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Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare

Article 205

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Employers must maintain a logbook recording all work-related injuries, sicknesses, and deaths. Entries must be made within 5 days of the incident, and work-connected cases must be reported to SSS/GSIS within 5 days of the log entry. Falsifying these records results in penalties.

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