𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐘 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍:

#𝟭 Holiday-Proof Your Plan

 DOLE LABOR ADVISORY No. 20 series of 2021

OSH Personnel in Stand-Alone Micro Health Care and Related Facilities

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 𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐂 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝐎𝐒𝐇 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

WESTERN VISAYAS – 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 “Act Strengthening the OSH Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof,” 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.

“Hopefully 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,” emphasized by Mr. Melocoton.

“I 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 doing… 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,” 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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𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 (𝐒𝐇𝐎) 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫

(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

𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲/𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

The representatives of the accredited employee organization, or in its

absence, a registered employee organization within the agency, shall:

(1) Support the agency in carrying out the provisions of the standards and report to Management any work hazards that can be observed in the workplace;

(2) Participate/Cooperate in activities initiated by the Safety and Health Committee;

(3) Assist their agency in the conduct of safety and health inspection or other OSH programs;

(4) Gather occupational safety and health related concerns/issues and elevate the same to the OSH Committee for discussion and appropriate action; and

(5) Negotiate for better working conditions in their workplace as the provisions stated herein guarantee no infringement of the rights of the employees’ organizations to negotiate for such.

SOURCE: CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2020 - OSH Standards for the Public Sector: Chapter VII-J

 The Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) Western Visayas organized a meeting with regards to the creation of the Guimaras OSH Network via teleconference using the Zoom Application dated November 17, 2021.

The agenda of the meeting were the rationale of the creation of Guimaras OSH Network, the Department of Labor and Employment Department Order 313 series of 2019, and the volition for a coordinator of Guimaras OSHNET.

Mr. Ruderic B. De Juan was appointed as the coordinator of the said network. Mr. De Juan will also be the temporary person-in-charge to be coordinated in relation to the facilitation on the creation of the Guimaras OSHNET while the formal election of officers is not yet officiated.

The meeting was attended by numerous OSH professionals coming from various establishments, in both private and public sectors. OSH advocates who wanted to be a part of the OSHNET Guimaras may join to this group page: https://tinyurl.com/y6yvtnvy

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 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗦𝗛-𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

The Occupational Safety and Health Center Regional Extension Unit 6 will be organizing a meeting in relation to the creation of the OSH Network in Guimaras Province on 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 (𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠-𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠).

We are gladly inviting all of OSH professionals (Safety and Health advocates, officers, OSH practitioners & consultants) in the province of guimaras to attend this 2-hour meeting. This meeting will be attended also by Safety Officers 1 who completed their BOSH for SO1 training this year from Guimaras province produced by OSHC REU 6. 

During the meeting, the following agenda will be tackled:

1. Rationale of Creation of Guimaras OSH-Network

2. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Administrative Order no. 313 series of 2019: Strengthen the operations of Occupational Safety and Health Networks (OSHNets) throughout the country.

This is an online meeting hosted through Zoom Application. The Occupational Safety and Health Center REU 6 will send the meeting link through your respective email address.

Kindly accomplish the survey and initial member's profile form below:

https://forms.gle/cPf1RACV8iMJLuuM6

 𝘿𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 & 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙤𝙗-𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙎𝙃 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧

(1) The institutional contractors or contract service providers must ensure that their employees deployed in government agencies are provided with medical coverage and they must meet the requirement as provided in the CSC-COA-DBM Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2017 dated June 15, 2017, as amended by CSC-COA-DBM Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2018. Heads of the receiving government agencies where the said job order or contract of service employees are deployed shall only provide medical assistance in case of emergency.

(2) Follow all instructions on work safety given by the agency/employer in compliance with the provisions of the Standards and make use of all safeguard and safety devices provided by their employer.

SOURCE: CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2020 - OSH Standards for the Public Sector: Chapter VII-G

 𝑨. 𝑫𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝑺𝑯 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓

(1) Cooperate with the agency in carrying out the provisions of this Guidelines and report to the Safety and Health Committee any work hazard that may be observed in the workplace;

(2) Follow all instructions on work safety given by the agency in compliance with the provisions of the Standards and make use of all safeguard and safety devices provided by the agency;

(3) Participate/Cooperate with the Safety and Health Committee on OSH programs, initiatives and activities; and

(4) Support government agencies in the conduct of health and safety inspection or other programs.

