“The OSH Standards

1989

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 High-risk Construction Works
§ construction work where there is a risk of a person falling two
meters or more

§ construction work on telecommunications towers

§ construction work involving demolition and the use of explosives

§ construction work on or near pressurized gas, distribution mains

and consumer piping
§ the construction of tunnels
§ construction work involving structural alterations that require
temporary support to prevent collapse

§ construction work involving a confined space

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§ construction work involving structural alterations that require
temporary support to prevent collapse

§ construction work on or near chemical, or fuel lines

§ construction work on or adjacent to roadways or railways used by
road or rail traffic
§ construction work involving excavation to a depth greater than 1.5
meters

§ tilt-up and precast concrete construction work

§ construction work in, over or adjacent to water or other liquids
where there is a risk of drowning,

§ construction work involving diving

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 LEGAL BASES: Section 2.Jurisdiction

a. Article 165, Chapter 2, Title I of Book IV of PD 442 otherwise

known as the “Labor Code of the Philippines”, as amended
provides that “The Department of Labor and Employment
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.”

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b. Article 162, Chapter 2, Title I of Book Four of the Labor Code

of the Philippines, provides that “The Secretary of Labor and
Employment shall by appropriate orders set and enforce
mandatory occupational safety and health standards to eliminate
or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all work
places and institute new and update existing programs to ensure
safe and healthful working conditions in all places of
employment”.

c. Department Order No. 13, series of 1998, Guidelines

Governing Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction
Industry.
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 DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13
Series of 1998
GUIDELINES GOVERNING OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY

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 LEGAL BASES: Section 2.Jurisdiction

e. Department Order No. 16, series of 2001 mandates that “the

Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC), either directly or
through accredited training organizations shall conduct
continuing programs to increase the supply and competence of
personnel qualified to carry out the provisions of the Standards”.

g. Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS),

Otherwise known as the Implementing Guidelines of the Article
162 of the Labor Code of the Philippines.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

1. Department of Labor and Employment

a. Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) - Performs
primarily policy formulation and program development
and advisory functions in the administration and
enforcement of laws relating to working conditions.
Exercises technical supervision in the administration and
enforcement of all Labor Standard laws, including health
and safety in all establishments, workplaces and worksites.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

1. Department of Labor and Employment

b. DOLE-Regional Offices - Enforce laws, policies, plans
programs, projects, rules and regulations of the
Department on labor standards and working conditions
and exercise the visitorial power through Labor Standards
Enforcement Divisions (LSEDs), pursuant to Article 128
of the Labor Code, as amended.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

1. Department of Labor and Employment

c. Employees Compensation Commission - Initiates,
rationalizes, and coordinates policies on employees
compensation programs as well as deciding appealed cases
from the Government Service Insurance System and
Social Securities Services, the agencies which initially
administer the employees compensation program.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

1. Department of Labor and Employment

d. Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) -

Plans, develops and implement training programs.
Undertakes continuing studies and researches on OSH.
Undertakes practical testing for standard specification for
Personal Protective Equipment. Conducts work
environment measurement and medical examination for
the ready detection of occupational diseases.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

1. Department of Labor and Employment

e. Technical Education Skills Development Authority

(TESDA) - Plans, develops and implement training
programs. Undertakes continuing studies and researches
on OSH. Undertakes practical testing for standard
specification for Personal Protective Equipment. Conducts
work environment measurement and medical examination
for the ready detection of occupational diseases.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

2. Department of Trade and Industry

a. Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines
(CIAP) - Mandates to promote, accelerate and regulate
the growth of the construction industry. Implements
blacklisting proceedings pursuant to Section 5.2b.3 of the
Revised Uniform Guidelines for Blacklisting Constructors
Involved in Public Construction (Approved under CIAP
Board Resolution No. 5, series of 2000) in cases of the
failure of all the constructors to comply with D.O. 13,
Labor standard laws including the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards (OSHS).

