THE CODE ON SANITATION OF THE PHILIPPINE

PD-856-IRR-Chapter 10
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Camps and Picnic
PD-856-IRR-Chapter 10

Grounds
SECTION 1.
SCOPE

The rules under this code should apply to all camps and
picnic grounds intended for commercial use as well as
cottages, recreational facilities, and many more…
 2.1 Barbeque/Roasting Place 2.13 Local Health Officer
A site delegated to prepare grills for roasting meat and
SECTION 2.
The provincial, city, or municipal health officer
other foods 2.14 Operator
The owner or the actual bearer of the sanitary permit of
2.2 Camp
A location where soldiers, refugees, captives, or visitors
DEFINITION OF TERMS the establishment
stay in temporary constructions such as huts, tents, or other 2.15 Picnic Facility
structures. A space used for picnic gatherings
2.3 Campfire 2.16 Picnic Ground
A fire used for cooking and social activity
A location that has picnic facilities. Such as sanitary
2.4 Caravan/Mobile Home facilities, restaurants, and recreational activities
A vehicle outfitted for living in, generally a trailer towed 2.17 Restaurant
by an automobile and used for recreational travel. It also
has 3 types
An establishment that provides food for customers
a. Contained-Type
2.18 Safety
b. Uncontained-Type
The term of being safe from danger that may cause harm
c. Stationary-Type
2.19 Sanitary Engineer
2.5 Cottage A person who heads and works with the sanitation
A small simple house for temporary use division of the local health office with the department of
2.6 Department health or its regional healthy services
The department of health 2.20 Sanitary Permit

2.7 Equipment A certificate written by the local health officer attesting

Contains a variety of appliances such as furniture, that the establishment complies with the existing
machinery, and many more… sanitation requirements upon evaluation
2.8 Establishment 2.21 Sanitation Inspector
A term that refers to camps and picnic grounds and its A government official employed by the government, who
premises enforces sanitary rules under the super vision of the local
2.9 Foot Candle 2.11 Local Government Unit heath officer/ sanitary engineer
A unit of illumination on a surface. One foot candle is A local political subdivision which is appointed to a 2.22 Secretary
equal to 10.76 lux province, city, municipality or barangay
2.23 Shed
2.10 Health Certificate 2.12 Local Healthy Authority
A certificate that is given to a person after passing the 2.24 Service Building
A structure forming part of the establishment which
required physical and medical examinations and They responsible for the application of a prescribed health
houses different facilities or amenities
immunizations measure in a local political subdivision
2.25 Sundry Shop
A store selling miscellaneous articles, details, or
items SECTION 2. 2.28 Tent Emplacement

DEFINITION OF TERMS A location in the camp where the tents are placed

2.29 Trailer Emplacement

2.26 Stray Animal
A location in the camp where a caravan/mobile home
A random animal that has strayed away from its are parked
owner

2.30 Vermin
Group of Insects or small animals such as rats and
2.27 Tent mice which are vectors of diseases

A portable lodge of cloth or other similar materials

that is usually stretched by poles and its mainly used
for temporary shelters by campers

2.31 Vermin Abatement Program

A program of preventive and control procedures and

activities of vermin control in the establishment
 SECTION 3. Examples of Sanitary Permit

SANITARY PERMIT
3.3 Application or Renewal of Sanitary Permit

3.4 Fees

It shall be paid to the local government upon application, renewal, and noting of sanitary permit

3.5 Noting of Permit

Within 14 working days after any change in the ownership or occupancy of the establishment, the new
operator shall apply to the local health office to have such change noted in the records and permit
certificate
3.6 Validity
The permit shall be valid until the last day of December of the same year, and shall be renewed every
beginning of the year

3.7 Revocation/Suspension
Upon the supervision of the local health officer, the permit shall be revoked by the local healthy authority
upon violation of any sanitary rules and regulations

