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A bimonthly publication of
NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd
MICA (P) No. 171/07/2010
Nov/Dec 2011
NATSTEEL
CUSTOMER DAY
2011
The bowling event held at
Safra Mount Faber
saw a spectacular turnout.
P8
2-3
news bytes
BCA’s NatSteel visit
By Eng Poh Tzan, TQM
As the largest reinforcement The delegation from BCA included its CEO, Dr John Keung; Deputy Some excerpts from Mr Eng’s presentation: construction productivity and speed. To further improve
Value player in Singapore’s construction CEO (Industry Development), Mr Lam Siew Wah; Director of Technology site productivity, CAB was started in 1982. After an initial
Creation
industry, NatSteel has been (Technology Development), Mr Tan Tian Chong, and 22 others. In – Even before the nation’s independence, Singapore’s decade of market development, this is an established
raising the bar in the areas of addition, three young leaders in the construction industry from City leaders had recognised the urgent need to provide convention for a vast majority of reinforcement. In 2003,
safety, productivity, and Developments Ltd, AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd, and CPG Corporation adequate housing for the populace. The Housing & we introduced off-site caging for bored pile
innovation, in addition to were also present. Development Board (HDB) was thus set up in 1960. reinforcement in Singapore, which has quickly become a
providing a wide range of NatSteel was incorporated as the National Iron and Steel well-entrenched method of forming reinforcement for
products and services. Chief Quality Officer Eng Poh Tzan gave a presentation to introduce the Mill in 1961 to supply the steel that was needed to bored piles so pervasively used here. Caging for
guests to NatSteel and our operations. The presentation traced support this endeavour, hence we became known as a reinforcement other than bored piles is also moving in
As part of our efforts to open avenues NatSteel’s history, highlighted our role as Singapore’s largest metal “Nation Builder”. the same direction, driven by increasing cost and
through which we can play a leading role recycler, and showcased our Building Solutions offerings which help scarcity of construction labour.
in the industry, NatSteel hosted a visit improve construction safety and productivity. Our CEO Vivek Kamra and – Well before environmentalism became a hot topic for
by the Building & Construction Authority COO Joseph Yong also shared some of our plans to improve our energy businesses, NatSteel has been at the forefront of energy – More than 90% of structures in Singapore are
(BCA) on 27 Oct 11. efficiency, enhance productivity through automation, and introduce new efficiency and recycling. NatSteel Recycling is the constructed using reinforced concrete. Three ingredients
methods of material handling onsite to facilitate savings. country’s largest metal recycler. Our electric arc furnace are needed for reinforced concrete structures – formwork
operations is one of the most efficient in the world. that holds wet concrete before it sets and gains strength,
The presentation was followed by a short tour of our Cut-And-Bend, reinforcement steel to take the tension forces in the
Bored Pile Caging, Mesh & PreCaging operations. – NatSteel is a pioneer in providing downstream fabrication structures, as well as concrete to take compressive
services to the construction industry. Our mesh forces and to integrate with reinforcement. Much
The BCA delegation was very impressed by the visit, and agreed that subsidiary (Eastern Wire – now mostly dormant) was improvement has taken place in these areas. BCA
they should explore further collaboration opportunities with us. This incorporated in 1965 to address HDB’s visionary drive for concurs that the construction industry now needs to
CONTENTS paves the way for a greater role for NatSteel in the industrialisation of embrace the industrialisation of reinforcement.
