𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲/𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

The representatives of the accredited employee organization, or in its

absence, a registered employee organization within the agency, shall:

(1) Support the agency in carrying out the provisions of the standards and report to Management any work hazards that can be observed in the workplace;

(2) Participate/Cooperate in activities initiated by the Safety and Health Committee;

(3) Assist their agency in the conduct of safety and health inspection or other OSH programs;

(4) Gather occupational safety and health related concerns/issues and elevate the same to the OSH Committee for discussion and appropriate action; and

(5) Negotiate for better working conditions in their workplace as the provisions stated herein guarantee no infringement of the rights of the employees’ organizations to negotiate for such.

SOURCE: CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 series of 2020 - OSH Standards for the Public Sector: Chapter VII-J