Table 3 The first-round questionnaire

1. What do you mean when you say “occupational hygienist”?

2. What is the current situation in our country regarding occupational hygiene training?

3. What do you think about the current situation in our country regarding occupational hygiene services?

4. What do you think about defining occupational hygienist as a professional application area in Turkey?

5. Does your institution work in the occupational hygienist professional area in Turkey? If so, in what way?

6. Have institutional policies and strategies been defined for occupational hygienist as a professional area in Turkey?

7. What is the institutional tendency for occupational hygienist as a professional area in Turkey?

8. What are the terms and requirements for becoming an occupational hygienist in Turkey?

9. What training is available for occupational hygienists in Turkey?

10. What is the status of occupational hygienist applications in Turkey?

11. What are the setbacks for creating, developing, and implementing a training program for occupational hygienists in Turkey?

12. What should be done to develop and establish training programs and practices for occupational hygienists in Turkey?

13. What are the critical approaches that parties require for sustaining advanced occupational hygienist standards in occupational health and safety?

14. What do you think your institution can do to help develop occupational hygienist as a profession?