reinforcement steel and its promotion to the construction industry. nsh
news bytes
2 BCA’s NatSteel visit
4 WAH Forum 2011
4 IES seminar - safety drives productivity
5 Imported scrap discharge hits 40
containers/day
5 Another safety milestone for NatSteel
Recycling
6 Long Service Award 2011
6 Retirement Award
7 IES Course
12 Tata Crucible
cover story
8 HIGH TIMES at NatSteel Customer
Day 2011
overseas mills
10 Safety Excellence Journey in NSV
10 DuPont Safety Management Launch
11 Floor the CEO!
group
12 TCoC: Clause 18 - Regulatory
Compliance
work life
13 CSR at Marina Bay Sands
14 Telematches with FGS
environment, safety & health
15 Quit Smoking Today!
15 Health Schedule
16 Working at Height? Work safely!
11 Quiz results
16 Quiz
natsteel bulletin nov 11
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news bytes
WAH Forum 2011 Imported scrap discharge hits 40 containers/day
By Chee San Heng, SHES By Mohd Ismail, NSR
NatSteel aims to be an industry leader for NatSteel Recycling imports about 600 - 800
Value
Work at Height (WAH) safety practices. As part of containers of metal scrap every month. Previously, we Creation
this endeavour, Chee San Heng – Head of Safety, used two lifting cranes and extensive manpower to
Health, Environment & Security – recently shared on discharge the containers. In 2010, NSR partnered with SH
NatSteel’s WAH best practices as a guest speaker Cogent Logistics to re-engineer the process for safer and
at the the Work At Height (WAH) ProBE Forum. more productive container discharging. The team came up
with the Tipping Chassis solution, which requires only one
One of the key initiatives which Mr Chee touched on worker to open and close the container doors. The prime
was the set-up of NatSteel’s WAH Taskforce. The mover can discharge the scrap inside the containers by
WAH Taskforce was created to implement tipping the chassis. The team encountered safety issues
recommendations that prevent any WAH injuries or initially, but extensive risk assessment and evaluation was
fatalities. Some of the WAH activities in NatSteel carried out to ensure that the risk is manageable.
include crane maintenance, maintenance tasks on
machinery and loading and unloading activities. The From 2010 till 2011, the number of containers
taskforce observes potential threats during safety discharged in a 10-hour operation day has
inspections, and implements initiatives to eliminate increased from 30 to 40 boxes/day, which is
those hazards. a 25% increase in productivity. Today’s
record achievement is attributed to the
Held on the 5 Oct 11 at the HDB Auditorium by the team’s continuous improvement drive (which
Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and is one of the TOP’s improvement ideas).
Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the WAH ProBE forum Overall, the company has benefited from the higher
aims to share useful information on how to improve productivity, safer operation and reduced handling cost for
work at height safety performance in the workplace. container discharging. nsh
Mr Chee’s presentation was extremely well-received
by the 400 participants who attended the forum.
nsh
IES seminar - safety drives productivity Another safety milestone for NatSteel Recycling
By Chee San Heng, SHES By Mohd Ismail, NSR
Safety drives productivity – this was the Congratulations to NatSteel Recycling for
theme of this year’s IES Seminar held on 31 Oct. It achieving the significant milestone of 800 LTIF-Free Days
was therefore fitting for COO Joseph Yong to be an on 13 Oct 11! This is testament to the vast improvements
invited speaker to share on how offsite fabrication Mr Yong delivering NSR has made in its safety journey. To commemorate this
services can help improve safety standards at his speech, achievement, NSR organised a dinner at NatCafe for all
“Site Safety and
construction sites and raise productivity. Productivity Using
employees and regular contractors. In addition, souvenir
Pre-Fabricated Cages T-shirts were specially produced and distributed to all. Mr
”
In Mr Yong’s speech titled “Site Safety and Jemson Ye, Chairman of NSR ESH Subcommittee,
Productivity Using Pre-Fabricated Cages”, he shared commended everyone for their effort and support in
how the drive to encourage offsite fabrication in recent making NSR a safer place for everyone. He also
years, together with good onsite construction encouraged all to keep up the continuous improvement.
management, has benefited the industry greatly. The next safety milestone will be 1000 LTIF-Free Days. nsh
Shifting fabrication processes from the sites to a
controlled factory-type environment reaps substantial
benefits. Rebar elements, meshes, and cages fabricated
offsite bring safety and productivity improvement for all
Mr Yong receiving
workers onsite. a token of
appreciation
NatSteel fabricates around 350kmt of steel products
which are delivered to 500 projects in a typical year,
clocking more than 4 million man-hours in the process.
