Osh Concept

Promoting Work Safety and Health in Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) through Work Improvement in Neighborhood Development Programme

CURRENT SITUATION IN AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITIES Crops Covered

1. Rice 2. Coconut 3. Banana 4. Sugarcan Total e Source:

Total Area Covered (ha.)

No. of No. of Agraian Agrarian Reform Reform Communitie Beneficiarie s1,227 (ARCs) s (ARBs ) 680,697.59 742,510 Covered 543,185.00 669 389,100 50,104.00

175

96,541

119.381.00

136

84,084

2,207

1,312,235

1,273,986.5 DAR ARC Forms 1-11 as9of March 2006

No OSH Program to prevent common injuries and illnesses.

Objectives of OSH-WIND Lower the risk in farming activities by developing and delivering effective system on occupational safety and health for the ARBs and their households to increase productivity.

EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTPUTS • A pool of capable OSH-WIND Champions • Trainers’ manual and IEC materials • A pool of community-based OSH WIND Paratechnicians • Adoption of OSH measures by the ARB couples • Mainstreaming of OSH in communitybased social health insurance (CBSHI) projects and in the services of Kalahi Farmers’ Center (KFC).

Crops

PROJECT COVERAGE Region/Province

Rice

Region II - Isabela

Coconut

Region IVA Quezon II Region XI - Davao del Norte

Banana Sugarcane

Region VI-Iloilo

WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED (August 2005 – July 2006)

1. Covered three agrarian reform communities in Isabela 2. Trained 24 OSH-WIND Champions and 27 paratechnicians. 3. Trained 91 OSH-WIND ARB couples 4. Drafted 1 OSH-WIND Manual for Rice-producing ARCs including OSH measures on handling fertilizers and pesticides and the job hazard analysis on rice farming 5. Produced 5 relevant IECM materials e.g., fliers, flipchart, brochure, comics and teaser 6. Conducted OSH WIND caravan as part of social marketing 7. Prepared guidelines for awards and recognition and corresponding evaluation tool

8. Instituted the following partnership arrangements: Module Flipchart Brochure

Brochure Comics Fliers Signage

Comics Flier Signage

Champions

Paratechnicians

LGU Help Desk Brochure Comics Flip Chart Fliers

ARB Couples What has been accomplished

Quantitative Accomplishments (as of July 2006) 100

91

70

70

80

70

59

60

84%

50 60

77%

40

21

20

23%

0

40

OSH

30

Measure s on

20 10

living & working conditio ns

0 ARB Couples Trained Still to be monitored

11 16%

ARB Couples Monitored

ARB Couples Monitored

Adoptors

Note: 21 additional couples were recently trained in Aurora, Isabela. Monitoring of adoption among these couples has yet to be done.

Non Adoptors

Results of Monitoring Activities (as of July 2006) 25

24

25

20

22

21

20

17

15 10

83 %

88 % 80.95 %

5 0

Aurora (Trained Nov. 2005)

Alicia (Trained Nov. 2005)

ARB Couples Trained

Echague (Trained May 2006)

Adoptors

Improvements Carried Out in the Working Conditions (Nov. 2005 July 2006) 60

59

70

50

31 28

40 30

55

60 50 40

20

30

10

20

0

70

80

10 A . Storage M anagement

Machine Safety Safe Handling of Chemicals and Agri Inputs Storage of Produce

0

B. Use of Personal Protective Equipment

ARB Monitored

Use of Personal Protective Equipment

Managing Farm Equipment

OSH WIND Couple Ronel and Robilyn Daguro repair their farm tractor to ensure safety during operations.

Managing Farm Chemicals

Before farms chemicals used to scattered in the backyard of OSH WIND Couple Ronel and Robilyn Daguro of San Manuel ARC, Echague, Isabela. Upon learning in OSH WIND seminar that this practice is hazardous, they put up a simple warehouse to store their farm chemicals properly.

Managing Farm Produced

Farm produced of OSH WIND Couple Hermenegildo Acob of Esperanza East, Aurora, Isabela used to be found scattered in their warehouse. These farm produced are now properly

Use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) during Palay Winnowing

Nannete Dizo and Baby De la Cruz, both members of OSH WIND Couples of Brgy. Bagnos, Alicia, Isabela were not using any PPEs during palay winnowing before. Upon their attendance to the OSH WIND seminar and training the previous practice was improved. They are now using PPEs like eye protector while doing this work .

Improvements Carried Out in the Living Conditions (Nov. 2005 - July 2006) 60

52

60 50

50 40

40

30

30

20

20

4

10 0

A. Household Sanitation

Toilets

DraingageSystem

59 45

10 0

B. Housekeeping

Provision of PotableWater Supply Cleanliness and Orderliness

Improvements Carried Out in the Living Conditions (Nov. 2005 - July 2006)

60

55

56

50 40 30

(79%)

(80%)

20 10 0 Community Involvement

Nutrition

Improvements on Solid Waste Management

The ARB couple has adopted waste segregation in their household.

Improvements in Household Areas

The ARB couple has put up a shed in the artesian well area to protect the household members from heat and the rain while washing clothes or fetching water.

