The document outlines the roles and responsibilities related to occupational safety and health (OSH) in the workplace, highlighting the necessity of training, hazard recognition, and compliance with legislation. It presents statistical data on occupational injuries and emphasizes the importance of health programs to prevent work-related diseases. Additionally, it details the legal framework and employer/worker duties under Philippine OSH standards, including rights to safety, reporting, and personal protective equipment.

1. RYAN ROGER DIAZ
 Safety, Health and Environmental Officer,
Acro Distribution Network Inc.
 D.O.L.E. Certified Safety Officer Level 2
 Philippine Red Cross Trained First Aider

3. MANDATORY 8-
HOUR SAFETY
AND HEALTH
SEMINAR FOR
WORKERS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 16
(B) OF R.A. 11058 AND
SECTION 3 OF D.O. 198-18

4. MODULE 1:
Overview
 OBJECTIVES:
To be able to express
appreciation on OSH and
recognize the importance of
various data and legislation
relating to OSH

5. What is OSH?
 Occupational Safety and Health
 A discipline with a broad scope
involving:
1. Occupational Safety
2. Occupational Health
3. Industrial Hygiene

6. Occupational
Safety
Deals with understanding the
causes of accidents at work and
ways to prevent unsafe acts and
unsafe conditions
Safety at work discusses concepts
on good housekeeping, proper
materials handling and storage,
machine safety, electrical safety,
fire prevention and control, safety
inspection and accident
investigation

7. Occupational
Health
 Explains how the different
hazards and risks at work may
cause illness and emphasizes
that health programs are
essential in controlling work-
related diseases

8. Industrial
Hygiene  It is the science of anticipating,
recognizing, evaluating, and
controlling workplace conditions
that may cause workers' injury or
illness.

9. OSH aims
at:
 The promotion and maintenance
of the highest degree of physical,
mental and social well-being of
workers
 Prevention of the adverse health
effects of the working conditions
 Placing and maintenance of
workers in an occupational
environment adapted to their
physical and mental needs
 The adaptation of work to
humans

10. OSH Situationer
According to Integrated Survey on Labor and
Employment:
 Total of 38, 235 occupational accidents
occurred in 2018
 As a result, about 46, 238 cases of occupational
injuries
 43.9 % - non fatal with lost workdays
 1 % - fatal
 55. 1 % - non fatal without lost workdays

11. By industry:
 Manufacturing – 49. 7 %
 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of vehicles
– 11. 4 %
 Administrative and support service activities – 7.
2 %

12. Cases of
Occupational
Injuries with
Workdays Lost
By
Qualification

13. Type of
injury
 Superficial injuries and open
wounds
- 50.8 %
 Dislocations, sprains and strains
- 12.0 %
 Fractures
- 10.7 %

14. Part of
body
injured
 Wrist and hand
- 35.9 %
 Lower extremities
- 18.7 %
 Arm and shoulder
- 17.6 %

15. Cause of
injury
 Stepping, striking against or
struck by objects, excluding
falling objects
- 36.3 %
 Caught in or between objects
- 21.0 %
 Falls of persons
- 10.5 %

16. Agent of
injury
 Machines and equipment
- 26.2 %
 Materials and objects
- 24.4 %
 Hand tools
- 18.3 %

17. Occupation
 Plant machine operators and
assemblers
- 30.2 %
 Service and sales workers
- 19.3 %

18. Occupational
Diseases
 Back pains
- 31.3 %
 Hypertension
- 15.5 %
 Neck and shoulder pains
- 11.4 %
 Occupational asthma
- 5.4 %
 Other infections
- 5.3 %

19. Occupational
Diseases  Workers engaged in
administrative and support
service activities
- 31.8 %
 Manufacturing
- 28.9 %

20. OSH Legislation
 Philippine Constitution
 Labor Code (PD 442) – 1974
 OSH Standard – 1979, Rev. 1989
 RA 11058 and its IRR