nsh
natsteel bulletin nov 11
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Long Service Award 2011 IES Course
By Carol Yen, HRD By Felicia Liu, Marketing
d
COO Joseph Yong an k
CMO Melvin Choo kic
This year, a total of 124 staff received the Long In the last year, you may have seen large groups of off the session with a
Employer Service Awards for their dedicated service, which unfamiliar people touring the plant in NatSteel. These keynote speech
of Choice
ranged from five to 30 years. The Long Service Award visitors were actually here for the Institute of Engineers
Ceremony 2011 was held on 28 Oct 11. Singapore (IES) course which has been conducted
monthly since 16 Nov 10! A highly popular course
The special highlight of this year’s long service award conducted by our very own NatSteel colleagues Natarajan
ceremony was a video montage created for the 30-Year Long Saravanan and Thu Zar Hnin, this course will be into its
Service Award Recipients, who are: 12th run this December.
This course is a half-day technical workshop on
Engineering Maintenance (Electrical) Tan Heng Hoe reinforcement solutions that NatSteel provides for safer
Engineering Maintenance (Electrical) Lim Kian Chuan and faster construction. The main audience includes
Resident Engineers (REs), Resident Technical Officers
Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical) Hoe Moon Huat Besides showing a photo montage of the (RTOs), Site Managers and Supervisors.
recipients from when they were young till present,
NatSteel’s Capabilities –
Operation Analysis & Services Ang Kee Cheong
the video also contained words of encouragement A typical session in NatSteel will begin with a presentation
Production (Merchant Bar Mills) Ang Gim Yiam and appreciation from the recipients’ supervisors on our downstream reinforcement solutions, our
Production (Merchant Bar Mills)
Production (Merchant Bar Mills)
Koh Hwa Leng
Ko Kon Oo
and colleagues. This came as a huge surprise for
the recipients. The heartfelt words were strongly
capabilities in MQC, followed by a guided plant our of our
downstream production centres where representatives
High Consistent Quality.
Logistics Ong Tock Beng
felt by all who were present. from CAB, MESH and CAG play excellent hosts to the
visitors.
Range of productive solutions.
Production (Meltshop) Lee Keng Chian Special thanks go out to those who have The NatSteel Brand of reinforcement solutions
Innovation & Design Centre Ho San Khin contributed to the video: Ng Kek Loon, Edmund For most of these visitors, it is their first time setting foot
Wong, Oon Eng Tian, Jet Wong, Goh Hin Ann, into a steel mill and many have commented that it is an
Human Resource Department Jamelah Bte Suhamai So you may wonder…
George Lee, Arhmi Sumalinog, Pong Chan Eng, eye opener for them With better understanding of
Information Technology Chong Soo Hian What are the roles of REs and RTOs on-site?
Melvin Choo, Technical Team and HRD Team. We NatSteel’s processes and quality control, REs and RTOs
Technical Tan Choon Phuan, Tony hope you enjoyed seeing yourselves on screen! are more confident and better informed of our products. – Inspect and supervise contractor’s work to ensure
nsh Frequency of testing requirements on-site can be quality standards of all civil and structural works
significantly reduced, thus improving cost saving measures
for our customers. – Assist consultants and project managers to carry out
duties under various regulations required by authorities
This course registers a strong NatSteel brand for quality – Monitor work progress on-site
and productive reinforcement solutions in the minds of – Check all drawings and specifications and enforce
Retirement Award these REs & RTOs so that, over time, they could develop a
strong affinity for our products and services. nsh
quality control on-site
– Quality check of reinforcements at site
By Carol Yen, HRD
The second part of the Retirement Award of the
Witnessing th
e
year was held on 5 Oct 11. COO Joseph Yong was tens ile te st in
present to thank all retirees for their commitment and our QC lab
dedication to the company.
