Basic Components of Company OSH Program and Policy
(DO 198-18, Chapter IV, Section 12)
1.0 Company Commitment to Comply with OSH Requirements
2.0 General Safety and Health Programs
-Safety and health Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control (HIRAC)
-Medical Surveillance for early detection and management of occupational and work
related diseases
-First-aid and emergency medical services
3.0 Promotion of Drug Free workplace, Mental health Services in the Workplace, Healthy
lifestyle
4.0 Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B
5.0 Composition and Duties of health and safety Committee
6.0 OSH Personnel and Facilities
7.0 Safety and Health Promotion, Training and Education
-Orientation of all workers on OSH
-Conduct of Risk Assessment, evaluation and Control
-*Continuing training on OSH for OSH Personnel
-*Work permit System
8.0 Toolbox/Safety Meetings, job safety analysis
9.0 Accident/Incident/illness Investigation, Recording and Reporting
10.0 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
11.0 Safety signages
12.0 *Dust control and management and regulation on activities such as building of
temporary structures and lifting and operation of electrical, mechanical, communications
system and other requirements
13.0 Welfare Facilities
14.0 Emergency and disaster preparedness and response plan to include the organization
and creation of disaster control groups, business continuity plan, and updating the
hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment (as required)
15.0 Solid waste management system
16.0 Compliance with Reportorial Government Requirement (refer to Item 9.0)
17.0 Control and Management of Hazards (refer to Item 2-HIRAC)
18.0 *Prohibited Acts and Penalties for Violations
19.0 *Cost of Implementing Company OSH program
*(Applicable for medium to high risk establishments with 10 to 50 workers and low to high risk
establishments with 51 workers and above)