QuestionsQuestions (DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 134-14)
It is issued pursuant to the rule-making authority of the Secretary of Labor and Employment under Article 5 of the Labor Code, as amended, to protect workers employed in the pyrotechnic industry.
All establishments, workplaces, operations, and undertakings in the pyrotechnic industry.
A company engaged in the manufacturing, distribution and sale of pyrotechnic products.
Planned activities aimed to prevent, eliminate, reduce, or control occupational risks and hazards.
A group of employees and management representatives concerned with planning, policy-making, implementation, and evaluation of matters pertaining to safety and health.
The set of rules issued by DOLE mandating the adoption and use of appropriate practices, means, methods, operations or processes, and working conditions necessary to ensure safe and healthful employment.
Each establishment must formulate an OSH policy addressing priority safety and health concerns in its workplaces and work sites, in accordance with the OSHS and related OSH issuances.
Hazard and Risk Prevention and Control; Capability building for Safety and Health Committee members; and Referral and Access to Medical and Welfare Services.
To reduce the extent of exposures to hazards and decrease the likelihood that hazards will cause illness or injury.
To undertake risk management activities through information, training, and work environment safety and health interventions.
Appropriate services as required under Rule 1960 and the OSHS must be made available.
Employers must organize a health and safety committee pursuant to Rule 1040 in every workplace whose function is to develop and oversee implementation of the OSH program, including workers’ orientation and awareness on hazard identification, risk evaluation, prevention and control.
Employers must require workers to undergo an Orientation Course on OSH; workers must take an active role in education and training, and participate in joint continuing programs and safety and health information campaigns.
Employers must provide the applicable number of safety and health personnel (e.g., safety officer, qualified first-aid staff) as required by Rules 1030 and 1960 of the OSHS, and provide the required training for these personnel.
They ensure compliance of pyrotechnic establishments with labor standards, including occupational safety and health requirements.
No. It states nothing shall be construed to authorize diminution or reduction of benefits being enjoyed by employees at the time of issuance.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.