Occupational Health and Safety Office

The Occupational Health and Safety Office (OHSO) deals with all aspects of health and safety in the University and has a strong focus on the primary prevention of hazards. Our goal is to prevent/mitigate accidents to our employees, students and clients within the campus.

Quick Links

Application Forms
for Parking Space

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Application Form for Vehicle Sticker Application Form for Overnight Parking

Policies and Advisories

Here are the resources you need to know about some house rules within the campus premises

Campus Parking Policy Advisory for On-street parking

Mission

Our mission is to tediously inspects, assesses, and promptly addresses all safety and wellness concerns through regular ocular inspections including safety and health measure campaigns and implementations.

Vision

Occupational Health and Safety Office envisions the university as an educational institution where perceived hazards are preempted and immediately addressed to ensure safety and wellness among its populace.

Core Values

Your Health and Safety is our priority.

Services

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Program

Emergency Drills (Earthquake, Fire and Bomb Threat)
DRRM Seminars
Emergency Skills Training

Health Safety

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Workplace
Comprehensive Food Safety Monitoring (Canteen sanitation and cleanliness)

Facility Safety

Comprehensive Facility Hazard Identification – Prevention of incident/accident related to facility
Proper waste disposal

Security

In-charge of the Private Security Contract in safeguarding the facilities, property and equipment.

Office Leadership

Mr. Orlando P. Benedicto

Office Head, OHSO

About Office Head

Mr. Orlando P. Benedicto was with the University of Makati for the past 30 years, where he was the Procurement Section Head of the Supply and Property Management Office when designated as the head of the Occupational Health and Safety Office of the University in concurrent capacity in 2013. In April 2017 he assumed as full-time head of OHSO. In 2020 the outsourced Security personnel were put under his supervision and management.

He has Construction Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) trainings and seminars from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) for various safety and emergency protocols and procedures.

He was designated by the University President as alternate member of the City’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) with the following functions:

Cover the function of the principal member across all Thematic Areas and all sectors in the absence of the principal member.
Participate in the various meetings, workshops, trainings, seminars, and planning sessions of the Makati DRRM Council and provide valuable inputs, as necessary.
Decide, as authorized, in behalf of the Member or Department/Office Head on matters needing immediate response.
Communicate all discussions and agreements made during the DRRMC meeting and activities to the Member and other Alternate Member, as applicable, and other personnel in his/her department, as necessary.
Exert all effort to build his/her capacity in disaster risk reduction and management
Serve as the focal person for the development, implementation, and monitoring of DRRM programs, projects, and activities
Serve as focal person during re-echoing and brown-bag sessions, as necessary.

Staff

Staff	Role
Orlando P. Benedicto	Head, OHSO
Adrian M. Yumping	In Charge Facility Safety and CCTV Support Staff
Arch. Elmer M. Cabrera	Staff (TDY)
Rolando G. Marquez	Staff (TDY)
Bianca Alexis C. Calleja	Administrative Staff

Announcements from Occupational Health and Safety Office (OHSO)

February 29, 2024

OVPSSCD Issues Advisory for Students with Motorcycles

Office of the Vice President for Student Services…

January 15, 2024

Entry/Parking Policy at the University of Makati

Contact Information

ORLANDO P. BENEDICTO
Head
OHSO Direct Line: (02) 8882-0535
Email: ohso@umak.edu.ph

Office Location (Temporary):
Basement Level, Administration Building, UMak Campus,
J. P. Rizal Extension, West Rembo, City of Taguig 1644