SOURCE: CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2020 - OSH Standards for the Public Sector: Chapter VII-F

 Sugod sang nag halog ang community quarantine status sa na sambit nga syudad, kadungan man sini ang pag sugod bukas sang mga salon, parlor kag mga barbershops. Halos masubra sa lima (5) man kabulan nga wala maka bukas kag maka oparte ang mga nasambit nga establisyemento tungod kinahanglan nila mag sunod sa community quarantine guidelines.

To avoid the spread of the deadly virus, employers and employees shall follow the DTI guidelines on minimum health protocols for barbershops & salons:

1. No personnel with COVID-19 symptoms or with exposure to COVID-19 patients shall be allowed to work; 

2. No wearing of pieces of jewelry (e.g., rings, bracelets, watches, earrings, exposed body piercings); 

3. Observance of proper personal hygiene (e.g., clipped fingernails, observance of company-imposed personal sanitation); 

4. Mandatory wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to: - Face mask,  Face shield,  Eye glasses, Gloves and Hair caps 

5. Mandatory wearing of closed shoes; 

6. Observance of the proper disposal of single-use supplies (e.g., cotton balls, popsicle sticks, tissue); 

7. Observance and enforcement of the client-personnel interaction protocols; 

8. Mandatory declaration of health and whereabouts prior to every duty in case contact tracing becomes necessary; and 

9. Frequent handwashing/sanitizing.

Photo credit: ABS-CBN News

 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

OSHC-REU 6 is offering 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐇 (𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗛) 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏 via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 of this training are aspiring safety officers or employees in 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎, 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 (MSEs) and other 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 (𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦) that are in need for a 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏.

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𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬.

WE WILL CLOSE THE REGISTRATION once we received a MAXIMUM of 60 REGISTRANTS.

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦' 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗦

𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗦 - The Occupational Safety and Health Center Regional Extension Unit VI successfully conducted a BOSH training for Safety Officer 1 for the students, faculty and staff of 3 well-known Universities in Region 6, West Visayas State University, Filamer Christian University and Capiz State University last October 21-22, 2021. This training is relevant in educating the students about Occupational Safety and Health and will be useful for their future employment, and to their faculty and staff as well. 

The training was empowered and welcomed by the Chief of the Health Control Division of the Occupational Safety and Health Center, Dr. Maria Beatriz G. Villanueva.

"I hope that you will actively participate in this training and learn as much as you can. In your pursuit in broadening, enhancing and strengthening your competence and skills, I hope that you would recognize the networks that are available to you right now… You have amongst you Occupational Safety and Health Advocates, and Networks in region 6 when you talk about enhancing your competent and skills." - Maria Beatriz G. Villanueva.

The training included two special discussions: the Control and Management of Covid-19 in the workplace; and Employees Compensation Program. The training also included a 2-hours training for trainers which was designed to widen the base of qualified and competent OSH trainers and features discussions and skill-building activities in the development, conduct, and management of OSH courses.

The successful collaboration of the Occupational Safety and Health Center and the administration of 3 academe generated a total of 48 New Certified Safety Officers that shall promote the OSH advocacy. During the training, it was decided that the students who completed the training will be the pioneer members of their OSH Networks and shall facilitate OSH activities in their respective educational institutions.

#JuniorOSHNETs

#R6OSHCHAMPIONS

HAPPY 10K FOLLOWERS!

The Occupational Safety and Health Center recently received an award from the Presidential Communications Operations Office for being fully-compliant with the enhanced Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements. 

And now, the Official OSHC 6 Facebook page have reached 10, 000 followers. To all OSH champions and advocates, we THANK YOU for your unending support, we hope that these numbers could continue to increase, in order for us to reach many more people, advocates and champions who will promote safety and health.

FAQs on Work Environment Measurement (WEM)

Does the OSHC conduct WEM? YES! WEM is just one of several technical services that the Occupational Safety and Health Center is offering. 

