Module 1
INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY & HEALTH (OSH)
Engr. Robert C. Rubina
President & CEO - Synerquest
Accredited OSH Consultant - DOLE
Objectives
l To learn the basic principles of Occupational Safety
and Health (OSH)
l To reinforce participants positive behavior towards
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
l To increase awareness of the participants on the
implementation of Occupational Safety and Health
(OSH) program
l To familiarize with the Occupational Safety and Health
Standards as promulgated by the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE)
l To know the requirements for the appointment of a
Safety Officer and for BWC-DOLE accreditation as
2 OSH Practitioner/Consultant
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Objectives
Terminal :
l Individually, the participants shall develop a
safety and health action plan or program
designed to prevent accidents and
occupational diseases in accordance with
the provisions of the Occupational Safety
and Health Standards (OSHS)
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Safety Personnel in the Hazardous Workplace:
Number of Hazardous Highly hazardous
workers
1 - 50
1 part-time safety officer 1 full-time safety officer
51 - 200
1 full-time safety officer 1 FT & 1 PT safety officer
201 - 250
1 FT & 1 PT safety officer 2 full-time safety officer
251 - 500
2 full-time safety officer 2 FT & 1 PT safety officer
Every add’l. 500
or fraction thereof 1 add’l. FT safety
officer
Every add’l. 250
or fraction 1 add’l. FT safety
thereof officer
For non-hazardous workplaces
Number of Non-hazardous
workers workplace *
1 - 250 One(1) part-time safety officer
251 - 500 Two(2) part-time safety officers
501 - 750
One(1) full-time safety officer
751 – 1000 Two(2) full-time safety officers
Every add’l. 500 or
fraction thereof One(1) add’l. full-time safety officer
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Rule 1030 - Training and Accreditation of
Personnel in OSH
1) All safety officers must complete the Bureau-prescribed
training course prior to their appointment as in their respective
places of employment.
2) All full-time safety officers must meet the requirement of duly-
accredited Safety Practitioners or Safety Consultants by the
Bureau.
Rule 1033.05 The employment of a full-time safety officer may not
be required if the employer enters into a written contract with a
qualified consultant or consulting organization whose duties
and responsibilities shall be the duties of a safety practitioner as
stated in this Rule. The employment of a consultant, however,
will not excuse the employer from the required training of his
supervisors or technical personnel.
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Why
Safety
&
Health?
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Accident
Interrupt Activity
Injury or Death
Damaged Property
Incident before Accident
Undesired event, which, under
slight different circumstances,
could have resulted in harm to
people, damage to property or
loss to process.
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Morale &
Reputation
Is safety
profit or
loss?
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It's
smart
to
pay
for
safety
and
health
before
an
accident
occurs.
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Safety
First
When Mr. Albert Judge Gary, Chairman
of US Steel Co, adopted “Safety First”
as corporate business principle and
conducted various measures, number of
accidents have been decreased and at
the same time, quality of products was
improved and productivity was
increased and thus the company has
become prosperous.
The term “Safety First” has become
popular based on the above fact.
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“The first duty of business is to
survive, and the guiding
principle of business economics
is not the maximization of profit
it is the avoidance of loss.”
- Peter Drucker
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Why Employees Don't Comply
with Safety Rules
1. they don't know why they should
do them.
2. employees do not know how to
do the task correctly
Ferdinand F. Fournies’s “Why Employees Don't
Do What They're Supposed To Do”
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The DuPont Safety Story
Ø The founding family give vivid demonstration of their
commitment to safety by building their homes on
hillsides contiguous to their work site, vulnerable to
major explosions.
Ø 1811 - Copy of earliest written safety rules
No employees may enter a new or rebuilt mill until a
member of top management has personally operated it.
- E.I. du Pont
It takes a Minute to write a safety rule.
It takes an Hour to hold a safety meeting.
It takes a Week to plan a safety program.
It takes a Month to put it in practice.
It takes a Year to win a safety award.
It takes a Lifetime to make a safe worker.
…but it only takes a SECOND
to destroy it all in one accident!
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Why
Safety
&
Health?
Be SAFE on the job, so that
every day you can come home
and BE THERE for your family!
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