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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND

SAFETY PRACTICES AND
MAINTENANCE
JERWIN T. AVISO
BOSH AND COSH CERTIFICATE HOLDER
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER
 Occupational
Safety and Health
in the Philippines
Occupational Safety and Health
Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

1903 - Development of OSH in the Philippines

1908 - Employer’s Liability Act was instituted requiring employers to compensate

workers who were injured while performing their job

1908 - Bureau of Labor was created.

1927 - Workmen’s Compensation Act No. 3428 was passed providing payment of
damages by the employer for illnesses, in addition to injury or death due to
employment

1933 - Bureau of Labor was named Department of Labor on Dec. 8, 1933.

Occupational Safety and Health
Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

1936 - Commonwealth Act No. 104 was passed. First legislation directly enjoining
management to ensure the promotion of OSH in the workplace. Known as the First
Industrial Safety Law

1945 - Commonwealth Act No. 696 was approved to include safety in the installation
and operation of boilers and pressure vessels.

1948 - Philippines became a member of International Labor Organization

1954- Enactment of RA No. 1054 (Free Emergency Medical & Dental Treatment Act)

1957 - Bureau of Labor Standards was created.

1959 - Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. was organized

Occupational Safety and Health
Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

1967 - Proclamation No. 115-A was issued declaring the year & every year thereafter as
SAFETY & ACCIDENT PREVENTION YEAR
January - General Orientation
February - Air Transportation
March - Fire Prevention
April - Vacation Hazards
May - Land Transportation
June - Sea Transportation
July - Schools
August - Farms
September -Health and Sanitation
October - Industry & Commerce
November -Mines
December -Holiday Hazards & Homes
Occupational Safety and Health
Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

1974 – Presidential Decree No. 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines) was passed 

1975 - BLS started the program on accreditation of STOs to conduct OSH training.

1977 - Tripartite body was created to study the proposed OSHS

1978 - OSHS was approved. Nat’l Tripartite Committee was created to continue study
the improvement of the OSHS

1982 – Bureau of Labor Standards renamed as Bureau of Working Conditions

1984- Tripartite consultation was held to amend OSHS Rule 1410 (Construction
Safety).
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Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

1988 - OSHC was created pursuant to EO 307. First in Southeast Asia

1989 - First major revision of OSHS

1996 - Tripartite consultation workshop held to discuss the amendments of Rule 1030

1998 - DO 13 was issued. Tripartite Council on OSH in Construction Industry was

created.
- Passed Memorandum Circular No. 02 series of 1998 - Guidelines for Classifying
Hazardous and Non- Hazardous Workplaces

1999 - Association of Safety Practitioners of the Philippines, Inc. was organized. 1st
Gen. Assembly & Convention of DOLE Accredited Safety Professionals was held
Occupational Safety and Health
Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines

2000 - MC No. 01 s2000- Guidelines for the Conduct of WEA 

- MC No. 02 s2000-Guidelines in the Application of Workplace Component of RA
8504 known as “Phil. AIDS Prevention & Control Act of 1998”

2001 - Approved Amendments to Rules 1030, 1160, 1170, 1180 of the OSHS

2002 - 1st meeting/gathering of DOLE-BWC Accredited Safety Training & Testing

Organizations
-Department Order (DO) 53-03, s 2003 Implementation of a Drug-Free Workplace
Policies and Procedures for the Private Sector.

2003 - Organization of ATOP Inc. for OSH. Renamed as ASHTOP Inc. in 2004.

2004 - Department Order (DO) 57-04, s 2004 (New Labor Standards Enforcement
Occupational Safety and Health
INTRODUCTION TO OSHS 

Philippine Constitution
• Article XIII Section 3 of Phil. Constitution
• The state shall afford full protection to labor, .... . They shall be entitled to security of
tenure, humane conditions of work, and a living wage.

Labor Code of the Philippines

• Law : Presidential Decree No. 442, Book IV, Titles I and II
• Title : Labor Code of the Philippines.
• Year Passed : 1974
• Implementing Agency: DOLE
• Content: Revised and consolidated labor and social laws to afford full protection to
labor, promote employment and human resources development and ensure industrial
peace based on social justice.
Occupational Safety and Health
INTRODUCTION TO OSHS 

• Article 162 – The Secretary of labor shall by appropriate order set and enforce
mandatory OSH Standards to eliminate or reduce OSH hazards in all workplaces and
institute new and update existing programs to ensure safe and healthful working
conditions in all place of employment

• Article 165 - DOLE shall be solely responsible for the administration, enforcement of
laws, policies and programs on OSH.

• Chartered cities may be allowed to conduct industrial safety inspection of

establishments within their respective jurisdictions.
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INTRODUCTION TO OSHS 

Occupational Safety and Health Standards

• Law : Rules and Regulations Implementing Art. 162, Book IV, Title I, P.D. 442

• Title : Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS)

• Year Passed : 1978

• Relevant Provision/s : Rule 1000 to Rule 1980

• Implementing Agency: DOLE Labor Code. OSHS. A

Occupational Safety and Health
Legal Basis of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards 

Book IV, Title I Occupational Safety and

Chapter I - Medical and Dental Services Health Standards (OSHS)
and, 1978
Chapter II - Occupational Safety
Occupational Safety and Health

What is

Standards?
Occupational Safety and Health
OSH STANDARDS

• A set of mandatory OSH standards which codifies all safety orders being enforced
prior to its promulgation.
• It contains administrative requirements, general safety and health rules, technical
safety regulations, and other measures to eliminate or reduce OSH hazards in the
workplace.

PURPOSE
• to protect every working man against the dangers of injury, sickness or death
through safe and healthful working conditions.

SCOPE
• shall apply to all places of employment except land, sea and air transportation and
safety in Mines.
Occupational Safety and Health
The Rules of OSHS
RULE 1000: General Provision
RULE 1010: Other Safety Rules
RULE 1020: Registration
RULE 1030: Training of Personnel &
Accreditation
RULE 1040: Health & Safety Committee
RULE 1050: Notification & Keeping of
Records of Occupational Illnesses & Injuries
RULE 1060: Premises of Establishments
RULE 1070: Environmental Control
RULE 1080: Personal Protective Equipment
RULE 1090: Hazardous Materials
RULE 1100: Gas & Electric Welding & Cutting
Operations
RULE 1120: Hazardous Work Processes
RULE 1140: Explosives
RULE 1150: Materials Handling & Storage
RULE 1160: Boiler
RULE 1170: Unfired Pressure Vessels
RULE 1180: Internal Combustion Engine
Occupational Safety and Health
The Rules of OSHS
RULE 1200: Machine Guarding
RULE 1210: Electrical Safety
RULE 1220: Elevators & Related Equipment
RULE 1230: Identification of Piping System
RULE 1240: Power Piping Lines
RULE 1410: Construction Safety
RULE 1420: Logging
RULE 1940: Fire Protection & Control
RULE 1950: Pesticides & Fertilizers
RULE 1970: Fees
RULE 1980: Authority of LG
RULE 1990: Final Provisions
RULE 1960: OH Services Occupational Safety
& Health Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
OSH STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK
Occupational Safety and Health
DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment

- is the lead agency of the government in charge in the administration

and enforcement of laws, policies, and programs on occupational safety and health.

ECC - Employees Compensation Commission

- is responsible for initiating, rationalizing and coordinating the policies on

employees compensation programs as well as deciding appealed cases from the GSIS
and SSS, the agencies which initially administer the employee’s compensation program
in the public and private sector.
Occupational Safety and Health
OSHS - Occupational Safety and Health Standard\ Center

- Undertakes continuing studies and researches on OSH

- Plans, develops and implements training programs on OSH Undertakes practical
testing for safe use and sets standard specifications of PPEs
- Monitor workers’ exposure to hazardous substance and environmental conditions.

BWC - Bureau of Working Conditions

- performs primarily policy and program development and advisory functions in the
administration and enforcement of laws relating to working conditions.
- It oversee the implementation of standards through technical supervision of
enforcement by the DOLE’s 15 Regional Offices all over the country
- Implements laws, policies, plans, programs, projects, rules and regulations of the
DOLE.
Occupational Safety and Health
HOW DOLE ENFORCE OSH LAWS ?

The OSH laws are enforced and monitored by the ROs through its LSED manned
by labor inspectors vested with visitorial and enforcement power under Article
128.

Labor inspectors also disseminate information, advocate and give technical

assistance on OSH
Occupational Safety and Health
Types of OSH Inspection

• Technical Safety Inspection – inspection for the purpose of safety determination of

boilers, pressure vessels, internal combustion engines, electrical installations, elevators,
hoisting equipment and other mechanical equipment .

• General Safety and Health Inspection – refers to inspection of work environment,

adequacy of work space, ventilation, lighting, handling, storage or work procedures,
protection facilities, location and operation of machinery other than those covered by
technical safety inspection and other safety and health hazards in the workplace. .
REFERENCES

http://www.asppi.org.ph/files/public/publication/DOLE%20Updates%20on%20OSH_A
SPPI_0.pdf
Thank you.