TUCP seeks standard emergency protocol for the workplace 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Analou De VeraThe Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said that it is high time to set mandatory workplace emergency protocol standards for workers to ensure their safety during emergency situations. “Because there are no specific mandatory guidelines regarding such life and death scenario, there is a very urgent need to create a regulation or mandatory policy standards protocols now that protects the workers’ health and safety and guides employees and employers on what to do when emergency disasters and calamities occur during working hours,” said TUCP President Raymond Mendoza. “A split second-time delay in reaction to such dangerous situation further exposes workers to workplace death and injury,” he added. The labor group said that it received reports from workers, through social media, seeking help and advice after their employers reportedly refused to evacuate them during the earthquake last Monday.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 25, 2019 11:15 UTC