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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session . 
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SENATE 
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S.B. No. ___ 
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Introduced by SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill adopts the guidelines governing occupational safety and health in the 
construction industry under Department Order No. 13 series of 1998 of the Department 
of Labor and Employment. 
The construction industry which empioys a significant number of workers piays a 
vital role in the socio-economic growth of the country. The construction industry had a 
double-digit growth rate in 2011 from a projected eight (8) percent growth rate. There 
are more tha-n P500 billion worth of infrastructure projectsiri lieu of the booming public-
private partnership scheme of the government. 
However, numerous occupational risks and hazards are continuously emerging 
in the workplace with the advent of new technologies, materials and substances. As a 
result, high rate of worksite accidents . .may likely occur if there would be no appropriate 
intervention or measures to prevent construction related accidents and injuries. 
Compliance with safety standards shall be the responsibility of all stakeholders 
such as workers, employers, constructors and more importantly, of the government 
which is the lead enforcer of safety standards. Thus, sanctions and penalties for erring 
employers, contractors and enforcers shall be an integral part of the bill as well as 
reward and incentive for those who have exemplary compliance or contributions in the 
effective implementation of this bill. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
GOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 
1368 
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Introduced by SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
TO GOVERN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION 
INDUSTRY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as "Occupational Safety and 
Health in the Construction Industry Act', 
SEC. 2. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall 
mean: 
a) "Accredited Organization" - refers to any organization duly accredited by the 
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) delegated or authorized to 
perform functions related to improvement of occupational safety and health in 
the form of training, testing, certification, safety and health auditing or any 
other similar activity. 
b) "Certified first-aider" -
refers to any person trained and duly certified or 
qualified to administer first aid by the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) 
or by any organization accredited by the same, 
c) "Construction project manager/consultant" - refer to a person or entity who is 
hired by the project owner, to act in the owner's behalf concerning supervision 
and monitoring of all matters related to the overall execution of a construction 
project. The construction project manager shall be a separate entity from the 
general constructor or any sub-constructor of the construction project. 
d) "Construction safety and health committee" - refers to the general safety and 
health committee for a construction project site that shall be the overall 
coordinator in implementing OSH programs. 
e) "Construction safety and health officer" -
refers to any employee/worker 
trained and, in addition to their regular duties and responsibilities, tasked by 
his employer to implement occupational safety and health programs in 
accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Standards (OSHS). 
f) "Construction safety and health program" - refers to a set of detailed rules to 
cover the processes and practices that shall be utilized in a specific 
constructions project site in conformity with the OSHS including the personnel 
responsible and the penalties for violations thereof. 
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g) "Occupationai Safety and Heaith Standards (OSHS)" -
refers to the 
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the construction industry 
prepared by DOLE as provided for by law in Articles 162 and 165, Chapter 2, 
'ntle I of Book Four of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, . 
h) "Construction safety signage" - refers to any, but not limited to, emergency Qr 
danger sign, warning sign or safety instruction, of standard colors and sizes in 
accordance with the specifications for standard colors of signs for safety 
instructions and warnings in building premises as described in Table II 
(Standard Colors of Signs for Safety Instructions and Warnings in Building 
Premises) of the OSHS. 
i) "Constructor" - is deemed synonymous with the term "builder". It refers to 
any person or organization who undertakes or offers to undertake or purports 
to have the capacity to undertake or submits a bid to, or does himself or by or 
through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, 
wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation of other 
structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, 
including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection 
therewith, The term constructor includes subcontractor and specialty 
contractor. 
j) "Emergency health provider" - means any person or organization who is 
certified or recognized by the Department of Health and who can provide the 
same or eqUivalent emergency health services as an emergency hospital, 
including emergency treatment or workers on site, emergency transport and 
care during transport of injured workers to the nearest hospital, with adequate 
personnel, supplies and facilities for the complete immediate treatment of 
injuries or illnesses. 
k) "General constructor" - means a constructor who has general supervision of 
the work environment, over other constructors in the execution of the project 
and who directly receives instructions from the owner or construction project 
manager. 
