This document outlines a research study that will evaluate Occupational Health Services (OHS) programs among canning and wood industries in Zamboanga City. The study has four specific objectives: 1) determine which industries have OHS programs, 2) identify workers who benefit from the programs, 3) determine how industries sustain OHS, and 4) compare procedures to local and national laws. The expected outputs are information on OHS identification, assessment of awareness levels, and baseline data for other researchers. The study will provide profiles of industries and workers, inform policy improvements, and identify strengths or weaknesses of existing programs.

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RESEARCH PROTOCOL2
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A. Research Abstract (Introduction)4
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Occupational Health Services (OHS), as defined by the Mosby’s Dictionary is the ability of a worker6
to function at an optimum level of well – being at a worksite as reflected in terms of productivity, work7
attendance, disability compensation claims, and employment longevity (2009). On the other hand,8
evaluation is the systematic and objective assessment of an on – going or completed project or policy, its9
design, implementation and results. It aims to determine the relevance and fulfillment of objectives,10
development, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability (OECD, 2006).11
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The reflection of a truly productive manpower is when the objective of OHS designed to protect13
workers is fulfilled, and is consistent with national development goals as mandated by the Department of14
Labor and Employment (DOLE). This standard was legislated in much of the developing countries though15
there has been gradual progress and well established health care approach in the different workplaces,16
these has been made directions to ensure that the standard occupational health services provided tend to17
be that of general practice.18
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In today’s global demands of manpower, the need for a healthy citizenry is important in order to20
bring social and economic development. Therefore, the delivery of the OHS in the different working area21
should be the key important factor in every industry. The Occupational Health and Safety Standard assures22
that every workingman is protected against dangers and is provided with safe and a healthful working23
conditions in order to assure that every valuable resources and prevention of loss and or damage to lives or24
properties can be prevented.25
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With standard OHS programs, the workers are assured that for any health hazards there will be a27
stable workplace, thus in any situation or event that is beyond the control of the company concern or in any28
unnecessary interference will not hold the companies/industries unfairly responsible. Hence, compliance on29
the part of any company/industries must be observed so as not to limit the accessibility of their workers the30
right to have adequate occupational health services.31
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This study evaluates OHS among Canning and Wood industries in Zamboanga City. This will33
provide baseline information on the actual accessibility and sustainability needed among manpower in areas34
relating to safety in any workplace that encompasses health services in promoting a sound occupational35
health and safety practices. The promotion of safe and sound OHS practices will limit temporary disability36
that may result from injury and illnesses which will also detect significant health hazards as early as37
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B. Research Objectives40
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General Objectives42
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The main goal of the study is to investigate the implementation of Occupational Health Services44
in Zamboanga City. This general objective can be broken down to four more specific objectives that would45
together achieve the overall goal of the project as follows:46
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1. Determine the Canning and Wood industries with OHS in Zamboanga City.50
2. Identify Canning and Wood workers who benefited from OHS.51

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3. Determine the ways which Canning and Wood industries sustain their OHS programs.52
4. Compare OHS procedures with existing local and national laws.53
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C. Significance of the Proposal56
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This study will provide profile of Canning and Wood industries and its workers with OHS in58
Zamboanga City. Findings of this evaluation study will serve as baseline to develop a mechanism and or59
policy related programs such as trainings for risk control. This will promote, maintain and improve strategies60
on OHS. Also, the result of the study will be for future improvements to be made in the types of OHS61
programs that are sustainable among Canning and Wood workers in Zamboanga City, whether it is an62
existing and or an already implemented OHS programs.63
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Specifically, this evaluation study can provide directions to the following:65
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1. Office of the Chief Executives (National and Local Executives). This study will provide and critical inputs67
for the strategic improvement on the OHS service and programs. The office of the Chief Executives68
whether national and local will be able to identify strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities for69
interventions and management support.70
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2. Other Stakeholders / Government and Non – Government Agencies and Partners. This evaluation72
study will provide concrete form of documentation on the actual implementation of OHS programs73
whether existing or implemented OHS services which will be the baseline for promoting, maintaining74
and improving strategies for the benefits of both the Canning and Wood industries and the workers75
themselves. This could also lead to future research with the same concern and processes.76
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3. Beneficiaries / Advocacy Groups. This study will provide information among workers and advocacy78
groups with existing and implemented OHS programs currently employed in the Canning and Wood79
industries in Zamboanga City. This intends to provide information relating to existence of national and80
local legislation provided to protect manpower from health and safety standards.81
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4. Canning and Wood Industries. This evaluation study intends to provide Canning and Wood industries83
with data that they could use in order to develop a mechanism so that their operations can coexist with,84
promote and protect manpower’s health in every workplace.85
