Joel Villanueva after two workers died following the crash of the elevator they were working on in a building in Makati City last year. To think that DOLE had already been called out by Sen. The OSHS implementing rules and regulations, however, imposes a penalty of P100,000 for every day of violations that expose workers to death, serious injury, or serious illness, without prejudice to the filing of any criminal or civil case. Indeed, DOLE had merely admonished construction companies to strictly comply with the OSHS. Instead, the construction sites without PPE were merely advised to immediately procure them, while those found lacking in training were asked to go through the learning sessions, such as the 40-hour construction occupational safety and health training provided by the OSHC and DOLE-accredited safety training organizations, and the standard first aid and basic life support training for the required first aid certification. Unfortunately, the companies recently found violating the law appeared to have gotten away with a mere slap on the wrist, which does not help government efforts to enforce health and safety rules in the workplace.
