Workplace Safety

By: Frinston Lim, Inquirer Mindanao, Dec 25, 2017 Authorities on Monday confirmed they have found the bodies of 36 remaining workers trapped inside the burned NCCC Mall here.

By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Nov 29, 2017 TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — A backhoe operator was buried alive in a landslide that occurred in Ilagan City, Isabela on Monday.

By: Carla P. Gomez – Correspondent, INQInquirer Visayas, Nov 11, 2017 BACOLOD CITY—Two workers were killed in an accident on Saturday morning at the construction site of a mall being developed by Ayala Corp. in Barangay 8 here, police said.

By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Nov 4, 2017 TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan , Philippines — Three persons died of electrocution in Ramon, Isabela on Thursday. Danilo Basilio, 44, accidentally touched a live wire while harvesting hito or freshwater catfish in a pond in Barangay Planas. Romelito Besa, 35, tried to help Basilio, but he was also…

The Department of Labor and Employment requires employers to give regular 5-minute standing breaks to workers who sit for prolonged periods by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Oct 22, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – After mandatory sitting breaks, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) now requires employers to grant their workers standing breaks.

By Gaea Katreena Cabico (philstar.com), Oct 20, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment has issued an order requiring offices to give employees standing breaks for employees to the health risks related to sedentary work.

By Miriam Desacada (The Philippine Star), Oct 13, 2017 TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — Two workers were buried alive in a landslide in Northern Samar on Wednesday.

A new alliance between OSHA and a robotics industry trade group puts safety in the spotlight By Greg Nichols for Robotics | October 10, 2017 The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), which is North America’s leading robotics trade group, just announced the signing of an alliance partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the…

By Charina Clarisse Echaluce, Manila Bulletin, Oct 8, 2017 Access to basic health services and information would soon be provided to over a million call center agents, as they are at risk of many serious health problems.

Sunstar, Oct 04, 2017 THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 ordered to stop all construction work at the Velez Medical Arts Building on F. Ramos St. in Cebu City after a construction worker died when he fell from the eighth floor of the building. The work stoppage order was issued against the building…

By Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), Sep 26, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A 37-year-old man reportedly fell to his death while working at a construction site at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in Quezon City over the weekend.

by Sunstar, Sep 23, 2017 A CONSTRUCTION worker died after an air compressor lifted by a tower crane fell on him in the construction site of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 last Friday afternoon. The victim was identified as Adolfo Flores, 36, of the RCK Builders. Cyril Ticao, officer-in-charge of the Department…

By Arnell Ozaeta (The Philippine Star), Sep 20, 2017 BATANGAS, Philippines — Four construction workers were found dead in a rainwater tank in Sitio Barandal, Barangay San Francisco, Lipa, Batangas yesterday morning.

ABS-CBN News, Sep 05 2017 Dalawang construction worker ang namatay matapos makuryente habang nagtatrabaho sa Barangay Santa Rita, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro.

By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Sep 3, 2017 TUGUEGARAO , Philippines – A construction foreman died after he was ran over by a road roller here on Friday night.

By Xianne Arcangel, CNN Philippines, Aug 26, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 25) — A new law says female employees are no longer required to wear high heels to work.

By Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), Aug 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Three people were injured after the steel column they were assembling for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project collapsed in Quezon City on Monday.

By Rosabell C. Toledo, Businessmirror, Aug 17, 2017 SHE couldn’t let the doctor cut any of her fingers off so, now, her right hand is stitched inside her belly. As a manual laborer, 24-year-old Cristina Olvinar knew that being an amputee would make it 100 times more difficult for her to earn a decent living.…

by Jigger J. Jerusalem, Inquirer, Aug 7, 2017 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Two persons were killed when a fire struck a school building housing an art gallery at the Capitol University (CU) in Barangay 23 here Monday morning.

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by Karlston Lapniten, Inquirer, Aug 1, 2017 BAGUIO CITY-Two small-scale miners died of suspected gas poisoning inside a mining tunnel Itogon town in Benguet province on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 A warehouse construction in Mandaue was stopped due to the allegedly negligent behavior of management toward safety standards per Department of Labor and Employment Region 7 (DOLE-7).

By Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), Jul 16, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A 25-year-old construction worker died when he was electrocuted at a construction site along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City Friday night.

June 30, 2017 Isang pahinante ng 14 wheeler truck ang aksidenteng naatrasan sa may BioMix PutingBuhangin Orion, Bataan. Natanggap ng Orion Rescue ang tawag ganap na 7:44am, ang biktima nasa 22 taong gulang, mula sa Pampanga ay inabutang nakapilipit ang katawan, labas ang bituka, may bali sa balakang. Agad isinakay ng ambulansiya habang sinusubukang i-revive…

Twenty-five years ago, U.S. tech companies pledged to stop using chemicals that caused miscarriages and birth defects. They failed to ensure that their Asian suppliers did the same. by Cam Simpson,  Jun 15, 2017 Results in epidemiology often are equivocal, and money can cloud science (see: tobacco companies vs. cancer researchers). Clear-cut cases are rare.…

Good ergonomics is essential to a productive and healthy workforce. Here are 10 easy-to-implement tips that will help optimize workstation ergonomics. By Mark Kaelin | June 6, 2017 A safe and healthy work environment is a productive work environment. All enterprises, regardless of their size or the nature of their business, should strive to create…

By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star), Jun 4, 2017 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – A construction worker was decapitated after he fell from a scaffolding in Malabog, Albay on Saturday.

By Ben Serrano (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2017 BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – A school principal died of electrocution at the Ormaca Elementary School during Brigada Eskwela in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Saturday. Josie de la Cruz, 61, a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Omaca, was helping in cleaning the school grounds when…

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), May 22, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A 57-year-old street sweeper reportedly died of heat stroke in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Saturday afternoon. Mario Velasco complained of shortness of breath while doing his job at the corner of Oroquieta street and Doroteo Road at around 4 p.m., according to the…

By Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), May 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A worker died after he fell into a septic tank while helping his co-worker who suffered from suffocation in Pasig City on Tuesday.