Joint Health & Safety Committee

08/08/2025

👁️ 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬? 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬”?

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 👀❗

🗓️ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.

🔎 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧! 👓✅

08/08/2025

DOH you know that it can take up to a month for leptospirosis symptoms to appear/manifest? If you have waded, immersed, or had any contact with floodwater or other contaminated bodies of water during the past rains, watch out for the symptoms below.

When experiencing them, seek immediate medical attention from your local healthcare provider.

07/08/2025

Mind your sneeze/cough etiquette, kailyan! Cover it to protect others, not just yourself (from embarrassment 🫢). Especially this rainy season, when the risk of catching influenza-like illnesses is higher, make sure to spread kindness, not germs.

06/08/2025

Don’t let your guards down just yet, Kailyan. Mpox is still around. Know what to do when you feel any of the following symptoms:

‼️ Fever
‼️ Rashes
‼️ Swollen lymph nodes
‼️ Body pain

05/08/2025

Kailyan, ALAS KWATRO NA!

This is a reminder for you to search and destroy possible breeding sites of mosquitoes 🦟 that may have laid eggs during the last series of rains! ☔

04/08/2025

OSH Clean-Up Drive Alert! 🧹
In line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, the Occupational Safety and Health Committee conducted a clean-up drive at our new office in Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet on July 23 and August 1, 2025.

Our dedicated Safety Officers rolled up their sleeves to ensure the space is not only clean but also ready for a safe and productive workplace. Great job, team! 💪🧼

04/08/2025

31/07/2025

‼️HEPATITIS CAN LEAD TO LIVER CANCER IF NEGLECTED‼️

According to the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, 2% or 6.1 million cases of Hepatitis B and C in the world are Filipinos.

DOH advises parents to have their children vaccinated against Hepatitis B at the nearest health center. 🛡️

Hepatitis C can be avoided by using clean syringes. 💉

Hepatitis A and E can be prevented by preparing food properly. 🍽️

Learn more about the different types of hepatitis below:

30/07/2025

You can’t tell by their appearance alone if the mosquitoes around you carry dengue. Don’t let them bite you! 🚫

✔️ Wear clothes that cover exposed parts of the body that can be bitten by mosquitoes.

✔️ Use mosquito repellent.

✔️ Use mosquito nets.

Be proactive in your self-protection measures to help keep dengue away.

29/07/2025

Diarrhea is a symptom that something may be wrong with your gastrointestinal tract. When left untreated, it may cause serious issues such as dehydration.

While recovering from an upset stomach, make sure to hydrate well and seek medical help to avoid possibly life-threatening consequences.

29/07/2025

Yes, flooding can still happen in a mountainous region such as the Cordilleras. The region has numerous lowland areas as well as bodies of water that rise in level and even overflow during storms. To avoid the risk of drowning and other possible injuries, check out the tips below:

28/07/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐁 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬.

𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟.