OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH &

SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

By :
DARLENE D. MONTEROS, MPRM, MM-HM
OBJECTIVE

 To recognize the importance of

occupational health and safety
procedures
INTRODUCTION

• Occupational Health and Safety is the title

given to legislation which promotes safe work
practices to prevent the occurring of accidents
and work- related diseases specifically to
individuals who handle food for human
consumption and workers
• As define by the World Health
Organization (WHO) “Occupational health
deals with all aspects of health and
safety in the workplace and has a strong
focus on primary prevention of hazards.

• Health has been define as “ a state of

complete physical, mental and social well
– being and not merely the absence of
diseases or infirmimity.
THE MAIN FOCUS IN OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH IS ON THREE DIFFERENT
OBJECTIVES:
1. The maintenance and promotion of workers
health and working capacity
2. The improvement of working environment
and work to become conducive to safety
and health
3. Development of work organizations and
working cultures in a direction which
supports health and safety at work and in
doing so also promotes a positive social
climate and smooth operation and may
enhance productivity of the undertakings.
WORKING RIGHTS &
SAFETY
 OBJECTIVES

 To understand your working rights and

responsibilities
 To understand different set of rules for health
and safety and are able to assess hazards that
may impact them in their current or future work.
 To identify, evaluate and control hazards and
risks in the workplace
To learn safety and health hazards in the
workplace
 To understand protocols in case of injury
 QUOTE

“To deny people their

human rights is to
challenge their very
humanity.” Nelson
– Mandela
 Fairness
Scenario

Your father finds out that you have

been driving a car on a friend’s
property and you do not have your
license yet. He says that you are not
allowed to visit that friend again for
any reason. Is being forbidden to visit
our friend forever fair and reasonable?
EMPLOYMENT
STANDARD
 EMPLOYMENT STANDARD

the least amount of money per hour that the

employer can pay you (minimum wage)
when you get paid

 how work must be scheduled

 when you get a meal break

 what days you get off work

 Working Rights & Responsibilities
Example
MEAL BREAK Employer You

Rights Your employer has the You have the right

right to expect you to to have a meal
return to work on time break within every
from your meal break 5 hours of work

Responsibilitie Your employer is You are responsible

s responsible for giving you for returning from
a 30 minutes meal break your meal break on
within every 5 hours of time and getting
work. permission if you
need more time.
 Employer VS Employee
Expectations
Employee Expectations Employer Expectations
 Expectation of you at work

 Follow the instructions and training provided by

the employer
 Work safely;
 Treat your co-workers and employer with
fairness and respect
 Ask questions when in doubt
 Talk to them when you are concerned about
something
Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Act -
RA11210
•
signed into law by PRRD in Feb. 20, 2019
• 105-day paid maternity leave
 FAQ – RA11210 EML
1.  Who can avail of the 105-day Maternity Leave?
 All covered female workers in government and the private
sector, including the informal economy, who gave birth after
March 8, 2019, are entitle to 105 days maternity leave, with
an option to extend for 30 days unpaid.  Solo mothers shall
be given an extra 15 days above the 105 days
2.  How many times can Maternity Leave be availed of?
 Under RA 11210, Maternity leave can be availed of at every
instance of pregnancy, miscarriage or emergency termination of
pregnancy.
3.  How many days leave does a covered female worker get
for miscarriage?
 For miscarriage, a covered female worker will be
entitled to 60 days.
 FAQ – RA11210 EML
4.  What about the DADDIES?
 Any female worker entitled to maternity leave benefits may, at
her option, allocate up to seven (7) days of said benefits to
the child's father, whether or not the same is married to the
female worker.  The female worker's leave is then reduced to
98 days.
5.  How does this harmonize with current Paternity Leave
law?
 The current Paternity Leave law grants 7 days paternity
leave to the father of the child, if he is married to the
female worker.  Thus, a married new father can enjoy as
much as 14 days leave (7 days Paternity leave and 7 days
under RA 11210).  An unmarried new father, on the other
hand, may enjoy 7 days allocated leave
 Work Safety Scenario
Your neighbor has offered you a
job that you will be paid for. She
wants you to clean out an old
shed in the backyard for
Php500.00. As soon as you look in
the shed, you see it is full of
junk, broken glass, chemical
containers and pieces of wood
with nails in them
HAZARD
 Any source of potential damage,
harm or adverse health effects
on something or someone under
certain conditions at work.

RISK
 The chance or probability that a
person will be harmed or experience
an adverse health effect if exposed
to a hazard. It may also apply to
situations with property or equipment
loss.
ACCORDING TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH AND
SAFETY STANDARDS AS AMENDED, 1989, THE
FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED “HAZARDOUS
WORKPLACE:
A. Where the nature of work exposes the workers to dangerous environmental
elements, contaminants or work conditions including ionizing radiation,
chemicals, fire, flammable substances, noxious components and the like.
B. Where the workers are engaged in construction work, logging, fire fighting,
mining, quarrying, blasting, stevedoring, dock work, deep-sea fishing and
mechanized farming.
C. Where the workers are engaged in the manufacture or handling of
explosives and other pyrotechnic products.
D. Where the workers use or are exposed to power driven or explosives powder
actuated tools.
E. Where the workers are exposed to biologic agents such as bacteria, fungi,
viruses, protozoas, nematodes and other parasites.
CONTROL OHS HAZARDS AND RISKS
Safety Responsibilities & Injury
When employee is injured at work

 Get first aid.

 Report the incident to

your employer or supervisor

 Seek medical attention if you need it. If you go to

a doctor’s office or hospital, tell them this is a
workplace injury
 Fill out the ‘Worker’s Initial Report of Injury Form’
as soon as possible. Submit it to the proper authority.
 Thank you for
listening ……