Safety and Health Standards on the Use and Management of Asbestos in the Workplace

April 21, 2016DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 154-16SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS ON THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF ASBESTOS IN THE WORKPLACEPursuant to Article 162 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, Rule 1071.03 of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS), DOLE Department Order No. 136-14 1 and Presidential Decree No. 626, 2 as amended, DENR Administrative Order 2000-02 3 (CCO for Asbestos) and DAO 13-22, 4 the following guidelines are hereby issued: SECTION 1. Scope and Coverage. — The scope and coverage of this promulgation include all activities which expose the workers to asbestos in the workplace. This shall also apply to asbestos-related activities, such as construction, manufacturing, dismantling, disposal and other industrial activities that have asbestos or asbestos-containing products.SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. — The following terms as used in this Rules shall mean:a. "Asbestos" means the fibrous form of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine and amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including actinolite, amosite (brown asbestos), anthophyllite, chrysotile (white asbestos), crocidolite (blue asbestos), tremolite, or any mixture containing one or more...