Construction Safety and

Health Training
ENVIRONMENTAL
Llanne J. Concepcion RN
DOLE Accredited OSH
HEALTH AND
Practitioner
SAFETY
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session the participants will be
able to:
• Understand applicable environmental laws in
construction industry
• Apply the different environmental and
sustainability program that can be applied in
construction
 Phil.
Environmental
PD 1586 Impact
Statement
System

WHAT ARE THE

PHILIPPINE The Philippine

ENVIRONMENTAL RA 8749 Clean Air Act of

19999
LAWS

The Philippine
RA 9275 Clean of 2004
Act
WHAT ARE THE PHILIPPINE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
RA • Toxic Substances and
Hazardous and Nuclear
6969 Waste management Act 2000

RA • The Ecological Solid Waste

9003 Management Act of 2000

RA • Climate Change Act of 2009

9729
 PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE 1586
Establishing an environmental
impact statement system,
including other environmental
management related measures
and for other purposes

To attain and maintain a rational

and orderly balance between
socio-economic growth and
environmental protection
 SALIENT POINT
PD 1586
• No person, partnership or corporation shall
undertake or operate any such declared
environmentally critical project or area without first
securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate
• Non compliance to PDD 1586 is subject to penalty
not exceeding Php 50,000.00
• Exempted from securing ECC are projects that
started before 1982 and did not underdo expansion
• May opt to secure a certificate of non-coverage;
• No penalty if project is already started or operational
 PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
RA 9749
• Comprehensive air quality management
policy and program which to achieve and
maintain healthy air for all Filipinos

• The State recognizes that the responsibility of

cleaning the habitat and environment is
primarily area based

• The State also recognizes the principle that

“polluters must pay”
 PHILIPPINE CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004
RA 9275
• The State shall pursue a policy
of economic growth in a
manner consistent with the
protection, preservation and
revival of the quality of our
fresh, brackish and marine
waters
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
• To keep an inventory of chemicals
• To monitor and regulate importation,
manufacture, processing, handling, storage,
transportation, sale, distribution, use and disposal
of chemical substances
• To inform and education the populace about
the hazard and risks of hazardous chemicals
• To prevent unregulated transit, storage and
disposal of hazardous and chemical waste
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
• This Hazardous Waste Management Awareness
Training shall provide a familiarization of the
requirements of RA 6969 and its implementing rules
and regulations (DO 2013-22)) such as but not
limited to proper handling, storage, labelling,
transport, treatment of hazardous wastes
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
DAO 2013-22 Procedure and standards for the
management of hazardous wastes
• Ensure that the requirements for hazardous waste
generators, transporters and treaters are developed and
presented in a useful information/reference document for
various stakeholders
• Further streamline procedures for generation and
compliance to the legal and technical requirements for
hazardous waste management
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
HW Class HW # HW HW GhS Label Container
Nature Charac
Form
1 D. Waste with D 406 Solid Toxic, Box, crate
inorganic chemicals Corrosive
(used batteries)

2 D. Waste with D407 Solid toxic Steel/PVC

inorganic chemical Drum
(busted fluorescent
lamps)
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
HW Class HW # HW HW GhS Label Container
Nature Charac
Form
3 D. Ink/Dyes/ F601 Liquid Toxic, Steel/PVC,
Pigments/Paint/Resi Corrosive drum, crate
ns/latex/adhesives/
organic sludge
(paints)
4 H. Organic waste H802 Liquid toxic Steel/PVC
(grease trap waste) drum
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
HW Class HW # HW HW Charac GhS Label Container
Nature
Form

5 I;Oil (used oil) I101 Liquid Toxic, Steel/PVC, drum

Flammable

6 I: Oil (used cooking I102 Liquid Toxic Steel/PVC drum

oil)) Flammable

7 I: Oil (oil I104 Solid Toxic Box, crate

contaminate flammable
materials e.g. rags)
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
HW Class HW # HW HW Charac GhS Label Container
Nature
Form