I) "General safety and health inspection" - refers to inspection of the work 
environment, including the location and operation of machinery other than 
those lighting, conditions of work environment, handling, storage or work 
procedures, protection facilities and other safety and health· hazards in the· 
workplace. 
m) "Heavy equipment" - refers to any machine with engine or electric motor as 
prime mover used either for lifting, excavating, leveling, drilling, compacting, 
transporting and breaking works in the construction site, such as but not 
limited to crane, bulldozer, backhoe, grader, road compactor, prime mover 
and trailer, with minimum operating weight and horsepower rating of 1000 KG 
<!nQ 1Q HP, re$pective!y. 
n) "Imminent danger" - means a condition or practice that could reasonably be 
expected to cause death or serious physical harm before abatement under 
the normal enforcement procedures can be accomplished. 
0) "Oeeupatlonal health personnel" -
refers to a qualified first-aider, nurse, 
dentist or physician, engaged by the employer to provide occupational health 
services in the establishment/undertaking. 
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p) "Project manager" - means the overall technical personnel of the general 
contractor and/or the subcontractor in charge of the actual execution of a 
construction project. 
q) "Resident engineer" - means a duly licensed engineer who shall be tasked to 
be pre!?ent at the con!?truction !?ite at all time!?, whenever work i§ being 
undertaken, and shall have the responsibility of assuring the technical 
conformance of all designs,materials, processes, work procedures rendered 
for the execution of the construction project, including safety and health of all 
persons within the construction site. 
r) "Safety and health audit" - refers to a regular and critical examination of 
project sites, safety programs, records and management performance on 
program standards on safety and health. 
s) "Safety and health committee" -means a group tasked with the authority to 
monitor, inspect, and investigate all aspects of the construction project 
pertaining to health ancj safety of c;onstruction workers. 
t) "Safety organization" - means any organization recognized and accredited by 
the DOLE to conduct occupational safety and health training and/or safety 
and health audit. 
u) "Safety personnel" -
refers to any person engaged by any oonstruotor, 
trained, accredited by DOLE and tasked to provide occupational safety and 
health services for the workers/employees in any construction project. 
v) "Skills standards" - refers to the written specification of the minimum stock 
know/edge and skills a worker should possess to perform the functions 
identified in the job description of his occupation. 
w) "Technical safety inspection" - refers to inspection for the purpose of safety 
determin~tion Qf boi!en;;, e!ectric~! inl?t~l!~tiQnl?, e!ev~tQrl?, h9il?ting egyipment 
and other mechanical equipment. 
x) "Trade test" - refers to an instrument used to measure workers' skills and 
knowledge based on the requirements of the skills. 
y) "Treatment room" - refers to any enclosed area or room equipped with the 
necessary medical facilities and supplies, and located within the premises of 
the establishment where workers may be brought for examination and 
treatment of their injuries or illnesses in cases of emergency. 
z) "Tool box meeting or gang meeting" - refers to daily meeting among workers 
and their respective supervisors for the purpose of instruction, discussion and 
proper briefing on the planned work, the assessment of past work, the 
possibility or actual occurrence of accidents at the site, tips and suggestions 
on how to prevent possible accidents and other related matters. 
aa)"Unguarded surface" - refers to any working surface above water or ground, 
temporary or permanent floor platform, scaffold construction or whether 
workers are exposed to the possibility of falls hazardous to life or limb. 
SEC. 3. Oe/egatlon of Authority and Accreditation. - The authority to enforce 
mandatory occupational safety and health standards in the construction industry may be 
delegated in part by the Secretary of Labor and Employment, under the following. 
conditions: 


a) Chartered Cities and Municipalities may be aiiowed to conduct Technicai 
Safety and Inspections and general safety audit of construction project sites 
within their respective jurisdiction where they have adequate facilities and 
competent personnel for the purpose as determined by the DOLE and subject 
to national standards established by the latter, provided they submit for 
approval an application for such authority. 
b) Private Safety Organization with adequate facilities and competent personnel 
for the purpose, may be accredited. by DOLE to conduct technical and/or 
general Safety and Health Audit of construction project sites, for and in behalf 
of the company or establishment. 
c) Accreditation of safety organizations and practitioners shall be in accordance 
with Rule 1030 (Training of Personnel in Occupational Safety and Health) of 
the OSHS. 
