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The document outlines occupational safety and health (OSH) standards and guidelines for workers in the public sector in the Philippines. It establishes OSH committees within government agencies to protect workers from injury, sickness, or death. It also assigns roles and responsibilities to agency heads, safety officers, and committees to develop and implement OSH programs, conduct training, report accidents, and ensure a safe working environment.

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OSH For Public Sector - Edited

The document outlines occupational safety and health (OSH) standards and guidelines for workers in the public sector in the Philippines. It establishes OSH committees within government agencies to protect workers from injury, sickness, or death. It also assigns roles and responsibilities to agency heads, safety officers, and committees to develop and implement OSH programs, conduct training, report accidents, and ensure a safe working environment.

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Occupational Safety and

Health in the Public Sector


OSH Legislation for Public Sector
• Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH) Standards for
the Public Sector;

• Aimed at protecting all


government workers from the
Joint dangers of injury, sickness or
Memorandum death in the workplace;
Circular No. 1, • Guide for the government
series of 2020 agencies in the development,
implementation, monitoring
Mar. 4, 2020 and evaluation of OSH for
government workers.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Objectives
• Institutionalize occupational health and safety in
the public sector and government workplaces;

• Identify and delineate roles and responsibilities of


lead agencies, heads of agencies and safety and
health committees, within the scope of the Joint
Memorandum Circular; and

• Establish Safety and Health Committees within


government agencies.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Scope
• This Guidelines on the OSH Standards shall apply to
all officials and employees in the NGAs, SUCs,
LGUs; and GOCCs whether permanent, temporary
and/or casual status.

• Job orders, contract of services, institutional and


individual contractors shall likewise be covered in
this guidelines in accordance with the provisions
stated in the CSC-COA-DBM Joint Circular No. 1 s.
20171 as amended by CSC-COA-DBM Joint Circular
No. 1, s. 2018.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Institutional Arrangement
• Oversee the implementation of this
Guidelines.
• Formulate or enhance policy in support
of OSH for the public sector.
• Integrate OSH subjects/topics in
Learning and Development Programs for
government officials and employees;
and
• Investigate and decide on administrative
cases arising from non-compliance with
this Rules or the OSH Program.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Institutional Arrangement
• Establish a system / mechanism to
provide health services and health
service providers to government
employees, including those in temporary
or casual status;
• Establish surveillance and monitoring of
occupational health injuries, diseases
and deaths in the public sector through
its Health Information System;
• Develop occupational health service and
benefit packages for the public sector;
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Institutional Arrangement
• Provide technical assistance and human
resource support in the periodic and
special inspection and investigation of
OSH-related accidents and as deemed
necessary;
• Develop a tool kit as a guide for agencies
in their program implementation; and,
• Provide guidance on the implementation
on preventive and promotive workplace
health programs.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Institutional Arrangement
• Provide relevant OSH Standards for the
government sector;
• Provide knowledge and information
services/data on OSH standard, programs
and enforcement activities, and recommend
mechanisms to harmonize different OSH
Promotion campaigns with partner agencies;
• Plan, develop and implement Occupational
Safety and Health training programs for
government agencies, through its
Occupational Safety and Health Center
(OSHC);
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Institutional Arrangement
• In partnership with Government Owned or
Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), specifically
the Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS), Employees Compensation
Commission (ECC) and the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), formulate
compensation guidelines for work-related
injuries and illnesses; and,
• Provide technical assistance and human
resource support in periodic and special
inspection and investigation of OSH-related
accidents and as deemed necessary.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Heads of Government Agencies
• Provide a reasonable working condition and
ensure that the workplace is free from
hazardous conditions that will cause death,
illness or physical injury/ies to its
workers/employees;
• Ensure the conduct of occupational safety
awareness; work hazards analysis sessions;
identification of hazards and measures to be
undertaken by all their employees in case of
emergency and other analogous
incidents/circumstances ;
• Comply with the requirements of the OSH
Standards;
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Heads of Government Agencies
• Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at
no cost to the worker and ensure that the
appropriate and approved devices and equipment
used are only those that passed the Philippine
quality standards whether local or international.
• Establish and adopt policies on safety peculiar to
its environment in conformity with the provisions
of this Standards outlining therein accountable
persons and the scope of their delegated
authority;
• Appoint or designate a Safety and Health Officer,
and ensure that the needed OSH trainings are
undertaken;
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Heads of Government Agencies
• Create a Safety and Health Committee and/or a Special
Investigation Committee which will conduct regular meetings
and/or investigation on occupational related accidents, injuries,
illness and/or death; and acts on measures recommended by
the committee;
• Provide annual report and documentation on the health and
safety program of the agency, including but not limited, to the
following:
a) OSH related activities;
b) Safety performance;
c) OSH Committee recommendations and measures taken
to implement such recommendations;
d) Survey Report of approved sick leave applications due to
work related sickness/diseases;
e) Incident report on work related injuries.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Heads of Government Agencies
• Provide emergency medical services for all employees
for occupational related accidents, injury, illness and or
death, including but not limited to emergency
hospitalization, medical supplies and emergency kits.
• Ensure that institutional contractors or service
providers have functional OSH policy and program
which will cover employees deployed in government
agencies
• Ensure that emergency OSH related services will be
provided for job order, contract of service and/or
individual contract employees such as first aid,
emergency medical supplies and emergency
hospitalization assistance; confinement and other
related expenses shall be borne by the said contracting
agency/individual and must be stipulated in the terms
Department of Labor and Employment
and conditions of the contract. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Officer (SHO)