8 J. Containers J201 Solid Toxic, Box, crate

(chemical container Flammable
e.g. paint cans)

9 M: Miscellaneous M501 Solid Toxic Special puncture-

waste resistant
(infectious/clinic containers
wastes)
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND
NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
HW Class HW # HW HW Charac GhS Label Container
Nature
Form

10 M: Miscellaneous M503 Solid Toxic, Yellow plastic bag

waste (expired
medicine)

11 M: Miscellaneous M506 Solid Toxic Box, crate

waste (Electronic
wastes)
KEY PLAYERS AND
ITS ROLES IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE
 HW GENERATOR
(„PROJECT‟)
• Acquire Hazardous waste generators ID
• Designate a Pollution Control Officer (PCO))
• Submit SM and CMR
• Implement proper waste management from the time the
wastes are generated until they are rendered non
hazardous by the nominated DENR accredited TSD facility
• Continue to own and be responsible for the wastes
generated in the premised until the wastes have been
certified waste treater as adequately treated, recycled,
reprocessed or disposed off waste
• Adhere to the hazardous waste transport manifest system
for offsite treatment, storage and disposal
 HW GENERATOR
(„PROJECT‟)
• Prepare a comprehensive emergency
preparedness and response program to mitigate
spills and accidents involving chemicals and
hazardous wastes.
• Communicate to the employees the hazards
posed by the improper handling, storage, transport,
use and disposal of hazardous wastes and their
customers
• Develop capability to implement the emergency
preparedness and response programs and
continually train core personnel on the effective
implementation of such programs
 HW TRANSPORTER
• Ensure that hazardous materials are transported in a safe
manner
• Receive wastes that are properly packaged and labeled from
the generator.
• Ensure that the transport vehicle have warning signs, markings
and other requirements by the DOTC on transporting hazardous
materials.
• Attach placards on the conveyances.
• Immediately inform the generator during cases of any
untoward events.
• Ensure that wastes of different subcategory should not be
mixed during transport, transshipment and storage.
• Immediately notify the EMB regional office in case of accidents
or spills and clean up the contamination according to the spill
response plan.
 HW TRANSPORTER
• A DENR-accredited TSD Facility/Treater shall be
engaged by the generator for the proper
disposal and treatment of its hazardous wastes.
• • Its permits should be stored, treated and
disposed of in an environmentally- sound
manner.
• • Issue a Certificate of Treatment (COT) within
45 days after the wastes are received for
treatment.
 LABELING
REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
OF THE YELLOW
LABEL
 LABELLING
REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS OF
THE PLACARD

• Labeling of chemicals, with

the use of the placard,
shall be in accordance
with the Globally
Harmonized System (GHS)
in the classification and
labeling of chemicals
 LABELING
REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
OF THE PLACARD
 TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS
AND NUCLEAR WASTES
RA 6969
EXEMPTED WASTES
• Household wastes such as garbage under RA 9003
except special wastes.
• Industrial & commercial wastewaters which are
disposed of on-site through the sewerage system
• Industrial and commercial solid wastes which do not
contain hazardous wastes
• Materials from building demolition except those
containing asbestos
• Septic tank effluents and associated sullage
wastewaters
LABELING REQUIREMENTS
WHERE TO PUT THE YELLOW LABEL AND
PLACARD

Example of placement of
yellow label and placard
on a container with used
oil
 LABELING REQUIREMENTS
SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)

