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PHL-2017-L-113341
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Title_of_text
Republic Act No. 11058: An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Philippines
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2017-07-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
t was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte in August 2018. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) in December 2018 upon the approval of Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III.
The OSH Law provides that each Filipino worker is protected against injury, sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions and that employers must promote strict but dynamic, inclusive, and gender-sensitive measures in the formulation and implementation of policies and programs related to occupational safety and health.
It applies to all establishments, projects, sites, including Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) establishments, and all other workplaces. The exposure to safety and health hazards is the basis for having High Risk Establishments, Medium Risk Establishments, and Low Risk Establishments.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2018-08-17
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2018-12-17 (PHL-2018-R-113342)
Department Order No. 198 of 2018 Implementing the rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 111058 entitled An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Official Gazette, Government of the Philippines
URL
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/
File
PHL113341.pdf (PDF)