SMILE - Bureau Of Working Conditions - DOLE
SMILE - Bureau Of Working Conditions - DOLE
SMILE - Bureau Of Working Conditions - DOLE
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What is Safety Milestone Recognition?<br />
The safety milestone recognition is an incentiveaward<br />
given to a company that achieved excellent safety<br />
performance of having NO LOST TIME ACCIDENTS<br />
for a particular period.<br />
What are the benefits of the safety<br />
milestone recognition program?<br />
• The award provides recognition, prestige and honor<br />
for the company.<br />
• The company serves as role model on occupational<br />
safety and health.<br />
• The company gets rebate on its insurance coverage/<br />
premium.<br />
• Encourage and motivate more companies to be steadfast<br />
in the implementation of the OSH Standards.<br />
• Best practices on safety and health are shared among<br />
companies.<br />
DIRECTORY OF <strong>DOLE</strong> REGIONAL OFFICES<br />
National Capital Region<br />
1st & 4th Floors, NCR Bldg.,<br />
967 Maligaya St., Malate, Manila<br />
Cordillera Administrative<br />
Region (CAR)<br />
Cabinet Hills, Baguio City 2600<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. 1<br />
Arnel Bldg., Mabini St., San<br />
Fernando City, La Union<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. II<br />
Turingan Bldg., Caritan Centro<br />
Tuguegarao, Cagayan 3500<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. III<br />
Regional Government Center,<br />
Brgy. Maimpis, San Fernando<br />
Pampanga<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. IV-A<br />
3rd & 4th Floors, Andenson<br />
Bldg. II, Brgy. Parian, Calamba<br />
Laguna 4027<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. IV-B<br />
7th Floor Ben-Lor Bldg., 1184<br />
Quezon Ave., Quezon City<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. V<br />
Dona Aurora Street, Albay<br />
Legaspi City<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. VI<br />
G/Floor, Swan Rose Building<br />
Commission Civil St. Jaro, Iloilo<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. VII<br />
2F GMC Plaza Bldg., MJ Cuenco<br />
cor. Legaspi Sts, Cebu City 6000<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No VIII<br />
Trece Martirez St., Tacloban<br />
City<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. IX<br />
Wee Agro Bldg., Veterans Ave.,<br />
Zamboanga City 7000<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. X<br />
2F Gonzalo Go Bldg., Corrales<br />
Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City<br />
9000<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. XI<br />
LDL Bldg., Bangoy St., Davao<br />
City 8000<br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice No. XII<br />
102 Acepal Bldg., Mabini Ext.,<br />
Koronadal City<br />
CARAGA Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice<br />
3F FICT Bldg., P. Burgos Street<br />
Butuan City 8600<br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> of <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Conditions</strong><br />
3F, <strong>DOLE</strong> Bldg., Muralla St. Intramuros Manila<br />
Phone: 527-3000 local 307-308<br />
Fax: 536-89-75<br />
bureauofworkingconditions@gmail.com<br />
Department Department Department of of of Labor Labor Labor and and and<br />
Employment<br />
Employment<br />
Employment<br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> of of of <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Conditions</strong> <strong>Conditions</strong> <strong>Conditions</strong><br />
Safety Milestone<br />
(<strong>SMILE</strong>)<br />
Recognition<br />
A SAFETY RECOGNITION<br />
Program for<br />
COMPANIES THAT ACHIEVED<br />
MILLION SAFE WORK WORK- WORK<br />
HOURS/SAFE WORK<br />
HOURS WITH NO LOST<br />
TIME ACCIDENTS<br />
(NLTA)
Safety Milestone<br />
(<strong>SMILE</strong>) Recognition Program<br />
Background<br />
Through the years, the Department of Labor<br />
and Employment (<strong>DOLE</strong>) through the <strong>Bureau</strong> of<br />
<strong>Working</strong> <strong>Conditions</strong> (BWC) has been continuously<br />
initiating activities and programs for an effective administration<br />
and enforcement of OSH Standards.<br />
Among these initiatives is the safety recognition<br />
of companies for their commitment in implementing<br />
OSH programs and activities which have resulted<br />
to having no disabling injuries or no lost time accidents.<br />
The company’s OSH personnel who are <strong>DOLE</strong><br />
accredited OSH Practitioners/consultants are likewise<br />
recognized for their significant contributions in the<br />
attainment of the company’s safety milestone.<br />
Objectives<br />
The program aims to motivate and encourage more<br />
companies to be steadfast in the implementation of<br />
OSH programs and activities thus facilitate compliance<br />
with the provisions of the OSH Standards resulting to a<br />
safe and healthful workplace.<br />
Who are qualified:<br />
Companies with any of the following safety milestone:<br />
1. Achieved NLTA or zero lost time accidents for at<br />
least one year;<br />
2. Achieved at least one (1) million safe work-hours<br />
with NLTA (can be less than one year);<br />
3. Completed a construction project without lost time<br />
accidents (preferably with an average of 200<br />
workers);<br />
4. At least one (1) million aggregate safe work-hours<br />
for several/consecutive/concurrent construction<br />
projects or an aggregate of 1 million safe work<br />
hours achieved by several service/sub-contractors.<br />
Criteria:<br />
1. The company has an organized safety and health<br />
committee;<br />
2. The company implements OSH policies and programs<br />
and showed commitment for the effective<br />
implementation of its own safety and health program;<br />
3. The company has a designated safety officer or a<br />
<strong>DOLE</strong> accredited OSH Practitioner/Consultant;<br />
4. The company complies with the administrative<br />
report requirements of the OSHS (e.g. Registration<br />
with <strong>DOLE</strong>, submission of Annual Exposure Data<br />
Report, Annual Medical Report, Minutes of the<br />
meeting of the SHC, Work Accident and other<br />
reports) .<br />
5. The company has no pending Labor S t a n d a r d<br />
case as certified by the concerned <strong>DOLE</strong>-Regional<br />
<strong>Of</strong>fice.<br />
How to join the program.<br />
Step 1 - The Company has to notify the BWC<br />
or the concerned <strong>DOLE</strong> Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice<br />
on the company’s attainment of the<br />
safety milestone by accomplishing the<br />
prescribed Safety Milestone Notification form.<br />
(Attached to the form are the following: photocopy of<br />
company’s compliance with report requirements of the<br />
OSHS such as Registration of Establishments, Report of<br />
Safety Organization (RSO), Annual Medical Report<br />
(AMR), Annual Exposure Data Report (AEDR), Certificate<br />
of BOSH training of the safety officer or Certificate<br />
of <strong>DOLE</strong> accreditation as OSH Practitioner/Consultant<br />
and <strong>DOLE</strong> RO certification of no pending LS case.<br />
Step 2 - BWC sends to concerned <strong>DOLE</strong><br />
Regional <strong>Of</strong>fice the list of companies for<br />
proper validation.<br />
Step 3 - <strong>DOLE</strong> -ROs validate the reports<br />
submitted by the company check company’s<br />
compliance on Labor Standards and on<br />
Occupational Safety and Health Standards<br />
(OSHS). Concerned RO may also conduct spot<br />
check/ocular visit to the company when<br />
necessary.<br />
Step 4 - BWC notifies the Company on the<br />
Result of validation<br />
Step 5 - BWC to set schedule of Safety Milestone<br />
Recognition- The company that has met<br />
all of the criteria shall be awarded with a Plaque<br />
of Safety Recognition.