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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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ILOILO City – As part of its requirements in the lifting of the work stoppage order to firecrackers and pyrotechnics manufacturers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 conducted a safety awareness training on Dec. 13.
About 298 workers engaged in the manufacture and sale of pyrotechnics and firecrackers in the province and city of Iloilo attended the training conducted by the DOLE in partnership with the local government unit of Iloilo City, Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
The DOLE also requires manufacturers to have a Fire Safety Inspection Certificate issued by the BFP and license to deal in firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices issued by the PNP.
During the opening ceremonies, DOLE officer-in-charge regional director Salome O. Siaton emphasized in her message that the “workers’ monetary benefits can be compromised but not their safety and health.”
Siaton said the training is necessary to promote the workers’ health and safety by preventing the occurrence of sickness and accident in their worksites.
It covered the topics on accident causation which covers unsafe and unhealthy acts and conditions in the workplace; personal protective equipment; safe handling and storage of hazardous chemicals; occupational health in the workplace; requirements on the retail and selling of firecrackers and pyrotechnics; and, salient features of Republic Act 7183.
Meanwhile, the DOLE field offices in Capiz, Aklan, Guimaras and Antique have also conducted safety awareness trainings alongside the provincial offices of PNP and BFP on Dec. 12, 13, 14, and 15, respectively.
In Capiz, 112 workers attended the training, 130 in Aklan, 47 in Guimaras and 65 in Antique.
The local government of Passi City also facilitated the training on Dec. 15 which was attended by 62 workers.
On Nov. 24, DOLE secretary Silvestre H. Bello III issued work stoppage order to establishments engaged in manufacturing and selling of firecrackers and pyrotechnics due to the fatal accidents in Luzon which claimed the lives of five workers and injured several others./PN
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