Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Chapter 2

Training Programs

• The DOLE is responsible for developing and implementing training programs to increase the number and competence of personnel in the field of occupational safety and industrial health.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

• The Department of Labor and Employment is solely responsible for administering and enforcing occupational safety and health laws, regulations, and standards in all establishments and workplaces.
• The DOLE is responsible for the administration and enforcement of occupational safety and health laws, regulations, and standards in all establishments and workplaces, wherever they may be located.

Employees Compensation and State Insurance Fund

• Coverage in the State Insurance Fund is compulsory upon all employers and their employees not over 60 years of age.
• Employees over 60 years of age who are paying contributions to qualify for retirement or life insurance benefits administered by the System shall be subject to compulsory coverage.

Benefits

• No contract, regulation, or device can operate to deprive the employee or their dependents of any part of the income benefits and medical or related services granted under this Title.
• Existing medical services being provided by the employer shall be maintained and continued to be enjoyed by their employees.

Administration

• The Employees' Compensation Commission is responsible for initiating, rationalizing, and coordinating the policies of the employees' compensation program.
• The Commission is composed of five ex-officio members and two appointive members, with one representing the employees and the other representing the employers.
• The Commission is responsible for filling vacancies for the unexpired term only.

Medical Benefits

• Immediately after an employee contracts sickness or sustains an injury, they shall be provided with medical services and appliances as required by the nature of their sickness or injury and the progress of their recovery.
• The System shall have the authority to choose or order a change of physician, hospital, or rehabilitation facility for the employee.
• The System shall not be liable for compensation for any aggravation of the employee's injury or sickness resulting from unauthorized changes by the employee of medical services, appliances, supplies, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, or physicians.

Management of Funds

• All revenues collected by the System shall be deposited, invested, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions, requirements, and safeguards as provided by Republic Act Numbered eleven hundred sixty-one, as amended.
• The Commission, SSS, and GSIS may disburse each year not more than 12% of the contribution and investment earnings collected for operational expenses, including occupational health and safety programs.

Investment of Funds

• All revenues not needed to meet current operational expenses shall be accumulated in a fund to be known as the State Insurance Fund, which shall be used exclusively for payment of benefits under this Title.
• The State Insurance Fund shall be deposited with any authorized depository bank approved by the Commission, or invested with due and prudent regard for the liquidity needs of the System.

Attending Physician

• Any physician attending an injured or sick employee shall comply with all the regulations of the System and submit reports in prescribed forms at such time as may be required concerning their condition or treatment.
• All medical information relevant to the particular injury or sickness shall, on demand, be made available to the employee or the System.

Refusal of Examination or Treatment

• If the employee unreasonably refuses to submit to medical examination or treatment, the System shall stop the payment of further compensation during such time as such refusal continues.
• The System shall determine what constitutes an unreasonable refusal and may, on its own initiative, determine the necessity, character, and sufficiency of any medical services furnished or to be furnished.

This quiz covers the administration of safety and health laws, including the development of training programs to increase the number and competence of personnel in the field of occupational safety and industrial health.