SMILE - Bureau Of Working Conditions - DOLE

Safety Milestone
(SMILE) Recognition Program
Background
Through the years, the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) through the Bureau of
Working Conditions (BWC) has been continuously
initiating activities and programs for an effective administration
and enforcement of OSH Standards.
Among these initiatives is the safety recognition
of companies for their commitment in implementing
OSH programs and activities which have resulted
to having no disabling injuries or no lost time accidents.
The company’s OSH personnel who are DOLE
accredited OSH Practitioners/consultants are likewise
recognized for their significant contributions in the
attainment of the company’s safety milestone.
Objectives
The program aims to motivate and encourage more
companies to be steadfast in the implementation of
OSH programs and activities thus facilitate compliance
with the provisions of the OSH Standards resulting to a
safe and healthful workplace.
Who are qualified:
Companies with any of the following safety milestone:
1. Achieved NLTA or zero lost time accidents for at
least one year;
2. Achieved at least one (1) million safe work-hours
with NLTA (can be less than one year);
3. Completed a construction project without lost time
accidents (preferably with an average of 200
workers);
4. At least one (1) million aggregate safe work-hours
for several/consecutive/concurrent construction
projects or an aggregate of 1 million safe work
hours achieved by several service/sub-contractors.
Criteria:
1. The company has an organized safety and health
committee;
2. The company implements OSH policies and programs
and showed commitment for the effective
implementation of its own safety and health program;
3. The company has a designated safety officer or a
DOLE accredited OSH Practitioner/Consultant;
4. The company complies with the administrative
report requirements of the OSHS (e.g. Registration
with DOLE, submission of Annual Exposure Data
Report, Annual Medical Report, Minutes of the
meeting of the SHC, Work Accident and other
reports) .
5. The company has no pending Labor S t a n d a r d
case as certified by the concerned DOLE-Regional
Office.
How to join the program.
Step 1 - The Company has to notify the BWC
or the concerned DOLE Regional Office
on the company’s attainment of the
safety milestone by accomplishing the
prescribed Safety Milestone Notification form.
(Attached to the form are the following: photocopy of
company’s compliance with report requirements of the
OSHS such as Registration of Establishments, Report of
Safety Organization (RSO), Annual Medical Report
(AMR), Annual Exposure Data Report (AEDR), Certificate
of BOSH training of the safety officer or Certificate
of DOLE accreditation as OSH Practitioner/Consultant
and DOLE RO certification of no pending LS case.
Step 2 - BWC sends to concerned DOLE
Regional Office the list of companies for
proper validation.
Step 3 - DOLE -ROs validate the reports
submitted by the company check company’s
compliance on Labor Standards and on
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
(OSHS). Concerned RO may also conduct spot
check/ocular visit to the company when
necessary.
Step 4 - BWC notifies the Company on the
Result of validation
Step 5 - BWC to set schedule of Safety Milestone
Recognition- The company that has met
all of the criteria shall be awarded with a Plaque
of Safety Recognition.