DIRECTORY OF DOLE REGIONAL OFFICES Department of Labor and

Employment
Bureau of Working Conditions
National Capital Region Regional Office No. VI
1st & 4th Floors, NCR Bldg., G/Floor, Swan Rose Building
967 Maligaya St., Malate, Manila Commission Civil St. Jaro, Iloilo

Cordillera Administrative Regional Office No. VII

Region (CAR) 2F GMC Plaza Bldg., MJ Cuenco
Cabinet Hills, Baguio City 2600 cor. Legaspi Sts, Cebu City 6000

Regional Office No. 1 Regional Office No VIII

Safety Milestone
What is Safety Milestone Recognition?
Arnel Bldg., Mabini St., San
Fernando City, La Union
Trece Martirez St., Tacloban
City (SMILE)
The safety milestone recognition is an incentive-
Regional Office No. II
Turingan Bldg., Caritan Centro
Tuguegarao, Cagayan 3500
Regional Office No. IX
Wee Agro Bldg., Veterans Ave.,
Zamboanga City 7000
Recognition
award given to a company that achieved excellent safety
performance of having NO LOST TIME ACCIDENTS Regional Office No. III Regional Office No. X
for a particular period. Regional Government Center, 2F Gonzalo Go Bldg., Corrales
Brgy. Maimpis, San Fernando Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City
Pampanga 9000

What are the benefits of the safety Regional Office No. IV-A Regional Office No. XI
3rd & 4th Floors, Andenson LDL Bldg., Bangoy St., Davao
milestone recognition program? Bldg. II, Brgy. Parian, Calamba City 8000
Laguna 4027 A SAFETY RECOGNITION
• The award provides recognition, prestige and honor
Regional Office No. XII Program for
for the company. Regional Office No. IV-B COMPANIES THAT ACHIEVED
102 Acepal Bldg., Mabini Ext.,
7th Floor Ben-Lor Bldg., 1184
• The company serves as role model on occupational Quezon Ave., Quezon City
Koronadal City MILLION SAFE WORK
WORK--
safety and health.
Regional Office No. V CARAGA Regional Office HOURS/SAFE WORK
• The company gets rebate on its insurance coverage/ Dona Aurora Street, Albay 3F FICT Bldg., P. Burgos Street
Butuan City 8600
HOURS WITH NO LOST
Legaspi City
premium. TIME ACCIDENTS
• Encourage and motivate more companies to be stead- (NLTA)
fast in the implementation of the OSH Standards. Bureau of Working Conditions
3F, DOLE Bldg., Muralla St. Intramuros Manila
• Best practices on safety and health are shared among
Phone: 527-3000 local 307-308
companies. Fax: 536-89-75
[email protected]
 Safety Milestone Who are qualified: 5. The company has no pending Labor S t a n d a r d
(SMILE) Recognition Program Companies with any of the following safety milestone:
case as certified by the concerned DOLE-Regional
Office.
Background 1. Achieved NLTA or zero lost time accidents for at How to join the program.
Through the years, the Department of Labor least one year;
Step 1 - The Company has to notify the BWC
and Employment (DOLE) through the Bureau of
2. Achieved at least one (1) million safe work-hours or the concerned DOLE Regional Office
Working Conditions (BWC) has been continuously
with NLTA (can be less than one year); on the company’s attainment of the
initiating activities and programs for an effective ad- safety milestone by accomplishing the
ministration and enforcement of OSH Standards. 3. Completed a construction project without lost time
prescribed Safety Milestone Notification form.
accidents (preferably with an average of 200 (Attached to the form are the following: photocopy of
Among these initiatives is the safety recogni-
workers); company’s compliance with report requirements of the
tion of companies for their commitment in implement- OSHS such as Registration of Establishments, Report of
ing OSH programs and activities which have resulted 4. At least one (1) million aggregate safe work-hours Safety Organization (RSO), Annual Medical Report
to having no disabling injuries or no lost time accidents. for several/consecutive/concurrent construction (AMR), Annual Exposure Data Report (AEDR), Certifi-
projects or an aggregate of 1 million safe work cate of BOSH training of the safety officer or Certificate
The company’s OSH personnel who are DOLE of DOLE accreditation as OSH Practitioner/Consultant
hours achieved by several service/sub-contractors. and DOLE RO certification of no pending LS case.
accredited OSH Practitioners/consultants are likewise
recognized for their significant contributions in the Step 2 - BWC sends to concerned DOLE
attainment of the company’s safety milestone. Criteria: Regional Office the list of companies for
1. The company has an organized safety and health proper validation.
committee; Step 3 - DOLE -ROs validate the reports
2. The company implements OSH policies and pro- submitted by the company check com-
grams and showed commitment for the effective pany’s compliance on Labor Standards and on
implementation of its own safety and health pro- Occupational Safety and Health Standards
gram; (OSHS). Concerned RO may also conduct spot
3. The company has a designated safety officer or a check/ocular visit to the company when
DOLE accredited OSH Practitioner/Consultant; necessary.

Objectives 4. The company complies with the administrative Step 4 - BWC notifies the Company on the
report requirements of the OSHS (e.g. Registration Result of validation
The program aims to motivate and encourage more with DOLE, submission of Annual Exposure Data
companies to be steadfast in the implementation of Report, Annual Medical Report, Minutes of the Step 5 - BWC to set schedule of Safety Mile-
OSH programs and activities thus facilitate compliance meeting of the SHC, Work Accident and other stone Recognition- The company that has met
with the provisions of the OSH Standards resulting to a reports) . all of the criteria shall be awarded with a Plaque
safe and healthful workplace. of Safety Recognition.