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Republic of the Philippines

Philippine Statistics Authority

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PRACTICES IN PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS:

2015

CHRISTINE SUAREZ-ARIOLA Labor Standards and Relations Statistics Division Social Sector Statistics Service Philippine Statistics Authority

20 November 2018, PICC, Pasay City



OUTLINE

Mandate of the Philippine Statistics Authority

Overview of the 2015/2016 Integrated Survey

on Labor Employment (ISLE) Module on the

Occupational Safety and Health Practices

(OSHP)

Highlights of the Results of the OSHP Module

Highlights of the Results of the Occupational

Injuries and Diseases Module



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COLLECTION AUTHORITY

RA 10625 – approved on September 12,

2013, creating and mandating the

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to

prepare and conduct statistical sample

surveys on all aspects of socioeconomic

life for the use of the government and the

public.



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CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

Section 26 of RA 10625 - Individual data furnished

by a respondent to statistical inquiries, surveys and

censuses of the PSA shall be considered privileged

communication and as such shall be inadmissible as

evidence in any proceeding.

Article 55 of the IRR - The PSA may release

aggregated information from statistical inquiries,

surveys and censuses in the form of summaries or

statistical tables in which no reference to an

individual, corporation, association, partnership,

institution or business enterprise shall appear.



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Type of survey Nationwide survey of establishments

Frequency Every 2 years

Coverage Establishments with at least 20 workers

Sampling design Sample survey

covering 69 industries (including agriculture,

fishery and forestry sector which was not

covered in previous years)

Modular survey Employment; Working conditions; and

Industrial relations

Data availability PSA Website (www.psa.gov.ph)

2015/2016 Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment



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Rider survey from the

Occupational Safety and

Health Center (OSHC)

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PRACTICES

• Establishments with Preventive and

Control Measures/Activities Against

Work Safety and Health

• Establishments with Occupational Safety

and Health (OSH) Policies/Programs

Implemented

• Establishments with Occupational Safety

and Health (OSH)-Related

Trainings/Seminars and who are the

Conducting Agency

• Establishments with Designated Health

and Safety Personnel and who are the

Designated Safety Personnel



• Contribute to government policymakers in enforcing mandatory

occupational safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce

occupational safety and health hazards in all establishments and

workplaces.

• Assess compliance of establishments to mandatory trainings and

workplace standards to ensure safety and health at the worksites.

• Provide the government with the needed inputs on what training

programs need to be further advocated, developed and implemented to

further increase the number and competence of personnel in the field

of occupational safety and industrial health.

USES OF DATA



HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2015/2016

INTEGRATED SURVEY ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Occupational Safety and Health Practices: 2015



PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MEASURES/ACTIVITIES AGAINST WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS: 2015

30,682 Total establishments

98.7% or 30,287 had conducted various preventive and control measures/activities against work safety and health hazards



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TOP 3 PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MEASURES/ACTIVITIES AGAINST WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS: 2015

87.2% 1st - Appointment of Safety/Health Officers and/or First-Aiders (26,758)

2nd- Posting of Safety Signages or Warnings (25,826)

84.2% SAFETY FIRST

83.2% 3rd - Smoke-Free Workplace

(25,539)



OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) POLICIES/ PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED: 2015

30,682 Total establishments

93.9 % or 28,799 implemented various OSH policies/programs



TOP 5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) POLICIES/PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED: 2015

1st - Fire Prevention and Control Program (25,238 or 82.3%)

2nd - Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Program (23,140 or 75.4%)

3rd - Emergency Response Preparedness Program (21,855 or 71.2%)



TOP 3 WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH-RELATED TRAININGS/

SEMINARS AVAILED BY EMPLOYEES IN ESTABLISHMENTS: 2015

1st - Fire Safety Training (21,611 or 80.7%)

2nd - Emergency Preparedness (13,787 or 51.5%)

3rd - 40-Hour Basic Occupational Safety and Health Training (11,675 or 43.6%)

seminars = 26,776 or 87.2% of total establishments Establishments that conducted OSH-related trainings/



TOP 3 TRAINING AGENCIES/ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONDUCTED

OSH-RELATED TRAININGS TO ESTABLISHMENTS: 2015

1st - Bureau of Fire Protection (17,500 or 65.4%)

2nd - Own Company (16,893 or 63.1%)

3rd - Occupational Safety and Health Center (6,994 or 26.1%)



or 27,359 establishments out of the total

30,682 establishments had designated

health and safety personnel in the company 89.2%

ESTABLISHMENTS WITH DESIGNATED HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSONNEL: 2015



ESTABLISHMENTS WITH DESIGNATED HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSONNEL: 2015

MANUFACTURING

20.2% (5,540) WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL TRADE

21.8% (5,954)

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE

ACTIVITIES

13.2% (3,604)

EDUCATION EXCEPT PUBLIC

EDUCATION

11.8% (3,233)

By Major Industry Group



TOP 3 DESIGNATED HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSONNEL IN ESTABLISHMENTS: 2015

1st - Safety Officer (18,581 or 67.9%)

2nd - Trained First-Aider (15,645 or 57.2%)

Accredited by DOLE = 11,276 or 60.7% Not Accredited by DOLE = 7,305 or 39.3%

3rd - Occupational Health Nurse (8,469 or 31.0%)



HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2015/2016

INTEGRATED SURVEY ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Occupational Injuries and

Diseases: 2015



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