Construction Occupational Safety and Health

Course (Legislation)
General Objectives
• Increase the number of competent OSH personnel qualified
to carry-out the provisions of the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards (OSHS),

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• thereby promote and maintain safe and healthy workplaces
in different industries.
Specific Objectives
After successful completion of the course:
1. Participants shall have better understanding of the
scope and mission of their safety function

2. Participants shall have a working knowledge about

the Occupational Safety and Health Standards

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3. Participants will be able to recognize, identify and
evaluate occupational hazards and recommend a
systematic approach for its prevention and control.
Specific Objectives
4. Participants shall be able to develop basic safety
program for their organizations

5. Participants shall be able to satisfy the requirements

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for recognition as Safety Officer under Department
Order No. 16 of the Department of Labor and
Employment.
Participants
• Personnel involved in OSH implementation and other related
OSH activities and programs and any individual desiring to
practice OSH in the country.

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Training Requirement
• Completion of the BOSHC
• is required for appointment as Safety Officer* in the
place of employment
• is one of minimum requirements for accreditation as

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Safety Practitioner* issued by the Bureau of Working
Conditions (BWC) of the Department of Labor of
Labor and Employment.

*According to Rule 1030 as amended by Department Order

16.
Legal Basis

• Rule 1030-Training and

accreditation of personnel in
Occupational Safety and

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Health and Safety Standards,
as amended by D.O. 16.
Authorization to Conduct BOSH

• The Occupational Safety Health Course (40 Hours in 5

days) is prescribed by the Bureau of Working Conditions
pursuant to Rule 1030 of the OSHS

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• Atlantic Safety is duly accredited by the Occupational
Safety and Health Center, Department of Labor and
Employment to conduct COSH Training
 Certificate of Completion
1. A pre/post examination/written test shall be required for all
the participants
2. Attendance to all sessions.

Upon completion of above requirements, a DOLE - BWC and

internationally recognized Atlantic Safety Certificate of

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Completion will be awarded to the participant
Those who do not complete above requirements will get only a
Certificate of Attendance.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Labor and Employment
Intramuros, Manila
1. Register Company to nearest DOLE office (Form IP-3)
2. Designated Safety Officer in your appointment papers
3. Certificate of Completion OSH training (Rule 1030 & DO16)
4. Organization of Safety Committee (Form IP-5)
5. Meeting of Safety Committee every month (Rule 1040)
6. Submit Minutes of Safety Meeting to DOLE
7. Submission of accident reports to DOLE: LTA or disability (Form IP-
6) and property damage accidents due to fire, explosion, collapse
of heavy equipment.
8. ECCs, Municipal/ national govts permits/licenses, fire safety
inspection certificate, etc.
9. Safety program for the current year (e.g. fire, emergency
preparedness, special hazards related to your operations).
 Introduction to the OSH
Standards
This module to be presented
together with the Occupational
Safety and Health Standards
(see pdf copy.)
SESSION OBJECTIVES
• Participants shall be able to:
• state the legal basis, purpose and coverage of the OSH
Standards;
• articulate on the responsibilities of management and
workers in maintaining a safe and healthy working
environment;
• state the administrative Rules of the Standards;
• discuss how OSH laws, policies, rules and regulations
are administered and enforced;
• express appreciation and understanding on the
importance of COMPLYING with OSHS.
 OSH LEGISLATIONS
LEGAL BASIS
• Enacted in 1974
• It revised and consolidated labor and
social laws to afford:
• Protection to labor
• Promote employment and human
resources development; and
• Ensure industrial peace.
P.D. 442, also known as the
Labor Code of the
Philippines
 OSH LEGISLATIONS
LEGAL BASIS
Book IV, Title I
• Chapter I
Emergency Medical and Dental
Services
• Chapter II
Occupational Safety

P.D. 442, (1974) also known

as the Labor Code of the
Philippines
 OSH LEGISLATIONS

Book IV, Title I, Occupational Safety

Chapter II and Health Standards,
Article 162: (1978)
Occupational Safety
 OSH LEGISLATIONS

• P.D. 442, Chapter II - 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.
 OSH LEGISLATIONS

• PD 442 Chapter II, Article 165 – Administration

and Enforcement: DOLE shall be solely
responsible for the administration,
enforcement of laws, policies and programs
on occupational safety and health. Chartered
cities may be allowed to conduct technical
safety inspection of establishments within
their respective jurisdiction.
Salient Features
of OSH
STANDARDS
and Some
Administrative
Rules
 A set of mandatory
rules on OSH which
codifies all safety
orders issued prior
to its promulgation.
 Patterned after the
Standards of other
developed countries.

