Sector-Supported Training Grant for the OHS Laboratory

The Occupational Health and Safety Department of Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences has implemented another significant grant initiative aimed at strengthening students’ hands-on training opportunities within the scope of university–industry collaboration. With the training-oriented grant support provided by the company MONATEX, the goal is to reinforce students’ theoretical knowledge through practical training and to enable them to directly experience occupational health and safety culture in a laboratory setting.

Located at Üsküdar University Çarşı Campus, the Occupational Health and Safety Laboratory has enhanced its technical infrastructure through the educational grant support provided by MONATEX.

Within the scope of this support, various personal protective equipment and training materials to be used in student education and field visits were added to the laboratory inventory.

OHS Laboratory equipment strengthened

As part of the grant support, the following items were made available for use in the Occupational Health and Safety Laboratory:

• Warning vests bearing the Üsküdar University logo
• Safety helmets
• Warning and information signs used in occupational health and safety training
• Various training materials to be actively used in applied courses

Focus on applied training and awareness

With this support, it is aimed for Occupational Health and Safety students to reinforce their theoretical knowledge through applied training, to develop awareness and habits regarding the use of personal protective equipment, and to experience occupational health and safety culture firsthand in a laboratory environment.

Contributing to professional competence

Significant contributions to the planning and implementation of the process, the development of university–industry collaboration, and the provision of the grant support were made by Asst. Prof. Sertaç Temur, Deputy Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Department, and Research Assistant Ender Sezen.

This grant support, which represents a concrete example of university–industry collaboration, has also made a valuable contribution to strengthening the department’s laboratory infrastructure and enhancing students’ professional competencies.

In this context, thanks were extended to Çayeli Bakır İşletmesi Chief Engineer Yasin Öztürk and to MONATEX for their valuable support for educational processes and their contributions to students’ professional development, with the hope that such collaborations will continue to grow in the future.