Kindly refer to this link for more information regarding OSHC's technical services: https://oshc.dole.gov.ph/technical-services-2/

#OSHCHAMPIONS

 

𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗡-𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬

 

WESTERN VISAYAS – The Occupational Safety and Health Center Regional Extension Unit successfully officiated a Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 for the civil servants of the Local Government Unit of Jordan-Guimaras, in compliance to the Civil Service Commission-Department of Health and Department of Labor and Employment Joint Memorandum Circular CSC-DOH-DOLE JMC no. 1 Series of 2020 or also known as the Occupational Safety and Health OSH Standards for the Public Sector.

The training was empowered and welcomed by the Officer-in-Charge-Chief of the Environment Control Division of the Occupational Safety and Health Center, Evelyn C. Tandayu and was followed by the inspirational message thereafter of the Municipal Mayor of Jordan-Guimaras, Honorable Ruben B. Corpuz.

“This is very timely… This is our way of expanding your knowledge in order to ensure the Safety and Health not only for ourselves in our offices, but you can extend this also to the community in your respective areas. We hope that you will be able to enjoy, and learn as well the principles of Occupational Safety and Health.” – Evelyn C. Tandayu

Considering the continuing influx of changes in the working environment brought about by industrialization, globalization, and technological advancement affecting the health and wellness of government workers in the workplace, there is a need to enhance and to further improve the existing working conditions in all government agencies. It is very commendable how the Local Government Unit of Jordan-Guimaras endeavor for a better working condition in their municipality.

“I hope that this training will make us a better municipality for we will be inspired most especially in SAFETY… We cannot compromise safety, bisan diin kita ya, kag  kun ano man ang ginahimo naton halin sa aton panimalay asta sa aton mga ubra, we should not compromise safety.  I hope that ang banwa sang Jordan will be a model for all of the municipalities of Guimaras.” – Mayor Corpuz

The training included two special discussions: the Control and Management of Covid-19 in the workplace; and Employees Compensation Program. The training also included a 2-hours training for trainers which was designed to widen the base of qualified and competent OSH trainers and features discussions and skill-building activities in the development, conduct, and management of OSH courses.

The successful collaboration of Occupational Safety and Health Center 6 and Local Government Unit of Jordan-Guimaras resulted production of 37 newly certified safety officers 1 who will advocate Occupational Safety and Health.

 

#R6OSHCHAMPIONS

𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦

 
Milestone in OSH advocacy: The 17th National Occupational Safety and Health Congress

The Occupational Safety and Health Center successfully held the first ever virtual National Occupational Safety and Health (NOSH) Congress last September 28-30, 2021, with a theme: “Building Resilient Systems at the Enterprise Level: Best Practices Amidst Crises.” The theme emphasized the vital role of OSH in developing a stronger and a healthier workforce that could stand, adopt, and cover future health emergencies, and accidents. And, showcasing the importance of OSH in protecting lives and livelihood as we face the worst disaster in our time, the CoVid-19 pandemic.

”This global crisis has brought unprecedented health and economic challenges, it thus pertinent to understand how Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) can make individuals and institutions resilient.” said DOLE Secretary, Silvestre H. Bello III.

The 17th NOSH Congress was the biggest gathering of OSH Advocates that Occupational Safety and Health Center had with more than 12,000 participants who came from different industries across the country. The congress is a biennial event that serves as a vehicle to generate and exchange essential information on work safety and health. The 3-day activity was attended by numerous safety experts and professionals, employers, trade union representatives, and even policy makers. The event covered timely and relevant topics and discussions on how business enterprises can continue to work and thrive for safety despite the challenges brought by the pandemic.

The discussions were delivered by subject matter experts (SMEs) coming from well-known corporations such as Globe Telecom Inc., Essilor Manufacturing Philippines Inc. and SN Aboitiz Power Inc., various Government Departments such as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Employees Compensation Commission (ECC), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and distinguished groups such as the Employees Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and International Labor Organization (ILO), Asia Pacific Region. Participants were given time to ask questions with relation to the topics that were discussed by each resource speakers.

The 17th NOSH Congress event was closed by  DOLE Undersecretary Atty. Benjo Santos M. Benavidez and Senate of Philippines, Senator Emmanuel “Joel” Jose Villanueva.

“As you go back to your workplaces in different industries as safety and health officers, please remember to prioritize the most important things of all, HEALTH and SAFETY, family and friends.“ - Senator Joel Villanueva.

