Government Workplace Health and Safety Policy

Health Program for Government Employees
- Must include hospitalization services.
- Annual mental and medical-physical examinations as mandated under Presidential Decree No. 1096.
Adequate Office Ventilation and Lighting
- Rooms without artificial ventilation must have window openings with at least 10% total free area relative to floor area.
- Windows must open directly to a court, yard, public street, alley, or open water course.
- Air space requirement is 12.00 cubic meters per person.
- Artificial ventilation should achieve at least three air changes per hour.
- Lighting levels must be 40 watts per square meter.
Clean and Adequate Comfort Room Facilities
- Agencies must allocate Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) for construction and maintenance.
Supply of Potable Drinking Water
- Must conform to the latest approved National Standards for Drinking Water as per PD 1096.
Provision of First Aid Kits/Facilities
Hazard Insurance
- Heads of agencies are required to provide accident or risk insurance coverage to employees and officials.

Each government office must establish a safety committee responsible for implementing safety programs.
Safety programs include basic safety orientation sessions and emergency drills.

All government offices are designated as non-smoking areas to promote health and safety.

Heads of departments or agencies must appropriate funds to operationalize these policies and programs within their offices.

The CSC adopts these policies to fulfill its mandate as a central human resource management agency enhancing bureaucracy practices.
The adoption reflects a commitment to human development and creating a conducive work environment for higher productivity.
The policies respond to findings from research and nationwide consultations reflecting inadequacies in previous guidelines on health and safety conditions.
The resolution mandates these as minimum standards to revamp workplace conditions across public sector offices.