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

2. Department of Trade and Industry

b. Construction Manpower Development Foundation
(CMDF)- Serves as the manpower development board for
Philippine construction and its allied industries.
Undertakes training for skills development, safety
awareness and other supervisory/managerial courses.
Participates in the development of skills standards for the
construction industry

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

2. Department of Trade and Industry

c. Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) -
The Board is vested with authority to issue, suspend and
revoke licenses of contractors, investigate such violation
of this act and the regulations there under as may come to
each knowledge and, for this purpose, issue subpoena and
subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses
in connection with the charges presented to the Board, and
to discharge such other powers and duties affecting the
Construction Industry in the Philippines.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

3. Department of Health (DOH) - The Non-Communicable

Diseases Control Office

- Responsible in the formulation and implementation of

Chapter VII of The Code on Sanitation of the Philippines (P.D.
No. 856), among others, which provides rules, and regulations
on industrial hygiene and other sanitary requirements

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

4. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Office

of the Building Official

- Responsible in the administration and enforcement of P.D.

1096 (National Building Code and Its Implementing Rules and
Regulation) including the imposition of penalties for
administrative violations.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

5. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) -

Bureau of Fire Protection
- Responsible for the implementation of the provisions of
Presidential Decree 1185 otherwise known as the Fire Code of
the Philippines which provide standards, rules and regulations
on fire safety, prevention, protection and control/suppression.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

6. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

- Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)

- Responsible in the issuance of Environmental Compliance

Certificate (ECC) prior to construction activities.

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AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH
AND SAFETY LAWS AND RELATED ISSUANCES :

7. Construction Industry Tripartite Council(CITC)

- Advisory and oversight functions in the formulation and

implementation of laws, policies and issuances pertaining to
working conditions, health and safety in the construction
industry.

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Section 3. Delegation of Authority and Accreditation
The authority to enforce mandatory occupational safety and health
standards in the construction industry may be delegated in part by
the Secretary of Labor and Employment, under the following
conditions:
a. Chartered Cities and Municipalities may be allowed to
conduct Technical Safety Inspections and general safety
audit of construction project sites within their respective
jurisdiction where they have adequate facilities and
competent personnel for the purpose as determined by the
DOLE and subject to national standards established by the
latter, provided they submit for approval an application for
such authority.
(RULE 1980)
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Section 3. Delegation of Authority and Accreditation
The authority to enforce mandatory occupational safety and health
standards in the construction industry may be delegated in part by
the Secretary of Labor and Employment, under the following
conditions:
b. Private Safety Organizations with adequate facilities and
competent personnel for the purpose, may be accredited by
DOLE to conduct technical and/or general Safety and
Health Audit of construction project sites, for and in behalf
of the company or establishment.

c) Accreditation of safety organizations and practitioners shall

be in accordance with Rule 1030 of the OSHS.

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 Section 4. Coverage

This Procedural Guideline shall apply to:

a. All public and private operation and undertakings in the

construction industry and its subdivision, namely general
building construction, general engineering construction and
specialty trade construction, based on the classification code of
the Philippine Construction Accreditation Board of the
Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP);

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 Section 4. Coverage

This Procedural Guideline shall apply to:

b. Companies and entities involved in demolition works; and

c. Those falling within the construction industry as may be

determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment and as
provided for under D.O. 13 and the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards.

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Section 5. Construction Safety and Health Program

Every construction project shall have a suitable Construction

Safety and Health Program, which must be in accordance with these
rules, and other orders and issuances issued by the DOLE. The
Construction Project Manager, or in his absence, the Project Manager
as authorized by the owner, shall be responsible for compliance with
this Section.

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Section 5. Construction Safety and Health Program

5.1 The Construction Safety and Health Program shall state the
following:
a) composition of the Construction Safety and Health Com.
b) specific safety policies
c) penalties and sanctions for violations of the CSHP
d) frequency, content and persons responsible for orienting,
instructing and training all workers at the site with regard
to the Construction Safety and Health Program under which
they operate;
e) manner of disposing waste arising from the construction

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Section 5. Construction Safety and Health Program
1.0 Construction Safety and Health Program
The following shall be the minimum requirements for the approval
of a Construction Safety and Health Program (CSHP). pursuant
to Section 5, D.O. 13, series of 1998.

