Introduction
National Profile on Occupational Safety and
Health
The National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health
is an up-to-date account of the OSH environment
in the Philippines. It thus guides OSH policy and
programme implementation. The development of the
national profile was based on extensive consultations
with key OSH stakeholders; it consolidated information
from the Department of Labour and Employment
(DOLE) surveys on occupational injuries and illnesses,
the Occupational Safety and Health Centre (OSHC)
database of employee compensation claims and various
case studies from different industries.
Results
National OSH framework
Arising from the national profile, a framework of
action for the National OSH Plan for 2006–2010 was
developed. The framework outlines a vision that all
Filipinos workers are guaranteed the right to safe and
healthy workplaces. The goal is to ensure that OSH
policies, systems and programmes are harmonized to
address the needs of all Filipino workers.