DOLE-OSHC and Zampen OSHNET train DPWH personnel on construction safety
Some 40 engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region IX attended the second batch of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Training conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and the ZamPen OSHNet on September 26 to 30, 2016 in Zamboanga City.
The said training aimed to equip the district engineers of DPWH in ensuring the implementation of the DOLE Department Order No. 13: Guidelines Governing Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction Industry in DPWH projects. It also highlighted the evaluation of the Construction Safety and Health Programs.
The COSH Training is one of the 40-hour mandatory trainings 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. The number of safety officers depends on the number of workers for every shift.
A DOLE-approved construction safety and health program (CSHP) is also required for each project. The CSHP must explicitly state provisions for the safety and health committee, conduct of toolbox meetings orientation and training of all workers, waste disposal and pertinent penalties and sanctions for violations of the CSHP.
These requirements are 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.
END/MJR Espinosa and 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: oshcenter@dole.gov.ph