SEC. 4. Coverage. - This Act shall apply to all operations and undertakings in 
the construction industry and subdivisions, namely, general building construction, 
general engineering constructions and specialty trade construction, based on the 
classification code of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) of the 
Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (ClAP); to companies and entities 
involved in demolition works; and to those falling within the construction industry as may 
be determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment. 
SEC. 5. Construction Safety and Health Program. - Every construction project 
shall have a suitable Construction Safety and Health Program, which must be in 
accordance with this Act. The Construction Project Manager, or in his absence, the 
Project Manager as authorized by the owner, shall be responsible for compliance with 
this Section. 
5.1 The Construction Safety and Heaith Program shan state the foilowing: 
a) Composition of the Construction Safety and Health Committee, if one has 
been' formed, otherwise, an undertaking to organize such Committee and 
appoint its members before the start of construction work at the project site; 
b) Specific lIafety policiell which the General Constructor undertakes to observe 
and maintain in its construction site, including the frequency of and persons 
responsible for conducting toolbox and gang meetings; 
c) Penalties and sanctions for violations of the Construction Safety and Health 
Program under which they operate; and 
d) The manner of disposing waste arising from the construction. 
5.2 The Construction Safety and Health Program shall be executed and verified 
by the Construction Project Manager or Project Manager and shall be submitted 
to the Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) which may approve. disapprove or 
modify the same according to existing . laws, rules and regulations and other 
issuances by the DOLE. 
5.3 The cost of implementing the Construction Safety and Health Program shall 
be integrated into the project's construction cost, Provided, that said cost shall be 
a separate pay item duly qualified and stated in the project's tender documents 
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SEC. 6. Personal Protective Equipment. - Every employee shall at his own 
expense, furnish his workers with protective equipment for eyes, face, hands and feet, 
lifeline, safety belUharness, protective shields and barriers whenever necessary by 
reason of the hazardous work process or environment, chemical or radiological or other 
mechanical irritants or hazards capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of 
ilny Pilrt of the body through ilbsorption, inhalation or physical agent. 
Provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) shall be in accordance with 
Rule 1080 (Personal Protective Equipment and Devices) of the OSHS. The equivalent 
cost for the provision of PPE (life span, depreciation, replacement, etc.) shall be an 
integral part of the project cost. 
6.1 The employer shall provide adequate and approved type of protective 
equipment. Workers within the construction project site shall be required to wear 
the necessary PPE at all times. 
6.2 Construction workers who are working from unguarded surfaces six (6) 
meters or more above water or ground. temporary or permanent floor platform, 
scaffold or where they are exposed to the possibility of falls hazardous to life or 
limb, must be provided with safety harnesses and life lines. 
6.3 Specialty construction workers must be provided with special protective 
equipment, such as specialized goggles or respirators for welders and painters or 
paint applicators. 
6.4 All other persons who are either authorized or allowed to be at a construction 
site shaH wear appropriate PPE;, 
SEC. 7. Safety Personnel. - To ensure that a Construction Safety and Health 
Program is duly followed and enforced at the construction project site, each construction 
project site is required to have the minimum required Safety Personnel, as described 
herein: 
7.1 The General Constructor must provide for a full time officer, who shall be 
assigned as the general construction safety and health officer to oversee full time 
the overall management of the Construction Safety and Health Program. The 
general construction safety and health officer shall frequently monitor and inspect 
any health and safety aspect of the construction work being undertaken. He 
shall also assist government inspectors in the conduct of safety and health 
inspection at any time whenever work is being performed or during the conduct 
of accident investigation. 
7.2 The General Constructor must provide for additional Construction Safety and 
Health Officer/s in accordance with the requirements for Safety Man/Officer of 
Rule 1033 (Training and Personnel Complement), depending on the total number 
of personnel assigned to the construction project site, to oversee the effective 
compliance with the Construction Safety and Health Program at the site, under 
the direct supervision of the general construction safety and health officer. 
