NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by: Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
AN ACT MANDATING EMPLOYEE AND PATIENT NOTIFICATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN HOSPITALS
Explanatory Note
Healthcare providers are the country's first line of defense from dangerous and 
infectious diseases. It is clear with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic how essential 
these individuals are in preventing these illnesses from spreading and causing great harm 
to Individuals. As such, healthcare workers are vital for the physical and economic health 
of every person in the Philippines. With that being said, it is imperative now more than 
ever that hospital staff and their patients are well-guarded against exposure to harmful 
substances within hospital premises.
Hospitals have numerous harmful and hazardous substances that employees and 
patients alike have no knowledge of. In response, it is imperative that the State create a 
policy that further protects these modern-day heroes that work to save lives each and 
every day. With this, this bill proposes to mandate hospitals to educate all their employees 
on the health and safety conditions of the premises. Furthermore, they will also be 
informed of the possible hazardous substances used, stored, or present. The proposed 
measure will also allow hospital occupants to learn about t\ 
may be exposed to.
In light of this, the immediate passage of this b/il is earnestly sought.
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Raffy T. Tulfo


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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23 MRR 30
First Regular Session
Introduced by: Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
AN ACT MANDATING EMPLOYEE AND PATIENT NOTIFICATION OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN HOSPITALS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress Assembled:
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Section 1. Notification of Hazards. -To ensure that each patient and hospital 
employee has access to information about environmental health issues and hazards 
in the hospital, the following actions shall be taken by each hospital:
a. Each hospital shall appoint an environmental health and safety information 
access contact person;
b. Annually, each hospital shall inform and educate all hospital employees that 
they have a right to all information about health and safety conditions in the 
hospital including, but not limited to:
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Hazardous substances used, stored, or present in the hospital; 
construction and rehabilitation activities;
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Air or water quality sampling results and problems and procedures or 
information access;
Identification of the environmental health and safety information access 
contact person; and
Requirements to timely respond to information requests and such other 
procedures which ensure access to such information.
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c. Each hospital shall inform and educate every patient, as soon after the patient's 
admission to the hospital as is reasonably possible without jeopardizing the 
patient's health, that they have a right to all information about health and 
safety conditions in the hospital including, but not limited to:
I. Hazardous substances used, stored, or present In the hospital, 
construction, and rehabilitation activities;
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Air or water quality sampling results and problems and procedures for 
information access; and
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Identification of the environmental health and safety information access 
contact person requirements to timely respond to information requests 
and such other procedures which ensure access to such information.
Sec 2. Inventory. - Each hospital shall be mandated to do the following 
measures:
a. Conduct an annual Inventory of all hazardous substances used, stored 
or present, and make such inventory available to the public;
b. Develop written plans to minimize the use and presence of hazardous 
substances, including a timetable for the completion of the components 
of such plans; and
c. Prepare written reports on the results of all sampling, evaluation and 
remediation activities, and make such reports available to the public.
Sec 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended, or modified accordingly.
Sec 4. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is 
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which 
are not affected thereby shall continue to be In full force and effect.


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Sec 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
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following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation.
Approved,