage of chlorine and cleaning chemicals, safety data sheets and the right choice of personal protective equipment form a separate section of a hotel’s risk assessment.
Backs and floors in olive processing
Frequently turning dry-curing drums and carrying between vats strains the back, and brine increases the risk of slipping. We set up handling arrangements together with the business.
Key industries in Mudanya
Offices, Retail and Services
Typical office codes are less hazardous Ergonomics, display screen equipment, electrical safety, emergencies and psychosocial risk management for less hazardous offices, shops and service businesses.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.Construction and Building Sites
Site preparation (43.12.00) is very hazardous A site-focused OHS and health plan for construction sites with work at height, scaffolding, excavation, tower cranes and earthmoving machinery.Our services in Mudanya
Frequently asked questions about OSGB services in Mudanya
My restaurant is only open in summer; do I need a year-round OSGB contract?
OHS services are required for as long as there are employees at your workplace. We can plan the scope of the contract and the visit frequency around the period when the business is open, and keep the İSG-KATİP (the Ministry’s OHS registration system) record consistent with this. At the start of the season we pay particular attention to ensuring that new employees’ training and medical examinations are complete.
Our café has 3 employees; can I run the OHS service myself?
If you are in the less hazardous class and have fewer than 50 employees, the employer or their representative can run the service themselves after completing the Ministry training and submitting a written undertaking in İSG-KATİP. Pre-employment and periodic medical examinations are outside this scope; you can obtain the reports from a workplace physician or from an Employee Health Centre (ÇASMER), a family physician or other public healthcare providers.
We employ temporary workers for the olive harvest; is a pre-employment medical examination required?
Yes. The examination is carried out at the start of employment; in hazardous and very hazardous work, an employee cannot start work without a fitness-for-work report. The cost of examinations and training cannot be passed on to the employee. We take the employee list before the harvest begins and schedule examination and training days in bulk.
How often will you visit our hillside housing construction site?
Site preparation work is in the very hazardous class; in this class the minimum time is 40 minutes per employee per month for the OHS specialist and 15 minutes for the physician, and if there are 10 or more employees, other health personnel (DSP) are also assigned. We increase the visit frequency during risky phases such as excavation, structural work and roofing. Construction scaffolding is inspected every 6 months.
How many first-aiders and support staff should our hotel have?
The number is calculated from the hazard class and the headcount. One first-aider is required for every 20 employees in the less hazardous class and every 15 in the hazardous class, and the certificate is valid for 3 years. For each of the firefighting, rescue and protection teams, at least one support staff member per up to 50 employees is sufficient in the less hazardous class. We factor the higher summer headcount into this calculation and prepare the team at the start of the season with fire training.