By Leslie Ann Aquino
Aside from the Professional Regulation Commission, business establishments can now engage the services of three more institutions to provide first aid training to their first aiders.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
(ROBINSON NIÑAL JR. / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said these institutions are the Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Based on the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 11058 or the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) law, the labor secretary is authorized to certify any organization to provide certified first aid training. The certified first aider must be trained and duly certified by the Philippine National Red Cross. “Valid training certificates, including identification cards issued by the certified first aid training providers to the designated company first aider, shall be considered proof of compliance with the said provision of the OSH law,” Bello said in a statement. All OSH personnel must undergo mandatory training from DOLE-accredited safety training organizations or its recognized training institutions. The OSH law covers all private establishments where work is being undertaken, including establishments inside special economic zones and other investment promotion agencies. They must have qualified occupational safety and health officer which consist of the first aider, safety officer, nurses, dentists, and physicians.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III(ROBINSON NIÑAL JR. / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said these institutions are the Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Based on the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 11058 or the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) law, the labor secretary is authorized to certify any organization to provide certified first aid training. The certified first aider must be trained and duly certified by the Philippine National Red Cross. “Valid training certificates, including identification cards issued by the certified first aid training providers to the designated company first aider, shall be considered proof of compliance with the said provision of the OSH law,” Bello said in a statement. All OSH personnel must undergo mandatory training from DOLE-accredited safety training organizations or its recognized training institutions. The OSH law covers all private establishments where work is being undertaken, including establishments inside special economic zones and other investment promotion agencies. They must have qualified occupational safety and health officer which consist of the first aider, safety officer, nurses, dentists, and physicians.