The Code on Sanitation of the Philippines(Presidential Decree No. 856)

Presented by:Presented by:

NILO C. MARAYAGNILO C. MARAYAG, CE, SE, MBA, CE, SE, MBA

Engineer IVEngineer IV

Head, Environmental and Occupational Health Cluster Head, Environmental and Occupational Health Cluster

CHD- Metro Manila, Department of HealthCHD- 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

1. Authority of the Secretary – to promulgate rules and regulations.

2. Authority of the Bureau Directors – to develop plans, programs, operating standards and management tech.

3. Authority of the Regional Directors – to administer health functions and enforce the Code.

4. Authority of the Local Health Officers – to administer health functions in areas under their jurisdiction and enforce the law.

5. Miscellaneous Provisions – >condemnation and seizure of property without compensation of the owner.

Water Supply

1. Prescribed standards and procedures.2. Jurisdiction of the Department3. Types of Water Examination Required – initial

and periodic4. Examining Laboratories – DOH accredited5. Other protective measures

Food Establishment1. Sanitary Permit Requirement2. Health Certificates3. Quality and Protection of Food4. Structural Requirements for food establishments5. Exclusive use of Food-Service Spaces6. Food Handlers – sanitary/hygiene practices7. Vermin control 8. Toilet and Washing Facilities9. Disposal of Refuse10.Equipment and Utensils11.Washing of Utensils12.Bactericidal Treatment

Food Establishments

12. Handling and Storage of Washed Utensils13. Dry storage of non-perishable foods14. Refrigerated storage of perishable foods15. Food Servicing operations16. Evaluation of Food Establishment17. Special Provisions - ice plants, ambulant food vendors, fish marketing areas

Markets and Abattoirs

1. Prescribed standards of construction2. Responsibility of the local health authority 3. Responsibility of the local government and private

operators

Public Laundry

1. Sanitary permit2. Structural requirements3. Sanitary requirements

School Sanitation and Health Services1. Physical Environment2. Emotional Environment3. Health Services4. Requirements for special school

Industrial Hygiene1. Sanitary requirements2. Responsibilities of the Employer and Employees3. Environmental Provisions4. Personal Protective Equipment5. Health Services

Public Swimming and Bathing Places1. Sanitary Permit2. 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 regulations3. Aircraft sanitation – WHO guide to hygiene and

sanitation in aviation .

Vermin Control1. 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 privy5. Drainage – provision and maintenance of drainage system by cities and municipalities

Refuse Disposal1. Provision of refuse collection system by lgu2. Provision of refuse receptacles by occupants of buildings and residences

Nuisances and Offensive Trades and Occupations1. Types of nuisance and offensive trades2. Sanitary permit requirements

Pollution of the environment1. Adoption of other existing pollution laws2. Authority of the Department to promulgate rules and regulations for the control and prevention of

pollution.

Disposal of Dead Persons1. Burial grounds requirements2. Burial requirements3. Disinterment requirements4. Sanitary requirements for funeral and embalming establishments5. Licensing of Embalmers and undertakers6. Autopsy and dissection of remains7. Donation of human organs for medical, surgical and scientific purposes8. Use of remains for medical studies and scientific research9. Special precautions for safe handling of cadavers

containing radioactive isotopes

10. Responsibility of the regional director11. Responsibility of the local health authority12. Responsibility of the local government13. 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!!!