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safety
matters
Making the Difference in Safety
08
Three Ways to Achieve Zero
Accidents, but only One is Right
Permit No: MCI (P) 140/03/2019
issue 2 / 2019
04 06 10 12
Human Factors – Take time to take SISO’s Participation at Meeting with
Work Ability Index care of your WSH Sports Safety 2019 Mr Melvin Yong
MESSAGE
Total Workplace
Safety and Health
Message
Niranjan Masurekar
02 Vice-President’s Message Vice-President, SISO
niri@siso.org.sg
Convention 2019
Features
03 Report on INSHPO Workshop
and Annual Business Meeting
04 Human Factors – Work Ability
Welcome Address By Mr Niranjan Masurekar
Index Vice-President, Singapore Institution of Safety Officers
06 Take time to take care of
your WSH
08 Three Ways to Achieve Zero Distinguished Guests and Speakers, fellow Workplace Safety
Accidents, but only One is Right and Health Officers, ladies and gentlemen,
Reports
10 SISO’s Participation at Sports
Safety 2019
G ood morning and welcome to the second edition of the Total Workplace Safety and Health
Convention 2019.
I would like to lead off this welcome address by quoting Mother Teresa. She said “I can do things
12 Meeting with Mr Melvin Yong
you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” – And she went on to
SMRT Safety and Security Day build a healing culture where people from all walks of life came together to show compassion.
2019
13 SISO Academy and Columbia For Total WSH to succeed, we must collaborate and work as a team. So, whether you are a
Southern University Sign WSH Professional, a HR Professional, an Employer, a Senior Management representative, or a
Articulation Agreement representative of a government body, you will find that it is near impossible to undertake the Total
16 Total Workplace Safety and WSH journey alone. It will take a collective effort of all stakeholders and Singapore’s workforce to
Health Convention 2019 – achieve Total Workplace Safety and Health.
“Making the Difference
Through Total Workplace With this in mind, I am very pleased to see so many of you here today. Here today, we have HR
Safety and Health” practitioners,WSH professionals, representatives from the medical profession, representatives of
22 Safety Interest Group various government bodies, employers and senior management staff, representatives from institutes
(SISO - IGs) of higher learning, and we are all here because of Total WSH.
24 Safety talk at Singapore
Polytechnic Ladies and gentlemen, this is a rare gathering of stakeholders for Total WSH. Let’s make good use of
this occasion to really delve into the various aspects of Total WSH. Let’s make a difference through
Membership Total WSH, which is the theme for this Convention. In line with the theme of the Convention, we
have invited a panel of distinguished Speakers to share with us a wide variety of topics related to
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Welcome New Members
Total WSH.
SISO’s subscription to
SafetyNow! This panel of distinguished Speakers reflects the multitude of stakeholders that have significant roles
to cease with effect from to play in Total WSH, including representatives from government bodies, WSH professionals, HR
1 July 2019
professionals, medical doctors, senior management of commercial organisations, and representatives
Advertisers of WSH-related Associations.
07 University of Newcastle
11 QSS Safety Products (S) Pte Ltd OFFICE BEARERS
2018 – 2020
14 PDS international Pte Ltd
— Alcolizer President Mohd Ridzwan Bin Mohammad Hon. President
Bernard Soh Hong Kuan mohdridzwan@siso.org.sg Seet Choh San
15 PDS International Pte Ltd bernardsoh@siso.org.sg seet@siso.org.sg
— DeWalt Ong Pak Shoon
Vice President pakshoon@siso.org.sg
17 Nitti (Asia) Pte Ltd Niranjan Arun Masurekar Ex-Officio
Tan Yen Ping Winston Yew
18 MDIS niri@siso.org.sg yenping@siso.org.sg Deputy Director, Industry
19 Kee Safety Singapore Pte. Ltd Hon. Secretary Co-Opted Members Capability Building Department,
20 UVEX Darajit Daud Chow Choy Wah Workplace Safety and Health
darajit@siso.org.sg Sam Ng Council, Ministry of Manpower
21 Messe Dusselfdorf Asia Pte Ltd
Hon. Asst. Kenneth Seah Hon. Legal Advisor
25 SafetyFit Pte Ltd Secretary Sunny Tan Lee Kwok Weng
27 Honeywell Safety & Seah Liang Bing Jason E Tee
Productivity Products liangbing@siso.org.sg Editorial Committee
SISO Advisor Ong Pak Shoon
Hon. Treasurer Ng Chee Meng pakshoon@siso.org.sg
Roger Lim Boon Chiow Minister in Prime Minister’s Anurupa Sarkar
roger@siso.org.sg Office & Kent Chai
SISO Secretary-General, NTUC
Mailing Address: Committee Members Chow Choy Wah
Blk 167 Jalan Bukit Merah #02-13, Michelle Lam Mei San Hon. Mentor Alan Koo
Connection One, Tower 5, michellelam@siso.org.sg Andrew H S Tan, PBM Quek Chin Tuan
Singapore 150167 Eric Law Wei Kwang andrew@siso.org.sg Kenneth Seah
ericlaw@siso.org.sg Jason E Tee
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Report on INSHPO
“I can do things you cannot,
Workshop and Annual
you can do things I cannot;
together we can do great things.”
Mother Teresa
Business Meeting
We are honoured and yet humbled that these
distinguished Speakers have accepted our
invitation and are taking time from their busy
schedules to share with us different aspects of
Total WSH.
