Executive Summary

• Participants
  

  • 350 participants
  • 67 oral presentors
  • 11 poster presentors
  • 11 exhibitors

  
  
• Keynote Address of Sec. Patricia A. Sto. Tomas
  

  • Issues and concerns of the informal sector, the women workers, the child workers, the migrant workers and the small enterprises
  • Programs spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment to address the problems

• Plenary
  

  • Threats and hazards and the programs addressing the OSH concerns of the public sector
  • Effects of globalization to the OSH concerns of the most vulnerable workers, the informal sector

  
  
• (Session A) OSH Problems, Vulnerable Sector, Emerging OSH Problems & Concerns, Work-Related Illnesses & Injuries
  

  • Specific cases of OSH issues and problems such as low-back pain and other ergonomics concerns
  • Health effects of exposure to specific chemicals in the agricultural sector
  • Emerging workplace problems such as HIV/AIDS

  
  
• (Session B) OSH Problems, Vulnerable Sector, Emerging OSH Problems & Concerns, Work-Related Illnesses & Injuries
  

  • Cases of work-related illnesses and problems including substance abuse
  • Agricultural industry proved to be the more hazardous industries in terms of chemicals
  • Department Order No. 13 - Construction Safety
  • Need to strengthen the practice of industrial hygiene & the role of industrial hygienists

  
  
• (Session C) Trends in Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
  

  • 1 out of 89 workers are incapacitated and around P5M are lost due to accidents
  • Result to low productivity and low GNP for the national economy and loss of income on the part of the worker affected

  
  
• Workshops
  

  • Assessing working conditions by means of direct reading instruments
  • Testing of personal protective equipment
  • Visual display ergonomics

  
  
• Plenary II
  

  • Framework for addressing the problems of the informal sector using the decent work agenda of the ILO, and the possible policy
  • Framework to address the problem of the informal sector based on existing policies and programs and infrastructure environment
  • How to improve the OSH Standards for the informal sector and the challenges to OSH of the new global economy

  
  
• (Session D) Occupational Safety and Health Measures
  

  • OSH programs and measures of a number of government organizations private companies
  • GSIS readiness to be a model of the public sector on OSH management system implementation
  • Intricacies of drug testing in relation to the implementation of the Comprehensive Drug Act of 2002
  • Kagabay Program of ECC (re-tooling of occupationally0disabled workers for their re-entry to the productive world of work
  • Women power proved to be very significant in Texas Instrument experience

  
  
• (Session E) Best Practices in Occupational Safety and Health
  

  • Integration of OSH promotion as among the vital components of company safety and health programs
  • Zero Accident Program, emergency preparedness and other related initiatives are valuable in keeping the workplace incident and injury-free
  • New ILO recommendation on the list of occupational diseases/accidents

  
  
• (Session F) Best Practices in Occupational Safety and Health
  

  • Accreditation schemes such as OHSAS 18000 for health, safety and environment reporting systems and recognition and Tower Awards for best OSH practices, guidelines including tower crane safety code of practice

  
  
• (Session G) Developing Policies and Programs on Health Promotion
  

  • Local and international policies and programs on safety and health promotion including HIV/AIDS, ILO OSH Management System

  
  
• (Session H) Developmental Programs for the Vulnerable Sector
  

  • A call for inclusion of the informal sector in the social protection agenda including OSH through organization of the IS and stakeholders
  • The role of construction workers and their collective point of view on OSH is a key to sustainable development of the construction industry
  • New ILO approach (SOLVE) in combating psycho-social problems

  
  
• (Session I) Developmental Programs for the Vulnerable Sector
  

  • Issues and concerns on OSH, the working children and their plight
  • Experiences in the ILO-IPEC Biñan Project
  • Learnings from the Marcopper disaster
  • Concerns of working children in the entertainment industry