1.1 Company Safety and Health Policy. The following shall

apply: A Company Safety Policy which shall serve as the general
guiding principles in the implementation of safety and health on
site duly signed by the highest company official or his duly
authorized representative who has the over-all control of project
execution and should include the contractor’s general policy
towards occupational safety, worker’s welfare and health, and
environment.
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Section 5. Construction Safety and Health Program
1.1 Company Safety and Health Policy.

a. Registration (Rule 1020 and DO 18-02)

b. Report of Safety Committee Organization (Rule 1040)

c. Notification of Accidents and Occupational Illnesses (Rule

1050)
d. Annual Work Accident/Illness Exposure Data Report (Rule
1050) WAIR
e. Application for installation of mechanical/electrical
equipment for construction of structure for industrial use
(Rule 1070 and 1160)
f. Annual Medical Report (Rule 1960)
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Section 5. Construction Safety and Health Program
5.2 The Construction Safety and Health Program shall be executed
and verified by the Construction Project Manager or Project
Manager and shall be submitted to the Bureau of Working
Conditions (BWC) which may approve, disapprove or modify the
same according to existing laws, rules and regulations and other
issuances by the DOLE.

5.3 The cost of implementing the Construction Safety and Health

Program shall be integrated into the project’s construction cost,
provided, that said cost shall be a separate pay item, duly
quantified and stated in the project’s tender documents and
construction contract documents.

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 Section 6. Personal Protective Equipment
Every employer shall, at his own expense, furnish his
workers with protective equipment for eyes, face, hands and feet,
lifeline, safety belt/harness, protective shields and barriers
whenever necessary by reason of the hazardous work process or
environment, chemical or radiological or other mechanical irritants
or hazards capable of causing injury or impairment in the function
of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical
agent.

Provision of personal protective equipment (PPE)

shall be in accordance with Rule 1080 of the OSHS. The
equivalent cost for the provision of PPE (life span,
depreciation, replacement, etc.) shall be an integral
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Section 6.4 (DO 13)

All other persons who are either
authorized or allowed to be at a
construction site shall wear
appropriate PPE.

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 Rule 1080: Personal Protective Equipment

The following shall apply:

a. Appropriate types and duly tested PPEs to be

issued to workers after the required training on
their use.
b. Provisions for maintenance, inspection and
replacement of PPEs.
c. In all cases the basic PPE commonly required for
all types of construction projects are hard hats,
safety shoes and working gloves. Other PPEs shall
be required depending on the type of work and
hazards.
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 Section 7. Safety Personnel
Each construction project site is required to have the minimum
required Safety Personnel, as described herein:

7.1. The General Constructor must provide for a full time officer, who
shall be assigned as the general construction safety and health
officer to oversee full time the overall management of the
Construction Safety and Health Program.

The general construction safety and health officer shall

frequently monitor and inspect any health and safety aspect of
the construction work being undertaken. He shall also assist
government inspectors in the conduct of safety and health
inspection at any time whenever work is being performed or
during the conduct of accident investigation
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 Section 7. Safety Personnel
7.2. The General Constructor must provide for additional Construction
Safety and Health Officer/s in accordance with the requirements
for Safety Man/Officer of Rule 1033 (Training and Personnel
Complement),
7.3. The General Constructor must provide for one (1) Construction
Safety and Health Officer for every ten (10) units of heavy
equipment assigned to the project site,

“All safety personnel who will be employed by an

employer on full-time basis should be accredited
by the BWC of the DOLE. “

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 Section 7. Safety Personnel
§ All appointed first-aiders shall be duly trained and certified by
the Philippine National Red Cross and shall possess a Certificate
of Basic First Aid Training Course (Standard) with a valid PNRC
ID Card.
§ All appointed Safety Officers shall have completed the 40-hour
BWC prescribed safety and health course as required by Rule 1030
of the OSHS, as amended by D.O. 16. All full-time safety personnel
shall be accredited by the BWC pursuant to D.O. 16.