Ang Ah Huat PROD_MSP Sr Chargehand
Swee Ah Meng PROD_MBM Sr Technician I
Chan Yeow Oi PROD_MSP Sr Clerk II
Chai Kim Mui PROD_MBM Foreman Saravanan in action
Guided plant
Chong Loke Siong PROD_MSP Sr Chargehand tour
in progress…
This time round, five employees received the Retirement
Award. Among the recipients, Mr Chong Loke Siong and
Mr Ang Ah Huat have each contributed more than 40 REs, RTOs, Site Mana
years of service to the company. nsh Supervisors in the CL gers and
ICK Room
natsteel bulletin nov 11
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news bytes
HIGH TIMES at NatSteel Customer Day 2011
By Brian Chong, Marketing
NatSteel strengthened its customer ties at the He also proudly gave away ten fantastic prizes to our
customers during the lucky draw.
Customer Day organised on 7 Oct 11. The bowling
event held at Safra Mount Faber saw a spectacular
turnout. All 34 lanes were filled by our customers, who Many customers welcomed this event put together by
sent their best teams to pit their bowling skills against NatSteel. “No one had the capacity to bring so many of
one another. us within the industry together until NatSteel did it. Well
done!” commented one of our customers. They enjoyed
President & CEO Vivek Kamra was present to launch the the bowling session tremendously and look forward to
event and to present trophies and prizes to the day’s top the bowling league to be organised by NatSteel.
bowlers. In the spirit of good competition, NatSteel also
sent a team led by COO Joseph Yong. NatSteel was Thanks goes to Customer Focus Culture (CFC)
positioned one of the top 5 in the team category with Committee, Commercial and Marketing for contributing
Joseph scoring a total score of 606 (3 games). towards the success of this year’s Customer Day. nsh
Company Team Teammates Sex Team Team Company Team Winners Team Team Company Team Winners Team Team
Name Name Total Position Name Name (men) Total Position Name Name (women) Total Position
HL Building S3M Suhaidi M 2032 1 HL Building S3M Sani Salleh 629 1 Straits/Unison Straits/Unison Katherine Ong 499 1
Materials Pte Ltd Sally Tan F Materials Pte Ltd
Mok Chor Seng M Sembcorp Design Sembcorp Design Tracie Ho 441
Sani Salleh M Koon Construction KCTC Kamsani bin 591 2 and Construction and Construction 2
& Transportation Co Johari Pte Ltd Pte Ltd
Koon Construction KCTC Ben Teo M 1998 2
& Transportation Co Fabian Tay Kie Tong M Ho Lee Group Ho Lee Group Paul Lee 586 3 Eng Lam Contactors Evergreen Dorine Lu 437 3
Kamsani bin Johari M Co Pte Ltd
Ho Shiang Khee M
Or Kim Peow The Azmi M 1885 3
Contractors Pte Ltd Fantastic Four Lexter Ang M
Andy Chang M
Ben Lim M
natsteel bulletin nov 11
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overseas mills
Safety Excellence Journey in NSV Floor the CEO!
By Lan Nguyen Tu, NSV By Grant Johnston, CEO - Australian Operations
NatSteelVina recently launched its Safety During my visit to the Sydney operations in early
Excellence Journey on 25 Oct 11, as part of the November, I had the opportunity to work on the factory
company’s efforts to step up on safety across the floor for the day. I wanted to see how work is distributed in
region. President & CEO Vivek Kamra and Head of the factory and understand our production methods
Corporate Safety Tan Mong Nguang graced the event. firsthand. It was a great experience working alongside
Khac Hoang Dinh (Dinh), one of Sydney’s finest MEP
The Safety Excellence Journey is a new Operators.
approach to managing safety and the NSV
management has expressed their The guys on the floor in Sydney did a good job and work
enthusiasm to participate. Coupled with well as a team. I’m not sure what they thought when I
effective communication and continuous arrived in the morning with my High Vis outfit ready for a
training and observation by DuPont, NSV hard day’s work. Surprised to say the least! It was also
will consolidate the management safety good to see the Push Team out and about helping us with
council and its sub-committees to better the new scanning procedures.
practice and supervise the safety
implementation. Lonesh, the Production Manager, came over to see how I
was doing during the shift. I commented on what a great
On top of introducing the 12 elements of behavioral bunch of guys he had working for him and I was keen to
safety, DuPont also shared safety principles, safety see how many tonnes had been produced by lunch time.
