Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Soma Mines in the Context of Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331

The aim of this study is to analyze the positive and negative effects of occupational health and safety methods applied in Soma mines.In this direction, the geological structure of Soma mines, geographical location, applied production techniques, employment model, occupational health and safety system in Soma mining site were examined. According to TKI data, Soma mines have about 600 million tons of lignite coal reserves.Intensive production in Soma mines brings many risks that threaten occupational health and safety. In addition, Soma mines were investigated on site and the opinions of experts and officials in the region were also investigated. In this way, it is discussed whether the occupational health and safety policies applied in Soma mines are sufficient.Besides, in terms of occupational health and safety practices, the period before Soma mine disaster and the period after Soma mining disaster were compared.As a result, investigations have been made on whether the necessary steps have been taken to eliminate the omissions and shortcomings seen in the period before the Soma mining disaster