Leo C.

Cruz
DOLE OSH Practitioner
Accr. #: 1033-N-170516-0444
Construction safety and health officer
- means any employee/worker trained
and, in addition to their regular duties and
responsibilities, tasked by his employer to
implement occupational safety and health
programs in accordance with the provisions of
the Occupational Safety and Health Standards
(OSHS).
Under 1047 of Rule 1040 of OSH Standards

The principal function of the Safety Man is to

act as the employers' principal assistant and
consultant in the application of programs to
remove hazards from the workplace and to
correct unsafe work practices. For this purpose,
the Safety Man has the following duties:
Serves as Secretary of the Health and Safety
Committee. As such, he shall:

a. prepare minutes of meeting;

b. report status of recommendations made;
c. notify members of the meetings; and
d. submit to the employer a report of the
activities of the committee, including
recommendations made.
 Acts in an advisory
capacity on all matters
pertaining to health and
safety for the guidance of
the employer and the
workers.
 Conducts investigation of
accidents as member of the
Health and Safety Committee and
submits his separate report and
analysis of accidents to the
employer.

- The Safety Officer will conduct

a safety investigation to
determine root causes, what
procedures may have gone
wrong, and to gather the
evidence necessary to identify
the cause of the accidents.
 Coordinates all health and safety training
programs for the employees and
employer.

 Conducts health and safety inspection as

member of the committee. He is in-charge
of inspecting site conditions to determine
if hazards are present and to establish
procedures and policies to overcome
those hazardous situations.
 Maintains or helps in the
maintenance of an efficient
accident record system and
coordinates actions taken by
supervisors to eliminate
accident causes.
 Provides assistance to
government agencies in the
conduct of safety and health
inspection, accident
investigation or any other
related programs.

 For purposes of
effectiveness in a workplace
where full-time safety man
is required, he shall report
directly to the employer.
 Develop, implement and enforce
policies that reduce the risk of
accidents.
 Responsible for keeping policies up
to date, meeting the latest standards
and establishing new ones from time
to time as more and newer risks are
discovered.
 Conducts toolbox meetings
 Promotes safe practices at the job
site
 Enforces safety guidelines
 Conducts job hazards analysis.
 Establishes safety standards and policies
as needed.
 Submits monthly reports to concerned
government agency particularly DOLE.