7.3 The General Constructor must provide for one (1) Construction Safety and" 
Health Officer for every ten (10) units of heavy eqUipment assigned to the project 
site. to oversee the effective compliance with the Construction Safety and Health 
Program at the construction project site, in terms of heavy equipment utilization 
and maintenance. 
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7.4 Each Construction subcontractor must provide for a representative who shall 
have the same qualifications as a Safety Man/Officer, to oversee the 
management of the Construction Safety and Health Program for the 
subcontractor's workforce and the specific area of work operations in accordance 
with the requirements of Rule 1033 (Training and Personnel Complement) of the 
OSHS, 
All safety personnel who will be employed by an employer on full-time basis 
should be accredited by the BWC of the DOLE. 
SEC. 8. Emergency Occupational Health Personnel and Facilities. 
8.1 The construction project owner or his duly authorized representative shall 
provide competent emergency health personnel with the worksite duly complemented 
by adequate medical supplies, equipment and facilities, based on the total number of 
workers in the site as indicated below. 
a) The services of a certified first-aider when the total number of workers is fifty 
(50) or less; 
b) The services of a full-time registered nurse when the total number of workers 
exceeds fifty (50) but not more than two hundred (200); 
c) The services of a full-time registered nurse, a part-time physician and dentists 
and an emergency clinic when the total number of workers exceed two 
hundred (200) but not more than three hundred (300); and 
d) The services of a full-time registered nurse, a full-time physician, a dentist 
and an infirmary or emergency hospital with one (1) bed capacity when the 
number of employees .exceed three hundred (300). In addition, there should. 
be one (1) bed capacity for ever one hundred (100) employees in excess of 
three hundred (300). 
8.2 Where an employer provides only a treatment room, he shall provide for his 
workers, In case of emergency, access to the nearest medical/dental clinic or to a 
medical/dental clinic located within filie (5) kilometers radius from the workplace and 
can be reached in twenty five (25) minutes of travel. Such access shall include the 
necessary transportation facilities. In such situation, there shall be a written contract 
with the medical/dental clinic to attend to such workplace emergencies. 
8.3 The engagement of an Emergency Health Provided for the construction 
project site shall be considered as having complied with the requirement of accessibility 
to the nearest hospital facilities. 
8.4 The employer shall always have in the construction site the required 
minimum inventory of medicines, supplies and equipment as indicated in Table 47 of 
the OSHS. 
SEC. 9. Construction Safety Signages. - Construction Safety Signages must 
be provided to warn the workers and the public of hazards existing in the workplace. 
Signages shall be posted in prominent positions at strategic location and, as far as 
practicable, be in the language understandable to most of the workers employed. 
9.1 The signages include but not limited to: 
a) Mandatory requirement on the usage of personal protective equipment prior 
to entry to the projected site. 
b) Areas where there are potential risks of falling objects. 
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c) Areas where there are potential risks of falling. 
d) Areas where explosives and flammable substances are used or stored. 
e) Areas where there are tripping or slipping hazards. 
f) Approaches to working areas where danger from toxic or irritant airborne 
contaminants/substances may exist which should indicate the name of the 
contaminant substance involved and the type of respiratory equipment to be 
worn. 
g) All places where contact with or proximity to electrical/facility equipment can 
cause danger. 
h) All places where workers may come in contact with dangerous moving parts 
of machineries or equipment. 
i) Location of fire alarms and fire fighting equipment. 
j) Instructions on the usage of specific construction equipment. 
k) Periodic updating of man-hours lost. 
9.2 Sign ages should be regularly inspected and maintained in good condition. 
Signages that are damaged or illegible or that no longer apply should be 
removed and replaced by the safety officer, as needed. 
SEC. 1 O. S~~ty ()n C()nstrl,Jr;ti()n Hf#I,fVY Eql,Jipmf#nt. - Inrt;llatic:m t9 hljlaVY 
equipment operation in all construction sites, the following are required in the different 
phases of the project. 