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D. End-users/target beneficiaries87
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The primary purpose of health services is charged with improving the health of individuals and89
communities and setting evidence-based policy through continuous modification and improvement of every90
access to and utilization of health services; cost, cost-effectiveness, quality, and outcomes of care; practice91
variations, technology assessment, and health care workforce issues.92
The target beneficiaries of this research are the canning and wood workers of Zamboanga City.93
Advocacy groups with existing and implemented OHS programs currently employed in the Canning and94
Wood industries in Zamboanga City.95
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E. Expected Output/s98
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The expected output to be generated in the research would be precise information about100
Occupational Health Services identified in the research particularly in the integrity issues, vulnerability and101

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security measures.103
The output would also be an assessment on the level of awareness of the canning and wood104
industries and would set as additional information with the existing information of occupational health105
services and its issues and implementation.106
The output would also be beneficial to other and future researchers for review, references and as107
the baseline information for related topic. The output would be appreciated by organizations and or policy108
makers related to occupational health services in the local and if successfully in the national.109
The output would be accessed by any individual; male and female. The individual can be a110
professional or student searching for information about occupational health services, its services and issues.111
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G. Scope and Limitation of the Study130
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The study determines Canning and Wood industries with existing OHS programs and identification of132
workers who are actual beneficiaries from the services and or programs. This will determine the ways which the133
canning and wood industries sustain their OHS services and or programs and compare these procedures with134
existing local and national laws.135
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Canning and Wood industries with or without existing and implemented OHS programs will be137
assessed of their services and programs designed for the operation or implementation of the OHS programs.138
Primary respondents of this evaluation study will be categorized into the following: Canning and Wood industries139
management, human resource department and the workers themselves. Document such as the Standard OHS140
will also be considered as primary documents.141
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This evaluation will limited to the implementation of the OHS procedures and or programs in consistent143
with the national and local laws.144
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Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Formulation of the concept paper
2. Presentation of the Concept paper to DOST for
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3. Review of related Literatures.
4. Writing of the proposal
5. Editing of the proposal and validation of the instrument
6. Approval of the proposal from DOST
7. Preparation of the Budget for Fieldwork
8. Coordination of fieldwork; preparation of logistics for
fieldwork; training of personnel for fieldwork
9. Data collection/fieldwork
10. Analyzing, validating, and processing of the data
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11. Encoding of the data/ report
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H. Conceptual Design147
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Figure I. Conceptual Paradigm160
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I. Variables to be Investigated163
In this study, the principal focus of research interest is the Canning and Wood Industries with164
existing Occupational Health Services Programs. Beneficiaries and benefits of these program serves as the165
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J. Operational Definition of Terms169
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The terms are hereby defined as they are used in the study:171
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Evaluation – As used in the study means an assessment of OHS services / programs / procedures whether173
existing or implemented and or present in Canning and Wood industries.174
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Canning Workers – As used in the study means the workforces or manpower present in the canning176
industries working in exchange of monetary remunerations.177
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Wood Workers – As used in the study means the workforces or manpower present in the wood industries179
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K. Review of Related Literature182
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Hulshof, et al (2013), said 45% of the worlds’ population belongs to the workforce, thus,184
occupational injuries and work related diseases have an important impact on health. Any source of potential185
damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone under certain conditions at work would186
mean health hazards over workers. Risks, on the other hand is the chance or probability that a person will187
be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to hazard (Hizon, 2009).188
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According to Braam, Hulshof, Van Dijk, Van der Weide and Verbeek (2012), Occupational Health190
Services are hardly given any importance. More of the studies conducted in this area are descriptive in191
nature and the implementation is not carried out as it should be. The lack of effectiveness and efficiency of192
the pre-employment examination should lead to its abandonment as a means of selection of personnel by193
OHSs. Periodic health monitoring or surveillance, and education on occupational health carried out with194
reasonable process quality. Lastly, identification and evaluation of occupational health hazards by a195
workplace survey can be done with a high output quality, which, however, does not guarantee a favorable196
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Canning and Wood
Industries with existing OHS
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Beneficiaries and benefits
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Beneficiaries and benefits
of OHS Programs
Comparison between local
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However, in the Occupational Health and Safety Standards of the Department of Labor and199
Employment (DOLE), rule 1966.02, the health program shall include the maintenance of a healthful work200
environment by requiring occupational health personnel to conduct regular appraisal of sanitation201
