๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ
WESTERN VISAYAS โ A total of (17) dental practitioners from the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) were the participants of the virtual 10-hr Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 dated November 23-24, 2021. This training is pursuant to the Republic Act No. 11058, otherwise known as the โAct Strengthening the OSH Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof,โ and its implementing rules and regulations (DOLE Department Order No. 198-19).
The Philippine Dental Association (PDA) is a non-stock, non-profit association of professional dentists that maintains the standards of the dental profession through progressive dental education, encourages scientific researches and programs, and safeguards dental health supporting sound dental health legislation and public health programs in the Philippines.
The training program was welcomed by the OSHC Unit VI OIC, Mr. Melveen M. Melocoton and OSHC - Health Control Division Chief, Doctor Maria Beatriz Villanueva.
โHopefully all throughout this training, you will be able to find ways on how to assure the safety and health of our clinics, and clients as well, while we are trying to incorporate the new normal to our workplaces,โ emphasized by Mr. Melocoton.
โI hope you would be sharing your best practices amongst yourselves because this is a homogenous training intervention being given to dentists, and you have similarities in some operations, you have similarities in what you are doingโฆ I hope you will actively participate and share experiences with one another on how you were able to cope with the guidelines set by the government. Take this opportunity and grow from whatever it is that you will be learning here and enhance your competence,โ added by Dr. Villanueva.
As it is important to provide safe services to their clients, it is also vital that dental professionals must develop their OSH policies and programs to ensure safe and healthy working conditions to evade themselves to any hazards that could result to harm or endanger them.
Pursuant to the directive of DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III to enhance workplace health and safety, and ease the burden on micro, and small enterprises (MSEs) especially in this time of pandemic, the OSHC will continue to conduct series of mandatory BOSH training schedules for MSEs in need of safety officers for both compliance and the adoption of a zero-accident culture in their workplaces.
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๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ (๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
(1) Undergo training on Occupational Safety and Health and related programs;
(2) Act as the focal person of the agency in the implementation of programs to eliminate hazards in the workplace and to correct and/ or amend risky and/ or unsafe work practices;
(3) Serve as Secretary to the Safety and Health Committee, and as such he/she shall:
(a) Notify members of the meetings
(b) Prepare minutes of the meeting;
(c) Submit to the head of agency a report of the activities of the Committee including the recommendations made thereof;
(4) Report on the occurrence of accidents; and,
(5) Coordinate all safety and health training programs for the agency management and employees.
SOURCE: CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2020 - OSH Standards for the Public Sector: Chapter VII-H