10.1 Pre-Construction 
The General Constructor must .ensure that appropriate certification is obtained 
from DOLE duly accredited organizations for the following: 
a) All heavy equipment operators assigned at the project site must be tested and 
certified in accordance with a standard test prescribed by Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in coordination with 
aooredited organization/so 
b) All heavy equipment must be tested and certified in accordance with the 
standards prepared by DOLE or its recognized organization/s prior to 
commissioning of said equipment. 
10.2 During Construction 
The General Constructor must ensure that the following conditions are met or 
complied with: 
10.2.1 Mobilization or Transport of Heavy Equipment 
a) Load restriction of trailers carrying such heavy equipment. 
b) Load restrictions, height and width clearances as imposed by 
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for all roads and 
bridges to be utilized during transport. 
c) Only duly certified operators are allowed to load and unload heavy 
equipment to trailer. 
d) Equipment to be transported must be properly secured to the trailer. 
10.2.2 Erection/Set-up of Heavy Equipment 
a) Existing hazards must be avoided. 
b) Standard checklist of steps and procedures must be observed. 
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c) Ust of necessary equIpment, tools and materials must be available and 
properly utilized. 
10.2.3 Routine Inspection 
In the interest of accident prevention, duly certified mechanics and 
operators shall conduct daily routine inspection of all heavy equipment 
deployed at the site in accordance with standards set by TESDA in 
coordination with the Association of Construction Equipment Lessors, Inc. 
(ACEL, Inc.). 
a) Routine inspection of all heavy equipment must be performed by 
DOLE accredited professionals in accordance to standards set by 
DOLE recognized equipment suppliers. 
b) All equipment which do not comply with the minimum safety standards 
for equipment certification shall be immediately removed from the work 
site for restoration or repair until thet meet said standards or 
reqUirements. 
The General Constructor and the equipment owner shall maintain a 
separate logbook for data on maintenance, repairs, tests and inspections 
for each heavy equipment. Such logbook shall be used as a necessary 
reference during the conduct of equipment inspection. 
10.2.4 Certified Operators 
a) Only duly certified operators shall be allowed to operate their 
designated heavy equipment. 
b) All operators and riggers must wear personal protective equipment as 
prescribed in the above pertinent sections. 
10.3 Post Operation and Post Construction 
The procedures for dismantling and demobilization of heavy equipment shall 
follow the same requirements as listed under 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 above. 
SEC. 11. Construction Safety and Health Committee. 
11.1 Composition 
To ensure that these rules and the Construction Safety and Health Program are 
observed and enforced at the project site, each site shall, at the start of the 
construction have a construction safety and health committee composed of the 
following personnel as described under Section 7 above: 
a) Project Manager or his representative as the Chairperson ex officio; 
b) General Construction Safety and Health Officer; 
c) Construction Safety and Realth Officers; 
d) Safety Representatives from each subcontractor; 
e) Doctors, nurses and other health personnel, pursuant to the requirements 
stated in Rule 1042 (Types and Composition of Health and Safety 
Committee) of the OSHS, who shall be members ex officio; 
f) Workers' Representatives (minimum of 3. union members if organized; not 
necessarily from the employer). 
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The persons constituting the Sa1ety and Heaith Committee, shaii as 1ar as 
practicable, be found at the construction site whenever construction work is being 
undertaken. 
The time spent by the members of the Safety and Health Committee in the 
performance of their duties such as committee meetings, seminars and trainings, 
investigation and other tasks that may be assigned or planned by the committee 
shall be considered hours worked and therefore compensable time. 
11 ,2 <l!.!thority <lnd. [l!.!tie$ of the CQn$tr!.!ction S<lfety <lnd. Health Committe§! 
