REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS PROVISIONS FOR NUISANCES
DR. ANTONINO PAGUIRIGAN | ECQ PREVMED DAY
Requirements for Lighting in establishments
(continuation)
 The minimum standard for illumination for the
hallways, exits, stairs, and landing, including
elevators and escalator area – there should be a
minimum of 24 foot-candles minimum illumination.
 For toilet, bathrooms, and locker rooms – there
should be a minimum illumination of 10 foot-candles.
 For kitchen or study rooms, storage rooms and supply
rooms – minimum of 20 foot-candles.
 For out-door pathways, since there is natural light,
should be 2 foot-candles.
 The lighting should reasonably free from flare, and
evenly distributed void shadows.
 Intensity of the required illumination inside the
establishment should be maintained at a point about
30 inches above the floor.
 There shall be provisions for sufficient lighting fixtures
on open areas that capable of illuminating dark places
in the establishment, especially at night.
 The switches of lighting fixtures should be
conveniently located, if possible, near the door.
 The level of illumination of other areas not otherwise
mentioned should be of such intensity that may
required by the local health officer concerned as
recommended by the sanitary engineer.
Requirements For Ventilation In
Establishments
 Ventilation can either be natural or mechanical
ventilation, which is effective and suitable for comfort
and safety of clients and personnel.
 Proper ventilation should be provided in all areas of
the establishment.
 When natural ventilation is provided, a room intended
for use shall be provided with a window or windows
with a total frame area of opening that is equal to at
least 10 percent of the floor area of the room.
Trans by: Ferrer, B., Laggui, N.
 Such windows shall open directly to a clear
space.
 In the absence of an effective natural ventilation,
mechanical ventilation shall be provided as follows:
 For an air-conditioning unit, it should provide
1.5 or ½ horse power.
 Air conditioner for every 50 cubic meter of
room volume.
 Storage and supply rooms should provide an exhaust
fan or blower with a minimum fan diameter of 15.24
cm per 35 cubic meter room volume.
 For kitchen dining and study room, a minimum of fan
diameter of 15.24 cm per 35 cubic meter room volume
should be provided.
 For toilet and bathroom, a minimum diameter of 15.24
cm per 35 cubic meter room volume should be
provided as well.
 However, windowless bathrooms shall be provided
with mechanical exhaust system that are connected
to the light switch (same witch with light), so that the
exhaust fan for that toilet or bathroom should be
switched on when the light is switch.
 Air conditioner of the room of the establishment shall
be supplied through air inlets that are arranged and
located and equipped so that the personal guests and
visitors are not subjected to air velocities of more than
1.02 m/sec.
Requirements For Sound And Vibration
In Establishments
 Sound absorbent material should be installed in all
areas where excessive is produced.
 Anti-vibration mounting shall be utilized for sound and
vibration producing equipment.
 Insulation and absorbing material and equipment
should be used to minimize excessive sound and
vibration, and it should be in accordance to the
occupational health and safety standard.
 Air industrial hygiene and Code of Sanitation
of the Philippines

Safety Requirements In Establishments
 The health and safety in the working environment
shall be in accordance with the occupational health
and safety standards that are formulated by the
Department of Labor and Employment, and following
A. Public or Private Premises maintained and used in a
the Code of Sanitation of the Philippines.
manner that is injurious to health
 Emergency telephone and telephone number of
ambulance services and doctors and hospitals shall
be conspicuously posted in the premises of the
establishment.
 The establishment shall provide the prescribed
medicines, readily accessible first aid kit equipment
and supplies, and medical staffs according to the
number of workers
 E.g. There should be 1 occupational health
physician, 1 dentist, 1 occupational health
nurse, 1 first aider per 200 to 600 workers.
 There should be personal protective equipment that
is appropriate for the type and nature of the work.
 These PPES should be provided to the
employees by the operator of the
establishment.
 The fire protection system and safety instruction
program of the establishment shall be in accordance
with the Fire Code of the Philippines.
 There should be regular fire drills and earthquake
drills that should be conducted in the establishment,
at least twice a year.
Electrical Designs and Equipment
Specifications in Establishments
 All electrical systems should conform to the
Philippines Electrical Code, as adapted by the Board
of Electrical Engineering, pursuant to the R.A No.184,
otherwise known as the Electrical Engineering Law.
 Mechanical designs, equipment specifications,
installation, and all mechanical systems shall conform
to the Philippine Mechanical Engineering Code.
 The minimum requirement for the accessibility of
disabled persons in the establishment shall be in
accordance with Batasang Pambansa Bilang 344,
otherwise known as Law to Enhance the Mobility of
Disabled Persons, including its implementing rules
and regulations.
Provisions For The Specific Types Of
Nuisances
1. No public or private place shall be used and
maintained as a disposal site of refuse or any
other noxious wastes, unless the site has been
designated for such purpose with the approval of
the local health officer, or any concerned
regulatory agencies.
2. By-products like rust-holes and other similar
particles shall not be stored or dumped in an open
or exposed area without any covering or
protective material which shall prevent such by-
products from scattering or being blown away by
the wind.
3. There shall be no structure, material, equipment,
machinery, or vehicles abutting unto public street
or sidewalks that affects and obstructs the
convenient passage of traffic and passersby
 Streets used as parking for vehicle or for
any other purpose shall be subjected to
the approval of the local health authority,
under existing local regulations and
ordinances.
4. Any structure or parts that were decayed,
damaged by fire or termites, or declared as
condemned, and to which the assessment of the
local health officer that structural integrity is
already questionable - then it shall constitute a
hazard to public health and safety, and so it shall
be demolished within such reasonable time as
the local health officer may order after due written
notification of the owner or operator of that
establishment.
 In the case of machineries, equipment or
other structures or materials placed
unprotected or unguarded, are
unsanitary, situated or operated in a
public or private premises but they
constitute nuisance – all of these should
Requirement for the Accessibility of
Disabled persons in the establishments
be confiscated or abated within 30 days
after its assessment by the local health
officer and written notification of the
owner or the operator has been served.

B. Establishments that emit dense smoke or noxious
fumes, vapors, gases, soothes, or cinders that are of
unreasonable or toxic quantities and that can adversely
affect the health and sanitation of the workers
 It shall be declared as a nuisance and shall be
dealt accordingly by the local health officer
concerned.
 Establishments that are engaged in the
processing and manufacturing of explosives,
inflammable liquids, and other toxic and
hazardous substances, shall be located 300
meters away from densely populated residential
or commercial areas, or institutional areas.
 Public or private premises or buildings that are
constructed, altered, or operated in violation of
the Code of Sanitation of the Philippines and the
Building Code of the Philippines (Presidential
Decree No. 1096), the Civil Code of the
Philippines, and other existing laws and local
ordinances, shall be declared as nuisance and
the local health officer shall have the authority or
the power to order in writing for the operator to
correct and remove the said nuisance within such
reasonable time as the local health officer may
order.
C. Breeding places and harborage of vermin
 Important in establishments that are considered
as nuisance and offensive traits or occupation.
1. The owner or operator of the said establishment
shall be responsible for the control of vermin and
its breeding places within his / her establishment
or premises.
2. The growth of weeds, grasses, and bushes
outside or within the premises of the
establishment, or any public or private vacant lot
shall be controlled in order to prevent the
breeding or harborage of harmful insects and
animals like spiders, scorpions, or even snakes.
3. No persons shall use any dangerous or toxic
chemicals in spray or in mist form in
concentrations exceeding the maximum
permissible standards set by the Fertilizer and
Pesticidal Authority and other concerned
regulatory agencies, for the purpose of weed
control.
4. The control method, procedure, and frequency
should be in accordance with the provision of
vermin control of the Sanitary Code of the
Philippines.
D. Animals and their carcasses which are injurious to
health
 A dead animal shall be disposed by its owner
within 24 hrs. after its death, and in such a
manner complying with the Refuse Disposal of
the Code of Sanitation of the Philippines.
 Whenever a dead animal is discriminately
disposed in any public or private place to which
the owner of such animal is unknown, the local
health officer will then have the authority to direct
his authorized representative to bury the dead
animal in a manner complying with Refuse
Disposal according to the Code of Sanitation of
the Philippines.
Accumulation Of Refuse
 A sanitary requirement for the segregation and
storage or collection, transport and even final
disposition of the refuse shall be in compliance with
the Refuse Disposal of PD856
1. Storing and drying of manure shall be made at a
minimum distance of 500meters away from the
residential, commercial or industrial area or as
approved by the local health officer considering
that objectionable odors emitted by the
establishment shall not cause nuisance to the
people residing to the area.
2. Noxious matter or waste are matter that are
discharged greatly in the streets. There shall be
no noxious matter of harmful substance that shall
be disposed of into streets, roads or alleys,
bodies of water, or any pathways or place that is
not approved by the local health officer or rather
concerned regulatory agencies as disposal sites
for this matter.
 The sanitary requirement for disposal shall be
pursuant to the Refuse Disposal part of the Sanitary
Code.
3. Sewage or other waste water that are discharged
without prior treatment into streets, roads, alley or
bodies of water or any pathway or place or is used
to water street plants that is likely to affect health
and cause pollution or contamination of wells and
springs and other source of drinking water shall
be declared as nuisance and shall be acted upon,
corrected or removed by the owner or operator of
the establishment within 24 hours upon order of
the local health officer.
 The quality of bodies of water shall be maintained in
a safe and satisfactory condition according to
specified usage as stated by the Department of
 Environment and Natural Resources standard rules
and regulation.
Animal Stockade
--- (those whose business is poultry and piggery)
1. All animal stockade shall be kept reasonably clean and
free from the accumulation of manure and other refuse.
2. All animal stockade whether temporary or permanent
shall be required to have a flooring, resist impervious, free
from cracks and crevices, and properly sleuth to a
minimum of 2 degrees to provide efficient drainage.
3. Adequate water supply, both for drinking and cleaning,
and for other domestic purposes shall be provided in the
establishment.
 The water requirement for common domesticated
animals shall be as follows:
 The minimum water requirement for piggery
(per head, per day):
Sow 36L or 9.5gallons
Boar 18L or 4.8gallons
Fattener pig 14L or 3.5gallons
- It should be noted that you should
provide 7.5L or 25gallons of water per
day, per square meter of stockade for
cleaning purposes during cleaning period
 The minimum water requirement of poultry
(per 100 heads, per day):
Hen 30L or 8gallons
Chicken 3L or 0.8gallons
Quail 1L or 0.26gallons
- You should also provide 75L or 20gallons
per day, per square meter of stockade for
cleaning during the cleaning period.
4. Every animal stockade or enclosure shall be provided,
water tight, easy to carry and vermin proof receptacle for
manure and other litter arising within the premises of the
stockade.
 Such receptacle shall always be securely
covered except on the time of emptying and shall
be disinfected after every use. No manure shall
be allowed to accumulate except in such
receptacles.
5. All domestic animals like those that are kept as pets or
those that are used in the livestock industry and for other
purposes shall be under the effective control of its owner
or operator of the establishment.
6. All stray animals shall be impounded by the local
government unit that is concerned.
7. For livestock which are temporarily confined in
abattoirs or slaughter house shall be covered by the
provision of Markets and Abattoirs of the Code of
Sanitation of the Philippines.
Animals That Are Used For Commercial
Purposes
 Establishments that are engaged in such industry
shall be located only in places or areas designated
under existing zoning laws and local zoning
ordinances
 Places where no zoning law or ordinance exist, the
local health officer concerned shall determine the
suitability of the location.
 Livestock storage shall not be located within
25meters from any ground or surface drinking water
source, nor shall it be near flat prone areas or in
depressions where heavy water run off may occur.
There shall be no livestock storage intended for
commercial purpose which shall be constructed,
operated and maintained at a point, 100 meters or
328 ft from habitation or any residential area.
 There shall be a buffer zone of at least 5meters in
width within the boundaries of the land and if
possible, it shall be planted with trees or shrubs.
 The location of any livestock industry shall be
500meters away from the national road or highway.
 Such establishment shall be projected that no future
urban expansion or development shall take place in
the area where the establishment is to be located
within 5 years.
 Stables, barns, loufing or loitering areas and other
enclosures where an animal are kept shall be
constructed with substance materials in such a
manner that it can be kept reasonably clean and
sanitary at all times.
 Satisfactory space requirement in each domestic
animal stockade shall be observed to prevent
crowding.
 Minimum space requirement for swine stockade
(for every swine head):
Boar (pre) 1.858sqm
Sow (pre) 1.858sqm
Gilts (pre) 1.580sqm
Young sow 4.460sqm
Mature sow 5.948sqm
  Minimum space requirement for growing or
finisher house (per swine head):