At the end of the event, Executive Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Center, Engr. Noel C. Binag thanked all of the participants, OSHC staffs, Moderators, and Resource speakers for their collaboration, and efforts that resulted to the success of the event.

#OSHCHAMPIONS

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐒𝐇 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫

All government agencies shall constitute their respective Safety and Health Committees (SHC) within six (6) months from the effectivity of this policy while they may reorganize as deemed fit.

The composition of the Safety and Health Committee is as follows:

a. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 - The Head of the agency or his/her authorized Representative who holds an executive/managerial rank/ position.

b.   𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀- The highest ranking officer/executive in charge of Human Resource

- Two (2) representatives from the accredited employees’ association (one 1st Level and one 2nd Level employee)

In case there is no accredited or registered employee organization, the employees shall elect one representative each from the 1st and 2nd level positions

- The agency physician, or in the absence thereof, any employee who is a graduate of a medical-related course

- Representative from the Local Risk Reduction and Management Council / Risk Reduction Management Officer or its equivalent

c. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 - Occupational Safety & Health Officer 

 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐅𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘

 

WESTERN VISAYAS – The Occupational Safety and Health Center - Regional Extension Unit 6, despite the current pandemic, continues to develop effective OSH campaigns, and dialogues to promote safety and health of workers in the region. With the use of social medial platforms, the unit has been effectually disseminating timely and relevant OSH information and programs to its clients in the locality.

Strategically, the unit’s Facebook page is being utilized effectively to propagate imperative announcements on technical services of the Occupational Safety and Health Center such as OSH training like facilitating weekly Basic OSH (BOSH) training for Safety Officer 1 in the Micro and Small Enterprises, and OSH accreditation such as current guidelines and procedures for OSH professionals.

Last July, the unit launched its program called, “OSHChampions Stories.” The program aimed to inspire Safety Officers who aspire to become DOLE-OSHC accredited OSH practitioners and consultants through social media. The program resulted to an increase in clients’ engagement to the unit’s social media platforms. Wherein, the OSHC Region 6 Facebook followers rapidly increased from 5,000 followers last April, and currently has a 9,726 followers.

Through the Facebook page, clients can also view announcements of upcoming schedules of the BOSH Training for Safety Officer 1 for the month of October that will start on October 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29. Also, these schedules will be available in the OSHC Region 6 blog site at: https://oshc6.blogspot.com/. Interested participants may choose their preferred dates depending on their convenience and availability.

Amid the pandemic, the promotion of OSH is tantamount to protection and preservation of workers’ lives. Sustainable promotion of OSH can lead to a productive, lively and dynamic business environment which will support the economic growth in Western Visayas.

#R6OSHChampions

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬 - 𝐂𝐨𝐕𝐢𝐝-𝟏𝟗 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥

Provinces in region 6 and its residents are accustomed to riding the jeep. Most commuters choose to ride a jeep because it is the cheapest way to get to their destination. However, to avoid transmission and further spread of the Covid-19 disease, protocols must be followed and;

Public transport drivers must adhere to the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) protocol/guidelines dated April 26, 2020 for public transport operation - PUJ passenger limits

Passenger load shall not exceed to 50% of the vehicle’s capacity;

1. Passenger should be seated one seat apart;
2. No standing passenger shall be allowed;
3. Passenger’s seat beside the driver may be occupied by one passenger

Note: Payment for PUJ units shall be through Automatic Fare Collection System to avoid handling of cash and coins. In the event that AFCS in the vehicle is non-operational or if the commuter is paying in cash, drivers/conductors shall collect the payment at the front seat before allowing the passenger to board the PUV.

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐒𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐒

WESTERN VISAYAS - Five (5) months after the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) Regional Extension Unit 6 (REU6) launched its FREE BOSH training for Safety Officer 1, the unit generated a total of 978 Safety Officers 1 coming from 701 different companies in the region.

Amidst these trying times due to the pandemic, OSHC-REU6 shall continuously fulfill its duty to the public which is to disseminate vital information and guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health and to provide quality services for its stakeholders. The production of “OSH Champions” in Western Visayas is an advocacy that will increase the number of front liners in promoting Safety and Health not only in Western Visayas, but the whole country.

