![]() The company ensures that the sub-contractors whom they engage prioritise safety. Wood Singapore, our WSH Performance (Excellence) Award recipient, did just that. This way, they support not just the safety and health of their own employees, but also employees of their contractors as well, therefore multiplying the benefit to a larger pool of workers.Ī. ![]() They use their power as pay-masters to ensure that their partners and contractors also possess good WSH standards. These nearer-term SAFE measures, together with the HSP measures that have become permanent – such as higher composition fines, and requiring Chief Executives to personally account for incidents – mean greater scrutiny and consequences for those who are lax, but also more avenues to develop WSH capability, from the top executive to the worker level, for those who are committed to protecting the safety of our workers.ħ.Ěmong our winners tonight, I would like to highlight the contribution of those companies I call “WSH multipliers”. To enable this, online micro-learning for Construction work permit holders will be available in 11 different languages as well.Ħ. I urge company leaders to attend the programme before the requirement kicks in.Ĭ.Ět the worker level, they should have continuous WSH training. There will also be a new e-learning version to be launched in September 2023. This programme, currently available in-person, in the English language, will be rolled out in Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil. I urge all of you to share your feedback on this draft before the guide is finalised and published in September.ī.ĜEO or Board Director of companies in the higher-risk Construction, Manufacturing, Transport & Storage, and Marine sectors are required to attend a half-day Top Executive WSH Programme by March 2024. A public consultation is currently underway on a draft guide detailing the coverage of high-risk work activities, suitable mounting locations, and specifications, as well as operational considerations to take note of. ![]() MAST earlier announced that from June 2024, all construction sites with a project value equal to or above $5 million are required to have a video surveillance system (VSS) monitoring, for high-risk work activities. Work on MAST’s SAFE measures are underway and you can expect the following developments:Ī. To accomplish our mission of attaining our WSH2028 goals, the Multi-Agency Workplace Safety Taskforce (MAST) has kept most of the HSP measures as permanent safeguards, and introduced new Safety Accountability, Focus and Empowerment or SAFE measures to strengthen WSH ownership at all levels.ĥ. We have exited from the HSP, but we cannot take our eyes off the ball. I am concerned that companies may be becoming complacent again.Ĭ. Notwithstanding this, our preliminary investigations into recent fatalities showed that they occurred as a result of inadequate control measures and negligence. We have some way to go, but if we put our minds to it, HSP has shown that we can achieve this if we focus.ī. This is an achievement only 5 OECD countries have attained on a consistent basis, and we want to be among the best performers for the long-term. It is crucial that we remain vigilant in WSH so that our workers can stay safe and we remain on track towards our WSH2028 target:Ī.ğor the first half of 2023, the annualised fatality rate per 100,000 workers is about 0.8, and this is better than our WSH2028 target of below 1.0 per 100,000 workers. As mentioned by Mr Abu Bakar just now, we have the highest turnout – 164 tables – ever for any WSH Awards ceremony, so thank you for the support everyone.Ĥ. Tonight is an opportunity for companies that have done well to celebrate and thank their teams – all of you – for upholding strong WSH standards. But in the later months of 2022, when the Heightened Safety Period (or HSP) kicked in, it gave us confidence that incident prevention is attainable, with an annualised fatality rate of 0.8 per 100,000 – close to half what it was pre-HSP.ģ. The first 8 months of 2022 were challenging, with an annualised fatality rate of 1.5 per 100,000 workers. Today, we recognise companies and individuals that have been exemplary in WSH in 2022. I am happy to join you at today’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards ceremony this evening.Ģ. Members of the WSH Council and WSH Council Committees, ![]() Mr Abu Bakar Mohd Nor, Chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council,
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