3.8 Posting of Permit

The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place of the establishment for public information
 SECTION 4. SECTION 5.
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS SITE REQUIREMENTS
FOR PERSONNEL

4.1 Health Certificate 5.1 Location

5.1.1 The establishment shall be located only in
places designated under existing zoning
4.2 Personal Health and Hygiene Practices laws and ordinance
Examples:
• Wearing clean appropriate working garments
• Washing hands with soap and water 5.1.3 The establishment shall be at least 300-
• No smoking of tobacco meters (984ft) radial distance away from
• No drinking of alcoholic beverages densely populated areas
• No littering

5.1.4
There shall be no establishment which
4.3 Personal Protective Equipment shall be located within an earthquake
Faultline and other disaster prone area
The necessary personal protective equipment shall be
provided by the operator and used by every working
5.1.5 Buffer zone should be at least 5 meters in
width located on all boundaries and
planted with trees spaced at least 1.5
meters apart

5.1.6 The property lines of the establishment

shall be at least 3 meters from any road
alignment
 5.2.1 Road System The following tables given below are the minimum width of roads and curvatures:

SITE REQUIREMENTS
It should have a shoulder at least 60
SECTION 5. centimeters 2 feet wide on each side of the
road is needed

5.2.3
All roads and street shall be provided with
street signs and markers

5.2.4
Road gradients shall not exceed 6 percent.

SECTION 6.
SANITARY FACILITIES REQUIREMENT

6.1 Water supply

6.3.1 Sanitary Toilet Facilities

Service buildings shall be located
within a radius of 25 meters of the
service area
 7.1 General Requirements 7.5 Ventilation

SECTION 7.
7.1.1 a. Air- condition units

The plans, standards, and guidelines on b. Exhaust fans or blowers

SANITARY STRUCTRAL REQUIREMENTS
building design, construction, use, - Bedrooms
occupancy and maintenance shall be in - Storage and Supply Rooms
accordance with the National Building - Kitchen, Dining, and Study
Code of the Philippines (P.D. 1096) Rooms
- Toilets and Bathrooms

7.2 Walls and Ceilings 7.6 Lighting

7.2.1
The sanitary facilities shall have a smooth
and impervious material extending up to
1.80 meters in height starting from the
floor.

7.2.2

Partition walls between water closets shall

have a height of at least 2 meters 6.56 ft
and terminates 30 centimeters above the
floor 7.6.3

The intensity of the required

illumination, inside the
7.3 Windows and Doors establishment shall be maintained at
a point 76.20 centimeters (30
7.3.1 inches) above the floor

Rooms that are not provided with artificial

ventilation system shall be provided with
windows with opening space of not lesser
than 10% of the floor area of the room and
which shall open directly to a clear space
 SECTION 8.
SANITARY PERMIT
8.1
The safety and reassurance of tourists and
other residents of the establishment is
considered by the operator

8.2
The establishment shall provides these
supplies as shown in the table:
9.1 Caravan/ Mobile Home Camps 9.3
9.1.1
A caravan/ mobile home camp
shall have a land area of not less
than 1 hectare
9.1.1
If it is located near any structure
or between adjacent trailers it
shall have a clearance of at least
3 meters and shall not be closer
than 6 meters from any road,
paths, or other public areas
9.4
9.4
9.2 Tent Camps
9.2.2
There shall be clearance of at
least 2 meters between adjacent
tents. Roads, pathways, or other
public gathering areas shall not
be closer than 6 meters
Picnic Grounds
9.3.1 The minimum area for a picnic
ground shall be 1000 square
meters
9.3.2
The minimum space requirement SECTION 9.
shall be as follows:
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Cottages and Similar Dwelling Houses
Recreational and Other Facilities and
Amenities
The Establishment shall be located at a
Distance of not less than 6 meters from any
individual picnic facility and at least 25
meters from any tent or trailer, cottage, and
similar dwelling house for privacy and
prevention of hazard