management system and essential elements of To my surprise, this was not measured or reported back to
excellence in safety. They were also to assess the the operators. I feel that this is important because I would
current state of safety at NSV, identifying major safety like to know if I am producing to my full potential.
strengths and safety improvement gaps so as to make
recommendations for transformation. I spoke with the Push Team and Lonesh and we will
investigate ways of giving feedback to the factory staff on
With strong commitment from management, NSV will each of the machines in the future.
embark on this journey with aims of being a leading firm
in Energy Conservation, Safety and Health Promotion. All in all, I had a great day working with this team and I
nsh would like to thank Dinh for putting up with me. By the
way, we did it safely without any hazards reported.
Thanks again guys. nsh
DuPont Safety Management Launch
By Chen Qiumei, NSX
NSX launched its Safety Excellence Journey at
the DuPont Safety Management Launch Ceremony on
19 Oct 11. President & CEO Vivek Kamra, COO Joseph
Yong, as well as CFO Aniruddha Banerjee arrived from
Singapore specially to attend the ceremony. Head of
Corporate Safety Tan Mong Nguang and DuPont
Consultant Albert Mou were also present. The ceremony S H ES qu i z r e s u l t s N o . 05/2011
was attended by guests and more than 100 employees.
Mr Vivek gave an opening speech that fully affirmed
NSX’s safety achievement and indicated that NatSteel
Congratulations to the 50 lucky winners!
as a group will continue to strive for improvements in A $10 NatCafe voucher awaits you!
our safety journey. Following that, Mr Yong made a The winners’ list will be put up on the Intranet and SHES will notify you either through email or your supervisor to collect
presentation on NSH’s Safety Journey, relating NSH’s your prize.
experience of bringing in DuPont Safety Management
and the innovations that were implemented. What are the 3 ways NatSteel can minimize energy consumption and increase energy efficiency?
NSX launches DuPont
Safety Management a) Use of inverter for motor pump and fan speed control
With strong commitment to safety from each and every b) Replace worn parts that consume more energy
employee, we are confident that NSX will meet its safety c) Promote the use of waste heat recovery systems
vision. nsh
natsteel bulletin nov 11
12 - 13
news bytes work life
Tata Crucible CSR at Marina Bay Sands
By Luo Hao, Undergraduate Scholar By Michael Thio, Sales & Marketing
Every year, hundreds of brilliant young minds Fourteen volunteers from Sales & Marketing, After half an hour, the guide introduced the group to the
compete in the TATA Crucible Campus Quiz for the After Market Sales and NatSteel Recycling took 11 57th floor where the swimming pool and some restaurants
opportunity to showcase their talents on an international residents of the St Joseph’s Home to Marina Bay Sands were located. The pool overlooked the town area and there
stage. The Quiz is part of the Tata group's engagement on 14 Oct 11. Having booked the tickets to the Sands were individual sauna pools facing the sea front.
with the youth as a knowledge initiative to encourage Skypark in advance, the group arrived at the entrance of
lateral associations, speed of thought and Tower Three in time for their tour. For most of the
out-of-the-box thinking. volunteers and old folks, it was their first time visiting the
SkyPark. They were excited and anxious to view the
I was blessed to join this event as a member of NatSteel tSteelites horizon from the top of the hotel, as they took the lift to the
the right, with fellow Na
family. It was indeed an exciting, exhilarating and Luo Hao, second from 56th floor, which was the main viewing deck for the public.
enriching experience. Even in the audience, I could feel
the intensity of the competition on stage. family. Since I'm new, I do not know many of our family They were greeted by the view of the cargo ships near the
members. I met Merywn, CHRO Frankie Yung, Stanley, shoreline, as well as the construction of the Marina Coastal
The quiz covered a wide range of topics. I would have Junlin, Edmund, CQO Eng Poh Tzan – I'm glad he still Line (with NatSteel supplying 70% of the rebar) and the
never known that Facebook is mainly blue and white remembers my responses during my scholarship development of Gardens by the Bay (with NatSteel
because its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was color blind; interview – Cai Sang, Jia Cheng, and the list goes on. I supplying 100% of rebar and mesh). The other side of the
or that Vodka, which originated in Russia, was initially do remember you all. It was great for me to get to know SkyPark provided a breath-taking view of the tall office
used as an anesthetic, if I was not there. Both each one of you. buildings along Keppel Road, Shenton Way, Robinson
participants and the audience learnt a lot from this Road and Beach Road.
memorable experience. The event was truly In short, this was a great experience to learn and to
eye-opening and mind-blowing. bond. I would definitely attend this next year, and if you
can, join me.