Therefore, on behalf of Singapore Institution Sam Ng
of Safety Officers (or SISO), thank you dear Executive Committee Member
Distinguished Speakers, for your most valuable (Co-Opt), SISO
contributions. samng@siso.org.sg
I would also like to thank Mr. Richard Wyber and
his team from AIA Singapore. For the second
consecutive year, AIA Singapore is strongly I am honoured to be elected as INSHPO Secretary-Treasurer for 2019-2020.
The April 2019 Paris meeting was my first meeting with the Executive Council
consisting of Barry Wilkes (from NEBOSH) as INSHPO President, Nathan Winter
supporting this Convention as its main Sponsor.
We certainly look forward to a long-term (from Safety Institute of Australia) as President-Elect, John Hollohan (from Board
partnership with AIA Singapore for the Total of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals) as Vice President and Eldeen Pozniak
WSH Convention as well as for other (from Canadian Society of Safety Engineering) as Immediate Past President. It was
SISO programmes. also my first meeting with the board members from IOSH, ASSP, NZISM, KOSHA,
AIAS and BCSP.
Next, I would like to thank the Workplace
Safety and Health Council and the Ministry of During the workshop, Nikki Wright from BCRSP provided a comprehensive update
Manpower for the wonderful support they have on INSHPO Framework verification survey. The Framework is 3 years old and the
provided for the Convention. In addition, I would President discussed the need to update the Framework and it was suggested to have
like to thank the National Trades Union Congress’ the update once every 5 years. Jennifer McNelly from ASSP shared her experience
U Associates, who have given us their fullest in US for Professional Framework and Tool Development Process. On the workshop
support for the Convention. closing, 4 issues were identified.
I would especially like to thank the many 1. Framework research and updating
exhibitors who have joined this Convention. We 2. Survey and case studies
did not expect so many exhibitors to participate 3. Marketing Framework to stakeholder
in this Convention, so much so that we have 4. Cost to develop global tool or model local tool for the Framework
to revise the floorplan to accommodate all the
exhibitors. I urge all delegates to please find some The Board also
time to visit them at their respective exhibition discussed opportunities
spaces. for engagement at the
World Safety Congress
I would like to thank the Organizing Committee in 2020. CSSE and
for this Convention, which is led by Mr. Chow BCRSP have offered to
Choy Wah as Chairman as well as Mr. Eric Law as support representation
Vice-Chairman. Choy Wah, Eric and the members of the INSHPO
of the Organising Committee worked very hard participation at the
for many months to present this Convention World Safety Congress.
today. Consideration was
given to the ability to
Last but not least, I would like to thank the hold a workshop and
delegates who are here with us today. Many Board meeting. Board
of you also participated in the inaugural Total members from CSSE
WSH Convention in 2018. Your continued and BCRSP will continue with the Singapore Accord at World Congress @ Toronto.
support gives us the motivation to present this The Board agreed it as appropriate to apply for space at the World Safety Congress
Convention. in 2020 to raise the visibility and impact of INSHPO.
So ladies and gentlemen, again, on behalf of SISO, The Board discussed the need for an Interim Business Meeting in Milan this fall.
welcome to the Total Workplace Safety and It was agreed that given the number of issues identified in the Annual Business
Health Convention 2019. Remember we are a Meeting, a meeting is appropriate. Topics could include: membership, Secretariat,
team; “When ‘I’ is replaced by “we” even ‘illness’ SOPs, 2020 budget and investments in projects. It is advised that an interim meeting
becomes ‘wellness’.” – Scharf would be necessary. The 2020 Annual Business Meeting is planned in Auckland,
New Zealand, June 2020. This aligns with the NZ Safeguard Conference from
Let’s start collaborating and let’s make the 9-10 June 2020 and INSHPO members are encouraged to attend.
difference through Total Workplace Safety and
Health. On the last evening, a special gift was presented by Barry Wilkes to Terrie Norris,
Past President of INSHPO for her outstanding leadership and distinguished
Thank you. contributions to INSHPO.
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Human Factors –
Work Ability Index
50 cases
more in
over-exertion
Edwin Yap control over work schedule, work pace,
President-Elect of the Human and strenuous time management, etc.
Factors and Ergonomics Society of
Singapore (HFESS) movement In response to such trends, a research
admin@hfess.org team at FIOSH has established some
relationships that will create a more
conducive working environment to
S ingapore has made huge progress in
workplace safety and health (WSH)
performance in workplaces over the
A long existing concept to explore is the
work ability index (WAI). It was developed
by the Finnish Institute of Occupational
improve employees’ work ability. For
instance: good work is facilitated through
flexible working arrangements, proactive
past five years. The fatal injury rate Health (FIOH) and The Finnish Post Ltd to leadership and good communication; good
remained at 1.2 per 100,000 employed assess the work ability of workers through health is attributed to lifestyles, hobbies
persons in 2018 and is striving to meet health examinations and workplace surveys and occupational safety; positive attitudes
the expected target of 1.0 per 100,000 (Jääskeläinen et al., 2016). It is commonly are culminated through appreciation,
employer persons by 2028. The number applied in occupational health care and trust and fair treatment; and finally, good
of occupational disease incidences has research to develop and implement competence is developed through on-the-
also decreased by more than 200 cases necessary actions to maintain and promote job training, interactive learning methods
(WSHC, 2018). work ability. The WAI questionnaire and lifelong learning.
