Safety Standards

What is Process Safety?

• Integrity of operating systems and

processes handling hazardous
Managing substances by applying good
design principles, engineering,
and operating practices.

• Prevention and control of

incidents that have the potential
About to release hazardous materials or
energy.
c. 2,500 BC c. 2,000 BC aea 1600 BC

• The Ancient • The Code of • Ancient

Chinese Hammurabi, Egyptians
spread the has a portion recognized
risk of loss by which bears the hazards
placing 1/6 of resemblance of breathing
their harvest to today's the fumes
on each of six workers' produced by
boats compensation melting silver
traveling to laws. and gold.
the market.
c 460 BC - --- 1601
c 377 BC
• Hippocrates • In ancient • The first
established Rome, the English
a link few slaves statute on
between the who "assurance"
respiratory survived the (an earlier
problems of dangerous term for
Greek task of ship insurance)
stonecutters launching was
and the rock were given enacted.
dust their • This statute
surrounding freedom. covered
them. marine risks.
1667 1700 1730

• The Great • Bernardino • Benjamin

Fire of Ramazzini, Franklin
London published the organized the
caused the first thesis 1st fire-
first English attempting to fighting
fire insurance prove the company in
laws to be connections the US as
enacted. between well as
occupation detecting lead
and disease. poisoning
symptoms
with Dr.
Evans.
1775 1972 1864

• English • The first • The

doctors charter to Pennsylvania
discovered write marine Mine Safety
that chimney and fire Act (PMSA)
sweeps insurance was passed
showed a was granted into law.
higher in the United • North
incidence of States. America's
cancer than first accident
did the insurance
general policy was
population. issued.
1867 1877 1878

• The state of • The state of • The first

Massachusetts Massachusetts recorded call
instituted the passed a law by a labor
first requiring organization for
government- guarding for federal
sponsored dangerous occupational
factory machinery, and safety and
inspection took authority health law is
program. for enforcement heard.
of factory
inspection
programs.
1896 1902 1904
• An association • The state of • A move to
to prevent fires Maryland compensate
and write codes passed the first employees for
and standards, workers' on-the-job
the National Fire compensation injuries was
Protection law. overturned when
Association the Supreme
(NFPA), was Court declared
founded. Maryland's
workers'
compensation
law to be
unconstitutional.
1911 1911 1911

• On March • In October • A17 Safety

25, in the 14, the Code was
Asch American published
Building in Society of by the
New York Safety ASME.
City, nearly Engineers
150 women (ASSE) was
and young founded in
girls died in New York
the Triangle City.
Shirtwaist
Factory Fire
1912 1918 1936

• A group of • The • The Walsh-

engineers American Healey
representing Standards (Public
insurance Association Contracts)
companies, was Act passed.
industry, and founded.
government
met in
Milwaukee
to exchange
data on
accident
prevention.
1961 1968 1969

• On Jan 3, an • President • The Board of

accident at an Lyndon Certified
experimental Johnson Safety
nuclear called for a Professionals
reactor in a federal (BCSP) was
federal occupational established.
installation safety and
near Idaho health law.
Falls, ID kills
three
workers.
1970 1991 2001

• President • North Carolina • 2886 work

Richard Nixon Plant Fire kills related fatalities
signed into law 25 workers and including 537
the 49 injured at rescue
Occupational the Imperial workers,
Safety and Chicken resulted from
Health Act processing terrorist attacks
(OSHA) plant in Hamlet on the NY City
• NEPA was NC. World Trade
signed. This Center.
provided a
national charter
for protecting
and improving
the
environment
 Focus Area Acts Focal Agency Further Description

Toxic Substances and Hazardous To regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation,

and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of DENR manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use,
Hazardous
1990 (RA 6969) and disposal of such materials
substances
management Consists of the following:
(New chemical 1. Philippines Inventory of Chemical and Chemical
substances / DENR - Chemicals Substances (PICCS)
inventory and pre- DENR AO 29 (IRR of RA6969 - Title
Management 2. Priority Chemical List (PCL)
import notifications) II: Toxic Chemical Substances)
Section 3. Chemical Control Order (CCO)
4. Notification of New Chemicals -
Small Quantity Importation (SQI) Clearance
 Focus Area Acts
JAO 01-09 for The
Adoption and Implementation of
the GHS of Classification and
Labelling of Chemicals
Rules and Procedures for the SDS,
Labeling Requirements and
Hazards Classification under
DENR AO 29-92 of RA 6969 for
the Adoption and Implementation
of the GHS
Classification and
labelling (GHS)
Guidelines for the
implementation of GHS
in chemical safety
program in the
workplace
Department Order 136-14
Focal Agency Further Description
Creation of a National GHS Implementing and
DA, DENR, DOF,
Coordinating
DOH, DILG, DOLE
Committee; the mandate (duties and
DOTr, and DTI
responsibilities for each competent authority has
been determined.
Preparation and Submission of SDS and labels.
Screening, Review and Verification, Inspection.
DENR
Specific Requirements and Standards, Creation of
GHS review committee,
Monitoring procedure.
Applies to all workplaces engaged in the
manufacture, use, storage of chemicals in the
private sector, including their supply chain. Aims to
protect workers and properties from the hazards
of chemicals and to prevent or reduce the
incidence of chemically induced accidents,
illnesses and injuries and death resulting in the use
DOLE
of chemicals at work. In particular, it indicates that
the workplace should establish a chemical safety
program with the following elements: Control
measures, PPE, emergency preparedness and
response
Monitoring agency – Bureau of Working Conditions
 Focus Area Acts Focal Agency Further Description
Pd 1114 FPA is mandated to regulate both fertilizers,
Pesticides, Biocides & creating the Fertilizer pesticides, and other
FPA
Disinfectants and Pesticide Authority, agricultural inputs during import, formulation,
Year 1977 storage, use and disposal
Workers exposed to nature of work with chemicals
are considered as
‘hazardous workplaces’; occupational exposure
Occupational limits are included; PPE
Exposure OSHS DOLE requirements are included.
Limits & Protection
Under the standards, Rule 1090 specifically
addresses hazardous
materials.
Petroleum Act, RA 387, Year 1949 ---
Petroleum Products IRR of the Addresses the entire life cycle of petroleum and
DOE
and its activities Downstream Oil Industry LPG products which
Deregulation Act of includes, import, processing, refining, transport,
1998. storage and distribution.
• SSS Act of • GSIS Act of
1997 1997

