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The Philippines, Occupational Safety and Health Standards

Table of Contents

RULE 1000      General Provision

1001      Purpose and Scope
1002      Definitions
1003      Administration and Enforcement
1004      Special Inspection, Investigation and Review
1005      Duties of Employers, Workers and other Persons
1006      Confidentiality of Trade Secrets

RULE 1010      Other Safety Rules

1011      Promulgation of Rules
1012      Special Rules
1013      Hazardous Workplaces

RULE 1020      Registration

1021      General Provisions
1022      Registrable Unit
1023      Period of Registration
1024      Registration

RULE 1030      Training of Personnel in
Occupational Safety and Health

1031       Training Programs
1032       Accreditation 
1033       Training and Personnel Complement
1034.01   Qualifications of a Safety Consultant 
1034.02   Prohibition in the Practice of Occupational Safety and
              Health

RULE 1040      Health and Safety Committee

1041      General Requirements
1042      Types and Composition of Health and Safety Committee
1043      Duties of the Health and Safety Committee
1044      Term of Office of Members
1045      Duties of Employers
1046      Duties of Workers
1047      Duties of the Safety Man
1048      Other Types of Safety Organizations

RULE 1050      Notification and Keeping of Records
of Accidents and/or Occupational Illnesses
                             
1051      Definitions
1052      Special Provision
1053      Report Requirements
1054      Keeping of Records
1055      Evaluation of Disability
1056      Measurement of Performance

RULE 1060      Premises of Establishments

1060.01  General Provisions
1061      Construction and Maintenance
1062      Space Requirement
1063      Walkway Surface
1064      Floor and Wall Opening
1065      Stairs
1066      Window Openings
1067      Fixed Ladders
1068      Overhead Walks, Runways and Platforms
1069      Yards

RULE 1070      Occupational Health and
Environmental Control

1071      General Provisions
1072      Threshold Limit Values for Airborne Contaminants
1073      Threshold Limit Values for Airborne Contaminants
             (Tables)
1074      Physical Agents
1075      Illumination
1076      General Ventilation
1077      Working Environment Measurement

RULE 1080      Personal Protective Equipment and
Devices

1081      General Provisions
1082      Eye and Face Protection
1083      Respiratory Protection
1084      Head Protection
1085      Hand and Arm Protection
1086      Safety Belts, Life Lines and Safety Nets
1087      Use of Safety Shoes

RULE 1090      Hazardous Materials

1091      Scope
1092      Definitions
1093      General Rules
1094      Hot and Corrosive Substances
1095      Storage
1096      Use of Lead and Its Compounds

RULE 1100      Gas and Electric Welding and
Cutting Operations

1100.01   General Provisions
1100.02   Personal Protective Equipment
1100.03   Welding or Cutting in Confined Spaces

RULE 1120      Hazardous Work Processes

1121      Underground Tank and Similar Confined Space Work

RULE 1140      Explosives

1141      General Provisions
1142      Definitions
1143      Authorization
1144      Limitation
1145      Quantity and Distance Tables
1146      Storage of Explosives
1147      Records of Disposition of Explosives

RULE 1150      Materials Handling and Storage

1150.01   General Provisions

RULE 1160      Boiler

1161      Definitions
1162      General Provisions
1163      Power Boilers
1164      Heating Boilers
1165      Cleaning and Repairs
1166      Personal Protective Equipment
1167      Color Coding
1168      Requirements in the Preparation of Boiler Pressure
             Vessel Plans

RULE 1170      Unfired Pressure Vessels

1171      Definitions
1172      Steam Heated Pressure Vessels
1173      Closed Steam Heated Pressure Vessels
1174      Open Steam Heated Pressure Vessels
1175      Water and Air Pressure Tanks
1176      Refrigeration Tanks
1177      Compressor
1178      Gas Cylinders

RULE 1200      Machine Guarding

1201      Definitions
1202      Provisions of Guards
1203      Standard Machinery Guards
1204      Machine Guard at Point of Operation
1205      Transmission Machinery Guarding
1206      Woodworking Machinery
1207      Guarding Mechanical Power Presses and Foot and Hand
             Power Presses

RULE 1210      Electrical Safety

1211      Philippine Electric Code
1212      Electrical Safety Inspection
1213      Inspection Fees
1214      Requirements in the Preparation of Electrical Plans

RULE 1220      Elevators and Related Equipment 

1221      Definitions
1222      General Provisions
1223      General Requirements
1224      Standards Requirements
1225      Requirements in the Preparation of Plans

RULE 1230      Identification of Piping System

1230.01   Scope
1230.02   Standard Requirements
1230.03   Definitions
1230.04   Methods of Identification of Contents of Piping Systems
1230.05   Visibility
1230.06   Location of Stencilled or Lettered Legends
1230.07   Type and Size of Letters for Stencils

RULE 1410      Construction Safety

1411      Definitions
1412      General Provisions
1413      Excavation
1414      Scaffoldings
1415      Construction Equipment
1416      Plant and Equipment
1417      Demolition
1418      Mechanical Demolition
1419      Explosives

RULE 1420      Logging

1421      General Provisions
1422      Handtools
1423      General Logging Operations
1424      Use and Maintenance of Power Saws
1425      Logging Engine
1426      Logging Engine Operation
1427      Tractor Yarding
1428      Lines, Blocks, Rigging

RULE 1940      Fire Protection and Control

1941      General Provisions
1942      Definitions
1943      Building Construction and Facilities
1944      Fire Fighting Facilities
1945      Flammable and Combustible Liquids
1946      Combustible Solids
1947      Electrical Installation
1948      Alarm Systems and Fire Drills

RULE 1950      Pesticides and Fertilizers

1951      Scope
1952      Definitions
1953      General Provisions
1954      Pesticides
1955      Fertilizers
1957      Disposal of Unwanted Materials

RULE 1960      Occupational Health Services

1961      General Provisions
1962      Hazardous Workplace
1963      Emergency Health Services
1964      Training and Qualifications
1965      Duties of Employers
1966      Occupational Health Program
1967      Physical Examination

RULE 1970      Fees

1971      General Provisions
1972      Explosives
1973      Local Fabrication of Boilers/Pressure Vessels
1974      Certificates of Safety Practitioner/Consultants

RULE 1980      Authority of Local Government

1981      General Provisions
1982      Authority to Chartered Cities
1983      Authority of Municipalities
1984      Authority of Other Government Agencies
1985      Application of this Standards of Existing Plans and
             Authorities
1986      Duplication of Inspection

RULE 1990      Final Provision

1991      False Statement or Representation
1992      Separability
1993      Resolution of Conflicts and Overlapping Jurisdictions
1994      Repeal of Prior Safety Orders
1995      Penal Provisions
1996      Effectivity

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Updated by PAP/SUT/TRS. Approved by BKL. Last updated on 5 March 2001