DOLE-OSHC trains 1,053 new safety officers in September
A total of 1,053 participants from 661 companies attended the 12 batches of the Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training and nine batches of the Construction Safety Training held this August.
The BOSH Training and CST are the 40-hour mandatory trainings for safety officers. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, a sufficient number of safety officers, who have finished the BOSH Training or CST, must be employed by all establishments. The number of safety officers depends on the number of workers for every shift.
“We have been tasked to train more than 75,000 safety officers until the end of 2016 and at the same time, there is also a huge demand for which we are able to accomplish through the help of our partners - the Occupational Safety and Health Networks (OSHNETs) and the DOLE-accredited private safety training organizations. However, with the huge demand for OSH trainings, we continue to open more batches cater to more workers and establishments,” said Occupational Safety and Health Center Executive Director Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III.
The OSHC, together with the (OSHNets) conducted the BOSH Training and CST at the OSHC main office in Quezon City and in the provinces of Bacolod, Batangas, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Nueva Vizcaya, and Pagadian.
“We are very grateful to the Occupational Safety and Health Networks (OSHNets) and to the accredited Safety Training Organizations for helping us reach more workers and establishments,” added Cucueco.
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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
