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    Department Order 73-05 provides guidelines for implementing workplace policies and programs on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control. It requires all private sector workplaces to develop a TB prevention policy as part of their occupational safety and health programs. The policy must be developed jointly by management and labor. It outlines several components that must be included in the workplace TB program, such as preventive strategies using awareness training, medical management following WHO DOTS guidelines, reporting procedures, and roles and responsibilities of employers and workers. The order aims to promote a healthy workforce through effective multi-sectoral prevention programs and partnerships to control TB.

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    Department Order 73-05 provides guidelines for implementing workplace policies and programs on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control. It requires all private sector workplaces to develop a TB prevention policy as part of their occupational safety and health programs. The policy must be developed jointly by management and labor. It outlines several components that must be included in the workplace TB program, such as preventive strategies using awareness training, medical management following WHO DOTS guidelines, reporting procedures, and roles and responsibilities of employers and workers. The order aims to promote a healthy workforce through effective multi-sectoral prevention programs and partnerships to control TB.

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    Department Order 73-05 provides guidelines for implementing workplace policies and programs on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control. It requires all private sector workplaces to develop a TB prevention policy as part of their occupational safety and health programs. The policy must be developed jointly by management and labor. It outlines several components that must be included in the workplace TB program, such as preventive strategies using awareness training, medical management following WHO DOTS guidelines, reporting procedures, and roles and responsibilities of employers and workers. The order aims to promote a healthy workforce through effective multi-sectoral prevention programs and partnerships to control TB.

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    Department Order 73-05 provides guidelines for implementing workplace policies and programs on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control. It requires all private sector workplaces to develop a TB prevention policy as part of their occupational safety and health programs. The policy must be developed jointly by management and labor. It outlines several components that must be included in the workplace TB program, such as preventive strategies using awareness training, medical management following WHO DOTS guidelines, reporting procedures, and roles and responsibilities of employers and workers. The order aims to promote a healthy workforce through effective multi-sectoral prevention programs and partnerships to control TB.

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    Department Order 73-05

    Guidelines for the Implementation of


    Policy & Program on TB Prevention &
    Control in the Workplace.

    Presented by:

    JAYSON A. ACERON, ME
    Labor Inspector / Technical Safety Inspector
    DOLE Laguna Provincial Office
    Types of Health Hazards
    Physical Chemical

    Ergonomics
    Biological
    Why do workers get sick?
    Age

    Medical
    History

    Sex

    Lifestyle Workplace
    Hazards
    Genetic
    Factors
    Workplace Conditions that Influence Effects of
    Health Hazards to the Worker

    Frequency of
    exposure
    Physical Duration of
    properties Exposure

    Timing of
    Multiplicity of
    exposure
    Workplace Hazards exposure

    Magnitude of
    exposure
    Biological Hazards

     Bacteria
     Virus
     Fungi
     Insects
    Biological Hazards
    Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB)
    Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria
    (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most
    often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is
    curable and preventable. TB is spread from
    person to person through the air. When
    people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit,
    they propel the TB germs into the air.

    •Primarily affects the lungs, but can


    damage other organ systems
    Signs and Symptoms of PTB
    • Cough that lasts more than
    two (2) weeks
    • Fever
    • Night sweats
    • Feeling weak and tired
    • Losing weight
    • Decreased or no appetite
    • Chest pains
    • Coughing up blood
    DOLE’S MISSION
     To promote the health & productivity of the
    workforce, a multi-sectoral group shall
    implement effective & sustainable
    prevention programs by dissemination
    information, building capability of
    implementers, enacting appropriate laws and
    strengthening linkages.

     To attain this mission, it is essential to forge


    a solid partnership among stakeholders, with
    the government as the lead agency, in the
    systematic pursuit of an adequate prevention
    response.
    D.O. 73-05

    Legal Basis E.O. 187, Instituting a comprehensive & Unified Policy for TB Control in
    the Philippines

    Coverage All establishments, workplaces and worksites in the private sector

    Requirements Formulation of a Workplace Policy & Program on TB Prevention & Control

     Shall be made an integral of the enterprise’s OSH and other related


    workplace programs.
     Management & labor representatives shall jointly develop the TB
    workplace policy and program aligned with E.O. and D.O.
     Included as part of the Collective bargaining Agreements (for organized
    establishments).