21. RA 11058 and DO 198-18
An act strengthening compliance with
Occupational Safety and Health Standards and
providing penalties for violations thereof

22. Coverage  It shall apply to all establishments ,
projects and sites and all other
places where work is being
undertaken

23. Duties and
Responsibilities
 Employer’s Duties
1. Equip a place of employment free
from hazardous conditions that
may cause or are likely to cause
death, illness or physical harm
2. Provide complete job safety
instructions to all workers

24. Duties and
Responsibilities  Employer’s Duties
3. Ensure that chemical, physical and
biological substances and
ergonomic and psychosocial
stresses under control are without
risk to health
4. Use only approved specific industry
set of standards of devices and
equipment

25. Duties and
Responsibilities
 Employer’s Duties
5. Comply with OSH Standards
including training, and where
necessary, provisions on protective
and safety devices
6. Make arrangement for workers
and their representatives to have
the time and resource to
participate in the process of
organizing, planning and
implementation, monitoring,
evaluation and action for
improvement of the OSH
management system

26. Duties and
Responsibilities  Employer’s Duties
7. Provide for measures identifying
trainings and drills, evacuation
plans to deal with emergencies,
fires and accidents
8. Comply with all reportorial
requirements of OSH Standards
9. Register establishment to DOLE as
provided under the OSH Standards

27. Duties and
Responsibilities  Duties of Workers
1. Participate in capacity building
activities on safety and health and
other OSH related topics and
programs
2. Proper use of all safeguards and
safety devices furnished for
workers’ protection and that of
others

28. Duties and
Responsibilities
3. Comply with the instructions to
prevent accidents or imminent
danger situations in the workplace
4. Observe prescribed steps to be
taken in cases of emergency
5. Report any work hazard that may
be discovered in the workplace

29. Duties and
Responsibilities  Duties of Other Persons
1. Any other persons, including
builder or contractor who visits,
builds, renovates or installs devices
or conducts business in any
establishments or workplace shall
comply with the provisions of these
rules and all other regulations
issued by the Secretary of the
Department of Labor

30. Duties and
Responsibilities  Duties of Other Persons
 Whenever two or more
undertakings are engaged in
activities simultaneously in one
workplace, it shall be the duty of all
concerned to collaborate and
cooperate to ensure compliance
with OSH Standards and regulations

31. Workers’
Right to
Know
1. The right to safety and health at
work shall be guaranteed
2. Workers shall be informed by the
employer about all types of
hazards in the workplace and
provide access to training and
education on chemical safety and
orientation on data sheet of
chemical, electrical, mechanical
safety and ergonomics

32. Workers’
Right to
Know
3. All workers, including new hires,
shall be provided training and
information on all types of hazards
in the workplace in a language
and dialect that workers can
understand
4. A re-orientation on safety and
health for workers in high-risk
establishments must be conducted
regularly and to be conducted
immediately following any
changes in the operations and
production process

33. Workers’
Right to
Know
5. The worker has the right to refuse
work without threat of reprisal from
the employer in cases of imminent
danger. Affected workers may be
temporarily assigned to other work
areas
6. Section 24 of this rules shall apply
during the period

34. Workers’
Right to
Report
Accidents
1. Workers shall have the right to
report accidents, dangerous
occurrences, and hazards to the
employer, DOLE and to other
concerned government agencies
2. Reporting to DOLE may be done
through any means of
communication

35. Workers’
Right to
Personal
Protective
Equipment
1. All PPE shall be of appropriate type
as tested and approved by DOLE
2. Usage of PPE shall be based on the
evaluation and recommendation
of the Safety Officer
3. All PPE shall be of appropriate size,
weight, type specific to worker and
task
4. Failure to provide appropriate PPE
in high risk activities shall give rise to
the right of the worker to refuse
unsafe work

36. Safety
Signages
and
Devices
 All establishments, projects, sites
and all other places where work is
being undertaken shall have safety
signages and device to warn
workers and the public to the
hazards in the workplace

