Section 13Sec./Art. 13

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Committee. - To ensure that the safety and health program observed and enforced, a safety and health committee shall be organized in covered workplaces composed of the following:

(a) Employer or representative as the chairperson ex officio;

(b) Safety officer of the company or project as the secretary;

(c) Safety officer representing the contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, as members;

(d) Physicians, nurses, certified first-aiders, and dentists as members, ex officio,if applicable; and

(e) Workers representatives who shall come from the union if the workers are organized or elected by the workers through a simple majority vote if they are unorganized, as members.

The committee shall effectively plan develop, oversee and monitor the implementation of the safety and health program.