Undergo training on
Occupational Safety
and Health and
Act as the focal person in the
implementation of programs to related programs
eliminate hazards in the
workplace and to correct and/
or amend risky and/ or unsafe
work practices;
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Officer (SHO)
• Serve as Secretary to the Safety and Health
Committee, and as such he/she shall:
 Notify members of the meetings;
 Prepare minutes of the meeting;
 Submit to the head of agency a report of the
activities of the Committee including the
recommendations made thereof;
• Report on the occurrence of accidents; and,
• Coordinate all safety and health training
programs for the agency management and
employees.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Committee
All government agencies shall constitute their
respective Safety and Health Committees (SHC)
within six (6) months from the effectivity of this
policy while they may reorganize as deemed fit.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Committee

CHAIRPERSON

The Head of the agency or his/her


authorized Representative who
holds an executive/managerial
rank/ position.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Committee
MEMBERS
• The highest-ranking officer/executive in-charge of Human
Resource;
• Two (2) representatives from the accredited employees’
association (one 1st Level and one 2nd Level employee)
(In case there is no accredited or registered employee organization,
the employees shall elect one representative each from the 1st and
2nd level positions)
• The agency physician, or in the absence thereof, any
employee who is a graduate of a medical-related course;
• Representative from the Local Risk Reduction and
Management Council / Risk Reduction Management Officer
or its equivalent.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health Committee
SECRETARY
Occupational Safety & Health Officer

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Safety & Health
Committee
Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop OSH policy and standards internal to the
agency which should be in accordance with the
herein rule;
• Plan and develop health related trainings/seminars
for the furtherance of promotion and accident
prevention programs in the workplace;
• Initiate and implement improvement of working
conditions relative to a safe and healthy working
environment;

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Duties & Responsibilities
• Ensure the health promotion and accident
prevention efforts of the agency in compliance with
the government safety programs to maintain
healthy work habits and safety practices in the
workplace;
• Conduct periodic safety meetings;
• Submit reports on its meetings and other activities
to the head of the agency;
• Review reports of inspection, accident
investigations and implementation of programs;

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Duties & Responsibilities
• Provide the necessary support to government
inspection authorities in the proper conduct of the
said activities;
• Initiate safety trainings on OSH for the agency by
coordinating with appropriate training institutions;
• Develop and maintain contingency plans and
provide trainings/seminars in handling disaster
situations; and
• Submit to the head of the agency an Annual Work
and Financial Plan and budget needed to support
the OSH programs.
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace
Workplace

