Under Rule 1033 of Philippine Occupational Safety and Health Standards (as amended) and DO 16 series of 2001, to wit “The minimum qualifications, duties and number of required safety and health officers shall be as follows:
1) All safety officers must complete the Bureau-prescribed training course prior to their appointment as in their respective places of employment;
2) All full-time safety officers must meet the requirement of duly- accredited Safety Practitioners or Safety Consultants by the Bureau; and
3) Not less than the following number of supervisors or technical personnel shall take the required trainings and shall be appointed as a safety officer on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the number of workers employed and the hazardous or non- hazardous nature of the workplace.”