Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 162Safety and health standards.
ELI5— what this means for you
DOLE sets and enforces mandatory occupational safety and health standards for all workplaces to eliminate hazards. These are the basis for the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) and RA 11058.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Safety and health standards.
The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall, by appropriate orders, set and enforce mandatory occupational safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all workplaces and institute new, and update existing, programs to ensure safe and healthful working conditions in all places of employment.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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