DOLE-OSHC trains LGU officials on construction safety
“Together with the Occupational Safety and Health Networks, we have already commenced the Construction Safety Training for LGU officials as instructed by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz,” said OSHC Executive Director Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III, today, March 27, 2015.
35 out of 48 government offices sent their representatives to attend the 40-hour mandatory Construction Safety Training (CST) conducted jointly by the OSHC and the OSHNET in Cebu on March 16 to 20, 2015. On the other hand, representatives from 14 government offices attended the CST held in Dumaguete on March 23 to 27, 2015. LGU officials from NCR and Regions III and IV-A are expected to attend the CST to be conducted at the OSHC main office in Quezon City on April 13-17, 2015.
“We will continue to conduct the CST for LGUs all over the country and involve them in all our efforts to curb the rise of accidents in the construction industry. We have asked representatives from the LGUs to join us in the Safety Patrol.”
The CST is mandatory for all safety officers in the construction industry. As required by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards and DOLE Department Order 13, a sufficient number of trained safety officers must be employed by all construction companies.
This requirement is reinforced by the Memorandum of Agreement – Joint Administrative Order on Construction Safety signed by the DOLE, Professional Regulation Commission, and the Departments of Public Works and Highways, Interior and Local Government, and Trade and Industry (Construction Manpower Development Foundation, Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board) in 2011. Under the MOA-JAO, Authorized Managing Officers (AMOs) are also required to complete the CST before they can be issued a contractor’s license.
The accomplishments of signatory agencies under the MOA-JAO were reported during the LGU Summit conducted by the OSHC on February 18, 2015. One of the key agreements was for the LGU personnel to attend the CST.
END/DJ ROMERO
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:oshc_dole@yahoo.com, oshcenter@dole.gov.ph
