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An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof
Occupational safety and health standards 2018
R.A 11058
August 17, 2018
shall issue the number of employees, and nature of operations, and the risk or hazard involved.
Secretary of labor and employment
refers to any person trained and duly certified to administer first aid by the Philippine Red Cross or any organization authorized by the Secretary of Labor and Employment;
Certified first-aider
refers to industry-determined specification of proficiency required for effective work performance. These are expressed as outcomes with focus on workplace activity rather than training or personal attributes, and the ability to apply new skills in new situations or changing work organization;
Competency standards
refer to establishments, projects, sites and all other places where work is being undertaken wherein the number of employee, nature of operations, and risk or hazard involved in the business, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment, require compliance with the provisions of this Act;
Covered workplaces
refers to any person, natural or juridical, including the principal employer, contractor or subcontractor, if any, who directly or indirectly benefits from the services of the employee;
Employer
refers to any machine with engine or electric motor as prime mover;
Equipment
refers to an examination pf the work environment including the location and operation of machinery other than those covered by technical safety audits, adequacy of work space, ventilation, lighting, conditions of work environment, handling, storage of work procedures, protection facilities and other possible sources of safety and health hazards in the workplace;
General safety and health inspection
refers to a qualified first aider, nurse, dentist or physician engaged by the employer to provide occupational health services in the establishment, project, site or workplace;
Occupational health personnel
refer to establishments employing less than ten (10) employees, and establishments employing less than one hundred (100) employees, respectively.
Mirco and small enterprises
refers to a situation caused by a condition or practice in any place of employment that could reasonably be expected to lead to death or serious physical harm;
Imminent danger
refers to a regular and critical examination of project sites, safety programs, records, and management performance on programs, records, and management performance on program standards on safety and health;
Safety and health audit
refers to a set of detailed rules to govern the processs and practices in all economic activities to conform with OSH standards, including the personnel responsible, and penalties for any violation thereof
Safety and health programs
refers to a body created within the workplace tasked with the authority to monitor, inspect and investigate all aspects of the work pertaining to the safety and health of workers.
Safety and health committee
refers to any site or location where workers need to be or to go to by reason of their work, and which are under the direct or indirect control of the employer.
Workplace
