ANNEX ICountry Report
Title: Improvement of Policy on Occupational Safety and Health- From Policy
Development to Implementation Measures.
Course Number: J1604255
Name: Ms. Sylvia Tmodrang
Position: Environmental Health Technician
Republic of Palau
Ministry of HealthBureau of Public Health
Division of Environmental HealthCommunity Health Program / Pollution & Hazard Control Program2. Organizational Chart
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION

Community Environmental
Health Development

Consumer Safety

Vector Control &Health Quarantine

Emerging Issues

Community HealthConsumer
Protection

Vector Control &Prevention

Emerging Issues &Special
Investigations

Pollution & Hazard
ControlFood Safety

International Health
Quarantine

Emergency &Disaster Response

Environmental Health Information System
Human Resource Development
Health Education & Promotion
Epidemiology

1) Occurrence status of Industrial/Occupational accidents andOccupational diseases (including statistics):
a. Bureau of Labor & Human Resource
i. No accurate data due to lack of quarterly report (datacollection).
ii. Submission of such report is mandated with the number ofemployee(s) involved if an accident occurred.
iii. Full enforcement of the quarterly report (data collection) was
just recently ordered into force.
b. Bureau of Public Health (Data & Statistics Section• They don’t have complete data2) Data collection methods for statistics:

a. As for data collection methods for statistics, each area within
Palau government and other agencies, including the privatesector, have their own data collection method systems. Theycollect and enter their own data into their own systems.

3) Safety and Health related Laws and Regulations:a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies,
including the private sector, have their own Safety and HealthRegulations that all workers must to follow, while working intheir areas.
b. National government level legislation and regulations are limited
to specific areas in government sector, relevant agencies, andthe private sector.

Cont. 3) Safety and Health related Laws and Regulations:c. Workplace condition (Rules and Regulation 6.5): To ensure safe andhealthful working condition.
i. Employer shall furnish and use personnel and other safety
devices to safeguard against, and prevent personnel injuries,
illnesses arising out of the work environment.
ii. Employer shall adopt reasonable and adequate health andsafety rules and require employees to comply with such tobenefit both employer and employee.
iii. Employer requires to provide drinking water and sufficient
sanitary toilet facilities at the work site.
d. Rules and Regulations Part VIII, 8.1 – 8.8.3: Site of Housing, Shelter,Toilet Facilities, Laundry, Hand Washing and Bathing Facilities,
Sewage and Refuse Disposal, Food storage, kitchen, and facilities,
Health Measures.

4) Labor Inspection System
a. LABOR OFFICERS
i. Labor Officers assigned to enforce the above mentioned
regulations for working site and employee’s housing.
5) Workers’ accident compensation insurance:a. Under purview and processes within the Bureau of Public ServiceSystem (BPSS), under the Ministry of Finance (MOF)
b. MOF pays yearly insurance for whole government sectorc. Labor Office Rules and Regulations 6.6: Employer is responsible
for all medical expenses arising from employment-related activities.

6) Safety of equipment and facilities:
a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies, including theprivate sector, have their own Safety and Health Regulations thatwould entail a Safety Officer to ensure the safety of the equipment andsurrounding work facilities, including the safety of the workers, basedon their internal rules and regulations.
7) Training/Education programs:
a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies, including theprivate sector, have their own training/educational programs andschedules to conduct training/education for all employees, which may
be either formal or informal education (certificate/degree or continuing
educational programs).

8) Activities of Industrial/Occupational safety and healthorganizations other than government:
a. Bureau of Labor & Human Resources
i. International Labor Organization (ILO)
b. Bureau of Public Healthi. Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
1. Conducts trainings and other programs to certify
emergency health responders in dealing with disasters,
PPE, etc.
iii. Division of Environmental Health (DEH)
1. Participates in trainings and workshops that increase
capacity in health and safety procedures, methods,
response measures, etc.

9) OSHMS and Risk Assessment:
a. UNAVAILABLE from government sector10) Campaign/ Event/ National Convention/ Exhibition:a. Awareness by the Operation Clean Business Task Force (OCB TaskForce) with collaboration among multiple government agencies.
11) Reference (HP related, source regarding law, data, etc.):a. NOT CONDUCTED IN THE ROP12) Obstacle in promoting OSH in your country:
1. One of the Core Problems on occupational safety and health (OSH) in yourcountry:
a. Lack of OSH sector within Bureau of Labor and Human Resourcesb. Lack of specific funding to ensure OSH in each government sector or area,or to address the emerging labor issues in the private sector
2. Your suggestion of three main counter measures for the above problems:a. Suggest that all government agencies and private companies should havea yearly training/education for all their workers to update them on General
Rules and Regulations for Health and Safety in workplace areas/sites.
b. Ensure that all workers for both government and private sector follow theSafety Rules & Regulations regarding use of work equipment and facilities.
c. ROP needs to find funding to ensure OSH in each government sector.