The Chairperson shall convene the Construction Safety and Health Committee at 
regular intervals so as to effectively monitor the implementation of the 
Construction Safety and Health Program. As such, he shall have the following 
duties: 
a) plan, develop and oversee the Implementation of accident programs for the 
construction project; 
b) Direct the accident prevention efforts for the construction project in 
accordance with these rules and the Construction Safety and -Health 
Program; 
c) Initiate and supervise the conduct of brief safety meetings or toolbox 
meetings everyday; 
d) Review reports of safety and health inspection, accident investigations; 
e) Prepare and submit to DOLE reports on committee meetings; 
f) Provide necessary assistance to government inspecting authorities in the 
proper conduct of their enforcement and other activities; 
g) Initiate and supervise safety and health training for employees; 
h) Develop and maintain a disaster contingency plan and organize such 
emergency service units as may be necessary to handle disaster situations; 
and 
i) 
Perform all duties provided in the Construction Safety and Health Program or 
those that are necessary and incidental to the fulfillment of their duties herein 
described. 
SEC. 12. Safety and Health Information. 
12.1 Workers should be adequately and suitably: 
a) Informed of potential safety and health hazards to which they may be 
exposed. <It their wQrkp!<lce; <lnd. 
b) Instructed and trained on the measures available for the prevention, control 
and protection against those hazards. 
12.2 No person shall be deployed in a construction site unless he has undergone 
a safety and health awareness seminar conducted by the Occupational Safety 
and Health Center (OSHC), BWC and other concemed offices of DOLE or by 
safety professionals or safety organizations or other institutions DOLE has 
accredited or recognized. The DOLE in collaboration with contractors shall 
promote programs for the implementation of these awareness seminars for 
construction workers. 
12.3 Every worker shall receive instruction and training regarding the general 
safety and health measures common to construction sites which shall include: 
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a) Basic rights and duties of workers at the construction site 
b) Means of access and egress both during normal work and in emergency 
situations 
c) Measures for good housekeeping 
d) Location and proper use of welfare amenities and first-aid facilities 
e) Proper care and use of the items or personal protective equipment and 
protective clothing provided the workers 
f) General measures for personal hygiene and health protection 
g) Fire precautions to be taken 
h) Action to be taken in case of any emergency 
i) Requirements of relevant health and safety rules and regulations 
12.4 The instruction, training and information materials shall be given in a 
language or dialect understood by the worker. Written, oral, visual and 
participative approaches shall be used to ensure that the worker has assimilated 
the material. 
12,5 Each supervisor or any designated person (e.g. foreman, leadman, 
gangboss, etc.) shall conduct daily toolbox or similar meetings prior to starting 
the tasks for the day to discuss with the workers and anticipate safety and health 
problems related to every task and the potential solutions to those problems. 
The supervisor shall remind the workers on the necessary safety precautions that 
need to be undertaken. 
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12.6 Specialized instruction and training should be given to: 
a) Drivers and operators of ,lifting appliances. transport. earth-moving and 
materials-handling equipment and machinery or any equipment of specialized 
or dangerous nature; 
b) Workers engaged in the erection or dismantling of scaffolds; 
c) Workers engaged in excavations at least one meter deep or deep enough to 
cause danger, shafts, earthworks, underground works or tunnels; 
d) Workers handling explosives or engaged in blasting operations; 
e) Workers engaged in pile-driving; 
f) Workers working in compressed air, cofferdams and caissons; 
g) Workers engaged in the erection of prefabricated parts of steel structural 
frames and tall chimneys, and in concrete work, form work and other such 
work; 
h) Workers handling hazardous substances and materiais; 
i) Workers as signalers; and 
j) Other workers as may be cate90rized by TESDA. 
SEC. 13. Construction Safety and Health Training. - The basic com~tructiQn 
safety and health training shall be a forty (40)-hour training course as prescribed by the 
BWC. 
The training course shall include the provisions of Rule 1410 (Construction 
Safety) of the OSHS. The BWC, from time to time, may modify the basic construction 
safety and health training course, as the need arises. 
An safety personnel involved' in a construction project shall be required to 
complete such basic training course. 
Every constructor shall provide continuing 
construction safety and health training to all technical personnel under his employ. 
Continuing training shall be a minimum of 16 hours per year for every full-time safety 
personnel. 
