Proposal For Improvement

PROPOSAL FOR
PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT
FOR
2020
Introduction to OSH
Topics:
• Importance of OSH
• OSH Legislation
• RA 11058 and its IRR (DO198-18)
• OSH Policies & Programs
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Participants will be
able to appreciate OSH
and know the
importance of various
data and legislation
relating to OSH
Importance of OSH
Why is SAFETY so important?
*Accidents do happen, and many occur
due to:
Untrained workers
Unsafe work procedures
Inadequate or lack of required personal
protective equipment or tools
What is SAFETY?
“Systematic Way of Controlling Accidental
Losses”
What is RA 11058?
“Act Strengthening Compliance with

Occupational Safety and Health
Standards and Providing Penalties for
Violations Thereof”
EFFECTIVITY
Signed06
: December 2018
Published
09: January 2019
Effective25
: January 2019
Section 3. DEFINITION OF
TERMS
High risk establishment - refers to a workplace wherein the
presence of hazard or potential hazard within the company may affect
the safety and/or health of workers not only within but also persons
outside the premises of the establishment. The following are work-
places commonly associated with potentially high-risk activities:
1. Chemical works and chemical 11. Power generation, transmission and
production plants; distribution in the energy sector;
2. Construction; 12. Storage and distribution center for toxic
3. Deep sea fishing; or hazardous chemicals;
4. Explosives and pyrotechnics 13. Storage of fertilizers in high volume;
factories; 14. Transportation;
5. Firefighting; 15. Water supply, sewerage,
6. Healthcare facilities; management,
waste remediation activities;
7. Installation of communication16. Works in which chlorine is used in bulk;
17. Activities closely similar to those
accessories, towers and cables;
8. LPG filling, refilling, storage andenumerated above and other activities
distribution; asdetermined by DOLE in accordance
9. Mining; with existing issuances on the
10. Petrochemical works and refineries;classification ofestablishments.
TERMS
Safety Officer -S 1 Safety Officer 2 Safety Officer 3

any employee or(SO1) - a (SO2) - an (SO3) - 40-hour
officer of the workplacewhere
employee who OSH training
company trainedthere is low level
hascompleted thecourse applicable
by DOLE or DOLE-of danger or mandatory forty to the industry;
Accredited exposure to safety
Training 40-hour OSH additional 48
and health hazards
training course hoursof advanced/
Organization and
or with low applicable to thespecialized OSH
tasked by the
probability to industry as training course; at
employer to
implement an resultin accident,prescribed in theleast 2 years
OSH program harm or illness OSH standards experience in OSH
TERMS
Safety Workplace - any site or
4o-hour OSH training
Officer 4 -(SO4) location where workers
course need to be present or to go
- 80 hours of advanced/ to by reason of their work,
specialized and which are under the
OccupationalSafety direct or indirect control of
training course the employer
- aggregate of 320 hours
Worker - any member of the
of OSH related training
labor force, regardless of
or experience
Safety Signage - any employment status
emergency, warning or
danger signpost using
Workers’ OSH Seminar - the
the standard colors and mandatory 8-hour module
sizes, including the conducted by the safety
standard symbols for officer of the workplace as
safety instructions and prescribed by the OSH
warnings in the standards
workplace
Section 14. SAFETY OFFICER
Section 4. DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS
➢ 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
➢ Provide, where necessary, for measures

identifying trainings and drills, evacuation
plans, etc. to deal with emergencies, fires and
accidents including first-aid arrangements
➢ Comply with all reportorial requirements of

