19th ASPPI National OSH Convention

and General Assembly

August 23 to 25, 2017
Bellevue Hotel, Panglao, Bohol

Theme:
Strengthening Partnerships
Towards a Safer and Healthier
Workplace
Introduction

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Introduction

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

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Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Introduction

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Introduction

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Philippines: an Emerging Economy?

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Characteristics of Emerging Economies

• Today emerging economies have caught the attention of the

developed world not only for the vast potential the markets here
hold for investment but also for the huge mass of low cost labor.
• There is a huge flow of Foreign Direct Investment in emerging
economies leading to the inception of huge infrastructure
projects. Also many multinationals are setting up a manufacturing
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or service
Occupational base to cut down on manpower cost.
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Health Organization
• (APOSHO)ay
The
2015
magnitude
31 to June 5, and complexity of the workforce required to drive
the
COEX, economic
Seoul, South Korea growth makes it imperative for emerging
economies
Member to focus on occupational health and safety to sustain
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the economic
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Characteristics of Emerging Economies

• High growth rates

• Large population density
• Low cost low knowledge workers
• Poor literacy rates
• About 70% of economically active population works
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Occupational Safety and
in agriculture sector
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(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,

• Seoul,
2015
COEX, Employment
South Korea in the unorganized sector may reach up
Memberto of all70% with contribution to the GDP ranging between
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10 to
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60%
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Characteristics of Emerging Economies

• The emerging economies need to realize that

Occupational Safety and Health is a similar strategic
enabler to their economic growth.
• Without sufficient focus and spending on Occupational
Safety and Health emerging economies too would find
their growth stagnating
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Occupational Safety and
A report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), in the year
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(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
2001, 37% of the total fatal occupational injuries are contributed by
China and India alone as compared to the 5% by developed market
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Membereconomies.
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Service-oriented Secretariat’s
office As regards Lost time injuries, 36% are contributed by China and India
alone as compared to the 4.5% by developed market economies.

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Are we ready for the growth challenge?

Estimated more than 10,000 contractors

are needed to complete these projects.
“As of August 2017, there are close to
7,000 contractors accredited with PCAB”

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

 Designated Health and Safety Personnel
Philippine OSH
Professionals Profile Total Safety Officer
as of Year 2015 Establishm Occupat
ents with ional Occupa
(Source: DOLE-BLES)
Designated Health tional Industri Not
Health and Trained Register Health al Accredit Accred
Safety First- ed Physicia Hygienis ed by ited by
MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP Personnel Aider Nurse n Dentist t DOLE DOLE Others
ALL INDUSTRIES 24,027 12,322 8,398 5,936 2,562 262 6,824 7,051 2,303
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fishing 707 350 171 183 35 - 162 311 74
Mining and Quarrying 161 76 66 38 8 5 60 73 34
Manufacturing 4,775 2,770 1,616 1,177 458 55 1,731 1,776 426
Electricity, Gas, Steam and
Air Conditioning Supply 385 223 241 129 37 24 269 77 67
Water Supply; Sewerage,
Waste Management and
Remediation Activities 134 69 40 23 4 - 30 43 21

Construction 888 447 222 56 15 1 656 196 38

Wholesale and Retail
Trade; Repair of Motor
Vehicles and Motorcycles 4,553 2,549 1,344 991 168 27 1,184 1,138 396
Transportation and
Storage 902 399 178 174 65 21 355 353 61
Addressing Challenges in Emerging Economy

30TH Asia Pacific

Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

Service-oriented Secretariat’s There are 209 DOLE accredited OSH

office Consultants as of 2016- Engr. Batino

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Key OSH Aspects in Businesses

▪ Regulatory framework and compliance

▪ Leadership mindset and corporate commitment
▪ Life cycle approach to OSH, investment in infrastructure and
management systems
▪ Awareness, Education and Training
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Use of Technology as a strategic enabler
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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

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office

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Challenges in Construction Industry Safety

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

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office

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Response to the OSH Situation: new rules

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

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office

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Challenges of OSH Regulation and System Standards

▪ Legal standard – minimum requirement

▪ Industry standards
▪ Internationally accepted framework (ISO,
ILO, OHSAS 18001, NEBOSH, NSC, etc.)
▪ Company management systems
requirement

“Voluntary compliance is still the Best – DOLE”

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Response to the OSH Situation

30TH Asia Pacific

Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

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office

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Key OSH Issues in Businesses

