Philippine contractors and owners getting a building permit

Where is the construction project?

Check what your Philippine CSHP needs for a building permit and whether the simplified DOLE form fits your project. Free.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • City or municipality
  • Hazard zones
  • Project type
  • Simplified form fit

How it works

CSHP scope check and simplified form notes, from one answer

  1. Enter the site, what you're building and how many workers.
  2. ePlan checks whether the simplified form fits and lists what the program must cover.
  3. Read the check free. Need a full site-specific safety plan? Start one from four questions.

What you get

One document, drafted from your answers

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Site-specific safety plan with activity hazard analyses door.

The first draft

CSHP scope check and simplified form notes (free)

  1. Project, owner and contractor
  2. Simplified form or full CSHP
  3. Workers and safety personnel
  4. Hazards by work stage
  5. Personal protective equipment
  6. Emergency and first aid

Modeled on: DOLE-NCR simplified CSHP application form

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

PHP 100,000

a day is the most an employer or contractor can be fined for wilfully not complying with OSH standards, until the violation is corrected
Source: Republic Act 11058, s. 28 (text via lawphil.net)

Ready for the paperwork?

Draft a site-specific safety plan with a hazard analysis (AHA) for each task, fall protection and emergency steps for your GC or a Corps job. Free to read.

Site-specific safety plan with activity hazard analyses →

Questions

Construction Safety and Health Program: what people ask

Do I need a CSHP for a building permit?

In many cities, yes. Muntinlupa's building permit checklist, for example, lists a Construction Safety and Health Program approved by DOLE.

Source: muntinlupacity.gov.ph

Can I use the simplified CSHP form?

Only for residential buildings of up to 2 storeys or minor repairs, with fewer than 10 workers. The owner and the contractor both sign it, and there is no fee.

Source: cityofbalanga.gov.ph

What is the penalty for not complying?

Under Republic Act 11058, an employer, contractor or subcontractor that wilfully fails to comply with OSH standards can be fined up to PHP 100,000 a day until the violation is corrected.

Source: lawphil.net

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