Turkish OH&S Law No. 6331 and Training Film Requirements: Legal Framework and Practical Guide

Turkish OH&S Law No. 6331 and the OH&S Training-Film Requirement

“Is an OH&S training film legally mandatory?” The concise answer is this: Law No. 6331 makes employee OH&S training mandatory; video becomes a strong training component when used not on its own but together with the method, duration, trainer, assessment and documentation requirements in the current regulation. A correctly structured film standardises critical procedures and ensures that employees have access to the same safety message.

This article explains the training requirements under Law No. 6331, the place of video-based OH&S training within the legal framework and why a professional OH&S training film is a strategic investment.

Critical Distinction under the 2026 Regulation

Last legal review: 12 July 2026. The training method is evaluated together with the subject, hazard class, authorised preparer, duration, assessment and documentation conditions. For the current text, review the Official Gazette regulation dated 2 April 2026.

Important note: This article is for general information and does not replace legal advice. OH&S legislation is updated regularly. Consult your OH&S professional or legal adviser regarding your current legal obligations.

Law No. 6331: Fundamental Training Obligations

Scope of the Law

Turkish Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 was adopted on 30 June 2012 and entered into force in stages. The law covers all public- and private-sector workplaces and employees. Providing OH&S training to employees is among the employer’s fundamental obligations.

Article 17 of the law obliges the employer to ensure that employees receive OH&S training. This training must be provided before work begins, when the job changes, when new equipment or technology is introduced and at regular intervals.

Training Duration and Frequency

Training duration, renewal frequency and method vary according to the workplace’s hazard class, the employee’s role and the subject being addressed. Face-to-face training conditions for job-specific risks must be assessed separately.

The employer must record the training programme, participation, assessment and the documents required by legislation separately and be able to present them during an inspection.

Legal Framework for the Training Format

The current regulation differentiates the training method according to the subject and hazard class. Video and distance learning should be planned, where permitted, together with face-to-face or practical training, assessment and documentation.

Video-based OH&S training may not be sufficient on its own to meet the requirements of the law; it is recommended that it be supported by practical training and assessment. A professional OH&S training film is nevertheless widely used as one of the fundamental building blocks of a training programme.

The Place of Video-Based OH&S Training within the Legal Framework

Acceptance during Inspections

Labour inspectors review training documents during OH&S inspections. A professional film strengthens the organisation’s training infrastructure; however, compliance depends not only on the existence of the material but on meeting all content, authorised-preparer, duration, participation, assessment and documentation requirements.

Showing a video is not a training certificate on its own. Attendance records, examination or assessment records and the required training certificate must be prepared separately according to the conditions in the regulation.

LMS Integration and Documentation

Learning Management System platforms make login and logout, completion rate and assessment records traceable. These records strengthen proof; they do not automatically replace the required training certificate, attendance record or examination documents.

Professional OH&S training films can be uploaded directly to LMS platforms when delivered in a SCORM-compatible format. Medyabox provides delivery in LMS-compatible formats.

Sectoral Regulations and Special Requirements

In some sectors, OH&S training requirements are defined by sectoral regulations beyond the general law. Additional training obligations exist in mining, construction, chemicals and energy. Sectoral regulations must also be considered when creating video-based training material for these sectors.

Comparison of Conventional Training and Video Training

Limits of Conventional Classroom Training

Classroom OH&S training is a common method, but it has important limits. Trainer quality may not remain the same every time. Attention decreases in large-group training. Repeating the training for every new employee requires time and cost. Standardising the content is difficult because different trainers may place emphasis on different points.

Advantages of Video-Based Training

Consistency: Every employee receives training of the same quality and with the same content. The variable of trainer quality is removed.

Scalability: After the film has been produced once, it reaches hundreds or thousands of employees at the same cost. Every newly recruited employee can access the training immediately.

Visual learning: Showing hazardous situations through reconstruction makes abstract rules concrete. Visually observing the consequence of incorrect behaviour and the correct behaviour is much more effective than reading text.

Replayability: Employees can replay a section they did not understand. This is not possible in classroom training.

Multilingual access: Employees of other nationalities can receive training in their own language. The information obtained by a worker who does not speak Turkish from Turkish-language classroom training is limited; a video prepared in the worker’s own language is much more effective.

Inspection readiness: LMS records make visible who accessed the training and when, the completion rate and the assessment result; official documents and records are kept separately.

Ideal Model: A Hybrid Approach

The most effective OH&S training model uses video and classroom training together. Video communicates theoretical information, while practical exercises and questions and answers take place in the classroom. This hybrid model maximises both information retention and legal compliance.