However, the most important thing over there was the
wonderful opportunity for bonding within the NatSteel Best wishes to all in our NatSteel family. nsh
Together with the volunteers, the old folks took a tour of
group the shops and peeked into the casino’s gambling area
from the outside. They then made their way down to the
food court for refreshments, as the overjoyed elderly got a
taste of char kway teow and carrot cake. The NatSteel
TCoC: Clause 18 - Regulatory Compliance minibus picked them up at 4.45pm and with that, the
volunteers waved the smiling old folks goodbye. nsh
By Tan Mong Nguang, Metallurgy/Quality Control
The Clause
Every employee of a Tata company shall, in his or her
business conduct, comply with all applicable laws and
regulations, both in letter and in spirit, in all the
territories in which he or she operates. If the ethical and
professional standards set out in the applicable laws
and regulations are below that of the code, then the - Lack of resources to ensure compliance
standards of the code shall prevail. - Inadequate internal system of reporting, monitoring
and control
- Lack of programmes to go beyond regulatory
compliance
This applies to financial, commercial, safety, health and
environment, quality and employment standards in the
areas which we provide products and services. NatSteel must maintain a register of all applicable
regulatory provisions, and have a process to identify
Pitfalls to note: changes in the regulatory environment and update our
compliance register. Effort must be taken to understand
- Inadequacies in the legal compliance register the impact of the regulatory changes which will then be
- Inadequacies in the process of identifying and communicated to all stakeholders in NatSteel.
updating compliance requirements and the impact Employees will be assigned the responsibility to ensure
of these changes compliance to the changed environment. nsh
natsteel bulletin nov 11
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work life environment, safety & health
Telematches with FGS Quit Smoking Today!
Dennis Tejada
(CAB)
By Jason Khor, HRD – Corp Comms and Grace Le
e (HRD) By Gillian Han, OHU
with their love
able team
NatSteel’s second and third telematch with NatSteel is priviledged to participate in the pilot
Fernvale Gardens School (FGS) was held on the project of the Workplace Smoking Control Programme,
26 Sep 11 and 11 Nov 11 respectively. 30 volunteers one of the initiatives of the National Tobacco Control
Mr. Eng together with
from CAB, HRD, MSP, EM, SCM and PROC, Programme (NTCP) spearheaded by the Health Promotion 11
the stage to pledge on companies came up to
smoke –free workplace
participated actively in the event, bringing much Board (HPB). The programme aims to prevent initiation of Certificates and
laughter and fun to the students of FGS. It was smoking among workers; educate, motivate and assist tokens were presented to these employees and those who
heartwarming to see volunteers making a genuine smokers to quit smoking and promote a smoke-free have reduced smoking by 50%. Moving forward, OHU will
connection with the students, despite the short amount environment for non-smokers. Here are some highlights of continue to advise and counsel employees who have yet
Alez Lau (MSP)
of time together. We look forward to more exciting helping a student the programme. to quit smoking.
activities with FGS in 2012. nsh with an obstacle
On 28 Apr 11, NatSteel kicked-off its first project with a Here is the success story of
half-day roadshow for smokers. Many employees were Partha Saha, Senior Analyst from
drawn to the event. There was an exhibition on the harmful Information Technology who has
effects of smoking, with Quit Advisors providing smoke successfully quit smoking.
