FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2650 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Labor Code of the Philippines, Book IV, Chapter II, Article 162 provides: 
ART. 162. Safety and health standards. - The Secretary of Labor and 
Employment shall, by appropriate orders, set and. enforce mandatory occupational 
safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health 
hazards in all workplaces and institute new, and update existing, programs to 
ensure safe and healthful working conditions in all places of employment. 
This bill directs the Secretary of Labor and Employment to revise the regulations 
concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses on a particular work 
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site, which will consequently produce more useful injury and illness records, collect better 
information about the incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses, and promote improved 
employee awareness and involvement in the recording and reporting of job-related injuries and 
illnesses. 
When employers and employees are both aware of workplace hazards, and they 
participate in the identification and control of the work!, hazards, the overall level of safety and 
health in the workplace improves.] 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO REVISE 
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE RECORDING AND REPORTING OF 
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OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House 0/ Representatives 0/ the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Definition a/Terms. - For purposes' of this Act; 
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(b) 
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"Secretary" refers to the Secretary of Labqr and Employment; and 
"Site-controlling employer" refers to the 'employer that has primary control over 
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the work on a particular work site and supervises the employees on a day-to-day basis on a 
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particular work site. 
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SECTION 2. Recording and Reporting a/Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. - Not later 
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than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of effectivity of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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revise the regulations in Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as "Labor Code of the 
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Philippines", Book IV, Chapter Two, Articles 162 to 165, concerning the recording and reporting 
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of occupational injuries and illnesses, to require site-col\trolling employers to keep a site log for 
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all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, 
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whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed 
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by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services. 
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SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or 
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parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
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in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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