EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 307
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 307 -
ESTABLISHING AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CENTER IN THE EMPLOYEES’
COMPENSATION COMMISSION
WHEREAS,
there is an imperative need to upgrade the capability of the Government
to eliminate or reduce work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths
which have resulted in huge economic losses in terms of man-hours,
destruction of property and more expenditure for employees’
compensation, not to mention the untold suffering of victims of
industrial accidents and their families;
WHEREAS, the effective implementation of occupational health and safety
programs will enhance significantly the productivity of industries, a
critical factor in the attainment of national developmental goals, and
at the same time, promote the health, efficiency and general well-being
of the Filipino worker through the improvement of the quality of his
working life;
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an expert industrial disease and
occupational safety intelligence and training center that will provide
the mechanisms in the achievement of the objectives set forth in the
issuance;
WHEREAS, the Government of Japan through Japan Internal Cooperation
Agency has so graciously acceded to the request of the Philippines to
finance the construction of the Center envisioned in this issuance and
equip the same with the necessary instruments, equipment, laboratories
and other facilities as well as appropriate technology and expertise
under its grant-aid and technical cooperation programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the
Employees’ Compensation Commission the Occupational Safety and Health
Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center.
Sec. 2. The Center shall have the following powers
and functions.
a.
To undertake continuing studies and researchers on occupational safety
and health, including those relating to the establishment of causal
connection between diseases and occupations and the development of
medical criteria in determining the nature and extent of impairment or
diminution in health, functional capacity or life expectancy of the
employees as a result of their work and working conditions;
b. To plan,
develop and implement training programs in the filed of occupational
safety and health, and related interests;
c. To serve as
a clearing house of information and innovative methods, techniques and
approaches in dealing with occupational safety and health problems and
institute a mechanism of information dissemination to the general
public;
d. To monitor
the working environment by the use of industrial hygiene, field and
laboratory equipment and conduct medical examinations of workers
exposed to hazardous substances for the ready detection of occupational
diseases;
e. To act as
the duly recognized agency to undertake practical testing for safe use
and set standard specifications of personal protective and other safety
devices;
f. To assist
government agencies and institutions in the formulation of policies and
standard on occupational safety and health and other matters related
thereto and issue technical guidelines for the prevention of
occupational diseases and accidents;
g. To adopt
annually a budget of expenditures of the Center and its staff
chargeable against the State Insurance Fund: Provided, That the SSS and
GSIS shall advance on a quarterly basis the remittances of allotment of
the loading fund for this Center’s operational expenses based on its
annual budget as duly approved by the Department of Budget and
Management; Provided, further, That such budget shall not exceed 4% of
the 12% loading fund based on the total of the State Insurance Fund and
its earnings as of December 31st of the preceding years;
h. To perform
such other acts as it may deem appropriate for the attainment of the
purposes of the Center and proper enforcement of the provisions of this
Executive Orders; and
i. To enlist
the assistance of government agencies and private organizations in
carrying out the objectives of the Center.
Sec. 3. The Employees’ Compensation Commission
shall be the governing body of the Center.
Sec. 4. The general conduct of operations and
management functions of the Center shall be vested in the Executive
Director under the immediate supervision of the Employees’ Compensation
Commission. He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Employees’ Compensation
Commission. He shall be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director who
shall likewise be appointed by the President of the Philippines. The
Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director must have at least a
Bachelor’s Degree and must have had experience of at least five years
in the administration of occupational health and safety or employees’
compensation and social security programs. Their annual salary shall be
determined by the Employees’ Compensation Commission.
The Executive Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Center and
for as long as necessary a chief expert on occupational safety and
health from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, shall sit as
non-voting members of the Board.
Sec. 5. The technical staff and other personnel of
the Center shall be appointed by the Employees’ Compensation Commission
upon recommendation of the Executive Director.
Sec. 6. To insure its accessibility to workers,
employers and the general public, the Center shall be located at North
Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, in a two-hectare lot owned by the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Department of Labor and
Employment.
Sec. 7. The Administrator, Social Security System
(SSS) and the President and General Manager, Government Service
Insurance System (GSIS) are hereby ordered to immediately release the
amount of THIRTY MILLION PESOS (P30,000,000.00) out of the loading fund
of the State Insurance Fund and its earnings, on a sharing of 70% for
the SSS and 30% for the GSIS which shall constitute the initial funds
of the Center for calendar year 1987: Provided, That no part of the
aforesaid amount shall be used in the acquisition of the land provided
for under Sec. 6 hereof. Thereafter, the SSS and GSIS shall remit to
the Center, on the same sharing basis such amount corresponding to its
annual budget in accordance with the provisions of this Executive
Order.
Sec. 8. The Employees’ Compensation Commission
shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement
the provisions of this Executive Order.
Sec. 9. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-seven.
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