the OSH standards
➢ Register establishment to DOLE as provided

under the OSH standards
Section 12. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEA
LTH (OSH) PROGRAM
b) For medium to high risk establishments with 10-50 workers and low to
high risk establishments with 51 workers and above. - The OSH program,
which shall be duly signed by the employer, must include at least the
following:
1. Company commitment to comply with OSH requirements;
2. General safety and health programs, including:
➢ Safety and health hazard identification, risk assessment and control (HIRAC),
➢ Medical surveillance for early detection and management of occupational
and work-related diseases, and
➢ First aid and emergency medical
services;
3.Promotion of the following health domains:
➢ Drug-free
➢ Mental health workplace
services in(RA
the9165),
workplace (RA 11036), and
➢ Healthy lifestyle;
4. Prevention and control of the following health domains:
➢ Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(RA 8504),
➢ Tuberculosis (EO 187-03), and
➢ Hepatitis B (DOLE DA 05-2010);
Section 12. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEAL
H (OSH) PROGRAM
5. Complete company or project details;
6. Composition and duties of the OSH committee;
7. OSH personnel and facilities;
8. Safety and health promotion, training and education, to include
the following:
➢ Orientation of all workers on OSH,
➢ Conduct of risk assessment, evaluation and control,
➢ Continuous training on OSH of OSH personnel, and
➢ Work Permit System such as working at height, working at
confined space, hot works, and other related activities;
9. Conduct of toolbox or safety meetings and job safety analysis;
10. Accident/incident/illness investigation, recording and reporting;
11. Provision and use of PPE;
12. Provision of safety signage;
13. Dust control and management, and regulations on activities such as
building of temporary structures, and lifting and operation of electrical,
mechanical, communications system, and other equipment;
14. Provision of workers’ welfare facilitiesǢ
Section 12. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEAL
TH (OSH) PROGRAM
15. Emergency and disaster preparedness and response plan to include the
organization and creation of disaster control groups, business continuity plan,
andupdating the hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment, as required;
16. Solid waste management system;
17. Control and management of hazards;
18. Prohibited acts and penalties for violations; and
19. Cost of implementing company OSH program.
The DOLE shall prescribe a format that should be accomplished

fully by the employer, contractor or subcontractor, if any, in
consultation with the workers and their representatives.
The OSH program shall be communicated and be made

readily available to all persons in the workplace. It shall be
updated periodically whenever the DOLE, other
regulatoryor government agencies and institutions
promulgate new rules, guidelines and other issuances
related to workers’ safety and health.
Section 16 SAFETY AND
HEALTH TRAINING
workers shall undergo the mandatory workers’ OSH

ar as prescribed by DOLE which shall be jointly
participated by workers and employers.
mandatory workers’ OSH seminar may be conducted b
e safety officer of the establishment or any certified O
practitioner or consultant.
Section 17. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEA
LTH (OSH) REPORTS
All employers, contractors or

subcontractors, if any, shall submit
to DOLE all safety and health
reports, and notifications such as
but not limited to annual medical
report (AMR), OSH committee
report, employer’s work
accident/injury report (WAIR), and
annual work accident/injury
exposure data report (AEDR).
No. of Safe Days from Department:
Last Recordable Accident
(LTA,MTA & RWC)
LTA April 1-30, 2018
676 0
Week 14-17
RWC
0
MTA
0
FIRST AID
0
NEAR MISS
TOTAL YTD CLOSED OPEN
2 2 0
# of Unsafe Behaviors: # of Unsafe Conditions: TOTAL YTD CLOSED OPEN

32 35 67 65 2
TOTAL SAFE MANHOUR = 1,264,177 WITHOUT LTA SINCE JUNE

23,2016
WE WORK SAFELY, OR WE DON’T WORK
PROHIBITED ACTS AND ITS CORRESPONDING
PENALTIES
It takes Minute to write a safety rule.
It takes a Hour to hold a safety meeting.
It takes Week to plan a safety program.
It takes Month to put it in practice.
It takes Year to win a safety award.
It takes Lifetime to make a safe worker.
…but it only takes SECOND

to destroy it all in one accident!
THANK YOU!
JOHN ERVIN V. AGENA
SAFETY OFFICER 3 (SO3)

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PROPOSAL FOR

• OSH Policies & Programs

“Act Strengthening Compliance with

Safety Officer -S 1 Safety Officer 2 Safety Officer 3

➢ Equip a place of employment for workers

➢ Use only approved specific industry set of

➢ Provide, where necessary, for measures

➢ Comply with all reportorial requirements of

➢ Register establishment to DOLE as provided

The DOLE shall prescribe a format that should be accomplished

The OSH program shall be communicated and be made

workers shall undergo the mandatory workers’ OSH

All employers, contractors or

# of Unsafe Behaviors: # of Unsafe Conditions: TOTAL YTD CLOSED OPEN

TOTAL SAFE MANHOUR = 1,264,177 WITHOUT LTA SINCE JUNE

…but it only takes SECOND

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