§ All physicians and nurses assigned at the project site shall have
completed the Bureau prescribed course on occupational safety and
health course, pursuant to Rule 1960 of the OSHS.

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 Section 8. Emergency Occupational Health
Personnel and Facilities

8.1. The construction project owner or his duly authorized

representative shall provide competent emergency health
personnel within the worksite duly complemented by adequate
medical supplies, equipment and facilities, based on the total
number of workers in the site as indicated below:

a) The services of a certified first-aider when the total number

of workers is fifty (50) or less;
b) The services of a full-time registered nurse when the total
number of workers exceeds fifty (50) but not more than
two hundred (200);
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 Section 8. Emergency Occupational Health
Personnel and Facilities

8.1. The construction project owner or his duly authorized

representative shall provide competent emergency health
personnel within the worksite duly complemented by adequate
medical supplies, equipment and facilities, based on the total
number of workers in the site as indicated below:

c) The services of a full-time registered nurse, a part-time

physician and a dentist, and an emergency clinic when the
total number of workers exceeds two hundred (200) but not
more than three hundred (300); and

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 Section 8. Emergency Occupational Health
Personnel and Facilities

8.1. The construction project owner or his duly authorized

representative shall provide competent emergency health
personnel within the worksite duly complemented by adequate
medical supplies, equipment and facilities, based on the total
number of workers in the site as indicated below:

d) The services of a full-time registered nurse, a full-time

physician, a dentist and an infirmary or emergency hospital
with one (1) bed capacity when the number of employees
exceed three hundred (300). In addition, there should be
one (1) bed capacity for every one hundred (100)
employees in excess of three hundred (300).

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 Section 8. Emergency Occupational Health
Personnel and Facilities

8.3. The engagement of an Emergency Health Provider for the

construction project site shall be considered as having
complied with the requirement of accessibility to the nearest
hospital facilities.

8.4. The employer shall always have in the construction site the
required minimum inventory of medicines, supplies and
equipment as indicated in Table 47 of the OSHS.

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 Section 9. Construction Safety Signages

Construction Safety
Signages must be provided to
warn the workers and the
public of hazards existing in
the workplace. Signages
shall be posted in prominent
positions at strategic location
and, as far as practicable, be
in the language
understandable to most of the
workers employed

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Section 10. Safety on Construction Heavy Equipment

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Section 10. Safety on Construction Heavy Equipment
The General Constructor must ensure that appropriate certification
is obtained from DOLE duly accredited organizations for the
following:

Section 10.2.3.(a)
All heavy equipment operators assigned at the project site must be
tested and certified in accordance with a standard trade test
prescribed by Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) in coordination with its accredited
organization/s.

Section 10.2.4.(b)
All heavy equipment must be tested and certified in accordance
with the standards prepared by DOLE or its recognized
organization/s prior to commissioning of said equipment.
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 Section 11. Construction
Safety and Health Committee
Section 11.1 Composition
§ Project Manager or his representative as the chairperson;

§ General Construction Safety and Health Officer;

§ Construction Safety and Health Officers;
§ Safety representatives from each subcontractor,
§ Doctors, Nurses and other Health personnel, pursuant to the
requirements stated in Rule 1042 of the OSHS, who shall be
members ex officio;
§ Workers’ representatives (minimum of 3, union members if
organized, not necessarily from one employer).