developed by FIOH aims to gather data on
Nonetheless, major and minor several health-related dimensions like the It is recommended that companies
injuries have increased. Work-related number of illnesses workers currently have, conduct assessments to measure WAI
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) have number of sick leave applied, perceived to gauge if current working conditions
been the leading occupational diseases impairment due to their condition, etc. are ideal for their employees. Low WAI
(OD) since 2017. Minor injuries due to in order to determine their index scores scores serve as indicators of risk of
over-exertion and strenuous movement based on their responses. work disability and early exit for certain
increased by more than 50 cases in 2018. employees (Ilmarinen, J, 2013). Such
At least 14 industries saw an increase in It is worth taking initiatives to create a results will allow companies to plan for
MSDs in 2018. The Community, Social good working environment to sustain health promotion programmes to improve
and Personal Services sector was the employees’ work ability. In a study by work ability. For companies with existing
highest contributor followed by the Khavanin et al. (2018), his team determined health programmes, comparing previous
Accommodation & Food Services sector that WAI starts declining after the age of and recent WAI scores will determine if
and the Construction sector. Given such 40. Other factors that contribute to low the existing programmes are effective or
rising trends, there is growing interest on WAI values include low education, long require revision. Ultimately, cost-benefit
how Singapore can further improve its job tenure, insufficient sleep and exercise, analysis using WAI data proves that it pays
WSH performance in human factors. constant changes to the workplace, no to improve employees’ health as it will lead
to higher work performance.
Number of WRMSD incidence rate per
WRMSD Cases 100,000 employed persons Developments in exoskeleton technology
400 12.0 were driven by the potential means to
350 9.9 9.5
reduce MSDs in the workplace. MSDs
9.4 9.3 10.0
300
9.0
9.4 9.6 comprise nearly one-third of lost time due
9.2
250 7.3 8.6 8.0 to workplace injuries and illnesses (Wolff,
200 6.0
2018). In the United States, insurance
150
costs for injuries from overexertion were
4.0 estimated to cost USD15.1 billion in
100
2.0 2012. The country’s Bureau of Labor and
50
Statistics also learnt that MSDs require a
0 0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 median time of 12 days to recuperate as
compared to eight days for other types of
injuries. High occurrence of MSDs is also
Figure 1: Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders recorded from 2013 to 2018 attributed to many jobs in the workplace
(Source: Ministry of Manpower) that require wielding heavy tools above
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the shoulder level, such as jobs in the auto- shoulder pain said wearing the exoskeleton
making and construction industries. Most reduces/ removes their pain while
of these jobs require human precision working.
skills and coordination that cannot be
eliminated or substituted with engineering In order to calculate the overall WSH index
and automation. formula, three values are required.
Porsche provides its assembly workers WAI can be calculated through the WAI
who must lift their arms overhead questionnaire. The survey consists of The photo below illustrates the application of exoskeleton
repeatedly to work on undercarriages with seven main questions with scores that can device to alleviate fatigue and MSD in the automobile
exoskeletons. These lightweight, metallic range from the minimum seven marks to industry.
structures are worn like backpacks the maximum 49 marks (Morschhäuser,
attached to the arms and back to provide M., & Sochert, R., 2006). Simply put, a high proactive safety culture to work in tandem
support for repetitive tasks known to value indicates good work ability while to see improvement in WSH performance.
cause injuries. Exoskeletons aid the human a low value reflects unsatisfactory or Understanding your employees’ needs,
body based on two mechanics: it either jeopardized work ability. creating a safe and healthy workplace to
transfers external load subjected to the meet their needs and nurturing a dare to
body to the user’s feet; or it reduces or Safety index can also be assessed care safety culture to enhance well-being
delays muscle fatigue so users can work through surveys. The questions should will all work towards making Singapore one
at peak performance for longer periods of be designed to cover WSH issues related of the safest and healthiest workplaces in
time. to safety. Some contents commonly the world.
evaluated include goals and objectives,
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models require a power supply to operate for each question will be summed up to Butler, T. (2016 Sept.). Exoskeleton technology:
the actuators. Passive exoskeletons use derive a score that reflects the safety level Making Workers safer and more productive, part
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require no power supply as it uses stored four methods of assessment. Different CultureSAFE.
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to create a restoring moment to create supervisors and workers to complete. The Germany’s Demographic Cliff [Chart].
lifting forces to augment arm and shoulder responses collected will be analyzed to https://www.visualcapitalist.com/germanys-
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by three ergonomic factors: awkward review and carry out site inspection for a
posture, repetition and duration. qualitative assessment. Both qualitative Ilmarinen, J (2013) From work ability index and
model to concrete actions.
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factors to help workers work without generate individual numerical values to
Jääskeläinen, A., Kausto, J., Seitsamo, J., Ojajarvi,
strain and longer durations. Some example six attributes that are being examined A., Nygård, C. H., Arjas, E., & Leino-Arjas, P. (2016).
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arms overhead with heavy loads, awkward
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postures and long durations. The WSH index is the summation of three N., Mokarami, H., & Ebrahimi, M. H. (2018). Using
key elements; health, workplace and Work Ability Index and work-related stress to
One research team decided to put culture as measured through the three evaluate the physical and mental fitness of Iranian
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at a Time.
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some participants with history of chronic conductive workplace environment and
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Take time to take care
of your WSH
Dr. N. Venkataraman
Principal Consultant
venkat@fidesglobal.asia
R ahul was going around the workplace
for his weekly inspection. He saw Chin
Yei doing things differently. Rahul pointed
out to Chin, “Taking shortcuts does not
make company richer but you will be cutting
your life short”. Rahul patiently explained the
hazards on the ground to Chin, who quickly
understood his mistake.
Rahul remarked, “Remember to work safe today
and every day, Heaven will wait”. It was cloudy at 2pm
and skies became dark, as if night wants to see the day
off. Lightning roared in the clouds. He quickly advised his
fellow workers and said, “Lightning may not strike the same
place twice, but it may strike our place once”. After an hour, skies
opened, as if to remove the darker side of life.
Rahul continued his inspection. At the machinery area, he found
“Following safety rules one of the operators not operating the machine correctly. He
is like boxing; if you keep realised the operator was not following the safety procedures.
your guard up, you’re less Advising the operator, Rahul said, “Following safety rules is like
boxing; if you keep your guard up, you’re less likely to get hit in
likely to get hit in the face”. The operator realised his mistake and quickly put on the
the face”. machine guarding.
Rahul further highlighted that there is only a fine print between “safe” and “sorry” and that one should
not cross it. Rahul explained that “following safety procedures and warnings will not put your family
in mourning” and “only idiots ignore safety rules, even if procedures are not fool proof”. The operator
acknowledged his error and promised to “make safety a way of life”.
During the evening briefing, Rahul shared on the outcome of the inspection conducted that day and
his observations about the behaviour of the operators. Rahul went on to ask his fellow colleagues
about the next day’s activities and the procedures to follow. None replied confidently.
Rahul said, “Do not be afraid to ask a dumb question. It is less costly with than a dumb mistake”.
He stressed on the importance to take a few minutes every day to observe the place, and look for
potential hazards, which may endanger the life of the worker and his/her colleagues. He mentioned
that there is no room for excuse by saying that there is no time or that the boss wants timely
completion. A small STEP (Safety Timeout by Each Person) can make a big change, as after all, “Safety
is by no means an accident”. Workers gave a big applause and together their voices echoed “I will take
care of my safety and OUR SAFETY”. The meeting ended and they went to their work as assigned.
The day came to a close. Rahul received a call from his daughter. Speaking with his daughter with
pride and happiness, Rahul said, “I take time to take care of myself and my co-workers so that we can
return home safely.”
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Soon Boon Chew
Principal Consultant, CultureLab
bcsoon@culturelab.asia
Three Ways to Achieve Zero
Accidents, but only One is Right
If you ask someone, “What is good safety performance?” I bet the
answer will be “no accidents.”
Defenses as Planned vs. Defenses as Exist
When we talk about defenses, it is essential to distinguish
between defenses as planned (DAP) and defenses as exist (DAE).
One day, I asked a factory technician how he contributes to safety DAP is a plan or intention. DAE is what exists in reality. There is
in his workplace. He replied, “My company goal is zero accidents. often a gap between the two.
Whatever I do, as long as I don’t have an accident, I contribute to
safety.” A classic example is the Deepwater Horizon accident. The oil rig
had eight layers of equipment, as well as procedural defenses
That technician was using the bench drill machine to process an against backflow of oil from the well. These layers were their
iron block. There was a retractable shield, which he should have “defense as planned.” The accident happened because their
pulled into place after mounting the block to protect himself “defenses as exist” were so porous—like Swiss cheese—that not a
from potential flying debris. He did not do so. When I asked him single layer could block the hazard.
why not, he said, “This task just takes a few seconds. Nothing will
happen. I have done it many times already.” He has not had an Ironically, a day before the accident, a group of BP senior
accident (yet), but what he did was unsafe. executives boarded the rig to celebrate a safety milestone.
Workers on the rig had gone seven years without a lost-time
There are three ways to achieve a record of zero accidents: accident! This, again, shows that accident rate is not an accurate
• Easy way – under-reporting of accidents indication of safety performance. What really impacts your safety
• Unreliable way – relying on luck, i.e. watching safety happen performance are not the defenses that you plan to have (or think
rather than making it happen you have), but the defenses that actually exist.
• Reliable way – having good defenses
What are good defenses?
How you get to zero matters. The easy way leads you to an illusion, While good defenses must not be porous, they are usually
which is self-deceptive. The unreliable way does not give you not impervious. There will be holes (known as residual risks)
staying power. Only the reliable way leads you to zero consistently even in good defenses. These holes exist because, beyond a
and predictably. Safety is not simply the absence of accidents; it is certain point, reducing their sizes requires a disproportionate
the presence of defenses. amount of resources. As long as the residual risk is deemed
“as low as reasonably practicable” (or ALARP), the defense is
considered good.
Big holes in the defenses
When the holes in the DAE become unreasonably big, they
weaken the defenses.
Some holes are promptly detected through safety processes,
such as supervision, inspection, audit, and near-miss reporting.
The corrective and preventive actions taken will shrink the holes.
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Some holes are not detected. For example, employees may follow of jumping to conclusions and trying to fix them, start listening to
procedures but at a superficial level, such as ticking the boxes of them and involving them more.
safety checklists without actually carrying out the checks. Based
on the paperwork the defenses existed. In reality however, they When it comes to involvement, employees know the difference
did not. This provides an illusion that the defense is working. between a symbolic effort and a meaningful one. A symbolic one is
when the manager makes most of the decisions, asks for feedback
Some holes are accepted. When employees skip a safety step occasionally, and expects to hear affirmation. A meaningful one
to save time and effort, and do not experience any accident, the happens when the manager sees the employees as key players,
short-cut can gradually become the norm. Known as normalisation really listens to them to understand their perspective, and works
of deviance, the holes increase in size over time and are accepted. with them to address their concerns.
One example of a common normalisation of deviance is answering Asking great questions
the phone while driving. Because the driver is unlikely to have an If you want to find the answers, start by asking the right questions.
accident (at least initially) when doing so, it becomes a habit. An You only get answers to the questions you have asked. Besides
accident will happen when all other defenses fail simultaneously; asking “What is our accident rate?” management can ask:
such as, driving on an eventful day when the driver is tired, it is
raining and the traffic is heavy, and he answers a call as usual. • Do we have a sound DAP?
• Where are the gaps between our DAP and DAE? How do I
Closing the gap between DAP and DAE know?
• What would our technicians say about our DAP and DAE?
Embedding Chronic Unease • Is our culture supporting or hindering the process of
Chronic unease is a healthy scepticism about what you see and do. translating DAP to DAE?
It is about inquiry, probing deep, and not taking things for granted. • What plans do we have to close these gaps in the next
Chronic unease prevents the holes from getting bigger, through three months? The next year?
employees who feel uneasy about deviating from procedures and • What is needed from me?
who would raise concerns. This concept is easy to understand, but
difficult to implement: you cannot just tell employees to report When you shift your focus onto defenses, slowly but surely, the
near-misses or non-compliance and expect 100% cooperation. accident rate will sort itself out. When you achieve the goal in this
Putting the onus on the employees because it is the “right thing to way, not only will you know it has been achieved, but you will also
do” is not a reliable approach. know how to replicate the results year after year.
Before chronic unease comes a climate where people feel
psychologically safe to speak up. Let’s say an employee notices a References
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company has available. They can tell you why the gaps between
DAP and DAE exist, why they do what they do, and what
improvements can be made. In most instances, when employees
don’t follow procedures, they have semi-sensible reasons. Instead
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REPORTS
SISO’s Participation at Sports
Safety 2019
Sharon Tham
Assistant Executive, SISO
membershipadmin@SISO.org.sg
S port Singapore organised the Sports Safety
2019 at the Singapore Sports Hub on 30th
March 2019. This is an annual event aimed
at promoting safety in sports. Ms. Grace Fu,
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Life-Saving Certification
was the Guest-of-Honour. Mr. Bernard Soh, training session which
was a highlight of the
President, Mr. Darajit Daud, Honorary Secretary, day’s events.
Mr. Roger Lim, Honorary Treasurer, Mr. Seet
Choh San, Honorary President, and Mr. Mohd
Ridzwan Bin Mohammad, Executive Committee
Member, attended the event.
The event included exhibition booths where
participating organisations displayed their
products and services related to sports safety.
SISO also participated by taking up an exhibition
booth to promote SISO and SISO Academy.
In addition, there was a Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Automated External
Defibrillator (also known as CPR & AED) Life-
Saving Certification training session which was
a highlight of the day’s events. Many of the
trainers at the session were also SISO members
who had volunteered their time and effort to
participate in the training session.
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Meeting with Mr Melvin Yong,
Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC, and Director,
U Associate, NTUC
In attendance from SISO were the following:
O n 28 May 2019, SISO’s Executive Committee, led by
Mr Bernard Soh, President, met with Mr. Melvin Yong,
Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC and Director, U Associate,
Mr. Bernard Soh, President
Mr. Darajit Daud, Honorary Secretary
NTUC. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Mr. Roger Lim, Honorary Treasurer
Executive Committee to Mr. Yong in his capacity as the new Mr. Eric Law, Executive Committee Member
Director of U Associate NTUC. Ms. Michelle Lam, Executive Committee Member
Mr. Ong Pak Shoon, Executive Committee Member
Mr. Tan Yen Ping, Executive Committee Member
Mr. Yong attended the meeting together with Ms Angeline
Mr. Kenneth Seah, Executive Committee Member (Co-opt)
Lee, Deputy Director, U Associate, and Ms Winnie Ng, Lead Mr. Sunny Tan, Executive Committee Member (Co-opt)
Specialist, U Associate. Mr. Quek Chin Tuan, Executive Manager, SISO
Ms. Isabella Yeo, Manager, SISO Academy
The one-hour meeting touched on the challenges that Mr. Jeffrey Lua, Senior Executive, SISO Academy
WSH Professionals were facing in general and reasons for
people to opt for a career in WSH. There was also a brief
discussion on how SISO and NTUC/U
Associate can continue its collaborative
relationship that was started four years ago in
2015.
Quek Chin Tuan SISO’s Executive Committee and staff with Mr Melvin Yong, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC and Director, U
Executive Manager, SISO Associate (sixth from left), Ms Angeline Lee, Deputy Director, U Associate (9th from left), and Ms Winnie Ng, Lead
executivemanager@SISO.org.sg Specialist, U Associate (3rd from right).
SMRT Safety and Security Day 2019
SMRT held their Safety and Security Day 2019 on
Thursday, 18 April 2019 at the SCRS Clubhouse.
The theme for the event was “Make Every Moment Safe and Secure”.
More than 3,000 SMRT staff and associates attended the event
which saw various activities and talks. These include a Safety
Moment On-Stage Quiz for SMRT staff and talks on Total WSH
conducted by the Workplace Safety and Health Council and Active
Mobility by the Land Transport Authority. The event also included
a Safety & Security video sharing, Excellence Awards Presentation,
a Photo Competition Awards Presentation and a concurrent
exhibition.
As part of its outreach programmes, SISO participated in the event
with a talk by its representative, Mr Steven Tan, on Work-at-Height.
In addition, SISO also took up an exhibition space to showcase SISO’s
“Make Every Moment Safe and Secure”. programmes and activities.
12 Safety MattersREPORTS
SISO Academy and Columbia
Southern University Sign
Articulation Agreement
C olumbia Southern University (CSU) and SISO
Academy have signed an Articulation Agreement
that will allow any graduate from SISO Academy’s
Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Heath to
be provided up to 21 credits exemption for CSU’S
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health Isabella Yeo
(OSH) degree programme. This Agreement took effect Manager, SISO Academy Pte Ltd
from 20 May 2019, trainingmanager@siso.ogr.sg
Signing of Articulation Agreement
This Agreement will provide SISO’s Specialist Diploma In addition, Ms Isabella Yeo, Manager, SISO Academy,
in Workplace Safety and Heath graduates with an has been nominated to serve as one of the members
alternative route to further their education in the field on CSU’s Advisory Board for the Occupational Safety
of workplace safety and health. This degree programme & Health programme. This nomination is extended
has been identified as Qualified Academic Program to Isabella in her personal capacity. The objective of
(QAP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals this board is to review and provide advice on the skills
(BCSP). This programme will also allow graduates to and knowledge required of the OSH programme and
pursuit Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation to address the latest trends and best practices of
upon completion of the programme. the industry’s needs for the next generation of OSH
professionals.
CSU is an online university based in Orange Beach,
Alabama, United States of America. Founded in 1993, Members of Advisory Board
CSU is a subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education For further information about the Agreement with
Group. The University strives to change and improve CSU, please contact Ms Isabella Yeo, Manager,
lives through higher education by enabling students to SISO Academy at trainingmanager@siso.org.sg.
maximise their professional and personal potential.
CSU offers online degree programs at the associate,
bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a
multitude of areas such as occupational safety and
health, fire administration, criminal justice, business
administration, human resource management, health
care administration and more. CSU also features
undergraduate and graduate certificate programmes to
provide focused training in specialized areas for adult
learners.
The University strives to
change and improve lives
through higher education
by enabling students to
maximise their professional
and personal potential.
Safety Matters 13REPORTS
Total Workplace Safety and Health Convention 2019 –
“Making the Difference
Through Total Workplace
Safety and Health”
Central Medical Facility, Pengerang, Johor,
Malaysia, who spoke about the health
management system at the PETRONAS
Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation’s
(PRPC) Refinery and Petrochemicals
Quek Chin Tuan Integrated Development (RAPID) Project
Executive Manager, SISO in Pengerang, Johor; Mr. Darren Brunton,
executivemanager@SISO.org.sg Chairman, IOSH Singapore Branch, who
presented on the topic of “No time To Lose
Total WSH Convention 2019
– Working Together to Beat Occupational
T he Total Workplace Safety and Health
Convention 2019 was held on 9 April
2019 at the Devan Nair Institute (e2i).
Cancer”; Ms. Lucy Tan, Chief Human
Resource Officer, NatSteel Holding Pte
Ltd, who shared with the delegates about
With a theme of “Making the Difference NatSteel Holding’s Total WSH practices;
Through Total Workplace Safety and Mr. Edwin Yap, President-Elect, Human
Health”, this Convention had strong Factors and Ergonomic Society of
support from the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, who spoke about “Human
the Workplace Safety and Health Council, Factors – Work Ability Index”.
the National Trades Union Council, the
Singapore Human Resources Institute, and Last but not least, Mr Yap Jian Jie,
AIA Singapore. Principal Chemist, Singapore Test
Services Pte Ltd, spoke about STS’ latest
This year’s event took a refreshing development in terms of Indoor Air Yoga Introductory Class at the Total WSH Convention
approach to underscore the holistic focus Quality: Remote Monitoring and Data 2019
on safety and health at the workplace. Analytics.
Prior to the start of the Conference
at 8am, there was a complimentary The Speakers reflected the multitude
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delegates of the Conference. The event’s roles to play in Total WSH, including
main sponsor AIA Singapore also shared representatives from government bodies,
details about its Vitality Programme at the WSH professionals, HR professionals,
Conference as well as at the exhibition medical doctors, management of
area. commercial organisations, and
representatives of WSH-related
About 250 delegates attended the Associations. SISO is humbled that these
Convention and the the panel of distinguished Speakers accepted the
distinguished Speakers did not disappoint invitation and took time from their busy
these delegates by sharing their schedules to share on different aspects of Delegates participating in the Questions & Answers
session
knowledge and practices in Total Work Total WSH.
Safety and Health Management. The
distinguished Speakers included: Compared to the inaugural Total WSH
Mr. Richard Wyber, Head of Vitality, AIA Convention in 2018, the number of
Singapore, who shared on AIA Singapore’s companies participating in the concurrent
efforts in incentivising and facilitating exhibition tripled in number. This is an
occupational health management in excellent reflection of the event’s success.