Objective: protection of workers

Coverage: all workplaces*
*Except transport in air, land and sea and work in mines.
 Rules of the OSH Standards
• 1000 General Provisions –D1
• 1010 Other Safety Rules –D1
• 1020 Registration –D1
• 1030 Training & Accreditation –D1
• 1040 Health & Safety Committee –D1
• 1050 Notification & Keeping of
• Occ. Illnesses & Injuries –D1
• 1060 Premises of Establishments –D2
• 1070 Environmental Control –D2
• 1080 Personal Protective Equipment –D3
• 1090 Hazardous Materials –D2
• 1100 Gas & Electric Welding &
• Cutting Operations –D3
(Electrical Safety)
• 1120 Hazardous Work Processes
• 1140 Explosives
• 1150 Materials Handling & Storage –D2
• 1160 Boiler
• 1170 Unfired Pressure Vessels
• 1180 Internal Combustion Engine
• 1200 Machine Guarding –D3
• 1210 Electrical Safety –D3
• 1220 Elevators & Related
Equipment
• 1230 Identification of Piping
System
• 1240 Power Piping Lines
• 1410 Construction Safety
• 1420 Logging
• 1940 Fire Protection & Control –D3
• 1950 Pesticides & Fertilizers
• 1960 OH Services –D1
• 1970 Fees
• 1980 Authority of LGUs
• 1990 Final Provisions.
 OSH STANDARDS

Philosophy of Accident Prevention

• Society as a whole has a moral responsibility to prevent
needless destruction of life and health, particularly in the
workplace

• The employer is primarily responsible for ensuring a safe,

healthy work environment

• Employees are held accountable for following prescribed

safety standards and guidelines.
 OSH STANDARDS
• Rule 1001 – Purpose and Scope
• To protect every workingman against the dangers of injury, sickness or death
through safe and healthful working conditions,
• thereby assuring the conservation of valuable manpower resources and the
prevention of loss or damage to lives and properties,
• consistent with national development goals and with the State’s commitment
for the total development of every worker as a complete human being.
 OSH STANDARDS
• W____ A________ is an unplanned and unexpected occurrence that
may or may not result in personal injury, property damage, work
stoppage, etc. in the course of employment
• W____ I______ shall mean any injury or occupational illness suffered
by a person which arises out of or in the course of employment
• O____________ I_______ shall mean any illness caused by
environmental factors in the course of employment.
 OSH STANDARDS
• Rule 1005: DUTIES OF EMPLOYER
• Furnish his workers a place of employment free from h______
conditions
• Give complete job safety i________ to all his workers
• Comply with the requirements of the
S__________
• Use only a_______ devices and equipment in his workplace.
 OSH STANDARDS
• Where the nature of workers to
dangerous environmental
• Where the workers are engaged
elements, contaminants or work
conditions including ionizing in construction work, logging,
radiation, chemicals, fire, firefighting, mining, quarrying,
flammable substances, noxious blasting, stevedoring, dock work,
substances and the like; deep-sea fishing, and mechanized
farming;

• Where the workers are engaged • Where the workers use or are
in the manufacture or handling of exposed to power driven or
explosives and other pyrotechnic explosive powder actuated tools;
products;

Where the workers use or are exposed to biologic agents

such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, nematodes, and
other parasites.
 OSH STANDARDS
Rule 1020 - Registration
• Every employer shall register his/her business with the
Regional Labor Office or authorized representative to
provide the DOLE with information as guide in its
enforcement activities.

– Free of charge,
– valid for the lifetime of the establishment
except when there is Change in name,
location, ownership; Opening after previous
closing
Requirements: Lay-out Plan, IP-Form 3
 OSH STANDARDS
Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of
Personnel in OSH
• The BWC either directly or through accredited
organizations, shall conduct continuing training programs
to increase the supply and competence of personnel
qualified to carry out the provision of this Standards.
• Employer to appoint a safety officer on a full-time or part-
time basis depending on the type of workplace (whether
hazardous or non-hazardous) and number of worker in the
workplace.

