Implementing Guidelines for the Conduct of Workplace Environment Assessment (WEA) in Hazardous Establishments and Work Processes

June 19, 2000DOLE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 001-00FOR:All Regional Directors   SUBJECT:Implementing Guidelines for the Conduct of Workplace Environment Assessment (WEA) in Hazardous Establishments and Work Processes In the interest of protecting the welfare of workers from hazardous conditions and work processes in establishments and to institutionalize WEA as part of regular inspection the following guidelines are hereby prescribed for the conduct of WEA activities:SECTION 1. Scope. —These guidelines shall be observed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) inspectorate in applying Rule 1070 (Occupational Health and Environmental Control) and other relevant rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards.SECTION 2. Objectives. —In order to systematize collection, detection and measurement of representative samples from the work environment and to evaluate hazards and determine levels of exposure to physical factors, chemical substances, and hazardous materials or substances, the labor inspectors may conduct WEA with the following objectives:a) To determine the extent of exposure to harmful levels of physical and chemical agents as well as hazardous materials present in the workplace using as reference the Philippine Occupational Safety...