Fire, emergency or
danger signs, Globally
Harmonized System
(GHS) pictograms and
safety instructions of
standard colors and
sizes visible at all times.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Facilities for persons


with disability should
be provided for their
safe and convenient
movement.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Good housekeeping
shall be maintained
at all times.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Sanitary facilities
must be provided
and maintained.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Indoor air quality


management
program shall be
instituted.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Provision of personal
protective equipment
and devices.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Handling, use and


storage of hazardous
chemicals must be
addressed accordingly.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Workplace

Provision for
health clinics or
treatment room.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Occupational
Safety and Health
Program
OSH Program
Minimum OSH Programs such as, but not limited to
the following shall be established:
• Occupational Accident and Illness Prevention Program
• Medical Services Assistance and Rehabilitation Program
• Occupational Accident and Illness Surveillance Program
• Information and Education Campaign Program

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
OSH Program

Promotion and
practice of Health and
Wellness in the
workplace.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Support Facilities
Support Facilities
Facilities for OSH
promotion such as:

• Recreation areas
• Seminar/training rooms
• Day care facilities
• Drop-in centers

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Support Facilities
Work assignment and good
working atmosphere for
improved productivity for the
following workers:

• Pregnant women
• Older workers with special
needs
• Differently abled workers
• With limited working abilities

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Support Facilities

Policy and provision for


lactation stations for
lactating mothers shall
be established.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Working Hours, Break
and Leave Privileges
Working Hours, Break and Leave Privileges

Ensure that provisions


of Omnibus Rules on
Leaves are strictly
observed.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Working Hours, Break and Leave Privileges

Ensure that working


breaks in between
working hours are
complied with without
prejudice to the
“No Noon Break Policy”

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Working Hours, Break and Leave Privileges

Ensure that policies and


guidelines on overtime
services are strictly
observed and
implemented.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Working Hours, Break and Leave Privileges

Allow and adopt flexible


working hours or arranged
working hours while
maintaining the required
total number of work
hours per day or week.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Work Environment
Work Environment
Implement policies and programs relative to:

 Prohibition of smoking at the workplace;


 Workplace Policy and Program for a Drug-free Workplace;
 Tuberculosis prevention and control in the workplace;
 Workplace Policy and Education Program on HIV and AIDS;
 Workplace Policy and Program on Hepatitis B to ensure
prevention of such and protection for employees exposed
and vulnerable of acquiring Hepatitis B infection; and,
 Medical assistance and other benefits for employees.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Legal Bases
• Labor Code of the Philippines (PD 442, 1974)
Consolidation of labor and social laws to afford full protection to
labor, promote employment and human resources
development, and ensure industrial peace.
• OSH Standards (1979, amended in 1989)
A set of mandatory rules on OSH which codifies all safety orders
issued prior to its promulgation.
• Republic Act No. 11058 and its IRR (January 25, 2019)
An Act Strengthening Compliance with the OSH Standards and
Providing Penalties for Violations thereof.

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
CSC OSH-related Issuances
• MC 30 series of 1994: Checklist of
Reasonable Working Conditions in the Public
Sector
• MC 19 series of 1994: Policy on Sexual
Harassment in the Workplace
• MC 06 series of 1995: The Great Filipino
Workout
• MC 08 series of 2011: Reiteration of the
Physical Fitness Program “The Great Filipino
Workout”
• MC 33 series of 1997: Policy on Working
Conditions at the Workplace
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
CSC OSH-related Issuances
• MC 17 series of 2009: Smoking Prohibition Based
on 100% Smoke-Free Environment Policy
• MC 13 series of 2010: Guidelines for a Drug-Free
Workplace in the Bureaucracy
• MC 11 series of 2013: Guidelines in the
Implementation of Workplace Policy and Education
Program on HIV and AIDS
• Administrative Order 402: Establishment of a
Medical Check-Up Program Government Personnel

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
• Accidents and injuries result to losses of
lives, limbs, time and property

• Most accidents at work could have been


prevented
• Sound prevention need to be
implemented systematically in the
national and enterprise / workplace level

Department of Labor and Employment


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
Lahat tayo
pwede maging
OSH CHAMPIONS!
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER 56

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