Cost Analysis of Video-Based OH&S Training

Conventional Training Cost (Annual)

Trainer fees, venue hire, training materials, the cost of employees being taken away from production and organisational expenses are recurring annual items. At a factory with 500 employees, annual OH&S training costs can easily exceed 100,000 TL.

Video-Based Training Cost

A professional OH&S training-film set is produced once and used for three to five years. A five-film OH&S training set costs an average of 80,000–150,000 TL. When this cost is spread over three years, it equals 27,000–50,000 TL per year.

Video-based content carries the same standard across shifts and makes refresher training scalable. Implementation should be planned in a way that preserves the minimum duration required by legislation, uninterrupted learning and a language the employee can understand.

Our OH&S Training Film Prices 2026 article shares detailed budget information.

Total-Cost Comparison

The three-year total cost becomes visible when calculated together with employee count, shift loss, trainer, venue, repetition, translation and content-update expenses. The economic effect of the video investment should be measured according to the organisation’s real data; one general savings percentage should not be used.

Content Standards in an OH&S Training Film

Regulatory Compliance

Film content must comply with current OH&S legislation. The film must be updated when the regulation changes. Films produced in a modular structure—each subject as a separate film—are therefore advantageous: a regulatory change affecting one subject requires only that film to be updated, while the other films in the series remain valid.

Technical Accuracy

The film script must be checked by an OH&S professional. An OH&S training film containing incorrect information may create legal liability. At Medyabox, we finalise the script in every OH&S project with the approval of the company’s OH&S professional.

Realism in Reconstruction Scenes

Hazardous situations and correct behaviour shown in reconstruction scenes must be realistic. Exaggerated or artificial reconstructions damage the seriousness of the training. Reconstructions filmed in the real workplace with real equipment produce the most effective result.

Language and Narration

The language of an OH&S training film should be plain, understandable and direct. Technical jargon should be kept to a minimum, with visual explanations added where necessary. Voice-over-led narration should be preferred in view of a workforce whose literacy level may be low.

Which Companies Should Commission an OH&S Training Film?

High-Priority Companies

Workplaces in the very hazardous class—construction, mining, energy and chemicals—factories with a high number of employees, particularly when staff turnover is high, facilities employing workers of other nationalities and companies operating across more than one location are the highest-priority candidates for an OH&S training film.

Medium-Priority Companies

Workplaces in the hazardous class—manufacturing, logistics and warehousing—growing companies with continuing recruitment and companies seeking to renew their existing training materials form the medium-priority group.

Cooperation Opportunity for Joint Health and Safety Units

Joint Health and Safety Units may have difficulty supplying training materials while providing OH&S consultancy to client companies. Professional OH&S training films meet this need.

Medyabox offers cooperation models with Joint Health and Safety Units. When the unit recommends an OH&S training-film solution to its client, Medyabox joins the process as the production partner. This model expands the unit’s service scope, makes it easier for the company to access professional material and improves training quality.

For detailed information about our related services, review our OH&S training-film production page.

OH&S Training Films with Medyabox

Medyabox produces regulation-compliant, scripted, reconstructed and motion-graphic-supported OH&S training films. References such as Mondelez and EÜAŞ demonstrate our experience in the OH&S field.

The script is verified with the company’s authorised OH&S professional; reconstruction, multilingual voice-over and LMS-compatible delivery options are configured according to the employee profile and training plan.

To receive a project-specific quotation, contact us through our contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does an OH&S training film alone fulfil the legal obligation?

Video is a strong training component; it creates real value when method, duration, participation, assessment and documentation are completed together. An LMS makes this flow traceable; official documents and records are prepared separately.

Does a regulatory change invalidate the film?

Only the film relating to the changed subject needs to be updated. Films produced in a modular structure minimise this risk. The other films remain valid.

Who approves the film content?

The script should be approved by the company’s OH&S professional. Medyabox manages the production process while technical verification is completed together with the client’s OH&S professional.

How long does the film take to produce?

A single-subject OH&S film is delivered within ten working days after filming; the schedule for multi-subject packages is planned according to the number of modules. The duration varies according to the complexity of the reconstructions and the approval process.

Can you update our old OH&S films?

Yes. The relevant sections of existing films can be updated in line with regulatory changes, or new scenes can be added. Update projects are significantly more economical than filming from the beginning.

For an OH&S training-film project, contact us through the contact page or call +90 216 504 28 70.