RULE 1070

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT
 1071: General Provisions
This rule establishes threshold limit and carcinogenic
substances and physical agents, which may be
present in the atmosphere of the work environment.
The Regional Office, on the advice of the Director.
The Secretary periodically review or update the
Standards on threshold limit values, permissible
noise exposure levels, illumination levels, human
carcinogens, temperature and humidity and other
technical standards upon recommendation of the
technical committee in the Bureau of Working
Conditions.
 1072: Threshold Limit Values for
Airborne Contaminants
1072.01
8 hours workday and a total of 48 hours a
week.
1072.02
1.Materials with names preceded by “C”
2. Other material, 8-hour Time Weighted
Average.
3.”SKIN” Notation
1072.03:
1073: Threshold Limit Values for Airborne
Contaminants.
 1074: Physical Agents
1074.01: Threshold Limit Values for Noise
1074.02: Permissible Noise Exposure
1074.03:
 1075: Illumination
1075.01: General Provisions
1075.02: Natural Lighting
1075.03: Artificial Lighting
 1075.04: Intensity
Artificial lighting shall be…..
20 lux (2 foot Candles)
50 lux (5 foot Candles)
100 lux (10 foot Candles)
200 lux (20 foot Candles)
300 lux (30 foot Candles)
500 to 1000 lux (50 to 100 foot Candles)
1000 lux (100 foor Candles)
Note:
1 foot Candle = 10.75 lux
For purpose of computation use 1 foot
candle = 10 lux
1075.06: Table of Illumination Levels
1075.06: Emergency Lighting
 1076: General Ventilation
1076.01: Atmospheric Conditions
1076.02: Air Supply
1076.03: Cleanliness
1076.04: Air Movement
1076.05: Temperature and Humidity
 1077: Working Environment
Measurement
1077.01: General Provisions
Working environment shall mean sampling
and analysis carried out in respect of the
atmospheric working environment and other
fundamental elements of working environment
for the purpose of determining actual conditions
therein.
1077.02: Definitions
1077.03: Requirements
(1) Working environment measurement shall
include temperature, pressure, illumination,
ventilation, and concentration of substances
and noise.
(2) The employer shall carry out the working
environment measurement in indoor or
other workplaces where hazardous work is
performed and shall keep a record of such
measurement, which shall be made available
to the enforcing authority.
(3) The working environment measurement shall be
performed periodically as may be necessary but no
longer than annually.
(4) The working environment shall be performed by
the safety and medical personnel who have taken
adequate training and experience in working
environment measurement.
(5) In the event of inability to perform the working
environment measurement, the employer shall
commission the Bureau/Center for Occupational
Safety and Health/Regional Labor Office concerned
and other institution accredited or recognized by
the Bureau, to perform the measurement
1077.04: Effectivity
This Rule shall be effective upon
announcement by the Secretary of Labor and
Employment.