* Based on Department Order No. 16, series of 2001

 OSH STANDARDS

Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of

Personnel in OSH (Mandatory Minimum SOs)
Number of workers Non-hazardous workplace *
1 - 250
One(1) part-time safety officer
251 - 500
Two(2) part-time safety officers

501 - 750 One(1) full-time safety officer

751 - 1000
Two(2) full-time safety officers

Every add’l. 500 or

One(1) add’l. full-time safety officer
fraction thereof
 OSH STANDARDS

Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of

Personnel in OSH (Mandatory Minimum SOs.)
Number of Hazardous workplace* Highly hazardous
workers workplace *

1 - 50 1 Part-Time safety officer 1 Full-Time safety officer

51 - 200 1 Full-Time safety officer 1 FT & 1 PT safety officers
201 - 250 1 FT & 1 PT safety officers 2 FT safety officers
251 - 500 2 full-time safety officers 2 FT & 1 PT safety officers
Every add’l. 500
or fraction thereof 1 add’l. FT safety officer
Every add’l. 250
or fraction thereof
1 add’l. FT safety officer
 OSH STANDARDS

Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of

Personnel in OSH
• Duties of Safety Officer (also Rule 1047)
• Advice the employer, supervisors and workers on OSH
• Investigate accidents
• Coordinate safety training program
• Conduct safety and health inspection
• Maintain accident records system
• Provide assistance to government agencies in the conduct of health and
safety inspection, accident investigation or any other related programs.
 OSH STANDARDS

Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of

Personnel in OSH
• A full-time safety officer must be a Safety Practitioner
duly accredited by the BWC.

Note: The employment of a full-time safety officer may not be

required if the employer enters into a written contract with a
qualified consultant or consulting organization whose duties
and responsibilities shall be the duties of a safety practitioner
as stated in these Rule. The employment of a consultant,
however, will not excuse the employer from the required
training of his supervisors or technical personnel.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1040 - Health and Safety Committee

is a group of employees and

management that plans and
develops polices in all matters
pertaining to safety and health
in the workplace.
 OSH STANDARDS
Type No. of Rule 1040 – Health & Safety Committee Composition
workers
Chairman Member (minimum) Secretary
A 401 up - Manager or - 2 dept. heads Safety
authorized - 4 workers officer
representati (union member)
ve must be - company
COO physician
B 201-400 - Manager or - 1 supervisor Safety
authorized - physician or officer
representati nurse
ve must be - 3 workers
COO
C 100–200 - Manager or - 1 foreman Safety
authorized - 3 workers officer
representati - Nurse
ve
D <100 - Manager - 1 foreman Safety
- 3 workers Officer
- Nurse or FA
 OSH STANDARDS
RULE 1040 – Duties of Health and Safety Committee

– Plans and develops accident prevention program

– Directs the accident prevention efforts
– Provides necessary assistance to government
inspecting authorities
– Initiates and supervises safety trainings for employees
– Develops and maintains a disaster contingency plan.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1040 - Health and Safety Committee

OSH RULE REPORT/FORM WHERE TO FILE WHEN TO
FILE
Rule 1040 Report of Safety 2 copies, to - Within one
Health and Organization - submitted to (1) month
Safety DOLE/BWC/IP-5 concerned RO after the
Committee copy furnished organization
the Bureau
(plus 2 copies - At least on
Minutes of the company file to
Meeting – No form quarterly
be stamped basis
needed “RECEIVED”)
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1045 – Duties of Employer

• Establishes and adopts in writing administrative policies on
safety and health
• Report to the enforcing authority the policies adopted and
required report requirements
• Act on recommended measures of health and safety
committee and in case of non-adoption, to inform the
committee of the reason.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1046 – Duties of Workers

• Work in accordance with accepted safety principles
• Reports unsafe conditions and practices to the Supervisor
• Serves as member of the Health & Safety Committee
• Cooperates actively with the Health & Safety Committee
• Assist government agencies in the conduct of H&S
inspections.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1047 – Duties of Safety Officer