Aside from the “OSH Champions’ Stories,” a series of inspiring words from the regional OSH accredited practitioners, we also reached out to our graduates from the previous SO1 training. The training equipped them with the knowledge to organize their own OSH Committee, develop effective OSH Programs, and best practices not only in their workplaces but also in their daily lives. Most of them extended their gratitude and shared their journeys and experiences as appointed Safety Officers by their respective companies.

“Because SAFETY is our main concern, our training helped us to be aware and be prepared in our daily routines not only in our workplace but also in our households.” - said Ms. Jo Eve Balleza, a BOSH for SO1 graduate.

OSHC-REU6 is elated that the Safety Officers they produced are becoming OSH Champions of their respective companies. Thus, the unit shall continue with its initiative and hopes that with the FREE BOSH training programs, more Safety Officers and OSH Champions will be generated that will be part of OSHC's #VisionOneMillion.

#LigtasAngMaingat is not just a hashtag of OSHC, it’s a way of life for the people, for the workers and for the nation.

#R6OSHChampions

 

17th National OSH Congress on Sept. 28-30 via Teleconference

The 17th National Occupational Safety and Health Congress will be happening online for the first time. Get ready for three days of rich discussions that emphasize the importance of work safety and health in building resilient and sustainable enterprises.

To register, click bit.ly/17thnoshcongress2021 or scan the QR code and follow the guide below. Registration is FREE!!! See you there!

#OSHCSigurado

Source: https://oshc.dole.gov.ph/17th-national-occupational-safety-and-health-congress-september-28-30-2021/

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on Sep. 16-17

 

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

OSHC-REU 6 is offering 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐇 (𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗛)𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏 via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐍 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟲-𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭.

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 of this training are aspiring safety officers or employees in 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎, 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 (MSEs) and other 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 (𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦) that are in need for a 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏.

NO REGISTRATION = NO SLOTS TO THE TRAINING

Avail until it is still FREE!

Register using this link: https://forms.gle/wFzZyBF6zUBfxoK69

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬.

WE WILL CLOSE THE REGISTRATION once we received MAXIMUM of 60 REGISTRANTS.

REGISTER NOW!

An OSH Champion's Story: The Heart to Become an Extraordinary OSH Advocate

"𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏 “𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚” 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑶𝑺𝑯 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙  𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑂𝑆𝐻 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠. 𝐴𝑠 𝑎 𝑀𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝐸 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑚. 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛, 𝑂𝑆𝐻 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑏𝑦𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑂𝑆𝐻 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 – 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚. 

𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 – 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝑺𝑯 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝑰 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒆, 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝑺𝑯𝑪, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘.

𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒. 𝑀𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑂𝑆𝐻 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟 1 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑆𝐻𝐶  𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑉𝐼 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒. 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡 – 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑂𝑆𝐻𝐶! 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 - 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝑺𝑯 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅/𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔. "

𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐑. 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐕. 𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐎

𝐷𝑂𝐿𝐸 - 𝑂𝑆𝐻𝐶 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on Sep. 2-3

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

OSHC-REU 6 will be offering 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐇 (𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗛)𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏 via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐍 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮-𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 of this training are aspiring safety officers or employees in 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎, 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 (MSEs) and other 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 (𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦) that are in need for a 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏.

NO REGISTRATION = NO SLOTS TO THE TRAINING

Avail until it is still FREE!

WE WILL CLOSE THE REGISTRATION once we received MAXIMUM of REGISTRANTS.

REGISTER NOW!

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on Aug. 26-27

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐒𝐇 (𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗛)𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏 via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓  26-27, 2021

𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒  of this training are aspiring safety officers or employees in 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎, 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 (MSEs) and other 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 (𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦) that are in need for a 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝟏.

𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋 𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄!!

Register now by scanning the QR or thru this 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: https://bit.ly/3CnkDO7

Limited slots only.

We will automatically close the registration once we receive a maximum of 60 registrants.

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on Aug. 12-13

 

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on Aug. 5-6

 

Free Online Basic OSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on July 29-30

 

Free Virtual BOSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on July 15-16

 

Free Virtual BOSH Training for Safety Officer 1 on June 24-25, 2021

 

OSH Week Celebration 2021

In support of the ILO and the DOLE, the OSHC-Region 6 will take this opportunity to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue on the importance of creating and investing in resilient OSH systems, drawing regional examples in mitigating and preventing the Spread of COVID-19 at the workplace as we celebrate the OSH Week Celebration in Western Visayas with the theme:

 “Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises - Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Systems.”

