1903- development of OSH in the Philippines

Progress
of OSH Legislations in the Philippines
1908- Employers Liability Act was instituted
were injured while performing their job

requiring employers to compensate workers

who

1908 Bureau of Labor was created.

1927 - Workmens Compensation Act No. 3428
was passed providing payment of damages
by the employer for illnesses, in addition to
injury or death due to
employment
1933 - Bureau of Labor was named Department of
1936-

Labor on Dec. 8, 1933.

Commonwealth Act No. 104 was passed. First legislation directly enjoining management to
ensure the promotion of OSH in the
workplace.
Known as the First Industrial Safety

Law
1945- Commonwealth Act No. 696 was approved to
of boilers and pressure vessels.

include safety in the installation and operation

1948- Philippines became a member of ILO

1954- Enactment of RA No. 1054 (Free Emergency

Medical & Dental Treatment Act)

1957 Bureau of Labor Standards was created.

1959- SOPI was organized
1967-Proclamation No. 115-A was issued declaring the year & every year thereafter as SAFETY &
ACCIDENT PREVENTION YEAR
January

- General Orientation

February - Air Transportation

March

- Fire Prevention

April

- Vacation Hazards

May

- Land Transportation

June

- Sea Transportation

July

- Schools

August

- Farms

September -Health and Sanitation

October

- Industry & Commerce

November -Mines
December -Holiday Hazards & Homes

1974- PD 442 (LCP) was passed

1975- BLS started the program on accreditation of

STOs to conduct OSH training.

1977- Tripartite body was created to study the

proposed OSHS

1978- OSHS was approved. Natl Tripartite

study the
improvement of the OSHS
1982 BLS renamed as BWC

Committee was created to continue

1984- Tripartite consultation was held to amend

OSHS Rule 1410 (Construction Safety).

1988-

OSHC was created pursuant to EO 307. First in Southeast Asia

1989-

First major revision of OSHS

1996- Tripartite consultation workshop held to discuss the amendments of Rule 1030
1998- DO 13 was issued. Tripartite Council on

OSH in Construction Industry was created.

1998- Passed MC No. 02 series of 1998 -Guidelines

Hazardous
Workplaces

for Classifying Hazardous and Non-

1999 -ASPPI was organized.1st Gen. Assembly &

Convention of DOLE Accredited Safety
Professionals was held
2000- MC No. 01 s2000- Guidelines for the Conduct of WEA
- MC No. 02 s2000-Guidelines in the Application of
known as
Phil. AIDS Prevention & Control Act of 1998

Workplace Component of RA 8504

2001- Approved Amendments to Rules 1030, 1160, 1170,

1180 of

the OSHS

2002 1st meeting/gathering of DOLE-BWC Accredited Safety Training & Testing Organizations
-Department Order (DO) 53-03, s 2003
and Procedures for the Private Sector.

Implementation of a Drug-Free Workplace

2003- Organization of ATOP Inc. for OSH. Renamed as

Policies

ASHTOP Inc. in 2004.

2004 Department Order (DO) 57-04, s 2004 (New Labor

was
issued.

Standards Enforcement Framework)