conditions, periodic inspection of premises, including all facilities therein, and evaluate the working202
environment in order to detect and appraise occupational health hazards and environmental conditions203
affecting comfort and job efficiency. The health program designed by DOLE includes the health204
examinations relative to the time of employment such as entrance, periodic, special examination, transfer205
examination and separation examination.206
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Due to the demand for effectiveness of care, for decision making in health programs, for the208
development of standards and guidelines, and for the need to cost containment, health services research209
has become much more prominent in the recent years. Then, OHS has been strengthened all over the210
world. In fact, the WHO provides competent and effective OHS as part of the global strategy for211
“occupational health for all”.212
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Behrens, et al., recommended that the quality of care, cost and unnecessary medical care have214
had emerged in OHSs. Concerns about OHS can be seen in the external evaluation. However, there is a215
need for internal evaluation for new developments in the lives and working conditions, demographic216
changes in the working population for new programs and strategies.217
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The World Health organization in 1982 recommended that the evaluation in OHS shall be a regular219
activity, fully integrated into the planning and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes.220
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Literature will tell us whether compliance has been by the employers over employees. The222
standards are set for the employers to follow that may be useful in the operation of the whole system.223
Added to the venture of the management, OHS can be helpful for risk control. Over the past years, the call224
to strengthen OHS all over the world dominates and where research has become more significant in225
responding to the call. Hulshof, et al., admitted that there was a lack of published empirical studies on the226
work of OHSs, henceforth; this evaluation study would be significant. According to Hulshof, studies227
conducted in the past years have similar objectives focusing general health such as budget cuts, market228
competition, and decrease or withdrawal of government grants. Because of these specific settings in OHS229
focusing Social and Economic life, they diverted or there was an increasing demand top study the230
effectiveness and efficiency of OHSs across professions: employers, branches of economic activity,231
governments and trade unions, scientists, and insurance companies.232
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY236
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A. Study Design238
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This study will utilize a mixed method (quantitative and qualitative methodologies) to evaluate240
Occupational Health Services among Canning and Wood industries and workers in Zamboanga City. This241
will help determine Canning and Wood industries with existing OHS procedures, ways of sustaining the242
programs, identifying workers who benefited from the services and comparing OHS procedures with existing243
local and national legislation.244
A researcher made questionnaire and survey (checklist type of instrument) will be use in order to245
obtain the needed data for evaluation.246
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B. Study Population250
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Locale of the study is Zamboanga City.252
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C. Data Gathering Technique254
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The researcher/s will communicate with other government agencies such as the Department of256
Labor and Employment (DOLE) for a list of Canning and Wood industries in Zamboanga City. From the data257
gathered, the researcher/s will randomly select the respondents which will be subjected to a questionnaire.258
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D. Data Analysis260
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Data gathered will be collated and will be subjected to proper statistical and document analysis.262
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E. Ethical Consideration264
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Before the data gathering will commence, the study must be reviewed by the Ethics Review266
Committee. Upon approval of the ERC and the institution or agency, the researchers will seek the approval267
and consent of the respondents of their willingness to participate in the study. The respondents by all means268
shall have the right to refuse and or stop the interview. All data and information that will be gathered shall269
remain confidential. Attached Consent Form is provided.270
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L. Work Plan Schedule – This study has 10 months project implementation as summarized in table below.272
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Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. Formulation of the concept paper
14. Presentation of the Concept paper to DOST for
approval
15. Review of related Literatures.
16. Writing of the proposal
17. Editing of the proposal and validation of the instrument
18. Approval of the proposal from DOST
19. Preparation of the Budget for Fieldwork
20. Coordination of fieldwork; preparation of logistics for
fieldwork; training of personnel for fieldwork
21. Data collection/fieldwork
22. Analyzing, validating, and processing of the data
gathered
23. Encoding of the data/ report
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FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS300
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PARTICULARS SPECIFICATIONS
I. PERSONAL SERVICES (HONORIARIUM)
Duration Amount No. of Persons TOTAL
Research Associate 10 months 8,000/month 1 80,000.00
Research Assistant 10 months 6,000/month 1 60,000.00
Project Leader 10 months 40,000 (contract) 1 40,000.00
Field Supervisor 10 days 1,200/day 3 36,000.00
KII 10 days 1,000/day 12 120,000.00
Encoder 10 months 5,000/month 1 50,000.00
TOTAL PS 386,000.00
II. MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
TRAVELING EXPENSES
FS & KII 10 days 200/day 15 30,000.00
Researchers 10 days 200/day 2 4,000.00
TOKENS
Informant/Management 200/informant 12 2,400.00
Informant/Workers 200/informant 120 24,000.00
COMMUNICATION EXPENSES
KII 10 days 100/KII 12 12,000.00
Field Supervisor 10 days 100/FS 3 3,000.00
Researcher 92 days 100/Researchers 2 18,400.00
PRINTING AND BINDING 50,000.00
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES
Seminar 3 days 1200/person 19 persons 68,400.00
TOTAL MOOE 252,200.00
III. EQUIPMENT OUTLAY
Digital Camera 30,000 2 units 60,000.00
Laptop 50,000 1 unit 50,000.00
Digital Recorder 5,000 15 UNITS 75,000.00
Battery Charger/Camera 2,000 2pcs. 4,000.00
Battery Charger/Voice Recorder 500 15pcs. 7,500.00
Rechargeable Batteries 200 30pcs. 6,000.00
USB 1,000 3pcs. 3,000.00
TOTAL EO 205,500.00
GRAND TOTAL 843,700.00