RA RA
8282 8291

RA RA
7875 7742
• National Health • Re-Ammending
Insurance Act of the Act creating
1995 HDMF
Medical and Dental Services

• A156 - First Aid Treatment

• A157 - Emergency Medical & Dental Service
• A158 - When Emergency Hospital not required
• A159 - Health Program
• A160 - Qualification of Health Personnel
• A161 - Assistance of Employer

Occupational H&S

• A162 - Safety and Health standards

• A163 - Research
• A164 - Training Programs
• A165 - Administration of Safety and Health Laws
Objective

• Protect every workingman

against the dangers of injury,
sickness or death through safe
and healthful working conditions
 • includes any person acting directly or indirectly in
the interest of an employer, in relation to an
Employer employee, and shall include government-owned or
controlled corporations and institutions, as well as
non-profit private institutions or organizations.

• shall mean any person hired, permitted or suffered

Employee to work by an employer.

• shall mean any workplace, permanent or temporary,

Industrial including any building or collection of buildings, shed,
structure, yard or any other place, where permanently or
temporarily one or more persons are employed in any
Enterprise manufacturing of goods or products processing and any
other similar activity.
 • shall connote a sound state of the body and mind of
Health the worker, which enables him to perform his job
normally, in a state of well-being.

Safe/ • shall refer to the physical or environmental

conditions of work or employment, which
substantially comply with the provisions of this
Safety Standards

• means the office, premises or work site, where the

workers are habitually employed and shall include the
Workplace office or place where the workers, who have no fixed or
definite work site, regularly report for assignment in the
course of their employment.
 • A potential source of harm or adverse health effect
Hazard on a person or persons.

• It is the likelihood that a person may be harmed or

Risk suffers adverse health effects if exposed to a
hazard.

• shall mean an unplanned or unexpected occurrence that

Work may or may not result in personal injury, property
damage, work stoppage or interference or any

Accident combination thereof, which arises out of and in the

course of employment.
 • shall mean any injury or occupational illness
Work Injury suffered by a person, which arises out of or in the
course of his employment.

• shall mean any illness caused by environmental

factors, the exposure to which is characterized or
Occupational peculiar to a particular process, trade or occupation
and to which an employee or worker is not
Illness ordinarily subjected to or exposed outside of or
awayfrom such employment.
 Code • Labor code - PD 442 (as ammended)

Department • Department of Labor and Employment

Secretary • Secretary of Labor and Employment

 Bureau • Bureau of Working Conditions

Director • Director of the Bureau of Working Conditions

Standards • Occupational Safety and Health Standards

DOLE
• Administer and Enforce the provisions of
the Standards

Employer
• shall give the Secretary of his duly
authorized representative access to its
premises and records
Esablishment / Place of employment
• To be inspected at least once a year

Enforcement Officer
• shall determine reasonable periods of compliance
with recommendations depending on the gravity
of the hazards needing corrections or the period
needed to come into compliance with the order.
Information Proposal Forward

~Information:
Submitted by interested parties or any discovered information available.
Information Proposal Forward

~Proposal:
The Bureau to seek advise/assistance if needed from individuals,
organizations, private or public agencies, particulary recognized workers'
and employers' organizations having special knowledge of the proposal.
Information Proposal Forward

~Forward:
The Director to forward the proposal to the Secretary.

Within 30 days after receipt of the proposal, the Secretary should have
acted on the proposal.
 Release
After approval, the same shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation and shall take effect 15 days right after.
Do this in yellow paper. Groups of 3 students.
References:
(1) https://www.scribd.com/read/282576868/Safety-in-the-
Process-Industries
(2) https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/about_us/ra7875.pdf
(3) http://www.marina.gov.ph/policies/RA/ra7742.pdf
(4) https://www.aiche.org/ccps/about/process-safety-
faqs#What%20is%20the%20origin%20of%20Process%20Safety
?
(5)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11343362_Occupationa
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