An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One
Commonwealth Act No. 445, enacted on June 3, 1939, amends provisions regarding the health and safety requirements for establishments with more than 400 permanent employees or laborers. It mandates that such establishments must maintain an infirmary or emergency hospital with sufficient capacity, unless a nearby hospital (within five kilometers) is accessible. In cases where a nearby hospital exists, an agreement can be made to reserve beds for employees. Additionally, the Act requires annual physical examinations for all employees, along with detailed monthly and annual health service reports from the establishment's physicians. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
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- What is An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 445, enacted on June 3, 1939, amends provisions regarding the health and safety requirements for establishments with more than 400 permanent employees or laborers. It mandates that such establishments must maintain an infirmary or emergency hospital with sufficient capacity, unless a nearby hospital (within five kilometers) is accessible. In cases where a nearby hospital exists, an agreement can be made to reserve beds for employees. Additionally, the Act requires annual physical examinations for all employees, along with detailed monthly and annual health service reports from the establishment's physicians. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 445?
- An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One (Commonwealth Act No. 445) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One enacted?
- An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One (Commonwealth Act No. 445) was enacted on Jun 3, 1939.
- What is the citation for An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One?
- An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One, Commonwealth Act No. 445, Jun 3, 1939 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Commonwealth Act No. 445
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 3, 1939
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 445
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (c) OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE
SECTION 1. Subsection (c) of Section one of Act Numbered Thirty-nine hundred and sixty-one as amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Three hundred and twenty-four is further amended to read as follows: HDTCSI
"(c) When the number of permanent employees and laborers exceeds four hundred, the owner, lessee, or operator, in addition to keeping a stock of medicines and employing the services of a physician for the purpose specified in the preceding two subsections, shall maintain an infirmary or emergency hospital of sufficient capacity to contain one bed for each one hundred employees and laborers, except where this shall be unnecessary because of the existence of a hospital in the place, or within a distance of not more than five kilometers from the boundary limits of the city, municipality or municipal district, where the shop, factory, estate or commercial, industrial, or agricultural establishment is located, and where, in the latter cases, said hospital is accessible by any national, provincial, or municipal road. In any of such excepted cases, the owner, lessee, or operator may enter into an agreement with said hospital to reserve the necessary number of beds for the purposes specified in this subsection: Provided, That the number of beds may be increased to three for each two hundred laborers and employees, according to the nature of the establishment or the work, in the discretion of the Director of Health.
"The physicians of the commercial, industrial, and agricultural establishments shall subject all the employees and laborers of said establishment to a physical examination, at least once a year and shall make detailed monthly and annual reports of all the services rendered by them.
"For the purposes of this Act, a person or establishment shall be understood to have employees or laborers in the permanent service when the work requires the contract employment of such operatives, even though these change frequently."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, June 3, 1939.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One, Commonwealth Act No. 445, Jun 3, 1939 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Subsection (C) of Section One of Act Numbered Thirty-Nine Hundred and Sixty-One, Commonwealth Act No. 445 (Phil. 1939)
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