SALIENT FEATURES OF

DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13

Series of 1998

ENGR. EDUARDO R. RIVERO JR. CE

VICE-PRESIDENT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH PRACTITIONER
Accreditation No.: 1033-120509J0003
POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER
Accreditation No.: 129-10-IX
CAREX-TRADING, INC.
October 26-27, 2017

Zamboanga Peninsula Occupational Safety & Health Network-Chairman/President

DOLE 9 Intermediaries Council-President
Association of Safety Practitioners of the Philippines Inc-President(Region 9)
 SALIENT FEATURES OF
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Department Order No. 13 :

Otherwise known as the
Guidelines Governing
Occupational Safety and
Health in the Construction
Industry
 OBJECTIVES
 To ensure the protection and welfare of workers
employed in the construction industry
 To ensure protection and welfare of the general
public within and around the immediate vicinity
of any construction worksite as well as the
promotion of harmonious employer-employee
relationships
 To take into consideration industry practices and
applicable government requirements
 Every worker has the right to a
SAFE and HEALTHY workplace!!!
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 1: Definition of terms
25 terms as used in the guidelines
were defined in order to clarify their
meaning and to distinguish them
from similar terms as defined in
other issuances
 Definitions of Terms
 Accredited Organization - any organization
duly accredited by DOLE delegated or
authorized to perform functions related to
improvement of OSH in the form of
training, testing, certification, SH auditing
or any other similar activity.
 Construction SH Committee - the general
SH committee for a construction project
site that shall be the overall coordinator in
implementing OSH program
 Definitions ...

 Construction Project Manager/Consultant

- a person or entity who is hired by the
project owner, to act in the owner’s behalf
concerning supervision and monitoring of all
matters related to the overall execution of
a construction project. It shall be a
separate entity from the general constructor
or any subcontractors of the construction
site.
 Definitions...

 Construction SH Officer - any

employee/worker trained and, in
addition to the regular duties and
responsibilities, tasked by his employer
to implement OSH programs in
accordance with the provisions of the
OSHStandards
 DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 16-01
Series of 2001
Training And Accreditation Of Personnel
On Occupational Safety And Health
 Rule 1033: Training and Personnel Complement
 All safety Officers must complete the
Bureau- prescribed training course prior to
their appointment as in their respective
places of employment.
 Definitions...

 Construction SH Program - a set of

detailed rules to cover the processes
and practices that shall be utilized in a
specific construction site in conformity
with the OSHS including the personnel
responsible and the penalties for
violation thereof.
 Definitions...
 Emergency Health Provider - any person or
organization who is certified or recognized by
DOH and who can provide the same or
equivalent emergency health services as an
emergency hospital, including emergency
treatment of workers on site, emergency transport
and care of injured workers to the nearest
hospital, with adequate personnel, supplies and
facilities for the complete immediate treatment of
injuries or illnesses.
 General SH Inspection

 Inspection of the work environment,

including the location and operation of
machinery other than those covered by
technical safety inspections, adequacy of
work space, ventilation, lighting,
conditions of work environment, handling,
storage or work procedures, protection
facilities and other safety and health
hazards in the workplace.
 Imminent Danger
 A condition or practice that could
reasonably be expected to cause death or
serious physical harm before abatement
under the normal enforcement procedures
can be accomplished.
SH Audit - a regular and critical
examination of project sites, safety
programs, records and management
performance on program standards on SH.
 Definitions...

 SH Committee - a group tasked with the

authority to monitor, inspect and investigate
all aspects of the construction project
pertaining to SH of construction workers
 Safety Organizations - any organization
recognized and accredited by DOLE to
conduct OSH training and /or SH audit.
 Definitions...

