The C o d e o n S a n i t a t i o n of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 856) Presented by: N I L O C. M A R A Y A G , CE, S E , M B A Engineer IV Head, Environmental and Occupational Health Cluster CHD- Metro Manila, Department of Health Date of Promulgation: December 23, 1975 What is PD 856? A consolidation of what used to be a disparate public health laws and regulations on sanitation. Covered all present day business enterprises and establishments. Objective: Improvement of the way of the Filipinos by directing public health services towards the protection and promotion of the health of our people. Contents: It has 22 Chapters. -General Provisions - Disposal of Dead -Water Supply - Nuisance -Food Establishments - Final Provisions -Public Places Establishments -Industrial Hygiene -Vermin Control -Sewage and Drainage - Pollution of the Environment - Refuse General Provisions . Authority of the Secretary – to promulgate rules and regulations. . Authority of the Bureau Directors – to develop plans, programs, operating standards and management tech. . Authority of the Regional Directors – to administer health functions and enforce the Code. . Authority of the Local Health Officers – to administer health functions in areas under their jurisdiction and enforce the law. . Miscellaneous Provisions – >condemnation and seizure of property without compensation of the owner. Water Supply 1. Prescribed standards and procedures. 2. Jurisdiction of the Department 3. Types of Water Examination Required – initial and periodic 4. Examining Laboratories – DOH accredited 5. Other protective measures Food Establishment 1. Sanitary Permit Requirement 2. Health Certificates 3. Quality and Protection of Food 4. Structural Requirements for food establishments 5. Exclusive use of Food-Service Spaces 6. Food Handlers – sanitary/hygiene practices 7. Vermin control 8. Toilet and Washing Facilities 9. Disposal of Refuse 10.Equipment and Utensils 11.Washing of Utensils 12.Bactericidal Treatment Food Establishments 12. Handling and Storage of Washed Utensils 13. Dry storage of non-perishable foods 14. Refrigerated storage of perishable foods 15. Food Servicing operations 16. Evaluation of Food Establishment 17. Special Provisions - ice plants, ambulant food vendors, fish marketing areas Markets and Abattoirs 1. Prescribed standards of construction 2. Responsibility of the local health authority 3. Responsibility of the local government and private operators Public Laundry 1. Sanitary permit 2. Structural requirements 3. Sanitary requirements School Sanitation and Health Services 1. 2. 3. 4. Physical Environment Emotional Environment Health Services Requirements for special school Industrial Hygiene 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sanitary requirements Responsibilities of the Employer and Employees Environmental Provisions Personal Protective Equipment Health Services Public Swimming and Bathing Places 1. Sanitary Permit 2. Protection of Customers • Rest Areas, Bus Terminals, Bus Stops and Service Stations • Camps and Picnic Grounds • Dancing schools, dance halls and night clubs • Tonsorial and beauty establishments • Massage Clinics and Sauna Bath Establishments • Hotels, Motels and Apartments, Lodging, Boarding or Tenement Houses and Condominiums Port, Airport, Vessel and Aircraft Sanitation 1. Port and Airport Sanitation - potable water, safe food, medical and health services, vermin control 2. Vessel Sanitation – quarantine regulations 3. Aircraft sanitation – WHO guide to hygiene and sanitation in aviation . Vermin Control 1. Vermin abatement program Sewage Collection and Disposal, Excreta Disposal and Drainage 1. Scope of supervision of the Department – construction of approved type of toilet, plans of individual sewage disposal system and sewerage system, method of disposal of sludge, discharge of untreated effluent 2. Requirements for operation of sewage treatment works and sewerage and sewage treatment plants 3. Minimum requirements for septic tanks and disposal of effluents. 4. Sanitary privy 5. Drainage – provision and maintenance of drainage system by cities and municipalities Refuse Disposal 1. Provision of refuse collection system by lgu 2. Provision of refuse receptacles by occupants of buildings and residences Nuisances and Offensive Trades and Occupations 1. Types of nuisance and offensive trades 2. Sanitary permit requirements Pollution of the environment 1. Adoption of other existing pollution laws 2. Authority of the Department to promulgate rules and regulations for the control and prevention of pollution. Disposal of Dead Persons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Burial grounds requirements Burial requirements Disinterment requirements Sanitary requirements for funeral and embalming establishments Licensing of Embalmers and undertakers Autopsy and dissection of remains Donation of human organs for medical, surgical and scientific purposes Use of remains for medical studies and scientific research Special precautions for safe handling of cadavers containing radioactive isotopes 10. Responsibility of the regional director 11. Responsibility of the local health authority 12. Responsibility of the local government 13. Penal provisions Final Provisions 1. Penal provision - 6 months imprisonment or fine of P1000.00 or both upon the discretion of the court Thank you!!!