The regulations governing the Revolving Fund Enterprise, which is affiliated with the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, have been published in the Official Gazette. The regulations list the enterpriseโs revenue-generating activities one by one and explicitly include personal protective equipment within their scope.
According to the regulation, the companyโs areas of activity explicitly include market surveillance and inspection of personal protective equipment, as well as activities related to testing its compliance with standards. Within the same scope, the regulation also governs investigations and research aimed at preventing workplace accidents and occupational diseases, as well as the issuance of authorization certificates to individuals and organizations providing services in the field of occupational safety and health.
Importance for the sector: Conformity testing and market surveillance of PPE have now been defined as a service item that can be carried out under a working capital model. This means that the testing and inspection processes for product compliance by manufacturers and importers will be established within an institutional framework.
