Department Order #13 SAFETY GUIDELINES

Department Order (DO) 13 –
Guidelines Governing
Safety and Health in the
Construction Industry
SALIENT FEATURES
SECTION 1: Definition of Terms
25 terms as used in the guidelines were defined in
order to calrify their meaning and to distinguish them
from similar terms as defined in other issuances
Department of Labor and Employment
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER
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SECTION 2: Jurisdiction
The Secretary of the Department of Labor and
Employment, by virtue of Article 162 of the Labor Code
of the Philippines, has the authority to issue
appropriate laws related to the adminstration and
enforcement of occupational safety and health in the
Philippines
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SECTION 3: Delegation of Authority
DOLE has the power to delegate some enforcement
powers to other government agencies and to private
organizations provided that they have adequate
personnel and familities (These covers Technical Safety
Inspection – TSI)
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SECTION 4: Coverage
The guidelines shall apply to all construction activities
including demolition, whether owned by the private or
the government sector
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SECTION 5: Construction Safety and Health Program
Before the start of the actual construction, the construction project
manager shall prepare and submit to DOLE a comprehensive
construction safety and health program (for approval of the Bureau of
Working Conditions) which shall include, but not limited to:
1. Composition of the construction safety and helth committee
2. Specific H&S policies, within the construction site
3. Penalties for violation
4. Training of workers
5. Waste disposal
6. Other requirements of D.O. No. 13, series of 1998
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SECTION 6: Personal Protective Equipment
• All employers must provide personal protective equipment for
all employees needing such equipment.
• All other persons entering the construction site must wear the
necessary protective equipment
• The equivalent cost for the provision of PPE shall be an
integral part of the project cost
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SECTION 7: Safety Personnel
• A means of coordination was established wherein the main or general
contractor shall have over all management and cocrdination of all safety
and health officers/personnel working within construction site. All full‐
time safety and health personnel must be accredited by DOLE
Minimum # of Safety Personnel
Number of Workers Hazardous Highly Hazardous
1 – 50 1 part‐time 1 full‐time
51 – 200 1 full‐time 1 full‐time & 1 part‐time
201 & 250 1 FT & 1 PT 2 full‐time
251 – 500 2 full‐time 2 full‐time & 1 part‐time
Every add’l 500 or 1 add’l fraction thereof
Every add’l 250 or 1 add’l FT fraction thereof
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SECTION 7: Safety Personnel
• A means of coordination was established wherein the main or general
contractor shall have over all management and cocrdination of all safety
and health officers/personnel working within construction site. All full‐
time safety and health personnel must be accredited by DOLE
Occupational Health Personnel Occupational Health Facilities
Number of Workers OH Personnel Per 100 Workers in Clinic
excess of 300
50 or less First Aider Within 5 kms. Or 25 Hospital
min. of travel
51 to 200 Nurse
Emergency Health Ambulance
201 to 300 Nurse/Doctor/Dentist Provider
More than 30 Nurse/Doctor/Dentist
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SECTION 8: Emergency Occupational Health Personnel and Facilities
• The same provisions of the existing Occupational Safety and Health
Standards (OSHS) are reiterated. The provision for an emergency health
provider was allowed.
• All other requirement such as emegency medicines, supplies, equipment
and facilities shall conform to the OSHS
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SECTION 9: Construction Safety Signages
• Mandatory provision of safety and warning signs are reiterated not only
for the protection of workers, but also the public in general.
• Signs should conform to the standard requirements of the OSHS
– Usage of PPE
– Falling / falling objects
– Explosives and flammabe substances
– Tripping or slipping hazards
– Toxic or irritant airborne contamination / substances
– Electrical facility
– Dangerous moving parts of machines
– Fire alarms / fire fighting
– Instructional signs / Update of man‐hours lost
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SECTION 10: Safety on Construction Heavy Equipment
• A specific guide for testing, transport, erection and maintenance of heavy
equipment is formulated.
• All heavy equipment operators must be tested and certified by TESDA,
while heavy equipment shall be tested by DOLE recognized
association/orgnazation
• Daily routine inspection to be conducted by duly certified
mechanics/operators, routine inspection by DOLE accredited prefessionals
• Maintenance of a separate construction logbook for each equipment
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SECTION 11: Construction Safety and Health Committee
• All construction sites must have a general Construction Safety and Health
Committee composed of safety and health representatives from each sub‐
contractor
• The construction project manager shall head the committee
• Each sub‐contrator shall have its own safety and health committee based
on the existing requirements of the OSHS
• Composition:
1. Chairperson : Project Manager
2. Secretary : Safety and Health Officer
3. Members : Workers Representative (minimum of 3)
Safety Representative from Subcontrators
4. Members : Health Personnel
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SECTION 11: Construction Safety and Health Committee
DUTIES:
• Plan, develop and oversee the implementation of accident prevention
programs
• Direct accident prevention efforts in accordance with rules / program
• Conducts toolbox meetings everyday
• Review inspections and accident investigation reports
• Prepare and submit to DOLE minutes of committee meetings, work
accidetns and illnesses, and other reporting requirements
• Assist government inspectors
• Initiate / supervise safety and health training for employees
• Develop and maintain a disaster contingency plan
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SECTION 12: Safety and Health Information