 Safety Personnel - any person engaged by

any constructor, trained, accredited by
DOLE and tasked to provide OSH services
for the workers in any construction project.
 Skills Standards - written specification of
the minimum stock knowledge based on the
requirement of the skills.
 Definitions…

 Treatment Room - any enclosed area

or room equipped with the necessary
medical facilities and supplies, and located
within the premises of the site where
workers maybe brought for examination
and treatment of their injuries or illnesses
in cases of emergency.
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Section 2: Jurisdiction
DOLE, by virtue of the Labor Code of
the Philippines, has the authority to
issue appropriate laws related to
the administration and enforcement
of occupational safety and health in
the Philippines
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 3: Delegation of Authority
DOLE has the power to delegate
some enforcement powers to other
government agencies and to private
organizations provided that they
have adequate personnel and
facilities
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 4: Coverage
The guidelines shall apply to all
construction activities, including
demolition, whether owned by the
private or the government sector
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 Content:
 Section 5: Construction Safety and
Health Program
Before the start of the actual
construction, The construction
project manager must prepare a
comprehensive construction safety
and health program which shall
include, but not limited to:
 Construction Safety and
Health Programs

 Safety and Health Committee

 Safety Policies
 Penalties and Sanction
 Orientation, Instruction and Training
 Waste Disposal
 Construction SH Programs

 Executed and verified by the construction

project manager or project manager
 Shall be submitted to BWC for approval
or modification
 cost shall be integrated into the project
cost, provided it shall be a separate pay
item.
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 Content:
 Section 6: Personal Protective Equipment
All employers must provide personal protective
equipment for all employees needing such
equipment. All other persons entering the
construction site must wear the necessary
protective equipment.
 Rule 1080 Personal Protective
Equipment and Devices

1081 GENERAL PROVISIONS:

1081.01 EVERY EMPLOYER:
1. Shall at his own expense furnish his workers with
protective equipment for the eyes, face, hands and
feet, protective shields and barriers whenever
necessary by reason of the hazardous nature of the
process or environment, chemical or radiological or
other mechanical irritants or hazards capable of
causing injury or impairment in the function of any
part of the body through absorption, inhalation or
physical contact.
 Personal Protective Equipment

 Employer shall provide adequate and

approved type PPE within the
construction site.
 Construction workers who are working
from unguarded surfaces six (6) feets or
more above water or ground must be
provided with harness.
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 Content:
 Section 7: Safety Personnel
A means of coordination was
established wherein the main or
general contractor shall have over-
all management and coordination of
all safety and health officers/
personnel working within the
construction site. All full-time
safety and health personnel must
be accredited by DOLE.
 DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 16-01
Series of 2001
Training And Accreditation Of Personnel
On Occupational Safety And Health
 Rule 1033: Training and Personnel Complement
All full-time safety officers must meet the
requirement of duly-accredited Safety
Practitioners or Safety Consultants By the
Bureau
 Safety Personnel
 General constructor must provide for a
full-time general construction safety and
health officer

 Additional construction SH Officer

depending on the number of workers

 Subcontractor’s safety officer

 Safety Personnel

No. of Workers Safety Personnel

200 and below 1 part-time safety man
over 200 - 1,000 1 full-time safety man
for every 1,000+ 1 full-time safety man

1 full-time safety man for every 10 units of

Heavy Equipment
 Occupational Health
Personnel
No. of Workers OH Personnel
50 or less First-aider
51 to 200 Full-time Nurse
201 to 300 FT Nurse, PT Doc
PT Dentist
more than 300 FT Nurse, FT Doc
FT Dentist
 Occupational Health Facilities

 One (1) bed per 100 workers in excess of

300

 Contract with a hospital within 5 kms. or

25 mins. of travel

 Emergency Health Provider

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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 9: Construction Safety Signages
WARNING: Hazardous
Mandatory provision of safety Area. All personnel
must wear protective

and warning signs are equipment before entry

reiterated not only for the

protection of workers, but also
the public in general. Signs
should conform with the
standard requirements of the
OSHS.
 Construction Safety Signages
 Usage of PPE
 Risks of falling objects
 Risks of falling
 Explosives and flammable substances are
used or stored
 Tripping or slipping hazards
 Toxic or irritant airborne
contaminants/substances
 Construction Safety Signages

