BOSH-OSH Legislation 2016

OSH Systems in the

Philippines

OSH Legislations

ENGR. ROMEO O. MAROTO

BOSH Certified

Session Objectives

At the end of the session, the participants will be able

to:

• Explain the government OSH regulations and other

responses to existing and potential OSH hazards;

•Discuss the various strategies for OSH Administration

in the Philippines

•Identify the different OSH reportorial requirements

and areas for compliance to the OSH Standards

Dpartment of Labor and Employment

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER

The DOLE is the lead agency of the

government in charge in the administration

and enforcement of laws, policies, and

programs on occupationalsafety and health.

( Legal basis: Presidential Decree No. 442, Art. 165 LABOR CODE OF THE

PHILIPPINES)

Department of Labor and Employment

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER

Law

Title

Department of Labor and Employment

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER

:

:

P.D. 442

Labor Code of the Philippines

Year

Content

:

:

1974

Consolidation of labor and social laws

to afford full protection to labor,

promote employment and human

resources development and ensure

industrial peace

Relevant

Provisions : Book IV, Titles I & II

Agency : DOLE

OSH Structural Framework

Department of Labor & Employment

(Policy Regulation)

Employees

Compensation

Commission (ECC)

(compensation/

rehabilitation)

Bureau of Working

Conditions (BWC)

(policy formulation) Occupational Safety

and Health Center

(OSHC)

(technicalservices,

research, training)

DOLE Regional Offices

(enforcement/

implementation)

Luzon Cluster

CAR NCR

I II III

IV-A IV-B

Visayas Cluster

V VIII VI

CARAGA VII

Mindanao Cluster

IX XI

X XII

Policy Framework

1. Labor Code of the Philippines

•Art. 162 – mandatory OSH Standards

• Art. 164 – OSH Trainings

•Art. 165 – administration and

enforcement

• Art. 128 – visitorial and enforcement

power

Department of Labor and Employment

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER

Policy Framework

Article 162 of the LCP

Secretary of Labor should:

• set mandatory standards and

• enforce such standards

Article 164 of the LCP

Secretary of Labor should:

• develop and implement training programs;

• increase no. & competence of OSH personnel.

Department of Labor and Employment

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER

Policy Framework

Article 165 of the LCP

• DOLE solely responsible for

administration and enforcement of

OSH laws, regulations, and

standards