Rule 1040

RULE 1040: HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMITTEE
GROUP 5
CHARLS G. DUEÑAS
CHRISTY ALBARANDO
LHARRA JANE MONARES
ANNA MAE CLATERO
PRINCESS ERIKA SARSONAS
1041: General Requirements:
In every place of employment, a

health and safety committee shall be
organized within sixty (60) days after
this standards takes effect and for
new establishments within one (1)
month from the date the business
starts operating. In both cases the
Committee shall recognized every
January of the following year.
1042: Types and Composition of Health
and Safety Committee:
1042.01: Type A:
In every workplace having a total of over 400 workers the
following shall compose the Healt and Safety Committee:
Chairman - the manager or his autorized representative
who must be a top operating official.
Members - two department heads, 4 workers (must be
union members, if organized). The company physician
Secretary - the safety man.

1042.02: Type B:
In every workplace having total of over 200 to 400
workers, the following shall compose the Health and
Safety Committee:
Chairman - the manager or his authorized representative
who must be a top operating official.
Members - 1 supervisor, 3 workers (must be union

members, if organized), the company or the company
nurse
Secretary - the safetyman

1042.03: Type C:
In every workplace with one hundred (100) to two

hundred (200) workers, the following shall compose
the Health and Safety Committee:
Chairman-Manager or his authorized representative

Members – One foreman, three workers (must be
union members, if organized), The nurse
Secretary – The part-time safetyman
1042.04: Type D:
In every workplace with less than one hundred

(100) workers, the following shall compose the
Health and Safety Committee:
Chairman – Manager
Members – One foreman, Three workers
(must be union members, if organized), The
nurse/first-aider
Secretary – The part-time safety man
1042.05: Type E: Joint Committee
When two or more establishments are

housed under one building, the health and
safety committee organized in each
workplace shall form themselves into a Joint
Coordinating Committee to plan and
implement programs and activities
concerning all the establishments.
1043: DUTIES OF THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY COMMITTEE:
THE PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE HEALTH

AND SAFETY COMMITTEE ARE:
(1) Plans and develops accident prevention programs
for the establishment.
(2) Directs the accident prevention efforts of the

establishment in accordance with the safety
programs safety performance and government
regulations in order to prevent accidents from
occurring in the workplace.
(3) Conducts safety meetings at least once a

month.
(4) Reviews reports of inspection, accident investigations
and implementation of program.
(5) Submits reports to the manager on its meetings and

activities.
(6) Provides necessary assistance to government

inspecting authorities in the proper conduct of their
activities such as the enforcement of the provisions of this
Standards.
(7) Initiates and supervises safety training for

employees.
1044: TERM OF OFFICE OF
MEMBERS:
1044.01: Health and Safety Committee:
For this purpose, the term of office of the

department head in the committee may
be one (1) year. The term of office of the
worker members in Type A and Type B
may be for two (2) years each; in Type C,
D and E Committees, may all be one (1)
year.
1044.02: Joint Committee:
The term of Office of the Chairman and

the Members shall be one (1) year.
Membership in the Joint Committee shall
be rotated among members of the health
and safety committees in other
establishments.
1045: DUTIES OF THE EMPLOYERS:
The principal duties of the employer are:
01 02 03 04
Reports to the Acts on
enforcing authority recommended
Establishes and Reports to the
having jurisdiction at measures by the
enforcing authority
adopts in writing least once in every health and safety
in two (2) copies of three (3) months,
administrative the policies adopted committee by
counting from
policies on safety and the health and January, the health
adopting the
elements of the
in conformity safety organization and safety program of
established to carry the organization health and safety
with the program in the
out the program on outlining the activities
provisions of this safety and health undertaken including production process or
Standards within one month its safety performance, workplace and in
outlining therein after the health and safety case of non-adoption
committee meetings of the Health and
his responsibility organization or
and its Safety Committee’s
reorganization of the
and authority recommendations and recommendation, to
health and safety
delegated. measures taken to inform the
committee. implement such
committee of his
recommendations.
reasons.
Works in accordance with accepted safety
1 practices and standards established by the

employer in compliance with the provisions of this
Standards.
Reports unsafe conditions and practices
2 to the supervisor by making suggestions

for correction or removal of accident
hazards.
1046: Duties of
the Workers:
3 Serves as members of the
Health and Safety Committee.
Cooperates actively with the

4 Health and Safety Committee.
Assists government agencies in
5 the conduct of health and safety

inspection or other programs.
1047: Duties of the Safety Man:
Safety Man has the following duties:
Serves as Secretary to the Health and Safety Committee.

Acts in an advisory capacity on all matters pertaining to health and
safety for the guidance of the employer and the workers.
Conducts investigation of accidents as member of the Health and
Safety Committee and submits his separate report and analysis of
accidents to the employer.
Coordinates all health and safety training programs for the employees
and employer.
Conducts health and safety inspection as member of the committee.
Maintains or helps in the maintenance of an efficient accident record
system and coordinates actions taken by supervisors to eliminate
accident causes.
Provides assistance to government agencies in the conduct of safety
and health inspection, accident investigation or any other related
programs.

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RULE 1040: HEALTH AND SAFETY

In every place of employment, a

Secretary - the safety man.

Members - 1 supervisor, 3 workers (must be union

Secretary - the safetyman

In every workplace with one hundred (100) to two

Chairman-Manager or his authorized representative

In every workplace with less than one hundred

When two or more establishments are

THE PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE HEALTH

(2) Directs the accident prevention efforts of the

(3) Conducts safety meetings at least once a

(5) Submits reports to the manager on its meetings and

(6) Provides necessary assistance to government

(7) Initiates and supervises safety training for

For this purpose, the term of office of the

The term of Office of the Chairman and

1 practices and standards established by the

Reports unsafe conditions and practices

2 to the supervisor by making suggestions

Cooperates actively with the

Assists government agencies in

5 the conduct of health and safety

Serves as Secretary to the Health and Safety Committee.

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