To register for the following virtual webinars and training, kindly click the links:

April 26: Opening of the OSH Week Celebration & Ribbon Cutting of OSH Week Exhibit
https://zoom.us/.../tJYoceGorDorGtADekAhtnxEQjpb73yDgh2u

April 26: Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Public Sector
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April 27: Guidelines on Ventilation for Workplaces and Public Transport to Prevent and Control the Spread of COVID-19
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April 28: Guidelines on the Implementation of Mental Health Workplace Policies and Programs
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April 29-30: Free Virtual Basic OSH (BOSH) Training for Safety Officers 1
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OSHC trains more safety officers to mitigate pandemic woes during constructions

In partnership with the Western Visayas Occupational Safety and Health Network (WVOSHNET), conducted a 40-hour Construction Safety and Health (COSH) Training dated April 12-16 at Iloilo Gateway Hotel, Pavia, Iloilo.

A total of forty-two (42) participants were informed on the programs and services of the OSHC in assisting and guiding companies towards strengthening their OSH policies and programs in the construction industry.

The OSHC Region 6, equipped with professional manpower, profound facilities and strong social networks, continues to expand its OSH programs and services to clients and stakeholders, especially in this pandemic.

2nd Quarterly OSHNET Meeting for 2021

 

The Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) Western Visayas, in partnership with OSHNetworks and stakeholders, conducted its quarterly OSHNET Meeting on March 30, 2021 via teleconference using the Zoom App.

The agenda of the meeting were the conduct of Free 10-hour BOSH for Safety Officer 1 in Western Visayas, the conduct of the BOSH for Safety Officer 2 Training for Government Sector, the upcoming plans and activities of OSHNET and the Occupational Safety and Health Week on April 26-30, 2021.

The meeting was welcomed by Executive Director of OSHC Engr. Noel C. Binag and graced with an inspirational message by DOLE VI Regional Director Engr. Cyril L. Ticao. It was attended by the Department of Trade and Industry Region VI, Civil Service Commission Region VI, Boracay Safety and Health Network (BOSHNET), Safety Organization of Negros Occidental (SONO), Western Visayas Safety and Health Network (WVOSHNET) and Philippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM) Panay Chapter.

Congratulations to 44 Newly Certified Safety Officers!

The Occupational Safety and Health Center Region 6 conducted its first FREE Online BOSH for SO1 Training to affected MSMEs in Western Visayas with 44 participants on March 25-26, 2021. The BOSH for SO1 Training is an 8-hour OSH Orientation for establishments in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with the need for a SAFETY OFFICER 1 (SO1).

The training also included a 2-hour Training of Trainers which was designed to widen the base of qualified and competent OSH trainers and features discussions and skill-building activities in the development, conduct, and management of OSH courses.

The OSHC Region 6 continues to provide FREE Online BOSH for SO1 Training weekly until the end of the year. Register to the dates you are available here: http://bit.ly/3v7poaP

 Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious disease killer. Reaching people early with care can prevent death and suffering.

 

Learn more about the Formulation of Workplace Policy and Program on TB Prevention and Control based on the Department Order No. 73-05 Series of 2005.

OSHC-6 offers free safety and health audit for manufacturing plant

WESTERN VISAYAS – The Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) provided a free safety and health audit for New Panay Agri-Ventures Development, Inc., a manufacturer of animal feeds for swine, poultry and game birds for Panay Island and other neighboring islands in the country. The manufacturing plant has been operating since 1990 and due to its rapid expansion activities, sought for the assistance for a safety and health audit to cater the demands their stakeholders while assuring safe and healthy working conditions for all their workers.

The audit team was led by OSHC-Region 6 OIC Melveen Melocoton together with four OSH technical team members, namely Nellyn Joy Valenzuela, Engr. Narciso Pasuelo, Engr. Maximo Pareja, and Engr. Wesley Welfredo Dulla. The team audited four major areas in OSH such as administrative requirements, safety control programs, environment control programs, and health control programs. Areas audited were the warehouses, machineries, admin offices, health, and welfare facilities of the company, among others.