Singapore; Ms. Ong Peh Woon, Senior
Assistant Director, Total WSH, Workplace At the end of the Convention, feedback
Safety and Health Council, who provided from the delegates who attended the
an ideal overview for the Convention inaugural event was very positive. In
by sharing on the The Total Workplace particular, nearly 90 percent of the survey
Safety and Health Programme; Dr. Abu respondents said they plan to attend the
Hasan Samad, Chief Medical Officer, PIC next edition of the Convention. Delegates visiting the AIA Singapore pavilion
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Safety Interest Group
(SISO - IGs)
WAH protection and fall prevention at volunteers among our members and even
construction worksites. The onsite WAH expand it to form other interest groups to
clinics and the contribution by our WAH address other WSH issues. The meeting
clinic volunteers were well received by unanimously supported the consensus to
the industry and authorities. Among these form 3 other interest groups under the
WAH clinic volunteers, a core group of 6 flagship of SISO-IG, namely
ordinary members and 2 EXCO members
James Tay
TAY International Pte Ltd got together and formed the WSH-IG in I) Facility-management IG
jtay_biznet@yahoo.com.sg May 2018. The intention was to continue II) Vertical Landscape IG, and
to support WAH related promotional III) Lifting IG
activities organised by SISO and/or
Introduction on SISO-IGs industry stakeholders. In the coming months, SISO-IG is planning
The SISO interest groups initiative to organise and hold engagement sessions
was germinated and grown among a Moving forward among SISO members to recruit volunteers
number of SISO members who came On 21st Nov 2018, the WAH-IG gathered for its interest groups, particularly from
forward and participated as WAH clinic its WAH clinic volunteers and conducted subject matter experts in the above fields.
volunteers. These members responded a feedback and review session. The 22 Meanwhile, ideas coming across the whole
to the request from MOM and WSHC attendees explored grounds to further institution on how best to advance and
for volunteers to share their expertise on grow the number of WAH-IG liked enhance this endeavour are most welcome.
There were two key speakers at the above event:
Mr. Sunny Teo explained the operational differences and constraints between temporary
installed gondola and BMU (Building Maintenance Unit). BMU are permanent suspended
work platform system installed on the roof of high rise building in central business area
where access by MEWP is not feasible owing to space and height constraint.
Telescopic Boom to extend and
retract to the desire position.
Mr. Sunny Teo, General Manager with
Tractel Singapore Pte Ltd, spoke on Turret houses the lifting
hoists and all its safety
“Hazard and Safe working access when devices.
using horizontal lifeline and suspended
scaffold (gondola & BMU)”. Sunny
have more than 30years of experience
in suspended work platform and fall
Rotating Ring allows the
protection solutions. Sunny also sits in platform to be place at a safe
numerous MOM committees contributing access and egress location.
as subject matter expert in this particular
field.
Mr. Sunny presented an overview on the Swing bar to rotate and engage the
subject of suspended work platform with platform to be in line with the façade. Traversing wheel to traverse the BMU to
the desire location in a safe manner.
emphasis on the challenges relating:
i) Installation and erection,
commissioning as per design
ii) Maintenance by competent technician Mr Sunny also highlighted the safe application of Horizontal Lifeline System – a fall
iii) Training of operators particularly protection system that is complementary to BMU access system. Sunny described and
related to façade design and weather. explained the function of each of the build-in safety features would prevent the BMU’s
iv) Rescue and emergency response cage from failure during operation.
22 Safety MattersREPORTS
Does the horizontal lifeline need to be inspected once
every 12 months even if we hardly use it?
Suggestion from the expert:
The lifeline should be inspected once every 12
months to ensure that the system is maintained
at its safe operational condition as per intended
design. Frequency of inspection should not
be limited to once every 12 months. As usage
intensified, more inspection should be carried out.
SISO-IG is contactable via SISO Executive
Manager’s email address or SISO Academy
Drop Box. Here are some takeaways from the discussion
WAH-IG’s recent workshop
WAH-IG held its first half day workshop on Is it a correct practice that horizontal lifeline should be
29th March 2019 (Friday). The focus was inspected and maintained by only the manufacturer?
on WAH hazard associated with works on Why other personnel are not recommended to perform
external building façade. inspection and maintenance?
The workshop attracted a lot of interest Suggestion from the expert:
among 30 participants, few of them who
Not all manufacturers have common operational
particularly attended to seek solution for
and safety features in design and construction.
difficulties they came across on their job.
Manufacturers are not obligated provide product
The Q&As session which lasted for more
guarantee if servicing and maintenance are not carried
than one hours was actively participated
out by their trained staff or contractors. Thus it is
by the gathering. The discussion centred
in the best interest of end users to go back to the
on problems related to lifelines and
manufacturer for service and advice.
suspended work platform encountered by
the participants in their past projects.
Mr. Christopher Tay from Campus Corner, next shared with the audience a rescue kit that has been adopted by SCDF.
Mr. Christopher Tay demonstrated on how the rescue kit should be mounted and operated on a tripod as the anchorage point.
The R-ALF Pulley has a built-in over-speed braking mechanism that would lock itself and enable to hang on when a fall occurs. It
can be used both for rescue operation and hauling load. It is reassuring to learn that the fall arresting device can automatically
lock itself and prevent a free-fall.
This pulley can be locked in either direction. To release the locked rope, you simply have to give the rope a tug. It is a simple and
yet effective rescue solution (even for end users who are not highly trained).
Safety Matters 23REPORTS
Safety talk at Singapore
Mohd Ridzwan Bin Mohammad
Executive Committee Member, SISO
mohdridzwan@siso.org.sg
Polytechnic
S ingapore Polytechnic initiated a safety talk to introduce
workplace safety and health curriculum to about 100 students
from the Schools of Civil Engineering as well as Architecture
Mr Ridzwan shared some of the risk and incidents that could
occur at different parts of the construction phases including site
preparation, piling works, architectural works and occupy and
and The Built Environment. At the talk, Mr Lim Chee Leong from operate phase.
