The document discusses health and safety in the workplace. It defines safety as complying with occupational safety and health standards to allow workers to perform jobs without excessive exposure to hazards. Health means workers are physically and mentally sound to do their jobs normally. The document emphasizes the importance of effective health and safety practices in retaining employees, maximizing productivity, and reducing costs from injuries. However, it notes that many Philippine workers do not have acceptable working conditions and occupational accidents remain high. The minimum health and safety standards require workplaces be free of hazards and provide protective equipment, facilities, and medical services for workers.

1. HEALTH AND SAFETY
DIND1

2. Rights To Safe & Healthful Conditions Of Work
What does safety and health in the workplace mean?
Safety refers to the physical or environmental
conditions of work which comply with prescribed
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards and
which allow the workers to perform the job without or
within acceptable exposure limit to hazards.
Occupational safety also refers to practices related to
production and work process.
Health means a sound state of the body and mind of
the workers that enables the worker or employee to
perform the job normally.
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTING
EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 307
ESTABLISHING AN
OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND
HEALTH CENTER IN
THE
EMPLOYEES'
COMPENSATION
COMMISSION

3. Importance of
health and
safety in the
workplace
Effective health and
safety in your workplace
can help to keep your
employees happy and
productive, and also
reduce the human and
business costs of
injuries.
 help you retain staff
 maximise employee productivity
 minimise injury and illness in the
workplace
 reduce the costs of injury and
workers’ compensation
 ensure you meet your legal
obligations and employee
responsibilities.

4.  Occupational accidents and diseases cause
human suffering and loss. Their economic cost is
high, with some 2 million workers dying each year
from work-related accidents and diseases, and the
figure is on the increase in spite of efforts to make
inroads.
 The Philippine Government estimates that 2.2
million Filipino workers in medium and large
enterprises enjoy effective occupational safety and
health (OSH) protection and services. In other
words, 17 of 18 persons in the nation’s workforce
of 38.8 million do not benefit from acceptable
working conditions. Studies substantiate that OSH
conditions in micro-firms and the informal sector
pose risks and hazards.

6. What is the
minimum
standard on
safety and
health in the
workplace?
The OSH Standards provide that every company shall
keep and maintain its workplace free from work
hazards that are likely to cause physical harm to the
workers or damage to property. Thus, the worker is
entitled to be provided by the employer with:
Appropriate seats, lighting and ventilation;
Adequate passageways, exits and fire fighting
equipment;
Separate facilities for men and women;
Appropriate safety devices like protective gears,
masks, helmets, safety boots, coats or first-aid kits;
Medicines, medical supplies or first-aid kits;
Free medical and dental services and facilities.

8. 3 types of accidents in the workplace

9. Recommendations to avoid
employee error:

12. Examples of
Working
Hazards

20. Health and
safety hazards
are not limited
to workers.

21. Occupational
Health

23. There is
however
progress in
some aspects
of providing
health and
safety in the
workplace.

24. SOURCES
 http://www.slideshare.net/BenedickLedesma/health-and-safety-
15497811
 http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/122/
 http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/oshc2010/file/OSH_Standard
s_Amended_1989_Latest.pdf
 http://www.ilo.org/manila/areasofwork/safety-and-health-at-
work/lang--en/index.htm
 http://www.ilo.org/safework/countries/asia/philippines/lang--
en/index.htm
 http://www.bwc.dole.gov.ph/index.php/2-uncategorised/51-rights-to-
safe-healthful-conditions-of-work