10 to 20kgs 0.46sqm to 0.56sqm

20 to 40kgs 0.56sqm to 0.74sqm
40 to 70kgs 0.74sqm to 0.84sqm
70 to 100kgs 0.84sqm to 1.1sqm

 Minimum space requirement for poultry stockage

(per head of layer):

Day old Layer 96.82 sqcm

4 to 8 layer 193.65sqcm
9 week to Laying age 50-60sqcm

 Minimum space requirement for poultry stockage

(per head of broiler):

Day old to 3 weeks 278.85sqcm

3 to 4 weeks 464.75 sqcm
5 weeks or more 928.5 sqcm

 Minimum space requirement for goat stockage

(per head):

Adult 0.75-1.5 sqm

Growing goat 0.5-0.75 sqm
Baby goat 0.25-0.5 sqm
- The owner should provide a minimum
loafing area of 150sqm per 50 goats.

 Minimum space requirement for Cattle stockage

(per head):

Fattener 6sqm

 Stockage dimension should be 4x1.5

 You should provide a loafing area of 500-

800sqm per 50 cattle

 Any establishment that is engaged in the sale of pet

animals like dogs, cats, reptile or fishes and others
that are located within a commercial area, shall be at
least 25 meters away from any food establishment.

 Every animal stockage and the premises of such

establishment is likely to be maintained at least 3
times a week or as necessary as the local health
officer may direct.

 The establishment shall be provided a sufficient

ventilation system such as an exhaust fan that
capable of delivering at least 1cubic meter of air per
minute. That minimizes objectionable odor arising
from such establishments.