Transcription of OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND health STANDARDS(As Amended, 1989)Department of Labor and EmploymentPhilippinesReprinted with permissionfrom theBUREAU OF WORKING CONDITIONSDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENTI ntramuros, ManilaPublished and printed by theOCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND health CENTERDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENTI ntramuros, ManilaFebruary 2005 -May 2016 FOREWORD The OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and health Standards was formulated in 1978 in compliance with the constitutional mandate to safeguard the worker s social and economic well-being as well as his physical SAFETY and health .
2 Adopted through the tested democratic machinery of tripartism, the 1978 Standards is considered as a landmark in Philippine labor and social legislation. The advent of industrialization and the continuing introduction of technological innovations in our country today have, however, correspondingly increased the number and types of OCCUPATIONAL hazards that our workers are exposed to. Viewed against this backdrop, it became imperative that the Standards be revised to make it truly responsive to the workers needs.
3 Joint efforts exerted by the Bureau of Working Conditions, the ILO Manila Office and the tripartite sectors bore fruit in August 1989 when the revisions were finally approved by the Secretary of Labor and Employment pursuant to his authority under Article 162 of the Labor Code of the Philippines. With the latest improvements in the Standards, all establishments covered will now be provided with a better tool for promoting and maintaining a safe and conducive working environment.
4 I therefore urge all sectors concerned-whether they be in labor, management, government or the academe-to extend their full support to achieve the noble objectives of the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and health Standards. RUBEN D. TORRES Secretary03 July 1990 RULE 1000 GENERAL PROVISION1001 Purpose 11002 Definitions 11003 Administration and Enforcement 21004 Special
5 Lnspection, Investigation and Review 3 1005 Duties of Employers, Workers and Other Persons 31006 Confidentiality of Trade Secrets 4 RULE 1010 OTHER SAFETY RULES1011 Promulgation of Rules 51012 Special Rules 51013 Hazardous Workplaces 7 RULE 1020 REGISTRATION1021
6 General Provision 81022 Registrable Unit 81023 Period of Registration 81024 Registration 8 RULE 1030 TRAINING OF PERSONNEL IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH1031 Training Programs 91032 Accreditation 91033 Training and Personnel
7 Complement Qualifications of a SAFETY Consultant Prohibition in the Practice of OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and health 10 RULE 1040 health AND SAFETY COMMITTEE1041 General Requirements 111042 Types and Composition of health and SAFETY Committee 111043 Duties of the health and SAFETY Committee 121044 Term of Office of Members 131045 Duties of Employers 131046 Duties of Workers 131047 Duties of the SAFETY Man 141048 Other Types of SAFETY Organizations 14 RULE 1050 NOTIFICATION AND KEEPING OF RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS AND/OROCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES1051 Definitions 151052
8 Special Provision 161053 Report Requirements 161054 Keeping of Records 171055 Evaluation of Disability 171056 Measurement of Performance 19 TABLE OF CONTENTSiRULE 1060 PREMISES OF General Provisions 211061 Construction and Maintenance
9 211062 Space Requirement 211063 Walkway Surface 221064 Floor and Wall Opening 221065 Stairs 241066 Window Openings 251067 Fixed Ladders 251068 Overhead Walks.
10 Runways and Platforms 261069 Yards 26 RULE 1070 OCCUPATIONAL health AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL1071 General Provisions 281072 Threshold Limit Values for Airborne Contaminants 281073 Threshold Limit Values for Airborne Contaminants (Tables) 291074 Physical Agents 291075 Illumination 301076 General Ventilation