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 Section 11. Construction
Safety and Health Committee
Sec 11.2 Authority and Duties of the Construction Safety
and Health Committee
a) plan, develop and oversee the implementation of accident
prevention programs for the construction project;

b) direct the accident prevention efforts for the construction project in

accordance with these rules and the Construction Safety and Health
Program;
c) initiate and supervise the conduct of brief safety meetings or
toolbox meetings everyday;
d) review reports of safety and health inspections, accident
investigations;
e) prepare and submit to DOLE reports on committee meetings;
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Safety and Health Committee
Sec 11.2 Authority and Duties of the Construction Safety
and Health Committee
f) provide necessary assistance to government inspecting authorities
in the proper conduct of their enforcement and other activities;

g) initiate and supervise safety and health training for employees;

h) develop and maintain a disaster contingency plan and organize such

emergency service units as may be necessary to handle disaster
situations; and
i) perform all duties provided in the Construction Safety and Health
Program or those that are necessary and incidental to the fulfillment
of their duties herein described.
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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information

12.1 Workers should be adequately and suitably:

a) informed of potential safety and health hazards to which they
may be exposed at their workplace; and
b) instructed and trained on the measures available for the
prevention, control and protection against those hazards.

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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information

12.2 No person shall be deployed in a construction site

unless he has undergone a safety and health
awareness seminar conducted by the Occupational
Safety and Health Center (OSHC), BWC and other
concerned offices of DOLE or by safety professionals
or safety organizations or other institutions DOLE
has accredited or recognized. The DOLE in
collaboration with constructors shall promote
programs for the implementation of these awareness
seminars for construction workers.

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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information
12.3 Every worker shall receive instruction and training
regarding the general safety and health measures
common to construction sites which shall include:
a) basic rights and duties of workers at the
construction site
b) means of access and egress both during normal
work and in emergency situations
c) measures for good housekeeping
d) location and proper use of welfare amenities and
first-aid facilities
e) proper care and use of the items or personal
protective equipment and protective clothing
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12.3 Every worker shall receive instruction and training
regarding the general safety and health measures
common to construction sites which shall include:
f) general measures for personal hygiene and
health protection
g) fire precautions to be taken
h) action to be taken in case of any emergency
i) requirements of relevant health and safety rules
and regulations.

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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information
12.4 The instruction, training and information materials,
shall be given in a language or dialect understood by
the worker. Written, oral, visual and participative
approaches shall be used to ensure that the worker
has assimilated the material.
12.5 Each supervisor or any designated person (e.g.
foreman, leadman, gangboss, etc.) shall conduct
daily tool box or similar meetings prior to starting the
tasks for the day to discuss with the workers and
anticipate safety and health problems related to
every task and the potential solutions to those
problems. The supervisor shall remind the workers
on the necessary safety precautions that need to be
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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information
12.6 Specialized instruction and training should be given to:
a) drivers and operators of lifting appliances,
transport, earth-moving and materials-handling
equipment and machinery or any equipment of
specialized or dangerous nature
b) workers engaged in the erection or dismantling of
scaffolds;
c) workers engaged in excavations at least one meter
deep or deep enough to cause danger, shafts,
earthworks, underground works or tunnels;
d) workers handling explosives or engaged in blasting
operations;
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 Section 12. Safety and Health Information
12.6 Specialized instruction and training should be given to:
e) workers engaged in pile-driving;
f) workers working in compressed air, cofferdams,
and caissons;
g) workers engaged in the erection of prefabricated
parts of steel structural frames and tall chimneys,
and in concrete work, form work and other such
work;
h) workers handling hazardous substances and
materials;
i) workers as signalers; and
i) other workers as maybe categorized by TESDA.
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Section 13. Construction Safety and Health Training
The basic construction safety and health training
shall be a forty (40)-hour training course as prescribed by
the BWC. The training course shall include the provisions
of Rule 1410 of the OSHS. The BWC, from time to time,
may modify the basic construction safety and health
training course, as the need arises.
All safety personnel involved in a construction
project shall be required to complete such basic training
course. Every constructor shall provide continuing
construction safety and health training to all technical
personnel under his employ. Continuing training shall be a
minimum of 16 hours per year for every full-time safety
personnel.
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Section 14. Construction Safety and Health Report

All general constructors shall be required to submit

a monthly construction safety and health report to the
BWC or to the DOLE Regional Office concerned. The
report shall include a monthly summary of all safety and
health committee meeting agreements, a summary of all
accident investigations/reports and periodic hazards
assessment with the corresponding remedial
measures/action for each hazard.

