BOSH Finals

Safety Program

is a systematic plan to identify and control hazards and respond to emergencies

1. Reduces the extent and severity of work related injuries

1. improves employee moral and productivity

2. reduces worker’s compensation costs

Effective Safety and Health Programs

1. Occupational Health Program

2. Capacity building on OSH

3. Social accountability programs

4. Environmental Protection and Community relations

5. Safety and Emergency Preparedness

6. Industrial hygiene program

OSH PROGRAM

Management

Assumption of responsibility

Policy

Safety Director

Adviser

Program Coordinator

Supervisor

Work Instruction and Training

Leadership

Employees

Learn and Use

Safe work methods

observe rules

Unions

Promote employee interests and cooperation

Management Commitment

provides the motivating force and resources for organizing and controlling activities within the organization

Employee involvement

provides the means through which workers develop and express their own commitment to safety health protection

Safety and Health Committee

The planning and policy making group in all matters pertaining to safety and health

Worksite Analysis

1. Comprehensive hazard identification

2. regular site safety inspections

3. employee reports of hazards

4. accident and illness investigations

5. injury and illness trend analysis

1 part time safety man

200 and below Workers

1 full time safety man

over 200 to 1000 workers

1 full time safety man

for every 1000 workers

5 years

Qualification of a safety consultant

Fire

A chemical reaction between a flammable material and oxygen.

fuel, heat, oxygen

Requirements to produce fire

fuel

“something that will burn”

below 100 F or 38 C

flash point of flammable materials

above 100 F

flash point of combustible materials

flashpoint

the lowest temp at which a substance produce flammable vapor

Oxygen

second element of the fire

below 16%

fire normally go out for lack of oxygen

Heat

ignition temperature

Electricity

leading cause of industrial fires. Most start in wiring and motors

Smoking

A potential cause of fire almost everywhere

Friction

Hot bearings, misaligned or broken machine parts

Cutting and welding

sparks, arcs, and hot metal from these operations

Spontaneous Ignitions

in oily waste and rubbish, deposits in dryers, ducts and flues

Static Electricity

Ignition of flammable vapors, dusts, and fibers

chemical action

chemical processes getting out of control, chemicals reacting with over chemicals

1. Removing of Fuels

2. Excluding or limiting Oxygen

3. Cooling

4. By interrupting the chain reaction

Extinguishments of Fire

Class A fires

They burn wood, paper, dried grass, charcoal etc. “Carbonaceous fires”

Class B Fires

Also called surface fires. They burn oil, gasoline, kerosene, LPG. The do not leave any ashes

Class C fires

fires caused by electricity or they are fires that have electrical current in it

Class D Fires

Fire in combustible metals such as Mg, Ti, Zr, and Na

Article XII (Social Justice and Human Rights) of the 1987 Constitution

The state shall provide “humane working conditions” to Filipino workers

Art. 162

required the Secretary of DOLE to formulate and promulgate OSH standards

Art. 163

continuous OSH trainings

Art 165

DOLE as sole administrator of OSH rules and regulations

Art. 128

visitorial and enforcement power

EO 307

established OSHC

Occupational Safety and Health Standards OSHS

a codification of all safety and health rules

Health and Safety committee

plan and develop OSH programs

Accident/ illness reports

must be submitted to DOLE Regional Office on the 20th day of the month

OH, and environmental control

basis for the conduct of work environment measurements (WEM) by the OSHC

technical inspection

for safety determination of boilers, pressure vessels