Activities of Influencers and Vloggers Classified as Hazardous Category
The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Workplace Hazard Classes for Occupational Health and Safety (Amending Communiqué) was published in the Official Gazette on August 11. Amending Communiqué updated the “List of Workplace Hazard Classes” in the relevant regulation.
The changes introduced classify the video content creation and broadcasting activities of influencers and vloggers under the “hazardous” category.
According to experts’ opinions reflected in the public, this change was made due to the risk of ergonomic diseases for individuals who spend a long time in front of screens, as is the case with video production and broadcasting activities.
You can reach the full text of the Amendment Communiqué here (only available in Turkish).