Revised IRR of Chapter VII Industrial Hygiene PD 856

To promote and protect workers' health through the implementation of Chapter VII - Industrial Hygiene of P.D. 856.

Applicable to all industrial establishments involved in manufacturing, storage, sale, distribution, and processing of raw materials to end-products.
Covers government agencies, government-owned or controlled corporations, private entities, and individuals.
Excludes mining and quarrying operations.

Department: Department of Health (DOH).
Employer: Entity employing one or more paid workers.
Industrial Establishment: Workplace engaged in manufacture, storage, sale, treatment, disposal of goods, or processing raw materials (except mining/quarrying).
Investment Promotion Agency (IPA): Manages economic, freeport zones, industrial estates, identified by the Department of Trade and Industry.
Health Officer: Licensed medical practitioner including provincial, city, municipal Health Officers, or IPA Health Officers.
Health and Safety Committee: Planning and policy-making group for occupational health and safety as per DOLE.
Local Government Unit (LGU): Refers to provincial, municipal, chartered and component cities.
Local Health Authority: Provincial governor, city/municipal mayor, or IPA administrator.
Occupational Health Worker: Qualified first-aider, nurse, dentist, or physician engaged to provide occupational health services.
RIRR: Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations concerning Industrial Hygiene.
Worker: Any employed person including owners, officers, and administrative personnel.
Workplace: The habitual worksite of employees including offices or reporting places.

Workers are entitled to healthy and safe workplaces complying with the RIRR.
Industrial establishments' operation requirements must conform with the Order and RIRR.
LGUs and IPAs are responsible for enforcement.

Employer, worker, and Health and Safety Committee responsibilities are outlined in Rule III of the RIRR.
Sanitary permits must be procured following Rule IV procedures covering application, issuance, renewal, and revocation.
Operational rules include:
- Rule V: Sanitary Requirements for Industrial Establishments.
- Rule VI: Environmental Controls to prevent occupational hazards.
- Rule VII: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements when other controls are inadequate.
- Rule VIII: Provision of Occupational Health Services based on establishment size, workers, and activity.
Policies and standards from partner agencies must reflect the latest issuances.
DOH may amend the RIRR as needed for better implementation.

Industrial establishment owners/managers must submit reports to the City/Municipal Health Office, or IPA if in economic zones.
Data consolidation and submission flow:
- Component City/Municipal Health Office to Provincial Health Office.
- Chartered Cities, Provincial Health Office, and IPA to DOH Regional Office.
- DOH Regional Office to DOH Central Office through the Occupational Diseases Division.

Annual evaluation by jurisdiction level with indicators including:
- Lists of medical illnesses and injuries classified by hazard level, size, and location.
- Lists and numbers of establishments issued sanitary permits similarly classified.

Department of Health:
- Formulate policies, prescribe standards, and capacitate implementing offices/agencies.
DOH Regional Offices:
- Provide technical assistance, monitor and evaluate, collaborate with agencies, consolidate and analyze reports.
Local Health Authority:
- Provincial Level: Enforce RIRR, enact supportive ordinances, provide assistance, coordinate with agencies.
- City/Municipal Level: Enforce RIRR, issue/suspend/revoke licenses, ensure report submission, coordinate execution, enact ordinances.
Investment Promotion Agency:
- Enforce RIRR within economic zones, appoint Health Officers, issue/suspend/revoke licenses, coordinate with DOH and LGUs, issue memoranda to strengthen implementation, ensure report submission.

This Order supersedes the 1999 IRR and other inconsistent issuances while keeping unaffected provisions valid.

The Order takes effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.