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SEC. 14. Construction Safety and Health Reports. - All general constructors 
shall be required to submit a monthly construction safety and health report to the BWe 
or to the DOLE Regional Office concerned. The report shall include a monthly summary 
of all safety and health committee meeting agreements, a summary of all accident 
investigations/reports and periodic hazards assessment with the corresponding 
remedial measures/action for each ha2:ard, 
In case of any dangerous occurrence or major accident resulting in death or 
permanent total disability, the concerned employer shall initially notify the DOLE 
Regional Office within twenty-four (24) hours .from occurrence. After the conduct of 
investigation by the concerned construction safety and health officer, the employer shall 
report all permanent total disabilities to DOLE Regional Office on or before the 20th of 
the month following the date of occurrence of accident using the DOLE/BWC/HSD-IP-6 
form. 
SEC. 
15. 
Construction Workers Skills Certificates. -
In 
order to 
professionalize, upgrade and update the level of competence of construction workers, 
the TESDA shall: 
a) Establish national skills standards for critical construction occupations; 
b) Prepare guidelines on skills testing and certification for critical construction 
occupation; 
c) Accredit construction sector organizations in the area of skills training and 
trade testing; and 
d) Extend relevant assistance to construction sector organizations. 
In this regard, all construction workers in critical occupations shall undergo the 
mandatory skills testing for certification by TESDA. 
An occupation Shall be considered critical -
a) When the performance of a Job affects and endangers people's lives and 
limbs; 
b) When the job involves the handling of tools, equipment and supplies; 
c) When the job requires a relatively long period of education and training; 
d) When the performance of the job may compromise the safety, health and 
environmental concerns within the immediate vicinity of the construction site, 
SEC. 16. 
Workers' Welfare Facilities. -
The employer shall provide the 
following welfare facilities in order to ensure humane working conditions: 
16.1 Adequate supply of safe drinking water. 
a) If the water is used in common drinking areas, it should be stored in 
closed containers from which the water is dispensed through taps or 
cocks. Such containers should be cleaned and disinfected at regular 
intervals not exceeding fifteen (15) days. 
b) Notices shall be conspicuously posted in locations where there is water 
supply that is not fit for drinking purposes. 
16.2 Adequate sanitary and washing facilities. 
a) adequate facilities for changing and for the storage and drying of work 
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b) adequate accommodation for taking meais and sheiter. 
16.3 Suitable living accommodation for workers, and as may be applicable, for 
their families. 
16.4 Separate sanitary, washing and sleeping facilities for men and women 
workers. 
SEC. 17. Cost of Construction Safety and Health Program. - The total cost of 
implementing a Construction and Health Program shall be a mandatory integral part of 
the project's construction cost as a separate pay item, duly quantified and reflected in 
the Project's Tender Documents and likewise reflected in the Project's Construction 
Contract Documents. 
SEC. 18. Rewards and incentIve. -There shall be a suitabie incentive and 
reward system intended for contractors and implementers of this Act, who have shown 
exemplary compliance and accomplishment respectively. The DOLE shall prepare the 
mechanics of the rewards and incentive system. Moreover, contractors and employers 
are hereby required to implement company incentive or reward program on worksite 
safety and health for the construction workers. 
SEC. 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DOLE shall promulgate 
the necessary rules and regulations necessary' for the effective implementation of this 
Act, within sixty (60) days from its efefctivity. 
SEC. 20. Penalty Clause. - Violation of any provision of this Act shall be dealt 
with the following penalties: 
For the first offense, a fine of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,OOO.OO) or 
imprisonment of not less than six (6) months and one day to not more than one year, or 
both, at the discretion of the court. 
For the second offense, a fine of three hundred thousand pesos (P300,OOO.OO) or 
imprisonment of not less than one year and one day to not more than two year, or both, 
at the discretion of the court; 
For the third and/or subsequent offenses, a fine of five hundred thousand pesos 
(P500,OOO.OO) or imprisonment of not less than two years and one day to not more than 
three years, or both, at the discretion of the court. 
Provided, That if the violation is committed by a government official, he/she shall, 
in addition to the penalties above, be subject to disciplinary administrative proceedings 
and penalties. 
SEC. 21. Separability Clause~ - If any part, section or proviSion of this Act is 
held invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in 
force and effect. 
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SEC. 22. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules 
and regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 23. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,