    Effectivity All concerned shall comply with all the provisions of this
    D.O. within 30 days from publication in a newspaper of
    general circulation.
    2. MEDICAL
    MANAGEMENT

    3. RECORDING,
    REPORTING & SETTING-UP
    1. PREVENTIVE OF DATABASE
    STRATEGIES

    5. ROLES &
    COMPONENTS RESPONSIBILITIES OF
    EMPLOYERS

    4. SOCIAL POLICY

    7. IMPLEMENTATION &
    MONITORING

    6. ROLES &
    RESPONSIBILITIES OF
    WORKERS WITH TB OR AT
    RISK FOR TB
    PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES
    • TB awareness program shall be
    undertaken through information
    dissemination.
    • Awareness program shall deal with the
    nature, frequency, and transmission,
    treatment with Directly Observed
    Treatment Short Course (DOTS), control &
    management of TB in the workplace.
    DOTS Strategy - the Solution!
    Directly Observed Therapy Short Course

    With ---
    90% DOTS Cure Rate
    DOTS is a comprehensive strategy to control TB,
    and is composed of 5 components:
    Political will or commitment, ensuring sustained & quality TB
    treatment & control activities.
    Case detection by sputum smear microscopy among symptomatic
    patients.
    Complete drug taking through direct observation by a designated
    treatment partner, during the whole course of the treatment regimen.
    A regular, uninterrupted supply of all essential anti-TB drugs & other
    materials.
    Standard reporting and recording system that allows assessment of
    the overall performance of the control program.
    IMPROVING WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

     To ensure that contamination from TB


    airborne particles is controlled, workplaces must
    provide adequate & appropriate ventilation
    (Rule 1076.01 of the OSHS) and adequate
    sanitary facilities.
    The number of workers in a work area shall
    not exceed the required number of workers for
    a specified area and shall observe the
    standards for space requirement.
    RULE 1070 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
    ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

    1076: General Ventilation

    1076.01: Atmospheric Conditions

    Suitable atmospheric conditions shall be


    maintained in workrooms by natural or artificial
    means to avoid insufficient air supply, stagnant or
    vitiated air, harmful drafts, excessive heat or cold,
    sudden variations in temperature, and where
    practicable, excessive humidity or dryness and
    objectionable odors.
    1077: Working Environment Measurement

    1077.01: General Provisions

    The employer shall exert efforts to maintain and control the


    working environment in comfortable and healthy conditions
    for the purpose of promoting and maintaining the health of
    his workers.

    1077.02: Definitions

    Working environment measurement shall mean sampling and


    analysis carried out in respect of the atmospheric working
    environment and other fundamental elements of working
    environment for the purpose of determining actual conditions
    therein.
    MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
    • All establishments shall adopt the DOTS in the
    management of workers with TB and their
    dependents.
    • TB case findings, Case holding, and reporting and
    recording of cases shall be in accordance with
    Comprehensive Unified Policy (CUP) and the
    national TB Control Program (NTP).
    • TB benefits Policy of ECC, SSS, and Philhealth.
    RECORDING, REPORTING & SETTING-UP
    A DATABASE
    • In compliance with DOLE requirements for
    reporting of illnesses & injuries in the
    workplace, companies shall report all
    diagnosed cases of TB to DOLE using the
    appropriate form.
    • SSS shall report members who applied for
    Disability Benefit for TB to the Phil. Coalition
    Against TB (PhilCAT) or other such body
    designated to manage the National TB
    Database.
    NON-DISCRIMINATION

    SOCIAL
    WORK ACCOMODATION
    POLICY

    RESTORATION TO WORK
    WORKERS who have symptoms
    of TB shall seek immediate
    assistance from their health
    service provider

    ONCE diagnosed, they shall


    avail of the DOTS and adhere to
    the prescribed course of
    treatment.
    ROLES & RESPONSIBILITES OF EMPLOYERS

    1. Any contact in the workplace


    shall be traced & the contacts
    shall be clinically assessed.
    2. In the context of their Corporate
    Social Responsibility, OSH and
    related programs, employers are
    encouraged to extend the TB
    program to their workers’
    families & their respective
    communities.
    IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING

    The OSHC shall provide preventive &


    Technical assistance in the implementation
    Of the Workplace TB program at the
    Enterprise level.

    The BWC and the DOLE Regional Offices


    through their labor inspectors shall
    Enforce these guidelines.

    All employers shall disseminate these


    Guidelines in their respective workplace.
    Remember!
    Safety never takes a holiday.

    Danger never takes a vacation.

    ~ Author Unknown
    “Occupational Safety and
    Health is NOT expensive,
    it’s PRICELESS!”

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