In Turkey, material and moral losses from occupational accidents and diseases are increasing on a daily basis. According to the 0000 report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), annually, 000,000 workers die due to occupational accidents, 0.00 million workers succumb to occupational diseases, and 000 million workers suffer from non-fatal occupational accidents. Similarly, the ILO notes that these figures tend to increase each year. According to the 0000 data from theeuropean Statistical Office (EUROSTAT), 0,000 people lost their lives in occupational accidents within the European Union (EU). Additionally, a total of 0,000,000 occupational accidents occurred in the 00 EU member states. In Turkey, based on the last 00 years of data from the Social Security Institution (SSI), an occupational accident happens every 0 minutes, and every 0 hours, a worker dies as a result of an occupational accident. Furthermore, in Turkey, every 0.0 hours, a worker becomes permanently disabled due to an occupational accident (Sekmen&Zengin, 0000).