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    2 OSH Situationer

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    Georgette Repunte
    The document summarizes the occupational safety and health (OSH) situation both globally and locally. Globally, there are 250 million accidents annually resulting in 335,000 fatalities as well as 160 million occupational diseases and one million fatalities. Locally in the Philippines, there are 31 million workers with over 5,000 reported accidents in 280 establishments in 1998. Agriculture has the highest number of accidents. Other issues discussed include inadequate local OSH data, low priority of OSH concerns, and emerging issues such as women's occupational safety and child labor.

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    The document summarizes the occupational safety and health (OSH) situation both globally and locally. Globally, there are 250 million accidents annually resulting in 335,000 fatalities as well as 160 million occupational diseases and one million fatalities. Locally in the Philippines, there are 31 million workers with over 5,000 reported accidents in 280 establishments in 1998. Agriculture has the highest number of accidents. Other issues discussed include inadequate local OSH data, low priority of OSH concerns, and emerging issues such as women's occupational safety and child labor.

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    The document summarizes the occupational safety and health (OSH) situation both globally and locally. Globally, there are 250 million accidents annually resulting in 335,000 fatalities as well as 160 million occupational diseases and one million fatalities. Locally in the Philippines, there are 31 million workers with over 5,000 reported accidents in 280 establishments in 1998. Agriculture has the highest number of accidents. Other issues discussed include inadequate local OSH data, low priority of OSH concerns, and emerging issues such as women's occupational safety and child labor.

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    37 views6 pages

    2 OSH Situationer

    Uploaded by

    Georgette Repunte
    The document summarizes the occupational safety and health (OSH) situation both globally and locally. Globally, there are 250 million accidents annually resulting in 335,000 fatalities as well as 160 million occupational diseases and one million fatalities. Locally in the Philippines, there are 31 million workers with over 5,000 reported accidents in 280 establishments in 1998. Agriculture has the highest number of accidents. Other issues discussed include inadequate local OSH data, low priority of OSH concerns, and emerging issues such as women's occupational safety and child labor.

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    OSH SITUATIONER

    1
    Occupational Safety
    OSH Situationer
    and Health Center

    At the end of this session, participants


    will be able to:
    • articulate a heightened
    awareness of the OSH situation,
    both local and international, and
    • Identify the problems/issues
    associated with OSH conditions in
    this country.
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    OSH Situationer

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    • 250M accidents with 335,000 fatalities.
    • 160M occupational disease with one million
    fatalities take place annually.
    • There are also 250M child workers around the
    world.
    Source: International Labor Organization

    3
    OSH Situationer

    • 31M workers of which 28M are employed;


    • 17.3M are males;
    • 10.6M are females; and
    • 2.5M are aged 15-19 years old.
    Source: National Statistics Office

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    OSH Situationer

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    • 5,298 accidents reported by 280
    establishments.
    • Agriculture with highest number of
    accidents followed by manufacturing
    and construction.
    • 123,125 workers were involved.
    • 144,600 man-days were lost which
    could have been used productively!
    Source: 1998 Work Accidents /Injuries Summary

    5
    OSH Situationer

    • For every 100,000 workers, 666 receive


    injuries that stop them from working for
    about a day;
    • Non-fatal injuries increase with age;
    • Skilled agriculture and fishery workers have
    the highest rates of injury
    Continued…

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    OSH Situationer

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    • About 2.5 million days are lost in a year, mostly
    men
    • Most injuries occur in SE’S with less than 20
    workers
    • Over 3,000 workers per year die as a result of
    occupational injuries of work-related illnesses.
    Source: NSO Household Survey Data

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    OSH Situationer

    “The most commonly-injured


    workers were male, married,
    26-30 years old with 1-5 years of
    service and assigned in the first
    shift.”
    Source: 1998 Work Accidents/Injuries Summary

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    OSH Situationer

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    Inadequacy of Local Data due to:

    • Low compliance rate of the Philippine


    Occupational Safety and Health Standards
    (OSHS)
    • Limited coverage of the OSHS
    • Absence of strict penalties
    • Fragmented OSH administration

    9
    OSH Situationer

    Other Problems

    • Low priority on OSH concerns


    • Public apathy on OSH concerns
    • Inadequate number of trained OSH personnel
    • Weak enforcement of OSH laws
    • Lack of OSH facilities in the regions

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    OSH Situationer

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    Emerging Issues on OSH

    • Women workers’ OSH


    • Child labor
    • OSH in the informal sector
    • OSH in agriculture
    • OSH in schools
    • Lifestyle diseases such as AIDS and diabetes

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    OSH Situationer

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    OSH Situationer

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