Doh Osh Ao 2016-0284 PDF
Doh Osh Ao 2016-0284 PDF
Department of Health
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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DEPARTMENT ORDER
No.2016 - _WI
I. RATIONALE
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards' Rule 1040 and Rule 1960 under Article
162 of Presidential Decree 442 or the Labor Code of the Philippines mandated all
employers including the government agencies to establish in their place of employment
occupational safety and health services. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued the
Memorandum Circular No. 30 s. 1994: Checklist of Reasonable Working Conditions in
the Public Sector to assist both management and union in establishing a working
environment which will promote harmonious relationship between them, enhance the
employees' welfare and productivity and contribute to the attainment of a responsible
public service in general and the goals of agency in particular.
The CSC issued the Memorandum Circular No. 33 s. 1997: Policy on Working
Conditions at the Workplace which enjoined all heads of departments / agencies to
appropriate funds for the institutionahzation of occupational safety and health. The
Department of Health issued the Administrative Order No. 2012-0020: Guidelines
Goveming the Occupational Health and Safety of Public Health Workers (1) to promote
occupational health and safety in the healthcare facilities, (2) to protect public health
workers from the hazards and risks associated with their workplace, (3) to prevent
diseases and injuries to public health workers, and (4) to provide access to treatment,
rehabilitation and compensation of work-connected illnesses and injuries affecting public
health workers, whenever applicable.
The Department of Health, as the nation's leader in health, has the obligation to protect
and promote the safety and health of the Filipinos. But of paramount importance is
protecting and promoting the safety and health of its employees, including the hospital
workers, regardless of their employment status. Hence, there is an urgent need to
implement the Occupational Safety and Health Standards and to institutionalize it in
every workplace of the DOH as applicable.
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il. OBJECTIVES
This Order shall (a) ensure the implementation and sustainability of Occupational Safety
and Health Standards' Rule 1040 and Rule 1960, (b) institutionalize the Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH) Policy and Program in all workplaces of the Department of
Health, and (c) pursue the OSH vision, mission and goals of DOH.
III. SCOPE
This issuance shall apply to the DOH - Central Office, Regional Offices, DOH - ARMM,
Services and Specialty Hospitals; Medical Centers, Hospitals, and Sanitaria; Treatment
and Rehabilitation Centers (TRC); Bureau of Quarantine; Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation, National Nutrition Council, Population Commission, Food and Drug
Administration; and other Attached Agencies.
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H. Reasonable Working Conditions pertain to the humane and acceptable working
environment that promotes, develops, sustains, and satisfies the physical,
economic, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being of the employees; promotes
harmonious relationship between employees and management to enhance their
dignrty; provides motivation and recognition and hamesses their potentials
towards increased productivity and efficiency in the attainment of the goals and
objectives of the employees as well as the organization for a more responsive
public service.
I. Travel Medicine or Emporiatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with
prevention and management of health problems of intemational travelers.
Mortality studies indicate that cardiovascular disease accounts for most deaths
during travel (50-70%), while injury and accident follow (-25%). Infectious
disease accounts for about 2.8-4% of deaths durindfrom travel.
V. GENERAL GUIDELINES
B. The Occupational Safety and Health Policy and Program shall be developed,
implemented and sustained in all the workplaces of DOH. Monitoring and
evaluation of the programs, projects and activities shall be conducted periodically.
C. The DOH OSH Policy and Program shall be the benchmark in the implementation
and institutionalization of OSH in other national government agencies, local
govemment units (LGUs), state universities and colleges and government-owned
and -controlled corporations.
D. The DOH shall ensure the availability and accessibility of occupational safety and
health services as provided for in the Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
One of which is the establishment and operationalization of medical clinic in the
workplace, as applicable, and the designation of OSH-trained physician and nurse
to man the clinic.
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B. Mission of DOII on OSH
As the nation's leader in health, we are fully committed, first and foremost, to
safety and health of our workforce by building and sustaining a culture of
prevention on Occupational Safety and Health
1) Composition
a) The DOH Central Office OSH Committee shall be composed of the
following:
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c.) The OSH Committee in the Regional Offices, DOH-Retained
Hospitals, TRCs, Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) and Attached Agencies shall be
composed of the following:
2.) Functions
a) The DOH Central OSH Committee shall provide OSH policy direction
and oversee the implementation and sustainability of OSH program
b) The DOH Central OSH Secretariat shall perform the following:
i. lead in the OSH policy development and program
management;
ii. provide regular updates, reports and technical
recommendations / advisory to the OSH Committee on the
activities relevant to the OSH program; and
iii. carry out other functions as may be directed by the OSH
Committee
c.) The OSH Committee and Secretariat in the Regional Offices, DOH -
ARMM, Services and Specialty Hospitals; Medical Centers, Hospitals,
and Sanitaria; Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (TRC); Bureau of
Quarantine; Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, National
Nutrition Council, Population Commission, Food and Drug
Administration; and other Attached Agencies shall adopt and replicate
the aforementioned functions.
E. The scope of Occupational Safety and Health Program shall include, but not
limited to, the following as applicable:
1) Employee Health Audit thru Annual Physical Examination
2) Medical Surveillance including Registry for Compensable Diseases /
Injuries
3) Sickness Absence Assessment and Management
4) Worksite Health Promotion
5) Case Management, Work Fitness, and Disability Management
6) First Aid and Basic Life Support Training
7) OSH Audit Checklist for Green Productivity in the Workplace
8) Assessment of Waste Management and Eco-Initiatives
9) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene including Industrial Hygiene
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11) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control / Belly Gud for Health
I2)Cancer Prevention and Control
13) Palliative and Hospice Care
1 4) Immun ization Pro gram
I 5) Hazar d Reco gnition, Evaluation and Control
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16) Travel Medicine or Emporiatrics
17) Smoking Cessation
18) Comprehensive Eye Health Care
19) Safety andHazard Risk Surveillance Audit and Management
20) Oral Health Care
2l)Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Managanent and Post-Disaster
Continuity of Operations
2})Yiolence and Injury Prevention including Road Safety and Anti-
Sexual Harassment
23) Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
24) Life-Coaching / P sycholo gically H ealthy Workplace
25) Dangerous Drugs Abuse Prevention and Treatment / Drug-Free
Workplace
26) Prevention and Control of HIV / AIDS, including Sexually-
Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Hepatitis B
27) Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship
28) Ergonomics or Human Factors
29) Prevention and Control of Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries
30) Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
31) Thyroid Disorders Prevention and Control
32) Chemical Safety Program
VU. FUNDING
The Heads of DOH - Central Office, Regional Offices, DOH - ARMM, Services and
Specialty Hospitals; Medical Centers, Hospitals, and Sanitaria; Treatment and
Rehabilitation Centers (TRC); Bureau of Quarantine; Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation, National Nutrition Council, Population Commission, Food and Drug
Administration; and other Attached Agencies of this Department shall ensure that funds
be allocated for this purpose. Said funds shall be reflected in the annual operational plan
as well as work and financial plan.
All previous Orders inconsistent in part or in whole to this Department Order are hereby
rescinded or amended accordingly.
IX. EFFECTIVITY
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