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    (1) The document discusses occupational health and safety procedures for household services, focusing on building codes and regulations. (2) It explains the Philippine Building Code which aims to ensure structural quality and safety of buildings through regulations governing building design, location, construction materials, and maintenance. (3) The code also prohibits construction on unsafe or unsanitary lands, and defines dangerous buildings as those with poor structure, pollution, or damage from disasters. Compliance with these rules protects public health and safety.

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    (1) The document discusses occupational health and safety procedures for household services, focusing on building codes and regulations. (2) It explains the Philippine Building Code which aims to ensure structural quality and safety of buildings through regulations governing building design, location, construction materials, and maintenance. (3) The code also prohibits construction on unsafe or unsanitary lands, and defines dangerous buildings as those with poor structure, pollution, or damage from disasters. Compliance with these rules protects public health and safety.

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    HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

    LESSON 4: PRACTICE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH


    AND SAFETY PROCEDURES (OS)
    1. Safety regulations
    1.2. Building Code
    LO 1. Identify hazards and risks in the
    workplace

    1.1 explain the safety regulations and


    safety hazard control practices and
    procedures applied to HS
    Activity 1: Watch and observe
    Checking how well you understand the video
    1. What have you seen in the video?
    2. Why do you think the building collapsed?
    3. Do you think the incident cause
    damages?
    Elaborate your answer.
    4. How could it be prevented? Do you think
    the government can do something about it?
    How?
    PHILIPPINE BUILDING CODE
    RA No. 6541 – An act to ordain and institute a
    National Building Code of the Philippines.
    Purpose: to ensure that the property that you
    are going to build is quality and that it won’t
    obstruct the national safety.
    Reference: A Look at the National Building Code of the Philippines at
    https://www.dotproperty.com.ph
    I. SCOPE

    design, location, siting, construction, alteration,


    repair, conversion, use, occupancy, maintenance,
    moving and demolition of both private and
    public buildings.
    II. OBSERVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
    SAFETY

    All building must abide to certain


    principles of construction. All
    materials that are needed must
    also be environmental friendly.
    III. MAINTENANCE

    It is a must for owners to maintain the


    orderliness of their properties. Regular
    maintenance check is a must for all buildings
    to make sure that everything is in top shape.
    IV. DANGEROUS SITES:

    The law also forbids construction in lands or


    sites that are deemed unsanitary or dangerous
    .The law also notes n individual’s property
    should be in safe distance to the following
    elements: polluted streams or bodies of water,
    volcanic site, and any type of land that can be a
    source of explosion.
    V. DANGEROUS BUILDINGS

    The law also defined the characteristics of a


    dangerous building. These buildings usually
    suffer from poor structure, contributes to
    pollution, has defects or have been damages by
    earthquake or fire.
    VI. NEW DESIGN:

    Those who are planning on redesigning their


    properties are also under this law. The code wants
    those who are remodeling or redesigning to use
    good structure and materials.
    VII. COORDINATE WITH MUNICIPAL AND
    PROVINCIAL ORDINANCES

    The code asks both the owners and the


    government to cooperate with each other
    during the preparation of building the
    property.
    “ Government’s first duty
    and highest obligation is
    public safety.”

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

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