Question & AnswerQ&A (PCCA BOARD Resolution NO. 041, S. 2014)
All Category AAA contractors are required to have under their employ a DOLE-accredited safety practitioner starting from contracting fiscal year 2015-2016.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), and Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) jointly executed the JAO No. 01, series of 2011.
PCAB was required to enhance the program of instilling a culture of safety among contractors.
They are required to complete a forty (40)-hour Construction Safety and Health (CoSH) course as a prerequisite to the issuance of the contractor's license.
It is mandatory for contractors applying for or renewing a Category AAA license, upgrading to Category AAA, or applying for any additional classification within Category AAA.
1) New contractor's license application where the applied category is AAA; 2) Renewal of a Category AAA license; 3) Upgrading from a lower category to AAA; 4) Application for any additional classification of a Category AAA contractor.
Because contractors often implement several projects simultaneously and having a DOLE-accredited safety practitioner to oversee activities during project execution will enhance the culture of safety in construction.
It was adopted on 21 January 2014 and filed on 13 February 2014.
The resolution was signed by Ramon F. Allado (Chairman), Victorino Benjamin V. Lahoz (Member), Farouk M. Macarambon, Sr. (Member), attested by Atty. Ann Claire C. Cabocha (Officer-in-Charge) and Atty. Alejandria G. Gomez (Board Secretary).
The purpose is to institutionalize a stronger culture of safety in construction projects by having specialized personnel oversee safety measures and compliance throughout project execution.