SulangThank youArigato

ANNEX ICountry ReportTitle: Improvement of Policy on Occupational Safety and Health- From Policy
Development to Implementation Measures.
Course Number: J1604255

Name: Ms. Sylvia Tmodrang
Position: Environmental Health Technician
Republic of Palau
Ministry of HealthBureau of Public Health
Division of Environmental HealthCommunity Health Program / Pollution & Hazard Control Program

Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ

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2. Organizational Chart

Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ

21) Occurrence status of Industrial/Occupational accidents and Occupational
diseases (including statistics):
a. Bureau of Labor & Human Resource
i. No accurate data due to lack of quarterly report (data collection).
ii. Submission of such report is mandated with the number ofemployee(s) involved if an accident occurred.
iii. Full enforcement of the quarterly report (data collection) was
just recently ordered into force.
b. PENDING
i. Bureau of Public Health (Data & Statistics Section) to provide
data & stats ASAP

2) Data collection methods for statistics:
a. As for data collection methods for statistics, each area within Palau
government and other agencies, including the private sector, havetheir own data collection method systems. They collect and enter theirown data into their own systems.

3) Safety and Health related Laws and Regulations:a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies, including theprivate sector, have their own Safety and Health Regulations that all
workers must to follow, while working in their areas.
b. National government level legislation and regulations are limited tospecific areas in government sector, relevant agencies, and the privatesector.
c. Workplace condition (Rules and Regulation 6.5): To ensure safe andhealthful working condition.
i. Employer shall furnish and use personnel and other safety
devices to safeguard against, and prevent personnel injuries,
illnesses arising out of the work environment.
Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ

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ii. Employer shall adopt reasonable and adequate health and safety
rules and require employees to comply with such to benefit
both employer and employee.
iii. Employer requires to provide drinking water and sufficient
sanitary toilet facilities at the work site.

d. Rules and Regulations Part VIII, 8.1 – 8.8.3: Site of Housing, Shelter,Toilet Facilities, Laundry, Hand Washing and Bathing Facilities,
Sewage and Refuse Disposal, Food storage, kitchen, and facilities,
Health Measures.

4) Labor Inspection System
a. LABOR OFFICERS
i. Labor Officers assigned to enforce the above mentioned
regulations for working site and employee’s housing.

5) Workers’ accident compensation insurance:a. Under purview and processes within the Bureau of Public ServiceSystem (BPSS), under the Ministry of Finance (MOF)
b. MOF pays yearly insurance for whole government sectorc. Labor Office Rules and Regulations 6.6: Employer is responsible forall medical expenses arising from employment-related activities.

6) Safety of equipment and facilities:
a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies, including theprivate sector, have their own Safety and Health Regulations thatwould entail a Safety Officer to ensure the safety of the equipment
Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ4

and surrounding work facilities, including the safety of the workers,
based on their internal rules and regulations.

7) Training/Education programs:
a. Each area within Palau government and other agencies, including theprivate sector, have their own training/educational programs andschedules to conduct training/education for all employees, which may
be either formal or informal education (certificate/degree orcontinuing educational programs).

8) Activities of Industrial/Occupational safety and health organizations otherthan government:
a. Bureau of Labor & Human Resources
i. International Labor Organization (ILO)
b. Bureau of Public Healthi. Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
1. Conducts trainings and other programs to certify
emergency health responders in dealing with disasters,
PPE, etc.
ii. Division of Environmental Health (DEH)
1. Participates in trainings and workshops that increase
capacity in health and safety procedures, methods,response measures, etc.

9) OSHMS and Risk Assessment:
a. UNAVAILABLE from government sector10) Campaign/ Event/ National Convention/ Exhibition:
Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ5a. Awareness by the Operation Clean Business Task Force (OCB TaskForce) with collaboration among multiple government agencies.

11) Reference (HP related, source regarding law, data, etc.):a. NOT CONDUCTED IN THE ROP

12) Obstacle in promoting OSH in your country:

1. One of the Core Problems on occupational safety and health (OSH) in yourcountry:
a. Lack of OSH sector within Bureau of Labor and Human Resourcesb. Lack of specific funding to ensure OSH in each government sector orarea, or to address the emerging labor issues in the private sector
2. Your suggestion of three main counter measures for the above problems:a. Suggest that all government agencies and private companies should havea yearly training/education for all their workers to update them on
General Rules and Regulations for Health and Safety in workplaceareas/sites.
b. Ensure that all workers for both government and private sector follow theSafety Rules & Regulations regarding use of work equipment andfacilities.
c. ROP needs to find funding to ensure OSH in each government sector.

Edited by:
Division of Environmental Health, BPH, MOH
Bureau of Labor & Human Services, MOJ

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