Introduction To COSH Val
Introduction To COSH Val
Introduction To COSH Val
Construction Occupational
Safety and Health (COSH)
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What is my concern/s
• Participation
• Cooperation
• Open mindedness
• Punctuality
• Courtesy to others
• Physical and mental
attendance
Val C. Panganiban
Session Objective:
People
Environment Equipment
Materials
Global OSH Data: ILO Report
270 million work-related accidents
160 million occupational diseases
(causing more than 4 days absence)
Average of 5,000 people die everyday
due to work-related accidents every year
156 Fatal
0
2009 2011 2013 2015
Year
Ergonomics Program
Chemical Safety Program
Employee Assistance Related to Substance Abuse
TB Prevention & Control Program
Hepatitis B Prevention & Control Policy & Program
HIV & AIDS Prevention & Control Policy & Program
Healthy Lifestyle Program
With
Monitoring/Surveillance of Occupational & Work-…
Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy Without
Accident Prevention Program
Emergency Response Preparedness Program
Drug-Free Workplace Policy & Program
Fire Prevention & Control Program
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Department of Labor and Employment
GOALS
The State affirms labor as a primary social and economic force, and that a safe
and healthy workforce is an integral aspect of nation building.
The State shall ensure a safe and healthful workplace for all working people
by affording them full protection against all hazards in their work
environment.
It shall ensure that the provisions of the Labor Code of the Philippines, all
domestic laws, and internationally-recognized standards on OSH are being
fully enforced and complied with by the employers, and it shall provide
penalties for any violations thereof.
The State shall protect every worker against injury, sickness or death through
safe and healthful working conditions.
It shall promote strict but dynamic, inclusive, and gender-sensitive measures in
the formulation and implementation of policies and programs related to OSH.
It shall apply to all establishments, projects and sites and all other places
where work is being undertaken in all branches of economic activity,
including:
Equip a place of employment for workers free from hazardous conditions that are
causing or are likely to cause death, illness, or physical harm
Provide complete job safety instructions to all the workers, including, but not limited
to, those relating to familiarization with their work environment
Ensure that the chemical, physical and biological substances and agents, and
ergonomic and psychosocial stresses under control are without risk to health
Use only approved specific industry set of standards of devices and equipment for the
workplace
Comply with OSHS including training, medical examination, and where necessary,
provisions on protective and safety devices such as PPE and machine guards
Make arrangement for workers and their representatives to have the time and
resource to participate in the processes of organizing, planning and implementation,
monitoring, evaluation and action for improvement of the OSH management system
Workplace hazards and the risk posed on the safety and health of the
workers such as chemical safety data sheets;
Control mechanisms in place that reduces or minimizes the risk of exposure
to hazards and other preventive strategies
Appropriate measures, including the probable location of workers, for the
prevention, control and protection against those hazards; and
Emergency and disaster management protocols including proper
evacuation and shut-down procedures.
The OSH committee shall effectively plan, develop, oversee and monitor the
implementation of the OSH program.
Department of Labor and Employment
The respective
qualifications of safety
officers are as follows:
The number and qualification of safety officers shall be proportionate to the total number of
workers and equipment, size of work area, classification of the workplace and such other
criteria as required by the OSH standards.
In the case of a contractor or subcontractor, at least 1 safety officer must be deployed at each
specific area of operations to oversee the management of the OSH program of its own
workforce.
Department of Labor and Employment
Minimum classification and number of safety officer for all covered workplaces shall be as follows:
Number of Workers Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
1 to 9 One (1) SO1 One (1) SO2
One (1) SO1
10 to 50 One (1) SO3
One (1) SO2
51 to 99 One (1) SO2 and
One (1) SO2
100 to 199 one (1) SO3
One (1) SO2 and one (1)
200 to 250 Two (2) SO2 or one (1) SO3 Two (2) SO3
SO3
251 to 500 Two (2) SO2 and one (1) One (1) SO2 and
501 to 750 SO3 Two (2) SO3 Two (2) SO3
751 to 1000 Two (2) SO3
Every additional of 250 or a Additional one (1) S
- -
fraction thereof O3 or SO4
Every additional of 500 or a Additional one (1) SO3 or
Additional one (1) SO3 -
fraction thereof SO4
Department of Labor and Employment
The employer may not establish a hospital or dental clinic in the workplace
where there is a hospital or dental clinic which is located not more than
five (5) kilometers away from the workplace, accessible in not more than
twenty-five (25) minutes travel time, and the employer has facilities readily
available for transporting workers to the hospital or dental clinic in cases of
emergency.
For this purpose, the employer shall enter into a written contract with the
hospital for the use of such hospital for the treatment of workers in cases
of emergency.
Department Order # 13
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
SITUATION, STANDARDS AND DO 13
DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 13
Series of 1998
• A set of 28 mandatory rules on OSH (about 10 are highly technical) which codifies
all safety orders issued prior to its promulgation.
• TYPES OF RULES: a) Administrative, b) Technical, c) Medical
• Patterned after the Standards of other developed countries
• The 1st amendments was approved on August 1989 by Sec. Ruben Torres.
• Enforcement of the Standards is through the 16 regional offices of the DOLE in
the different parts of the country
• The BWC exercises technical supervision over enforcement of the Standards.
• OBJECTIVES: Protection of workers against the dangers of injury sickness or
death
• SCOPE: All places of employment except land, sea and air transportation. Safety
in mines is not covered by the Standards.
• RA 11058- DO 168-18 NEW
Occupational Safety & Health Standards
• To ensure protection and welfare of the general public within and around the
immediate vicinity of any construction worksite as well as the promotion of
harmonious employer- employee relationships
a)Construction Industry
Authority of the Philippines
(CIAP)
b)Construction Manpower
Development Foundation
(CMDF)
c) Philippine Contractors
Accreditation Board (PCAB)
SALIENT FEATURES OF DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, Series of 1998
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
Construction safety and health committee” means the general safety and health
committee for a construction project site that shall be the overall coordinator in
implementing OSH programs.
Content:
– Section 3: Delegation of Authority
DOLE has the power to delegate some enforcement powers to other government
agencies and to private organizations provided that they have adequate personnel
and facilities (These cover Technical Safety Inspections)
SALIENT FEATURES OF
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998
Section 4:
The guidelines shall apply to all construction activities, including demolition,
whether owned by the private or the government sector
SALIENT FEATURES OF
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998
Emergency procedures
Good housekeeping
Excavation works
Handling of explosives
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