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Oshs History

Safety refers to protection from harm or undesirable outcomes. Occupational safety and health (OSH) laws have progressed in the Philippines since 1903. Key milestones include the Employer's Liability Act of 1908, the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1927, and the First Industrial Safety Law of 1936 which first required workplaces to ensure OSH promotion. The Philippines joined the International Labor Organization in 1948 and established the Occupational Safety and Health Center in 1988 as the first in Southeast Asia. OSH standards and laws have been regularly revised through tripartite collaboration between government, employers and workers representatives to improve workplace safety.

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Oshs History

Safety refers to protection from harm or undesirable outcomes. Occupational safety and health (OSH) laws have progressed in the Philippines since 1903. Key milestones include the Employer's Liability Act of 1908, the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1927, and the First Industrial Safety Law of 1936 which first required workplaces to ensure OSH promotion. The Philippines joined the International Labor Organization in 1948 and established the Occupational Safety and Health Center in 1988 as the first in Southeast Asia. OSH standards and laws have been regularly revised through tripartite collaboration between government, employers and workers representatives to improve workplace safety.

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WHAT IS SAFETY?

Safetyisthestateofbeing"safe"
theconditionofbeingprotected
fromharmorothernon-desirable
outcomes.Safetycanalsorefer
to
thecontrolofrecognizedhazards
inordertoachieveanacceptable
levelofrisk.

OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND

Progress of OSH Legislations in the Philippines


1903-DevelopmentofOSH(OccupationalSafety
andHealth)inthePhilippines
1908-EmployersLiabilityActwasinstituted
requiringemployerstocompensateworkers
who
wereinjuredwhileperformingtheirjob
1908BureauofLaborwascreated.
1927-WorkmensCompensationActNo.3428
waspassedprovidingpaymentofdamages
bytheemployerforillnesses,inadditionto
injuryordeathduetoemployment

1933-BureauofLaborwasnamedDepartmentof
LaboronDec.8,1933.

1936- CommonwealthActNo.104waspassed.First
legislationdirectlyenjoiningmanagementto ensurethe
promotionofOSHintheworkplace.
Knownasthe
First Industrial Safety Law
1945-CommonwealthActNo.696wasapprovedto
includesafetyintheinstallationandoperation of
boilersandpressurevessels.
1948-PhilippinesbecameamemberofILO
(InternationalLaborOrganization)
1954-EnactmentofRANo.1054(FreeEmergency
Medical&DentalTreatmentAct)
1957BureauofLaborStandardswascreated.
1959-SOPI(SafetyOrganizationofthePhilippines)was
organized

1967-ProclamationNo.115-Awasissueddeclaringtheyear&
everyyearthereafterasSAFETY & ACCIDENT
PREVENTION YEAR
January -GeneralOrientation
February-AirTransportation
March -FirePrevention
April

-VacationHazards

May

-LandTransportation

June

-SeaTransportation

July

-Schools

August -Farms
September-HealthandSanitation
October -Industry&Commerce
November-Mines
December-HolidayHazards&Homes

1977-Tripartitebodywascreatedtostudythe
proposedOSHS(OccupationalSafetyand Health
Standard)
1978-OSHSwasapproved.NatlTripartite

Committeewascreatedtocontinuestudythe
improvementoftheOSHS
1982BLS(BureauofLaborStandards)renamedas
BWC(BureauofWorkingConditions)
1984-Tripartiteconsultationwasheldtoamend
OSHSRule1410(ConstructionSafety).

1988- OSHC(OccupationalSafetyAndHealthCenter)
wascreatedpursuanttoEO307.Firstin Southeast
Asia
1989- FirstmajorrevisionofOSHS
1996-Tripartiteconsultationworkshopheldto discussthe
amendmentsofRule1030
1998-DO13wasissued.TripartiteCouncilon OSHin
ConstructionIndustrywascreated.
1998-PassedMCNo.02seriesof1998-Guidelinesfor
ClassifyingHazardousandNon-Hazardous
Workplaces
1999 - ASPPI(AssociationofSafetyPractitionersofthe
Philippines,Inc.)wasorganized.1stGen.Assembly
ConventionofDOLEAccreditedSafetyProfessionals
held

&
was

2000-MCNo.01s2000-GuidelinesfortheConductofWEA
(WorkplaceEnvironmentAssessment)
-MCNo.02s2000-GuidelinesintheApplicationof
WorkplaceComponentofRA8504knownas
Phil.AIDSPrevention&ControlActof1998
2001-ApprovedAmendmentstoRules1030,1160,1170,
1180oftheOSHS
20021stmeeting/gatheringofDOLE-BWCAccredited
SafetyTraining&TestingOrganizations
-Department Order (DO) 53-03, s 2003
Implementationof aDrug-FreeWorkplacePolicies
and
ProceduresforthePrivateSector.
2003-OrganizationofATOPInc.forOSH.Renamedas
ASHTOPInc.in2004.
2004DepartmentOrder(DO)57-04,s2004(NewLabor
StandardsEnforcementFramework)was issued.

ILO - International Labor Organization


R.A. - Republic Act
SOPI - Safety Organization of the Philippines
Tripartite - Representatives of the trade union
organisations, the employers and the
government
OSHS - Occupational Safety and Health
Standard
BLS - Bureau of Labor Standards
BWC - Bureau of Working Conditions
OSHC - Occupational Safety And Health
Center
E.O. Executive Order
D.O. Department Order
ASPPI - Association of Safety Practitioners of
the Philippines, Inc.

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