• Serves as secretary of H&S Committee
• Acts as adviser to employer and workers re H&S
• Conducts accident investigations
• Coordinates H&S trainings for employee/employer
• Conducts H&S inspections as member of committee
• Maintains H&S records
• Provides assistance to government agencies in H&S inspections
and accident investigations.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1050 - Notification & Keeping of Accident

and/or Occupational Illnesses

• 1053.01: Notification - All work accidents or occupational

illnesses, resulting in disabling conditions or dangerous
occurrences shall be reported by the employer to the
Regional Labor Office
• If Major work accidents results in death or permanent total
disability, employer shall initially notify the Regional Labor
Office within 24 hours
• 1054: Keeping of Records - The employer shall maintain and
keep an accident or illness record which shall be open at all
times for inspection to authorized personnel.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1050 - Notification & Keeping of Accident

and/or Occupational Illnesses

• Provides the safety officer means for an

objective evaluation of the program
• Helps identify high injury rates
• Provides information on accident causes which
contributes to high injury rates.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1050 - Notification & Keeping of Accident

and/or Occupational Illnesses
OSH RULE REPORT/FORM WHEN TO REPORT WHERE TO
REPORT
Rule 1050 Work Accident -On or before the 2 copies, to
Notification Illness Report 20th day of the be
and Keeping (WAIR) - month following the submitted
of Accidents DOLE/BWC/IP-6) date of occurrence to
and/or WAIR of the accident concerned
Occupational RO copy
Illnesses furnished
Annual Exposure -On or before Jan. the Bureau.
Data Report (AEDR) 20 of the following
- (DOLE/BWC/IP-6b) year

Fatal/major accident Within 24 hours.

 RULE 1056 – Measurement of safety
performance
(Please refer to your OSH Manuals for definition of terms).

• Disabling Injury/Illness Frequency Rate =

Number of Disabling Injury/Illness x 106

Employee Hours of Exposure
(Round of to nearest 2 decimal places)

• Disabling Injury/Illness Severity Rate=

Number of Disabling Injury/Illness days lost x 106

Employee Hours of Exposure
(Round off to nearest whole number).
 OSH STANDARDS
Rule 1060 - Premises of Establishments
• Shall have adequate fire, emergency or danger signs and safety
instructions of standard colors and sizes, visible at all times
• Visible signs for driver of motorized vehicles such as “STOP”, “YIELD”, and
“DO NOT ENTER”
• Facilities and convenient movement of handicapped employees
• Good housekeeping shall be maintained at all times
• Personal facilities: adequate comfort rooms and lavatories separate for
male and female workers. Adequate dressing facilities for female
workers and locker rooms for male workers shall be provided, in
accordance with Article 132, Chapter 1, Title 111, Book 111 of the Labor
Code. Comfort facilities to conform with DOH.
 OSH STANDARDS
Rule 1060 - Premises of Establishments
• Rule 1061 –Construction and maintenance
• Rule 1062 –Space requirements
• Rule 1063 –Walkway surface
• Rule 1064 –Floor and wall opening
• Rule 1065 –Stairs
• Rule 1066 –Window openings
• Rule 1067 –Fixed ladders
• Rule 1068 –Overhead walks, runways and platforms
• Rule 1069 –Yards and parking
• Rule 1086 –Safety belts, lifelines & safety nets
• Fall protection when working in unguarded surfaces 6M or 20ft above water or ground
shall be secured by safety belts and lifelines.
 OSH STANDARDS
Rule 1070 - Occupational Health and Environmental Control
• The employer shall exert efforts to maintain and control the working
environment in comfortable and healthy conditions for the purpose of
promoting and maintaining the health of his workers
• The employer shall carry out the Work Environment Monitoring (WEM)
where hazardous work is performed and shall keep a record of such
measurement which shall be made available to the enforcing authority
• WEM shall include temperature, humidity, pressure, illumination, ventilation, concentration of
substances in the air and noise levels
• The WEM shall be performed periodically as may be necessary but not
longer than annually.
 OSH STANDARDS

Rule 1080 - Personal Protective

Equipment and Devices
• 1081.01 - Every employer shall at
his own expense furnish his
workers with protective equipment
and barriers whenever necessary
• 1081.04 - No person shall be
subjected or exposed to a
hazardous environmental
condition without protection.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1960 - Occupational Health Services

Every employer is required to
provide in his workplace:
emergency medical and dental
services,
emergency medicines and dental
facilities.
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1960 - Occupational Health Services

Occupational Health Personnel: Refers to

the qualified first aider, nurse dentist or
physician, whose services have been
engaged by the employer in order to
provide occupational health services in the
establishment.
 OSH STANDARDS
RULE 1960 - Occupational Health Services
No. of
Hazardous workplace Non-Hazardous Workplace
workers

1 – 50 First-aider per shift FA Medicine First-aider per shift FA Medicine

First-aider per shift First-aider per shift

51 -99 PT OH Nurse 4h/d 6d/w ETR ETR

First-aider per shift, FT nurse First-aider per shift,

100 - 199 PT doctor 4h/d 3d/w EMC PT OH Nurse 4h/day ETR
PT dentist 4h/d 3d/w
First-aider per shift, FT nurse First-aider per shift, FT nurse
200-600 PT doctor 4h/d, 6d/w EH PT doctor 4h/day, 3d/w ETR
PT dentist DC PT dentist
First-aider per shift, FT nurse First-aider/S, FT nurse
601 - 2,000 FT doctor or 2 PT doctors EH PT doctor 4h/d, 6/w EC
FT dentist DC PT dentist
2,001 - First-aider/S, FT nurse/S First-aider/S, FT nurse/S
EH EMC
above FT doctor + PT doctor/S
DC
FT doctor + PT doctor/S
DC
FT dentist FT dentist
 OSH STANDARDS
RULE 1960 - Occupational Health Services

• Emergency Hospital – An employer need not put up an

emergency hospital or dental clinic if there is a hospital or
dental clinic which is not more than five(5) kilometers away
in urban areas and 25 minutes travel in rural areas provided
contracts are entered into with the said hospital or dental
clinic and that the employer provides transportation
facilities.
• PHYSICIAN/DENTIST shall be subject to call at any time in
other shifts during emergencies.
 OSH STANDARDS
RULE 1960 - Occupational Health Services
• Health Program – The physician engaged by the employer, in
addition to providing medical services in cases of emergency,
must also perform the following:
• Conduct pre-employment medical examination, free of
charge, for the proper selection of workers
• Conduct free of charge annual physical examination of the
workers
• Collaborate with safety and technical personnel in the
selection and placement of workers, including
investigation of work related accidents due to exposure to
health hazards
• Develop and implement a comprehensive health program
for the employees.
Required examinations
• Pre-Employment
• Annual PE
• Transfer PE
• Exit PE
• Return to Work PE
• Special Examinations (Lead, PFT, Audiometry)
 OSH STANDARDS

RULE 1960 – Reporting Requirements

OSH RULE REPORT/FORM WHERE TO WHEN TO
FILE REPORT

Rule 1960 Annual Medical 2 copies On or before

Occupational Report (AMR) submitted to the last day of
Health DOLE/BWC/ concerned RO March of the
Services. OH-47A. copy furnished year following
the Bureau. the covered
period.
 Summary of Administrative Rules

Notification and Keeping of Records of Accidents and/ or

Occupational Illnesses (Rule 1050)
Occupational Health Services (Rule 1960)
Registration of business (Rule 1020)
Training and Accreditation of OSH Personnel (Rule 1030)
Health & Safety Committee (Rule 1040).
 Summary of Report Requirements

Work Accident/Illness Report (WAIR)

Annual Exposure Data Report (AEDR)
Report of Safety Organization (RSO)
Minutes of the Meetings of Health and Safety
Committee
Annual Medical Report (AMR).
 ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION FOR OSH

DOLE

Office of the Secretary

ECC
BWC
OSHC

RO1 RO2 RO3 RO4 RO5 RO6 RO7 RO16

 ENFORCEMENT OF OSHS

FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION

• Every establishments or place of employment

shall be inspected at least once a year.
• Special inspection visit however, may be
authorized by the Regional Office to investigate
accident, dangerous occurrences, to conduct
survey.
 THINK
TALK
PRACTICE

SAFETY
YOU’RE THE KEY
TO SAFETY AND
HEALTH.
 Bureau of Working Conditions
Department of Labor and Employment
3/F DOLE Bldg., Muralla St. Intramuros Manila
Email: bwc@dole.gov.ph
Website: http//www.bwc.dole.gov.ph
Tel Nos. 527-3000 loc 303 and 407
Fax: 5273478.