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BASIC OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH
Engr. John Dharyl De Leon

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The OSH Standards are enforced by the fourteen (14)

Regional Labor Offices and their District Offices of the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in different
parts of the country.

Penal Provision – All violations of the provisions of this ASH Standards shall be
subject to the applicable penalties provided for in the Labor Code, P. D. 442 as
amended.

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Definition of Terms

Accident – an unplanned, undesired event, not necessarily injurious or damaging

that disrupts the completion of an activity.

Hazard Control – hazard control involves developing a program to recognize,

evaluate, and eliminate (or at least reduce) the destructive efforts of hazards
arising from human errors and from conditions in the workplace.

Loss Control – is accident prevention, achieved through a complete safety and

health control program.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Definition of Terms

Safety – is the control of hazards to attain an acceptable level of risk.

Control – is to regulate or restrain.

Risk – is the chance of physical or personal loss.

Incident – is an event that may or may not result to loss.

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

The Occupational Safety and

Health Standards shall cover
all places of employment with
the exemption of land, sea, air
transportation and safety in
mines.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Content of Occupational Safety and

Health Standards

Rule 1000 General Provision

Rule 1005 Responsibilities of
Employer

Rule 1010 Other Safety Rules

Rule 1020 Registration

Rule 1030 Training of Personnel in

Occupational Safety and Health

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Content of Occupational Safety and

Health Standards

Rule 1040 Health and Safety Committee

Rule 1050 Notification and Keeping of
Records of Accidents and Occupational
Illnesses
Rule 1060 Premises of Establishments

Rule 1070 Occupational Health and

Environmental Control

Rule 1080 Personal Protective

Equipment and Devices

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Content of Occupational Safety and

Health Standards

Rule 1090 Hazardous Materials

Rule 1100 Gas and Electric Welding
and Cutting Operations

Rule 1120 Hazardous Work Processes

Rule 1140 Explosives

Rule 1150 Materials Handling and
Storage
Rule 1160 Boiler

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Content of Occupational Safety and

Health Standards

Rule 1170 Unfired Pressure Vessels

Rule 1200 Machine Guarding
Rule 1210 Electrical Safety

Rule 1220 Elevators and Related Equipment

Rule 1230 Identification of Piping System

Rule 1410 Construction Safety

Rule 1413 Excavation

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Content of Occupational Safety and

Health Standards

Rule 1420 Logging

Rule 1940 Fire Protection and Control
Rule 1950 Pesticides and Fertilizers

Rule 1960 Occupational Health Services

Rule 1970 Fees

Rule 1980 Authority of Local Government

Rule 1990 Final Provision

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Responsibilities of Employers (Rule 1005)

o Furnish his workers a place of employment free from

hazardous conditions that are causing or likely to cause
death, illness or physical harm to his workers;

o Use only approved devices and equipment in his

workplace;

o Give complete job instructions to all his workers’ especially

to those entering the job for the first time, including relating
to the familiarization with their work environment, hazards
to which the workers are exposed to and steps taken in
case of emergency

o Comply with the requirements of these standards

Responsibilities of Employees

o Cooperate with the employer in carrying out

the provisions of the OSH standards.

o Report to his supervisor, hazards found in his

workplace.

o Use safeguards and safety devices.

o Follow Instructions given by the employer in

accordance with the standards

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Duties of the Safety Officer (Rule 1030)

o Advise the employer, supervisor and workers on OSH

o Be accredited thru the Basic Occupational Safety and

Health course

o Coordinate safety training programs

o Conduct safety and health inspections

o Investigate & Maintain Accident records system

o Provide assistance to government agencies in the

conduct of healthy and safety inspection, accident
investigation or any related programs