WSH Council touched on Design for Safety with case studies
on workplace incidents and Mr Ridzwan Mohammad from SISO With each case study, the student were told of potential accidents
shared on Risk Management and Total Workplace Safety and they may be exposed to in the working world and how they can
Health. The safety talk was held on 24 April 2019. be a ‘superhero’ to save ‘mankind’. The story continued with the
students as the superhero characters with the ability to ‘save the
Ridzwan’s talk injected some humour on young adult’s perspective world’ by being safety advocates who were able to identify at-risk
on “You Only Live Once”, also known as “YOLO”, to drive home acts and conditions at each phase of the construction and lead the
the message that people actually live everyday but die once. He ‘rest of the world’ to defeat at-risk behaviour.
engaged the students using caricatures of Charlie Brown and his
dog, Snoopy, to explain workplace safety.
The safety talk included the storyline of the much-
hyped movie blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame,
to underscore that stakeholders have a role to
play in workplace safety and health. Dressed as
Tony Stark, also known as Ironman in the movie,
Mr Ridzwan explained the key phases of a typical
construction project and the importance of a
‘Safety Universe’, akin to how the Marvel Universe
was made with each Avenger movie linked to one
another.
“You Only Live Once”,
24 Safety MattersMEMBERSHIP
Welcome New Members
(April - June 2019)
PROFESSIONAL
Name Job Title Employer Name Job Title Employer
Alagarsamy N.A. N.A. Simon Saviour Assistant ST Engineering Land
Venkateswaran Manager Systems (Advanced Material
Alam Muhammad WSHO Zhengda Corporation Pte Ltd Engineering
Safiqul Tan Cheng Boon WSHO Exion Asia Pte Ltd
Chan De Song HSE Manager Keppe Infrastructure Teo Chong Meng General Manager Sing & San Construction Pte
Chandra Kumar Section Head Sembcorp Marine Integrated Ltd
Vendesan (HSE Operations) Yard Pte Ltd (@Pandan Yard) Thein Than Oo OEHSS Executive Union Services (S) Pte Ltd
Chang Hiang Peng WSHO Or Kim Peow Contractors Thong Kian Leong Safety Manager Sage Shield Safety
Pte Ltd Consultants Pte Ltd
Huang Li Xia Alicia Senior Ministry of Manpower Tong Chee Hong HSE Specialist ABB Pte Ltd
Investigation Vikneshvaran Regional HSE CH2M Hill Singapore Pte Ltd
Officer Selvadurai Manager Asia
Islam Md Foridul WSHO Tritech Engineering & Testing Yeo Yong Moh Deputy Head Of Jurong Engineering Limited
(Singapore) Pte Ltd Department
Joelyn Liew Ren Ai Senior EHS Seagate Singapore
Engineer International Headquarter
Pte Ltd ASSOCIATE
Karuppiah Kumaravelu N.A. N.A. Name Job Title Employer
Koh Jun Wei Regional HSE Intertek Testing Services (S) Ang Chin Huang Division Safety SMRT Trains Ltd
Manager Pte Ltd Officer
Lim Hong Kuan Safety Manager United E & P Pte Ltd Cheng Chee Guan Senior Engineer Seagate Singapore
Lim Roger Project EHS Asia Piling Co Pte Ltd Austinic International Headquarter
Manager Pte Ltd
Lin Qiuhuang Assistant China Construction (South Cher Liew Poo Team IC Mindef
Corporate QEHS Pacific) Development Co Pte Christopher
Manager Ltd
Lim Chin Chin Forensic Scientist The Forensic Experts Group
Md Ziaul Karim Facility ST Synthesis Pte Ltd
Lim Sin Soon Warrant Officer Artillery Institute
Management
Service Executive Low Hak Chia Trainer Singapore Armed Forces
Mohamad Kholid Bin Safety Manager JCDecaux Singapore Pte Ltd P. Raza Aircraft Engineer Mindef
Mohd Khozin Tan Yew Meng WSHO Incorporated Builders Pte Ltd
Momenuzzaman Syed WSHO PEC Ltd Tay Chee Kheng Infuntry Leader Mindef
Nurul Asshekin General Manager KBA Training Centre Pte Ltd Teo Chee Kheong Life Support & Mindef
Mustapha - Le Masson Vincent Survival
Omar Bin Ahmad Safety Manager C&W Services (S) Pte Ltd Thulasinga Sankar SHE Officer Exyte Singapore Pte Ltd
Palani Chockalingam Senior Application 3M Singapore Wee Peng Choon Warrant Officer Mindef
Engineer
Peh Swee Chong EHS Executive Eagle Services Asia Pte Ltd
COMPANY
Poh Hui Min Principal Engineer Soitec Microelectronics
Added Advantage Asia Pte Ltd
Singapore Pte Ltd
Management Development Institute of Singapore
Saravanan S/O EHS Manager Vrobal Energy & Resources PPE Distribution (S) Pte Ltd
Latchemenan Pte Ltd
Shah M Kibria HSE Coordinator PM Asia Project Services Pte
Ltd
SISO’s subscription to SafetyNow!
to cease with effect from 1 July 2019
SISO has been subscribing to SafetyNow! (formerly called SafetySmart! Online) for many years. Safe-
tyNow! is an online library of safety training solutions sourced from American safety professionals.
This subscription is for SISO professional members and associate members to access and make use of the safety
training materials. However, we have observed that very few SISO members have been making use of this facility
while the cost of subscription has increased significantly over the years.
Therefore, from 1 July 2019, SISO will be discontinuing the subscription to SafetyNow!. We will be on the
lookout for alternative cost-effective means of providing training materials to our members and will inform SISO
members once we find an alternative to SafetyNow!
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