• In emerging economies there is little

convergence of OHS with business
• Business goals are mostly aligned with
productivity and increased profits.
• Most organizations fail to recognize OSH
as a strategic enabler of sustained
economic growth.
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• Also business performance is not
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measured with respect to OSH. As a
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result there is no incentive for
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stakeholders to improve on the OSH
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performance.
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 Cases of Occupational Injuries in Establishments Employing 20 0r More Workers by Industry and Frequency Rate (FR) ,
Philippines, 2013 & 2015

Industry 2013 Total 2013 FR 2015 Total 2015 FR

Total 48,975 2.34 49,118 2.03

Agriculture 2,974 6.27 3,770 5.45
Manufacturing 24,969 4.52 23,641 4.04
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and
Motorcycles 3,786 1.56 5,734 1.58
Accommodation and Food Service Activities 3,587 1.88 4,487 2.10
Construction 3,032 1.85 2,115 1.18
Administrative and Support Service Activities 2,594 0.53 2,490 0.42
Transportation and Storage 2,359 4.83 1,628 3.44
Education Except Public Education 1,681 0.84 932 0.27
Human Health and Social Activities 775 1.00 645 1.21
Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply 698 2.73 838 2.58
Mining and Quarrying 574 1.33 789 1.28
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 407 0.66 156 0.15
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 351 0.55 316 0.55
Information and Communication 304 0.39 163 0.14
Financial and Insurance Activities 273 0.57 495 0.76
Real Estate Activities 262 2.37 309 0.85
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation
Activities 246 2.19 514 2.86
Repair of Computers and Personal Household Goods: Other Personal
Services 105 0.72 96 0.72
Note: Values in red indicate higher rates than the national Frequency Rate.
Addressing Challenges- LLCS COC

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

Service-oriented Secretariat’s
office

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Checklist for OSH Leadership
 Commitment to the OSH initiative has to start
from the top. Till the top management does
not invest time and resources to OSH, no OSH
initiative can be successful.
 The top management has to be convinced of
the economic benefits of OSH initiatives and
convert their ‘so-so” attitude to that of a “
can do”.
 The management needs to state its
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objectives
Occupational clearly and demonstrate
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leadership
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 Further organizations should make OSH an
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integrated part of performance measurement
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Risk-thinking and process approach to OSH
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(OHSAS 18001, ISO, etc.)

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Addressing OSH Training Challenges & Opportunities
How do we:
▪ Ensure workers are getting OSH
learning opportunities.
▪ Integrate educational principles into
safety and health training to improve
learning outcomes without
compromising organizational needs of
compliance
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Safety and health training in a
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language
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e.g. “Value of Life”
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▪ BOSH and COSH- motivate graduates
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to be accredited w/ DOLE
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▪ office
Deputization program for LLCS (10-
day DOLE training)

Challenges in Effective Workplace Safety & Health Training

Strategic OSH Training

Competency Based Organizational

Compliance Based
Requirement

Permits/ Licenses Task Related

(Rule 1030, DO#16)
Behavior Program

Qualifications Hazards and Risk Awareness

processes Programs

Checked against
Regulation
acceptable Evaluation and audit
approved and
framework of framework
audited

Challenges in Effective Workplace Safety & Health Training

Technology as an enabler

We live in a technology enabled world. The

power of technology can be harnessed to
enable the effective implementation of
many OHS initiatives:

▪ Internet, apps, wifi, tekky, etc.

▪30THSafety
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automation
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▪2015 Virtual classrooms, risk software, DMS
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▪ Hypermedia (work area simulators,
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visualizing work station, drone, etc.)
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Addressing OSH Challenges & Opportunities

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Member of all 5 committees

Service-oriented Secretariat’s
office

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Addressing Challenges

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Occupational Safety and
Health Organization
(APOSHO)ay 31 to June 5,
2015
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

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Service-oriented Secretariat’s
office

Challenges and Opportunities in the OSH Profession

Conclusion: Addressing OSH Challenges
• To sustain the economic growth and to enhance quality of life as a
whole, OSH is extremely important to emerging economies.
• Productivity and Profitability go hand in hand with OSH and we will not
stop convincing our management.
• There are many issues that we need to overcome in the areas of
awareness, education, training, corporate commitment and regulating
compliance.
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These challenges can be overcame by employing a combination of
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appropriate Proactive as well as Reactive strategies.
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We in ASPPI shall remain committed to achieving excellence in OSH
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• For us in ASPPI, OSH is not an end in itself but an ongoing journey.
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• Our partner institutions in the government and industry will live up to
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the challenges on OSH front and aspire for sustainability and economic
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leadership.
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