 People causes unsafe ACTS & unsafe

CONDITIONS which are sources of

hazards.
 Safety must be a way of life. It
provides corrective, preventive &
predictive measures to minimize
accidents.
 Loss avoidance through systematic
approach in safety management.
 Safety is required by LAW.
  There is low priority given to OSH.
 Lack of education & training on
OSH among workers & management.
 Lack of trained OSH personnel.
 Weak enforcement of OSH
Standards.
 Lack of OSH facilities.
 Needs to reinforce information.
 Statistics does not give reliable
data due to low rate of compliance,
absence of strict penalties, and
fragmented BWC administration.
.
Employers and Workers are Obliged to :

To fulfill the SOCIAL obligation

- We must save lives
- Do whatever it takes

To fulfill the FISCAL obligation

• We must save money
• Do what we have to

To fulfill the LEGAL obligation

We must stay out of trouble
Do only what we have to
 Management’s Social Obligation

TO PROTECT

Properties Workers

THEY are ASSETS

 They have price
 They have life
 They are needed
 They comprise his workplace
 Property :
 damage/spoilage,
 thief/fire,
 misuse

 Workers :
 injury/harm/death
 Illness/sickness
 Misinformation
 PROFITABILITY – a business
must make money (profit) in order
to survive.
 GROWTH – to increase its profit, it
must expand, go into other types
of business.
 CONTINUITY – any interruption or
disruption of a business operation
will affect its productivity and
profitability.
COMPANIES are now geared to
meet customers’
requirements.

Many of them are now working for

ISO Certification Programs on
QMS (ISO 9001:2000), EMS
(ISO 14001:2004) & OHSMS
(OHSAS 18001:2007).
 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM …
Customer Satisfaction

 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM …

Zero Waste

 SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

… Zero Accident Performance
 DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
 NO RE-WORK.
 JUST IN TIME.
 WORKING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER.
 COST REDUCTION, INNOVATION.
 5S, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, Etc.
 • Medical
Direct Costs • Compensation

• Time lost from work by injured

• Loss time by fellow workers
• Damage to tools and equipment
Indirect & • Time damaged equipment is out of service
Hidden Costs of • Spoiled work
Accidents • Loss time by supervision
• Loss of Production
• Miscellaneous - 100 other items of cost

Indirect Costs = 5 to 8 of
Direct Costs
 Laws contain administrative requirements,
general safety & health rules, technical
safety regulations & other measures to
eliminate or reduce hazards in the workplace.

 Laws are meant to be

implemented/enforced
by the government

 Laws are meant to be

followed by the citizens
  Labor Code of the Philippines (DOLE)
LAWS  OSH Standards (DOLE/BWC)
 Fire Code of the Philippines (DILG)
 Sanitation Code of Philippines (DOH)
 Building Code of the Philippines (LGU)
 Philippine Electrical Code
 Philippine Mechanical Engineering
Code
 Etc..
LIFE

 BUSINESSES & INVESTMENTS

 WORKERS
 1 HAZARDOUS

2 HIGHLY HAZARDOUS

3 NON–HAZARDOUS

.
 It preserves the lives of

 workers, and the

 company

 It is mandated by law
 It is a form of motivation
 It creates understanding
“SAFETY …is without doubt,
the most crucial investment we
can make, and the question is
not what it costs us
but what it saves.”
Frank Bird