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Section 15. Construction Workers Skills Certificates

In order to professionalize, upgrade and update the level of

competence of construction workers, the TESDA shall:
a)establish national skills standards for critical construction
occupations;
b)prepare guidelines on skills testing and certification for critical
construction occupations;
c)accredit construction sector organizations in the area of skills
training and trade testing; and
d)extend relevant assistance to construction sector organizations.

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Section 15. Construction Workers Skills Certificates
In this regard, all construction workers in critical occupations shall
undergo mandatory skills testing for certification by TESDA.
An occupation shall be considered critical –
a)when the performance of a job affects and endangers people’s lives
and limbs;
b)when the job involves the handling of tools, equipment and supplies;
c)when the job requires a relatively long period of education and
training;
d)when the performance of the job may compromise the safety, health
and environmental concerns within the immediate vicinity of the
construction site.

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 Section 16. Workers’ Welfare Facilities

The employer shall provide the following welfare facilities in order

to ensure humane working conditions:

16.1 Adequate supply of safe drinking water,

16.2 Adequate sanitary and washing facilities
16.1 Suitable living accommodation for workers, and as may be
applicable, for their families
16.1 Separate sanitary, washing and sleeping facilities for men and
women workers.

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 Section 17. Cost of Construction Safety
and Health Program

The total cost of implementing a Construction Safety

and Health Program shall be a mandatory integral part
of the project's construction cost as a separate pay item,
duly quantified and reflected in the Project's Tender
Documents and likewise reflected in the Project's
Construction Contract Documents

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 Section 18. Miscellaneous
All provisions of other existing occupational safety and health
guidelines not inconsistent with the above Guidelines shall form
part of this Department Order.

All provisions of other existing occupational safety and health

standards, rules and regulations not specifically provided herein
shall remain in full force and effect.

In the event that any provision of this Guidelines is declared

invalid by competent authority, the rest of the provisions thereof
not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

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 Section 19. Violations and Penalties
19.1. As circumstances may warrant, the DOLE shall
refer to the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board
(PCAB) its findings, after due process, on any act or
omission committed by construction contractors in
violation of labor standards, safety rules and regulations
and other pertinent policies. Any such violation
committed by construction contractors, whether general
constructors or sub-contractors, shall constitute as
prima facie case of a construction malperformance of
grave consequence due to negligence, incompetence or
malpractice contemplated under R.A. 4566
(Constructors’ Licensing Law), as amended, and its
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 Section 19. Violations and Penalties

19.2. In cases of imminent danger situations, the DOLE

Regional Director shall issue a stoppage order, in
conformance with the guidelines specified under Rule
1012.02 of the OSHS and other pertinent issuances for
stoppage of operation or for other appropriate action to
abate the danger. Pending the issuance of the order, the
employer shall take appropriate measures to protect his
workers. The stoppage order shall remain in effect until
the danger is removed or corrected. Non-compliance
with the order shall be penalized under existing
provisions of labor laws.

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 Section 20. Effectivity
This issuance shall serve as policy and procedural guidelines for
this Department and its agencies in the administration and
enforcement of applicable labor and social legislation and their
implementing regulations.

Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize diminution or

reduction of benefits being enjoyed by employees at the time of
issuance hereof.

This Department Order shall take effect immediately

23 July 1998

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 Rule 1400 Construction Safety

Rule 1411: Definitions

Rule 1412: General Provisions
Rule 1413: Excavation
Rule 1414: Scaffolding
Rule 1415: Construction Equipment
Rule 1416: Plant and Equipment
Rule 1417: Demolition
Rule 1418: Mechanical Demolition
Rule 1419: Explosives

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 Rule 1400 Construction Safety

Rule 1411: Definitions

Rule 1412: General Provisions
Rule 1413: Excavation
Rule 1414: Scaffolding
Rule 1415: Construction Equipment
Rule 1416: Plant and Equipment
Rule 1417: Demolition
Rule 1418: Mechanical Demolition
Rule 1419: Explosives

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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 Rule 1414: Scaffolding

Rule 1414 Scaffoldings (as Amended 1989)

1414.(5) At heights over 20 meters, structural steel should be used
designed by a structural engineer and duly approved by the
appropriate authority.