 

“Ang aton na safety and health audit ay gina obra hindi para pangitaan kamo sang pagpanglabag at ma multhan kamo sang DOLE. Ang ini na audit ay gin obra naton para mabuligan ang kompaniya sa pag pa husto at improbar sang programa para sa kaluwasan at ikaayo nga lawas sang tanan na trabahador,” said Melveen Melocoton to the management of New Panay Agri-Ventures Development. 

“We really appreciate the efforts of the safety and audit team for providing us a comprehensive viewpoint of our current workplace safety and health programs and policies. Your audit findings and recommendations will surely help our company in assessing what else we could improve and provide,” said HR Supervisor Jessa Jacintos.

Presently, the OSHC-6 is providing free safety training and technical assistance to distressed companies on OSH compliance pursuance to the Department of Labor and Employment – Department Order No. 198-18 series of 2018, otherwise known as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11058 “An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof.”

OSHC Region 6 offers FREE ONLINE BOSH FOR SO1 TRAINING for distressed MSMEs of Western Visayas via teleconference on the following dates: 

• March 25-26 

• April 7-8 

• April 15-16 

Scan the QR code to choose your preferred date or directly click this link: http://bit.ly/3v7poaP

SAFETYNETwork Newsletter January-February 2021 Issues

The first issue for January-February 2021 of SAFETYNETwork, an OSH Champions' Newsletter, is out now! 

To grab your own digital e-copy, click this link to download: https://bit.ly/2NPtJ1M

𝗢𝗦𝗛𝗖 𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗢𝗦𝗛𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀

WESTERN VISAYAS – The Occupational Safety and Health Center successfully conducted the fourth episode of its KamOSHtahan sa Rehiyon 6 – PagOSHwag Session with the theme, “Occupational Health Practitioners Uniting Towards a Healthy Culture in Western Visayas,” via teleconference last February 23, 2021.

With nearly 300 participants, the webinar on the vital roles of occupational health practitioners in OSH compliance and culture was welcomed by the OSHC Executive Director Engr. Noel C. Binag and with the inspirational message of the DOLE-Regional Office 6 Director Engr. Cyril L. Ticao.

“During this pandemic period, our occupational health personnel play a very critical role in the prevention and control of illnesses and injury in the workplace and most especially the Covid-19 pandemic. We need your technical expertise, people who are expert in occupational health who are capable of helping us ensure that the workplace is safe and healthy,” shared by Engr. Noel C. Binag 

Moreover, Engr. Granadillos also shared the good news that the center is now offering free trainings to everyone. “Now that we are in the pandemic, we offer all our training courses free of charge para sa inyong lahat,” said by Engr. Granadillos.

The participants were informed by topics on Guidelines in DOLE-OSHC Health Practitioner Accreditation by Dr. Maria Revelyn B. Galura of OSHC, Duties of Occupational Health Personnel in COVID-19 Prevention and Control by OSH Practitioner Janeby J. Sun, and Roles of Occupational Health Personnel in DOLE OSH Reportorial Documentation by Mark James S. Andayog, Officer-in-Charge of OSHC Region 5.

The session was attended by the company doctors, company nurses, engineers, owners/heads, HR managers, supervisors, occupational health personnel, OSH compliance officers, public health workers, OSH professionals, and the academe. 

The KamOSHtahan: PagOSHwag Session OSHC-REU6 is a series of webinars on sectoral-based advocacy related to compliance and culture that aims to gather all OSH advocates and champions and provide a setting for discussions on current situations and best practices in the region.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the PagOSHwag Session: Episode 4 - Occupational Health Practitioners Uniting Towards a Healthy Culture in Western Visayas

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the PagOSHwag Session: Episode 4 - Occupational Health Practitioners Uniting Towards a Healthy Culture in Western Visayas.

For those who want to have copies of the presentation materials, kindly click this link: https://bit.ly/2ZLLVvy

If you want to watch the Episode 4 again, kindly click this link of our Youtube Channel and subscribe: https://bit.ly/3fF0OqH

We reiterate that only successful registrants who accomplished the post-evaluation forms will be given e-certificates of participation via their email provided.