DOLE-OSHC REU II orients TUPAD beneficiaries on OSH

Tuguegarao City – Some 191 beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged (TUPAD) Workers Program participated in the Occupational Safety and health (OSH) Orientation conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) Regional Extension Unit (REU) II.

Seven batches of TUPAD workers affected by the super typhoon Lawin were oriented on November 9-10 by OSHC REU II focal person Engr. Karen Matusalem. The orientation helped them prepare for their work in the clearing operations.

The OSH orientation features lectures and discussions on the basics of safety and health, the common hazards present in small-scale and backyard enterprises such as materials handling and storage, poor housekeeping, use of sharps and other equipment, exposure to dust and other contaminants, inadequate ventilation and illumination, heat stress, and musculoskeletal disorders. Participants to this training are also given information on reproductive health, diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and Hepatitis B.

END/ K Matusalem

Any question on this release? Please contact Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III, executive director, Occupational Safety and Health Center, North Avenue corner Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City with telephone numbers 929-6036 to 39 and e-mail address: oshcenter@dole.gov.ph