Improvements on Backyard Gardening

The ARB couple has established a seedlings nursery so they can share some seedling to their relatives, neighbors and friends.

Problems, Issues and Concerns On the Adoption: 1. Lack of resources to implement their targeted low cost projects e.g. purchase of gloves, boots, mask, repair/construction of backyard fence/roof, etc. 2. Inadequate knowledge of paratechnicians in providing information on first aid/emergency assistance

On Program Operations: 1. No OSH standards and Policies for Agriculture to be used as anchorage for monitoring OSH adoption 2. Need to upgrade the capabilities of implementors on OSH for agriculture 3. Delays in the technical review on the OSH content of the manual 4. Lack of logistics support like the provision of computers , supplies, vehicle for monitoring, etc. Problems, Issues and Concerns

Logo

Comics and Flyers Si Mang Pepe At Ang OSH-WIND Masasabi nyo bang ligtas sa loob at labas ng bahay ninyo? Paano ninyo malalaman ito?

Dapat ay maging maayos sa mga gamit sa loob at labas ng bahay. Dapat walang…

…nakakalat na mga gamit pangsakahan sa sahig o daanan dahil ito ay maaaring makadisgrasya.

Isa sa prinsipyo ng OSH-WIND*, kailangan ay maging ligtas ang kabahayan sa mga panganib na dulot ng walang kaayusan sa gamit.

*Ang OSH-WIND ay isang metodolohiyang pagsasanay na naglalayong mapabuti at mapataas ang antas ng kalusugan, pamumuhay at pangkabuhayang kondisyon sa sektor agrikultura sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng praktikal ang mga solusyon sa mababang halaga.

Tulad nitong kalaykay. Dapat nakatabi ito sa tamang lalagyan.

MANG PEPE! NASUSUNOG ANG BAHAY NYO!!!

HANTAYIN MO PA BANG MANGYARI ITO?

Flip chart Anim na Pangunahing Panuntunan ng

OSH-WIND

(Occupational Safety and Health-Work Improvement in Neighborhood Development)

Ang solusyon sa pang araw-araw na problema sa produksyon ay nakasalalay sa mga pagbabago sa kalagayan sa paggawa.

Brochure Sa pamamagitan ng programang OSH-WIND, ay

mamumulat ang kaisipan ng ating magsasaka at iba pang manggagawa sa sektor ng agrikultura sa mga maliliit na bagay o aspeto ng kanilang kalagayan sa pamumuhay at paggawa na kalimitan ay ipinagsasawalang bahala lamang. Ang mga simple, praktikal at hindi mamahaling pamamaraan na ito ay natitiyakPara namin sa na makapagdudulot ng kaalaman mga karagdagang makipag pagbabago sa pagpapaunlad ng pamumuhay ng ugnayan lamang sa Kagawaran ng Reporma ating magsasaka. Hangad rin Lupa ng pogaramng ito na sa hinaharap sa telepono bilang ay (078) 634-5138 maipalaganap ang programang OSH-WIND sa iba pang kabukiran pamayanan dito sa ating bansa.

sa

Proyektong handog ng Kagawaran ng Reporma sa Lupa at Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Hanapbuhay

Para sa karagdagang kaalaman tungkol sa OSH-WIND (Occupational Safety and Health-Work Improvement in Neighborhood Development) makipag-ugnayan lamang sa

Mga Kaalaman Ukol sa

OSH-WIND Ako po si Ani, kaakibat ninyo sa pagpapalaganap ng Programang OSHWIND.

Department of Agrarian Reform

(Occupational Safety and Heath- Work Improvement in Neighborhood Development)

sa telepono bilang (078) 634-5138

“Kaligtasan at Kalusugan Pahalagahan para sa Magandang Kinabukasan”

Signages

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OSH-WIND PROJECT FOR CY 2006-2007

FEATURES 1. Expanded the coverage to sugarcane which covers OSH concerns of both the ARBs and their children working in the farm. 2. OSH WIND in rice areas covers the review of the manual by the ILO technical experts and enhance the processes on localized implementation. 3. Start the OSH-WIND implementation to identified coconut and banana areas 4. Identify indicators that will link OSH to productivity

CY 2006 Institutionalization Phase Living and working conditions

CY 2006 Banana and Coconut OSH shall be integrated in the production cycle

CY 2007 Sugarcane To include child labor concerns

OSH WIND for Rice Conduct of experience sharing sessions

Institutionalization Processs Conduct of process documentation Finalization of the OSH-WIND Manual on Rice

Finalization of PM&E and Awards System

Establishment of OSH-WIND Help Desks & link up w/ LGUs

Expansion in other ARCs in Isabela

SUGARCANE BANANA

Training of Paratechnicians

COCONUT Implementation Process

Manual and IEC materials development

Training of Trainers Reproduction of the materials developed Establishment of OSH-WIND Help Desks with LGUs

Process Documentation Development of PM&E tool and Awards System

Monitoring and Evaluation 1. Program Process

2. Progress of Adoption

a. Plans

a. Living Condition

b. Activities

b. Working Condition

Result Indicators a. Safety Hazards b. Biological Hazards c. Chemical Hazards d. Ergonomics

A journey of a thousand miles, start with a single step…