37. Safety in
the Use of
Equipment
1. Employers, contractor or
subcontractor, if any, must comply
with the OSH Standards set by
DOLE on safety and use of such
equipment
2. Appropriate training and
certification by the Technical
Education and Skills Development
Authority, Professional Regulatory
Commission or other concerned
government agency shall be a
requirement

38. Occupational Safety and
Health Program
 Covered workplaces through the Safety and
Health Committee, shall develop and implement
a suitable OSH Program following the DOLE
prescribed format
 OSH Program shall be submitted and considered
approved upon stamped-received by
concerned DOLE – RO. Pre-approved program
shall be validated during inspection based on
existing laws, rules and regulations

39. Occupational Safety and
Health Program
 The Health and Safety Committee shall review
and evaluate the OSH Program at least once a
year or as necessary.
 The total cost of implementing the OSH Program
shall be an integral part of the company’s
operations cost

40. OSH Personnel
 All covered workplaces shall have qualified OSH
personnel:
- Safety Officer
- First Aider
- Nurse
- Dentist
- Physician

43. Safety and Health Training
Requirements
 All OSH personnel shall undergo the prescribed
mandatory trainings from DOLE-Accredited
safety training organizations
 All workers shall undergo the mandatory 8-hour
OSH seminar

44. Safety and Health Training
Requirements
 Workers performing critical occupations shall
undergo the mandatory competency
assessment and certification by TESDA
 Workers’ OSH seminars and trainings/orientations
required by the employer or by other regulations
in the performance of their task shall be
undertaken at no expense to the worker and
considered as compensable working time

45. Occupational Safety and
Health Reports
 Annual Medical Report
 Work Accident/Injury Report
 Annual Work/Injury Exposure Data Report
 OSH Committee Report

46. Workers’ Welfare Facilities
 All workers shall have FREE access and use of the
following welfare facilities:
1. Adequate supply of safe drinking water
2. Adequate sanitary and washing facilities
3. Suitable living accommodation as may be
applicable
4. Separate sanitary, washing and sleeping
quarters for all genders, as may be applicable

47. Workers’ Welfare Facilities
5. Lactation station
6. Ramps, railings and the likes
7. Medical facilities (treatment room/clinic)
8. Other workers’ welfare facilities

48. Employer’s Responsibility
and Liability
 The employer, project owner, contractor or
subcontractor and any persons who manages,
controls or supervises the work being undertaken
shall be jointly and solidarily liable for
compliance with the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards and corresponding penalties
for violations

49. Incentives
 Incentives may be given to qualified employers
and workers in recognition of their efforts in
ensuring compliance with the OSH Standards
 Incentives shall be given in the form of training,
additional protective equipment, technical
guidance, recognition awards and the likes

50. Inter-Government Coordination
and Cooperation
 A Joint Coordinating Committee shall be
established to effectively implement the Law
and its IRR
 The Committee shall develop mechanisms for
harmonizing each Agency’s
mandates/policies/guidelines related to OSH,
with reference to the Law
 DOLE to collaboratively work with DENR, DOE,
DoTR, DA, DPWH, DTI, DILG-LGUs, DOH, DICT,
PEZA and other government agencies

51. OSH Standards
 1979, Rev. 1989

54. Company OSH Policies
and Programs
 Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Program
 HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy and Program
 Company Policy Regarding Prolonged Sitting
and Standing At Work
 Workplace Policy and Program on Hepatitis B
 Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures

55. References
1. Department of labor and Employment. Occupational Safety and
Health Standards, 1979 Rev. 1989
2. Zero Accident Program (ZAP), Occupational Safety and Health
Center
3. Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment,
https://psa.gov.ph/tags/integrated-survey-labor-and-employment
4. R.A. 11058, An act strengthening compliance with Occupational
Safety and Health Standards and providing penalties for violations
thereof, January 2018
5. D.O.L.E. Department Order 198 – 18, Implementing Rules and
Regulation of R.A. 11058