 Danger of contact with electrical/facility

equipment
 Danger of contact with moving parts of of
machineries
 Location of fire alarm and fire fighting
equipment
 Instructional signs
 Periodic updating of man-hour lost
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 Content:
 Section 8: Emergency Occupational Health Personnel and
Facilities
The same provisions of the existing
Occupational Safety and Health
Standards(OSHS) is reiterated. The
provision for an emergency health provider
was allowed. All other requirement such as
emergency medicines, supplies, equipment
and facilities shall
conform with the OSHS.
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 10: Safety on Construction Heavy Equipment
A specific guide for testing, transport,
erection and maintenance of heavy
equipment is formulated. All heavy
equipment operators must be tested and
certified by TESDA, while heavy equipment
shall be tested by DOLE recognized
association/organizations
 Safety on Construction
Heavy Equipment
 Pre-Construction
 Operators tested and certified by TESDA
 Heavy equipment tested and certified by
DOLE or its recognized organizations
 During Construction
 Mobilization or transport of heavy equipment
 Standard procedure in erection and
dismantling
 Routine inspection
 Post Construction
 SALIENT FEATURES OF
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 11: Construction Safety and Health Committee
All construction sites must have a
general Construction Safety and
Health Committee composed of
safety and health representatives
from each sub-contractor. The
construction project manager
shall head the committee. Each
subcontractor shall have its own
safety and health committee
based on the existing
requirements of the OSHS.
 Rule 1040. Health & Safety
Committee
 Plans and develops accident prevention program
 Directs implementation of programs
 Conducts safety meetings at least once a month
 Reviews reports of inspections, accident
investigations, and implementation of programs
 Provides OSH trainings for staff
 Construction Safety and
Health Committee
Composition
Chairperson: Project Manager
Secretary: Gen. Construction Safety
Officer
Members: Construction Safety Officers
Safety Reps. From Subcon
Health Personnel
Worker’s Representatives
 SH Committee

Authority and Duties

 Submit to DOLE reports on Committee

meetings
 Assist government inspectors

 Conducts SH training for employees

 Develop and maintain a disaster

contingency plan
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 Content:
 Section 12: Safety and Health Information
A detailed safety and health information
system is included in the guidelines.
These include orientation,
instructions, and training for workers;
means of conveying safety related
information to all workers and
specialized instructions and trainings
for specialty workers and operators
 Safety and Health
Information
 Safety and Health Awareness Seminar
 Safety and Health Orientation
 Basic rights and duties of workers
 Emergency procedure
 Good housekeeping
 Welfare and first-aid facilities
 Care and use of PPE
 Personal Hygiene and Health Protection
 SH rules and regulations
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 Content:
 Section 13: Construction Safety and Health Training
All safety personnel assigned within
the construction site are required
to undergo the basic construction
safety training course prescribed
by the Bureau of Working
Conditions. Continuing training for
all full-time safety personnel shall
also be a responsibility of each
constructor
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 14: Construction Safety and Health Reports

The monthly submission of

summary reports to DOLE is
required. The summary reports
shall include safety committee
meeting agreements, accident
investigation reports, and hazard
assessments with corresponding
remedial action/measures required.
 Construction SH Reports

Monthly Report
 SH Committee meeting agreements
 Summary of accident investigations
 Periodic hazards assessment

Notification of Major Accidents within 24

hours
 Specialized Instruction
and Training
 Operation of construction equipment
 Erection or dismantling of scaffold
 Excavation works
 Handling of explosives
 Workers engaged in pile-driving
 Compressed air, cofferdams, and caissons
 Specialized Instruction
and Training

 Erection of steel structural frames and

tall chimneys
 handling hazardous substances and
materials
 Rigging and signaling
 SALIENT FEATURES OF
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 15: Construction Worker’s Skills
A Skills certificate shall be required
for construction related
occupations which have been
classified as “Critical Occupations”
by TESDA.
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An occupational shall be considered as critical –

 When it may affect and endanger people’s
lives and limbs
 When it involves the handling of hazardous
tools, equipment, supplies
 When it requires a relatively long period of
education and training
 When the performance of the job may
compromise the safety, health and
environment concerns within the immediate
vicinity of the construction site.
 Construction Workers
Skills Certificate
TESDA shall:
 establish national skills standards for critical
construction occupations
 prepare guidelines on skills testing and
certification
 accredit construction sector organizations
in the area of skill training and trade testing
 extend relevant assistance to construction
sector organizations
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 16: Worker’s Welfare Facilities

