OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH AND
SAFETY
LEGISLATION
Baldovino Caño
Cabugatan Capinig
Camua Chavez

 What is Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH)
and why it is important to
employees?
What is Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Deals with all aspects of health and safety

in the workplace and has a strong focus on
primary prevention of hazards.
Why it is important to employees?

It is crucially important to employees

because it ensures their physical,
mental, and social well-being while on
the job.
 OSH LAW (RA11058)

The OSH Law provides that each Filipino worker is

protected against injury, sickness or death through
safe and healthful working conditions and that
employers must promote strict but dynamic,
inclusive, and gender-sensitive measures in the
formulation and implementation of policies and
programs related to occupational safety and health.
OSH ADMINISTRATION
FRAMEWORK IN THE
PHILIPPINES
The Occupational Safety and Health
(OSH) Administration Framework in the
Philippines is a set of laws and
regulations that are aimed at promoting
and maintaining the well-beingof
Philippine workers in various
workplaces.
The OSH Administration Framework in the Philippines
consists of several key components, including:

1. Occupational Safety and Health Standards:

2. Occupational Safety and Health Program:

3. Occupational Safety and Health Training:

4. Workplace Inspections:

5. Reporting and Investigation of Accidents and Incidents:

Laws, policies, and rules
which governs OHS
administration in the
Philippines
*OSH LAW (Republic Act No. 11058 or an
“An Act Strengthening Compliance with
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Standards and Providing Penalties for
Violations Thereof.”)
 •Occupational Safety Health (OSH) Program

a. Statement of commitment to comply with OSH

requirements;
b. General safety and health, including a drug-free
workplace;
c. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)/tuberculosis/hepatitis prevention
control;
d. Company or project details;

e. Composition and duties of the safety and health

committee;
f. Occupational Safety and health personnel and
facilities;

g. Safety and health promotion, training and education;

i. Accident/incident/illness investigation, recording and
reporting;

j. Provision and use of personal protective equipment

(PPE);

k. Provision of safety signage;

l. Dust control and management, and regulations on
activities such as building of temporary structures, and
lifting and operation of electrical, mechanical,
communications systems and other equipment;

m. Provision of workers' welfare facilities;

n. Emergency preparedness and response plan;

o. Waste management system; and

p. Prohibited acts and penalties for violations.

 •duties of employers, contractors, subcontractors, and
those who manage, control, or supervise work

1. Furnish the workers a 2. Give complete job safety

place of employment free
from hazardous conditions
that are causing or are
likely to cause death,
illness or physical harm to
the workers;
instructions or orientation to all
the workers especially to those
entering the job for the first time,
including those relating to
familiarization with their work
environment;
3. Inform the workers of the hazards associated with their work
health risks involved ot to which they are exposed to, preventive
measures to eliminate or minimize the risks, and steps to be taken
in cases of emergency;

4. Use only approved devices and equipment for the

workplace;

5. Comply with OSH standards including training medical

examination and where necessary, provision of protective and
safety devices such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and
machine guards;
6. Allow workers and their 7. File claims for
safety and health compensation
representatives to participate
benefits due to
actively in the process of
organizing, planning,
work-related
implementing and evaluating disability or death.
the safety and health program
to improve safety and health in
the workplace; and
• RIGHTS OF WORKERS
1. Right to Know

2. Rights to Refuse Unsafe Work

3. Right to Report Accidents

Right to Personal Protective

4.
Equipment (PPE)
Government agencies
which administer such
laws/policies
1. Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE)

- shall be solely responsible for the administration

and enforcement of occupational safety and
health laws, regulations and standards in all
establishments and workplaces wherever they
may be located.
2. Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)

- is the focal point of the Philippines labour

inspection system and is responsible for the
formulation of policies and laws relating to
working conditions and the working environment
3. ILO Country Office for the Philippines
(CO-Manila)

- strives with partners to achieve decent work for

all. It promotes social justice and internationally-
recognized human and labour rights.
 4. Inter-government Coordination and
Cooperation Commitee

- composed of DENR, DOE, DOT, DA, DPWH, DTI,

DILG, DOH, DICT, PEZA, and all other government
agencies, including local government units
 Local Division
Labour Standards Enforcement Framework (LSEF)
16 regional offices
Labor Standards Enforcement Program
General Inspection
* Routine/Regular
* Complaint/referral
* Imminent danger investigations
* Accident investigations
* Spot-checks
Technical Inspection
Various strategies for OHS
administration
various strategies should be. implemented,
including:

Develop an OSH policy:

Risk assessment:

Develop and implement control measures

Train employees:

Conduct regular safety audits:

Respond to incidents:

Continuously improve: