Module 7: Responses to

OSH Issues and Concerns |

4 – OSH PROGRAMMING

Engr. Robin C. Rubina

OSH Consultant
Objectives
At the end of the module, the participants would be able to:

1.  Identify elements of the DOLE prescribed OSH

Program.
2.  Explain the roles, commitment and participation
of various levels of the organization in
implementing the OSH program
3.  Review how to fill out the DOLE reportorial
requirements correctly.
4.  Develop and implement an OSH Program
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OSH Program
a systematic plan to identify and
control work place hazards and
respond to emergencies
Chapter IV Sect.12 - Covered workplaces shall develop and
implement a suitable OSH Program in a format prescribed by
DOLE which shall be posted in prominent places
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TYPES OF OSH Program

Two (2) types of OSH Program:

1.  A - Establishments <10 workers and low

risk establishment with10-50 workers
2.  B - Medium to High Risk Establishment
10-50 workers and Low to High Risk
Establishment 51 workers and above
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KEY ELEMENTS
Safety Program Accident prevention
Safety promotion

Health Program Health awareness

and promotion
Health protection
and maintenance
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What is OSH Programming?

It is the METHOD employed by
management to assign
responsibility for accident 7

prevention, safety and health

promotion, protection, and
maintenance, and thereby ensure
active performances under that
responsibility.
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program
Components:
1.  Management Commitment
2.  General Safety and Health Program
3.  Promotion of Drug Free work place, Mental health services 8

in the work place and healthy life style

4.  Prevention and control of HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and
hepatitis-B
5.  Composition and duties of the OSH Committee
6.  OSH Personnel and Facilities
7.  Safety and Health promotion, training and education
8.  Tool box, safety meetings, job safety analysis
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program
Components:
9.  Accident, Illnesses, Incident investigation, reporting and
recording
10.  Personal Protective Equipment 9

11.  Safety Signages

12.  Dust control and management and regulation on activities
such as building of temporary structures and lifting and
operation of electrical, mechanical, communications system
and other requirements
13.  Welfare Facilities
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program
Components:
14.  Emergency and Disaster preparedness
15.  Solid waste management
16.  Compliance with Reportorial Government Requirement 10

17.  Control and Management of Hazards

18.  Prohibited acts and penalties for violations
19.  Cost of implementing the OSH Program
20.  OSH Program Compliance Monitoring and Evalution
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
Management has to make a written
statement of its commitment toward
Management safety and health in the workplace. 11

Commitment POLICY
(A&B) brief and clearly defines management
attitude towards safety and health of
workers.
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
DEFINED MANAGEMENT ATTITUDE
Enforcing of safety and health
Management practices and conditions
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Commitment Compliance with company policies

(A&B)
Following safety and health
instructions
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
DEFINED MANAGEMENT ATTITUDE
Obtaining good preventive
Management maintenance of equipment or 13

selection of proper equipment when

Commitment purchasing.
(A&B) Regular monitoring of workers
health through annual physical
exams, special examinations,
periodic conduct of WEM.
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
POLICY STATEMENT
The safety and health of employees, the
Management public and the company operations are 14
paramount.
Commitment Every attempt will be made to reduce the
(A&B) possibility of accident and illnesses
occurrence.
The company intends to comply with all
OSH laws, standards and ordinances.
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Safety and Health
General Safety and
Hazard Identification, risk
Health Program
assessment and control 15

(A&B)
•  Medical Surveillance
•  First aid and emergency
medical services
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Drug Free
•  Mental Health Services Promotion,
•  Healthy Life Style Prevention and 16
•  HIV-AIDS Control of Health
•  Tuberculosis
•  Hepatitis- B
domains
•  COVID-19 (DOLE-DTI) (A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Chairperson
•  Secretary – Safety Officer Composition and
•  Members : OH Personnel, duties of the OSH
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Contractor’s Safety Officers and Committee and
employees representatives personnel
(A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Safety Officer
•  First Aider OSH Personnel
•  OH Nurse and Facilities 18
•  OH Physician (A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  8 Hours Seminar for workers
•  Conduct of risk assessment, Safety and Health
evaluation and control promotion, training
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•  Continuous training on OSH and education
of OSH personnel (A&B)
•  Work Permit system for
working at heights, confined
space hot works and other
high risk activities
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Informal meetings/huddle that
focuses on safety topics Tool Box/Safety
related to the specific job such Meetings (A&B) 20
as work place hazards and
safe work practices
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Components
•  Work Accident and Illnesses
Reporting ( including Accident,
COVID-19 WAIR monthly Illnesses, Incident
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reporting ) investigation,
•  AEDR reporting and
•  AMR
recording
(A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements
•  Issuance of PPE’s to workers
•  Training on the application, Provision of PPE’s
use and handling (A&B) 22
•  Cleaning and Maintenance
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements
•  Warning for workers
•  Warning for the public Safety Signage
(A&B) 23
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements
•  Dust Control Procedures Dust control management
•  Permit to operate and regulation on
Mechanical, Electrical, activities such as building
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Communication Systems of temporary structures
and lifting and operation of
electrical, mechanical,
communications system
and other requirements
(A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements
•  Adequate supply of drinking
water Welfare Facilities
•  Adequate, separate 25
sanitary ,washing and
sleeping facility
•  Suitable living
accommodation
•  Ramps, Railings ( for PWD)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements
•  Emergency Response
Procedures Emergency and
•  Emergency Response Team Disaster 26
•  Regular testing/drills preparedness
(A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements

•  Accident ,Incident, Illnesses Compliance with

Investigation recording and Reportorial 27
reporting (WAIR) Government
Requirement
(A&B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements

Prohibited acts
•  Integration of penalties in and penalties for 28
Employees Code of Conduct
for violations in OSH Program violations
(B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements

•  Budget allocation for all Cost of

activities and initiatives implementing the
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stated in the program OSH Program
(B)
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Basic Elements of a Successful

OSH Program Key elements

•  Conduct of regular OSH OSH Program

Inspections (Hazard Compliance 30
Identification, Evaluation and Monitoring and
Control) Evaluation
•  Compliance reporting
•  Accident/Illnesses/Incident (A&B)
Reporting
•  Rewards and Recognition
System
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Prohibited Acts
and its 32
corresponding
penalties
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FACTORS WHICH
PROMOTE INTEREST IN 33

SAFETY AND HEALTH

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Fear of Personal injury or illness

Fear of economic loss
Fear of being penalized
Desire for reward
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Desire for leadership

Protection of others
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FACTORS AFFECTING
IMPLEMENTATION OF 35

SAFETY AND HEALTH IN

THE WORKPLACE
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Examples by management

Examples by supervision 36

Education and training

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Methods of promoting 37

safety and health at work

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Regular meetings
Awareness Campaign (specially using digital platforms i.e. web sites,
social networking sites, Company Intranet)
Rewards and Recognition
Inclusion of OSH Key Process Indicators (KPI) in Performance
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in performance evaluation
Most OSH Compliant Team
OSH Theme/Slogan contest
OSH Awards Night ( GKK Model)
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Starting a Safety and 39

Health Program
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1.  Management initiative and leadership

2.  Provisions of resources (budget)
3.  Outlining the structure the policy and the
general procedure
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4.  Studying plant’s safety and health history /
status
5.  Detailed study of accident / illnesses statistics
6.  Involvement of the different departments
7.  Preparation of the health and safety program
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Phase I Management Commitment

& Involvement
Phase 2 Establish a Baseline 41

Phase 3 Set Goals

Phase 4 Implement Strategies
Phase 5 Review and Adjust
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“A successful and practical safety

program requires teamwork,
enthusiasm, interest and
collaboration. 42

To make it succeed, there must be

a real desire on the part of all
concerned”.
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plan
THANKS! 44

Any questions?