The employer shall provide for

adequate supply of safe drinking
water, adequate sanitary and
washing facilities in order to ensure
humane conditions of work.
 Worker’s Welfare Facilities

 Safe drinking water

 Sanitary and washing facilities
 Accommodations
 Canteen
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 Content:

 Section 17: Cost of Construction Safety and Health Program

The total cost of the Construction

Safety and Health Program Shall be
a mandatory integral part of the
construction project. It shall be
treated as a separate pay item and
reflected in the project’s bid tender
documents.
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 Content:
 Section 18: Effects on Other Issuances
Provisions of other existing occupational safety
and health guidelines not inconsistent with this
Guidelines shall form part of this Department
Order. Standards, rules and regulations not
specifically provided shall remain in full force and
effect. However, in the event that any provisions
of the Guidelines is declared invalid by competent
authority, the rest of the provisions thereof not
affected shall remain in full force and effect.
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 Content:
 Section 19: Violations and Penalties

Violations committed by
constructors as determined by
DOLE after due process shall be
considered as prima facie case of a
construction mal-performance of
grave consequence under RA 4566
as amended and pertinent IRR.
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 19: Violations and Penalties

In cases of imminent danger

situations, the
procedures/requirements of the
OSHS and DOLE regulations shall
be applied.
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 20: Effectivity

The Guidelines shall be immediately

effective, that is, 15 days after
publication in newspapers of
general circulation, as provided in
Article 5 of the Labor Code.
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DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 13, series of 1998

 Content:
 Section 20: Effectivity

D.O. No. 13, s.1998 was signed on

July 23, 1998 and published on
August 1, 1998 in the Philippine
Daily Inquirer and on August 3,
1998 in People’s Tonight
MOA signed : April 7, 2011
JAO signed : April 29, 2011
 DOLE’s Effort and Response on
OSH in Construction
 Decentralized Evaluation/Approval of CSHP
(AO152 dated April 26, 2011)
 Training and Accreditation of OSH
Practitioners (D.O. 16 s 2001)
 Prioritized inspection/Joint Assessment of
construction sites
 Inter-agency collaboration
(MOA-JAO-DOLE DTI-CMDF, DPWH, DILG,PRC)
Purpose and Coverage
 Harmonization of policies and programs
to ensure safety and health of workers in
the construction industry
 Strengthen coordination and linkages
among concerned agencies to promote welfare
of construction workers and growth of
construction industry
DOLE
 Strengthen enforcement of D.O.13 s1998
 Decentralization of the approval of CSHP from
BWC to the DOLE-ROs
 Developed CSHP templates
1. Comprehensive
2. Simplified
 Forged Regional MOA-JAO
 ROs undertake monitoring and site assessment
 Refer LS violations to PCAB for blacklisting
DPWH
 Strengthen enforcement of DPWH DO 56, S. of 2005
 Issued NBC-MC No. 2 s2011;
instructing all local Building Officials to require the
submission of a DOLE-approved CSHP prior to the
issuance of building permit

 Evaluation of DPWH contractors based on

Constructor’s Performance Evaluation System
(CPES)
DTI-PCAB
 Enhance the program of instilling a culture of
safety among contractors/subcontractors
 All Authorized Managing Officers (AMOs)
shall undergo safety and health orientation as a
requirement prior to the issuance of
contractor’s license
 Posting of licensed contractors to its website
DTI-CMDF
 Assist DOLE in the development of a
comprehensive safety & health training
course
 Offer a safety & health orientation/
seminar
 Develop and institutionalize data
management system
DILG
Issued memorandum Circular No. 2012-52
in 2012
 Requiring submission of the DOLE-approved
CSHP prior to the issuance of building permit
by the local building officials
 Requiring PCAB Contractor’s License in the
issuance of business permit prior to engaging
to construction activities (MC 2004-65A)
 PRC
 Technical assistance to the agency members
of MOA-JAO

 On-line verification/validation of licensed

professionals
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