Lim Huey Pin (HRD) lyser tests to check the carbon monoxide level for smokers
nimbly jumping over
the hoola hoop and non-smokers. Q1: What motivated you to kick m the IT Dept
–
Partha Saha froitted smoking for
this habit? successfully qumonth
1
On 5 Jun 01, Chief Quality Officer Eng Poh Tzan, together PS: I have been smoking for
Vivian Leow (P
ROC) with 11 representatives from other companies, attended about 10 years. I contemplated to quitting prior to joining
guiding a stud
ent the “I Quit” Launch at Toa Payoh Hub to pledge for NatSteel, but had no idea how to do it and where to get
with great ca
re
smoke-free workplaces. help until entering the company.
Didar (CAB) playing
“Passing the Rubber NatSteel collaborated with Guardian Pharmacy to provide Q2: What are the difficulties faced during the programme?
Band” with a student
three informative talks, as well as counselling sessions for PS: It was my usual routine to puff a stick the moment I
smokers who wish to kick the habit. Interested smokers wake up in the morning. It was very tough trying to resist.
were scheduled for six sessions of one-to-one onsite After quitting for two weeks, the craving returned. My
an (EM) counselling by the Guardian pharmacist. NatSteel’s senior sheer determination, positive thinking and follow-up
Phyo Nyunt H
ensurin g th at the management and department supervisors, together with guidance were the reasons for my success.
their
David Phyo (C students get our Unions, showed their support by releasing staff for the
AB)
guiding a stud food talks and giving them time-off to attend counselling. Q3: How do you feel now and before quitting?
ent
through the PS: I did not experience any side effects such as weight
telematch Hendra Wijaya Kusom The journey to help our employees quit smoking was not gain or mood swings and I’m richer by at least $200 a
o (SCM) and
Low Ka Wong (EM) ent
husiastically easy. Both OHU staff and participating employees faced month.
helping the student com many challenges, such as matching of schedules to ensure
plete his task
the continuity and completion of the programme. Q4: Any advice for the hardcore smokers?
PS: You must at least try once before saying no. This
All the hard work was worth the effort - the closure of the programme requires time and patience, but it is worth the
WPSCP saw six employees quit smoking successfully. attempt! Quit today! nsh
CAB and HRD with
the students of
FGS, tired but
extremely happy
TBD Weight Optimization program KTPH TBD Cancer health talk Optimax
TBD World Aids Day HPB TBD Trauma Management course Academic
TBD Annual Health Screening- Vendor 22 Work-life Talk Fei Yue CC
preparation, pre-talk TBD Workplace Smoking Control HPB
TBD First aid refresher training OHU Program
TBD OH Talk on Hand Injuries WPH TBD Annual Health Screening Vendor
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environment, safety & health
Working at Height? Work safely!
By Jason Khor, HRD-Corp Comms
What is Work at Height (WAH)? WAH is working at
any place that is above, at or below ground level, from
which a person could fall. Fall from height was the
leading incident type in 2010 in Singapore and as such,
there is a high national urgency to address this issue.
Some of the WAH activities in NatSteel include crane
maintenance, maintenance on machinery and loading
and unloading activities. To protect employees from
occupational injuries as a result of falling from height, all
WAH activities will only be carried out after being risk
assessed and planned under a formal Fall Protection
Plan (FPP).
According to the FPP, employees should:
- Use, maintain and inspect their fall protection
equipment
- Comply with all safe operating procedures and safe
work procedures when carrying out the activity When using personal fall protection equipment,
- Use fall protection equipment correctly during employees should:
WAH
- Observe all safety precautions and report all unsafe - Be equipped with safety body harness with at least
conditions one lanyard anchored to a firm structure when working
at height of more than 2 meters.
Appropriate fall protection systems are determined - Select lanyards with appropriate shock absorbers
by the task to be performed. They include: based on various height requirements
- Work in a buddy system when working at a height of
- Guardrails with toe boards more than 5 meters
- Personal fall arrest systems - Be equipped with two lanyards, one lanyard anchored
- Anchorage points at the boom lift guard rail, the other lanyard with falling
- Full body harness arrestor and it must be anchored to a firm structure
- Restraint line or lanyard when operating mobile elevated working platforms
- Shock absorbing lanyard
- Retractable lanyard Let’s remain vigilant in following the FPP, to protect
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