• An SDS (formerly known as

MSDS) includes information
such as the properties of each
chemical; the physical, health,
and environmental health
hazards; protective measures;
and safety precautions for
handling, storing, and
transporting the chemical.
 REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE
• Be accessible in cases of emergency
and for purposes of inspection and
monitoring;
• • Be enclosed but adequately
ventilated;
• • Have floors that are impermeable to
liquids and resistant to attack by
chemicals, not slippery, and
constructed to retain spillages.
• • Be properly secured and not easily
accessed by unauthorized persons.
 REQUIREMENTS FOR
STORAGE
CONTAINERS
• Sharps should all be collected
together, regardless of whether or
not they are contaminated.
Containers should be puncture-
proof
• • Highly infectious waste should,
whenever possible, be sterilized
immediately by autoclaving.
• • Small amounts of chemical or
pharmaceutical waste may be
collected together with infectious
waste.
 REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE
CONTAINERS
• Large quantities of chemical waste
should be packed in chemical resistant
containers. The identity of the
chemicals should be clearly marked on
the containers: hazardous chemical
wastes of different types should never
be mixed.
• Waste with a high content of heavy
metals (e.g. cadmium or mercury)
should be collected separately.
 REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE
CONTAINERS
•Low-level radioactive infectious waste
(e.g. swabs, syringes for diagnostic or
therapeutic use) may be collected in
yellow bags or containers for
infectious waste if these are destined
for pyrolysis.
 STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
STORAGE TIME LIMIT

• Ensure that all categories of

wastes allowed to be stored
within a prescribed period are
treated or sent to appropriate
TSD facilities. • All wastes shall
be stored no longer than one
(1) year
 HAZARDOUS WASTES
TEMPORARY STORAGE
FACILITY
• The containment building
(where actual wastes will be
temporarily stored) should
provide for the following as
prescribed by DENR
• Hazardous wastes shall be
properly stored and labeled in
accordance to the storage
and labeling requirements
prescribed by DO 2013-22 and
DO 2015-09.
 HAZARDOUS
WASTES TEMPORARY
STORAGE FACILITY
A. Containers
B. Smoke Detector System
C. Warning Signs
D. Fire Extinguisher
E. SDS
F. Emergency Shower / Eye
Wash Facility
G. Secondary Containment
H. No Floor Drains

• Dimension 10mx4mx2.4m
 REPORTING AND MONITORING
• Close monitoring of actual hazardous waste generated, transported and
treated on a periodic basis and reflected in the Compliance Monitoring
Report (CMR) and Self monitoring Report (SR).

• Provision of latest Certificate of treatment (COT) should also be provided,

when required
 REPORTING
AND
MONITORING

The Certificate of Treatment (COT) is needed as

attachment when submitting these documents to
EMB Regional Office
 • AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID
ECOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE
NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND
SOLID WASTE INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS
MANAGEMENT PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
ACT OF 2000 OTHER PURPOSES
RA 9003
 ECOLOGICAL • Waste Segregation, Waste
Reduction and Recycle Programs;
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT • Construction of Material
Recovery Facilities (MRF)
ACT OF 2000
• Conversion of open dumpsites to
RA 9003 sanitary landfills
• Integration of Ecological Waste
Management concepts in
academic curricula for formal and
nonformal education,
Administrative and enforcement
procedures
 WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
FOOD WASTES – also known as compostable or
biodegradable wastes.

• Examples are: Fruit and

vegetable peelings,
leftover foods, vegetable
trims, fish/ fowl/ meat/
animal entrails, soft
shells, seeds, leaves, etc.,
 WASTE SEGREGATION,
STORAGE AND HANDLING

• Volume reduction of wastes at

the source
• Promote education among
workers the reduction and
minimization of wastes that are
generated
• Responsibility for sorting and
segregation of biodegradable
and non biodegradable wastes
shall be at all levels
 WASTE SEGREGATION, STORAGE
AND HANDLING
Recommended specs (if MRF is located outdoors)

• The lower walls of the MRF between each waste classification shall be
constructed using concrete hollow blocks. The upper half may be constructed
using wire mesh

• Corrugated roof should be provided to ensure that the wastes are

maintained dry.
 REUSE

• Surplus or
salvaged
materials can
be used again
for the same or
a new purpose.
 RECYCLE

• Many materials
can be
recycled, some
going back into
making new
construction
products.
THANK YOU