• A detailed safety and health information system is included in the
guidelines
• These include orientation, instructions, and training for workers, means of
conveying safety related information to all workers and specialized
instructions and trainings for specialty workers and operators
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SECTION 13: Construction Safety and Health Training
• All safety personnel assigned within construction site are required to
undergo the basic construction safety training course prescribed by BWC.
• Continuing training (minimum of 16 hours per year) for all full‐time safety
personnel shall also be a responsibility of each constructor
• Specialized instruction and training
Operation of construction equipment Compressed air, cofferdams, and caissons
Erection or dismantling of scaffolds Erection of steel structural frames and tall chimnneys
Excavation works Handling hazardous substance and materials
Handling explosives Rigging and signaling
Workers engaged in pile‐driving
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SECTION 14: Construction Safety and Health Reports
• The monthly submission of summary reports to DOLE is required
• The summary reports shall include safety committee meeting agreements,
accident investigation reports, and hazard assessments with
corresponding remedial action/measures required
• Notification of major accidents to DOLE within 24 hours
WARMA
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SECTION 15: Construction Worker’s Skills
• A skills certificate shall be required for construction related occupations
which have been classified as “Critical Occupations” by TESDA
• An occupational shall be considered as critical:
– When it may affect and endanger people’s lives and limbs
– When it involves the handling of hazardous tools, equipment, supplies
– When it requires a relatively long period of education and training
– When the performance of the job may compromise the safety, health
and environment concerns within immediate vicinity of the
construction site
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SECTION 16: Worker’s Welfare Facilities
• The employer shall provide for adequate supply of safe drinking water,
adequate sanitary and washing facilities in order to ensure humane
conditions of work
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SECTION 17: Cost of Construction Safety and Health Program
• The total cost of the Construction Safety and health Program shall be a
mandatory integral part of the construction project
• It shall be treated as a separate pay item and reflected in the project’s bid
tender documents
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SECTION 19: Violations and Penalties
• Violations committed by construction as determined by DOLE after due
process shall be considered as prima facie case of a construction and mal‐
performance of grave consequence under RA 4566 (Contructor’s Licensing
Law) as amended and pertinent IRR
• In cases of imminent danger situations, the procedures/requirements of
the OSHS and DOLE regulations shall be applied
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SECTION 20: Effectivity
• The Guidelines shall be immediately effective, that is, 15 days after
publication in the newspapers of general circulation, as provided in Article
5 of the Labor Code
• D.O. No. 13, s. 1998 was signed on July 23, 1998 and published on August
1, 1998 in the Philippine Daily inquirer and on August 3, 1998 in People’s
Tonight
KNOWLEDGE CHECK
Knowledge Check
1. Department Order (DO) 13 pertains Guidelines Governing Safety
and Health in the ______________ Industry
a. Services
b. Manufacturing
c. Construction
d. Agriculture
Answer: c. Construction
Knowledge Check
2. Fifteen (15) terms as used in the guidelines were defined in
order to clarify their meaning and to distinguish them from
similar terms as defined in other issuances
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Most Probably
Answer: b. False
Knowledge Check
3. The Secretary of the _____________, by virtue of Article 162 of
the Labor code of the Philippines, has rhe authority to issue
appropriate laws related to the adminstration and enforcement
of occupational safety and health in the Philippines
a. DENR
b. DOLE
c. DOD
d. DOH
Answer: b. DOLE
Knowledge Check
4. DOLE has the power to delegate some enforcement powers to
other government agencies and to private organizations
provided that they have adequate personnel and familities
(These covers Technical Safety Inspection – TSI)
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Most Probably
Answer: a. True
Knowledge Check
5. The guidelines shall apply to all construction activities including
demolition, whether owned by the private or the government
sector
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Most Probably
Answer: a. True
Knowledge Check
6. Before the start of the actual construction, the construction
___________ shall prepare and submit to DOLE a comprehensive
construction safety and health program (for approval of the
Bureau of Working Conditions)
a. Sub‐contractor Manager
b. Project Manager
c. Safety Officer
d. Project Officer
Answer: b. Project Manager
Knowledge Check
7. The equivalent cost for the provision of PPE shall be an integral
part of the project cost and all employers must provide it for all
employees needing such equipment
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Most Probably
Answer: a. True
Knowledge Check
8. Mandatory provision of safety and warning signs are reiterated
not only for the protection of workers, but also the public in
general
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
d. Most Probably
Answer: a. True
Knowledge Check
9. All heavy equipment operators must be tested and certified by
_____, while heavy equipment shall be tested by ____
recognized association/organization
a. TESDA, DOST
b. DOLE, TESDA
c. TESDA, DOLE
d. DOLE, DTI
Answer: c. TESDA, DOLE
Knowledge Check
10. Section 14 or Construction Safety and Health Reports include
notification of major accidents to DOLE is _____
a. ASAP
b. As needed
c. Within 48 Hours
d. Within 24 Hours
Answer: d. Within 24 Hours
THANK YOU !
Reportorial Requirements
W
Work Accident / Illness Report 20th Day of
(WAIR) following month
A
Annual Exposure Data Report On or before
(AEDR) January 30
R Report of Safety Organization

(RSO)
Annually
M Minutes of the Meeting of Safety

and Health Committee (MOM)
Quarterly
A Annual Medical Report

(AMR)
On or before
March 30

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