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1975 – Started the program on accreditation for safety training organization to conduct OSH training
1978 – OSHS was approved. National Tripartite Committee was created to study the improvement of the
OSHS
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION FOR OSH
For with less than ten workers and low risk establishments with
ten (10) to fifty (50) workers. – The OSH program, which shall be duly
signed by the employer, must include at
least the following:
For medium to high risk establishments with ten (10) to fifty (50)
workers and low to high risk establishments with fifty-one (51) workers
and above. – The OSH program, which shall be duly signed by the
employer, must include at least the following:
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PROGRAM
The company shall ensure that the core elements of OSH program
are integrated in the company OSH program such as management
commitment and employee involvement, workplace risk
assessment, hazard prevention and control, safety and health
training and education, and OSH program evaluation.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PROGRAM
The company owner or manager or one of the workers of the company shall
undertake a first aid training from the Philippine Red Cross or any DOLE
recognized organization.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
COMMITTEE
For medium to high risk establishments with ten (10) to fifty
(50) workers and low to high risk establishments with fifty-one
(51) workers and above. – The OSH committee of the covered
workplace shall be composed of the following:
Ex-officio chairperson : Employer or his/her representative
Secretary : Safety officer of the workplace
Ex-officio members : Certified first-aider, OH nurse, OH dentist, and
OH physician, as applicable
Members : Safety officers representing the contractor or
subcontractor, as the case may be, and representative/s of
workers who shall come from the union, if the
workers are organized, or elected workers through a
simple vote of majority, if they are unorganized
The building administrator shall ensure that the Joint OSH committee shall submit
its organizational plans and minutes to the DOLE Regional office, copy furnished
the Bureau of Working Conditions.
SECTION 14 - SAFETY
OFFICER
In the implementation of OSH program, the required safety officers shall
be employed or designated with the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) Oversee the overall management of the OSH program
in coordination with the OSH committee;
(b) Frequently monitor and inspect any health or safety aspect
of the operation being undertaken with the participation
of supervisors and workers;
(c) Assist government inspectors in the conduct of safety and
health inspection at any time whenever work is being
performed or during the conduct of an accident investigation
by providing necessary information and OSH reports as
required by the OSH standards; and
(d) Issue Work Stoppage Order (WSO) when necessary based on
the requirements and procedures provided by the OSH standards.
SAFETY OFFICER
Safety officer/s of all workplace must possess the necessary training and
experience requirement according to its category as contained herein.
The respective qualifications of safety officers are as follows:
The Regional Director shall, after due notice and hearing impose
the appropriate administrative fines taking into consideration
the damage or injury caused and risk involved including the
severity and frequency of the OSH violations and size of the
establishment
PROHIBITED ACTS AND ITS
CORRESPONDING PENALTIES
Any willful failure or refusal of an employer, contractor or
subcontractor to comply with the following OSH standards below or
with a compliance order issued by the Secretary of Labor and
Employment or his/her authorized representative shall be
penalized of the administrative fines as follows:
Registration of establishment to DOLE ₱20,000.00
Provision of job safety instruction or orientation prior to work ₱20,000.00
Provide worker’s training (first aid, mandatory workers training, ₱25,000.00
mandatory OSH training for safety officers and health personnel)
Provision of safety signage and devices ₱30,000.00