Practice question
A safety officer determines that an imminent danger exists and takes a preventive step to stop the affected operations. Management says DO 252 permits no such action until DOLE has first physically arrived. Which statement correctly reflects revised section 6?
- Management is correct in every case
- The safety officer may implement a preventive stoppage upon the stated determination, with immediate DOLE notification and subsequent validation
- The safety officer may stop every unrelated business forever without notification
- Only a customer may report imminent danger
- The worker must accept continued danger until a payroll dispute is resolved
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11058_2018.html — RA 11058, sections 4–8, 12, and 23, OSH duties, rights, and stoppage pay.
- https://bwc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Department-Order-252-25.pdf — DO 252-25, sections 4–8, 38, and 49, revised duties, imminent-danger process, stoppage wages, and supersession.
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HgXBrhFAvc8gEZ8KSh87DAfIEiRlz2NL/view — public mirror of issued DO 252-25, verified text and page 9 image.
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