Department Order No. 128-13

Series of 2013

Amending Rule 1414 on Scaffoldings of the

1989 Occupational Health and Safety Standards,
As Amended
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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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Rule 1414: Scaffolding

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 Provisions for the protection of
the general public within the vicinity

Measures in order to ensure the safety of the general public shall be

pursuant to Rule 11 of the National Building Code-Implementing
Rules and Regulations: Protection of Pedestrians During
Construction or Demolition

Rule 1412.09: Protection of the Public - A safe covered walkway

shall be constructed over the sidewalk for use by pedestrians in a
building construction work less than 2.3 m. (7 ft.) from a sidewalk or
public road.

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 Provisions for the protection of
the general public within the vicinity

Rule 1412.12: Protection against collapse of Structure

All temporary structure shall be properly supported by the
use of guys, stays, and other fixings necessary for stability
during construction.
Where construction work will likely reduce the stability of
an existing or adjacent building shoring shall be undertaken
to prevent the collapse or fall of any part of the structure.

Rule 1412.16: Traffic Control

In construction sites where a worker's safety is likely to be
endangered by a vehicular traffic, flagmen, warning signs,
barriers or lane control devices shall be installed.
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 Rule 1050 : Accident
Rule 1053.01: Reporting Requirements
a) All accidents or incidences shall be investigated and recorded.
b) All work related accidents resulting to disabling injuries and
dangerous occurrences as defined in OSH Standards (Rule
1050) shall be reported.
c) Responsible or duly authorized officer for accident or incident
investigation recording and reporting who are either the
employer/owner/project manager/safety officer Accident
Report shall contain the minimum information as required in
DOLE/BWC/OHSD/IP-6.
d) Shall notify the appropriate DOLE Regional within 24 hours in
case of fatal accidents. An accident investigation shall be
conducted by the Regional Office within forty eight (48) hours
after receipt of initial report of the employer.
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 Rule 1060: Premises of Establishments

The provisions for danger signs, barricades, and safety

instructions for workers, employees, public, and visitors
such as, housekeeping; walkway surfaces; means of
access i.e. stairs, ramps, floor openings, elevated
walkways, runways and platforms; and, light.

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 Rule 1070: Occupational Health and
Environmental Control

The following shall apply:

a)Monitoring and control of hazardous noise, vibration and

air-borne contaminants such as gases, fumes, mists and
vapors.

a)Provisions to comply with minimum requirements for

lighting, ventilation and air movement.

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 Rule 1090: Hazardous Materials

The following shall apply:

Provision for identification, safe handling, storage,

transport and disposal of hazardous substances and
emergency procedure in accordance with Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in cases of accidents.

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 Rule 1100: Explosives
Gas and Electric Welding and Cutting Operations
1100.01: General Provisions:
(1) Welding or cutting operations shall not be
permitted in rooms or areas containing combustible
materials or in proximity to explosives or flammable
liquids, dusts, gases or vapors, until all fire and
explosion hazards are eliminated.
(4) A portable fire extinguisher shall be provided at
the place where welding and cutting operations are
being undertaken.

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 Rule 1150: Materials Handling and Storage

The following shall apply:

§Safe use of mechanical materials handling equipment

Secured and safe storage facilities
§Regular housekeeping as necessary so as not to constitute
and/or present hazards
§Clearly marked clearance limits
§Proper area guarding of storage facilities

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 Rule 1220: Elevators and Related Equipment
Rule 1415.10 Testing and Examination
of Lifting Appliance

The following shall apply:

a.Provisions to ensure safe installation, use and dismantling

of hoist and elevator;
b.Periodic inspection of hoists and elevators.

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 Rule 1940: Fire Protection and Control

The following shall apply:

a.Fire protection facilities and equipment as required under

Rule 1940 of the OSHS
b.Proposed structure and membership of fire brigade
c.Provision for training on emergency preparedness

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