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    The document discusses occupational safety and health (OSH), which aims to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. It then summarizes that the Philippines passed the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Law (OSHB) signed by President Duterte on August 17, 2018, which mandates strict compliance with workplace safety standards by employers to protect workers. Finally, it notes that the World Health Organization congratulates the Philippines for passing this law, which will help reduce occupational diseases and injuries according to statistics, bringing the country closer to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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    The document discusses occupational safety and health (OSH), which aims to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. It then summarizes that the Philippines passed the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Law (OSHB) signed by President Duterte on August 17, 2018, which mandates strict compliance with workplace safety standards by employers to protect workers. Finally, it notes that the World Health Organization congratulates the Philippines for passing this law, which will help reduce occupational diseases and injuries according to statistics, bringing the country closer to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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    The document discusses occupational safety and health (OSH), which aims to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. It then summarizes that the Philippines passed the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Law (OSHB) signed by President Duterte on August 17, 2018, which mandates strict compliance with workplace safety standards by employers to protect workers. Finally, it notes that the World Health Organization congratulates the Philippines for passing this law, which will help reduce occupational diseases and injuries according to statistics, bringing the country closer to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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    OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

    Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to


    as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or
    workplace health and safety (WHS), is a multidisciplinary field
    concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work.
    NATION
    450SHARES
    Duterte signs occupational safety law
    By: Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ
    INQUIRER.net / 04:51 PM August 20, 2018

    The Philippines now has a law for appropriate standards


    of occupational safety and health

    President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Occupational


    Safety and Health Standards Law (OSHB), which
    mandates strict compliance of employers to workplace
    safety standards.

    Duterte signed the Republic Act 11058 on Agust 17 but


    was released to the media only on Monday.

    Read more:
    https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1023197/duterte-signs-
    occupational-safety-law#ixzz5XRjk7Cta
    Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet
    on Facebook
    The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act will protect the health of workers in the Philippines

    The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Philippine government for passing the Occupational Safety and
    Health Standards Act or the Republic Act (RA) 11058. Once implemented, this significant legislation will help curb the
    increasing cases of diseases and injuries in the work environment that confront the country.

    According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the total cases of occupational diseases in workplaces reached over
    125,000 in 2015. Back pain is the most common type of occupational disease, making up 32.8% of the reported cases. This
    is followed by essential hypertension (11.5%) and neck and shoulder pain (11.4%). Meanwhile, the most risky industry for
    workers was found to be in administrative and support service activities (34.3%) and manufacturing industry (31.1%),
    jointly comprising almost two thirds of the total cases of occupational diseases in 2015.

    With the RA 11058, employers are now required to comply with occupational safety and health standards including
    informing workers on all types of hazards in the workplace and having the right to refuse unsafe work, as well as providing
    facilities and personal protective equipment for the workers, among others.

    With this law, the Philippines comes closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 8.8 to protect the labour rights
    and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers. It also boosts the implementation of the WHO-
    supported Occupational Health and Safety Sector Plan under the National Environmental Health Action Plan (2017-2022).

    WHO commends the efforts of all stakeholders who supported the passage of this law to protect the health of workers in
    the Philippines.

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