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A Great Workforce A Great Workplace
Chan Yew KwongDirector
OSH Inspectorate, MOM
Vision Zero for Work-at-Heights – Impossible?
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The workplace fatality rate has plateaued at around 2.0 per 100,000 employed persons for past 4 years. There were 42 fatalities in 1H2016 with 42 fatalities as compared with 30 over same period in 2015.
1. Fall from Heights (28%)2. Caught in between objects (16%)3. Struck by Moving Objects (14%)
TOP 3 INCIDENT AGENTS*
1. Construction (42%)2. Transportation & Storage (14%)3. Marine (12%)
TOP 3 SECTORS*
Workplace Fatalities
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Major Injury rate shows steady signs of improvement. The Construction sector remained the top contributor.
1. Slip Trips & Falls (31%)2. Caught in/Betw Objects (13%) 3. Fall from Heights (12%)
TOP 3 INCIDENT AGENTS
1. Construction (28%)2. Manufacturing (19%)3. Others –Accommodation & Food Services (6%)
TOP 3 SECTORS
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Major Injuries Number 556 588 589 615 597 284
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The workplace injury rate has steadily improved over the past decade. However similar to fatal injury rate, the injury rate has stagnated over the last few years.
1. Manufacturing (21%)2. Construction (18%)3. Others – Accomodation
& Food Services (8%)
TOP 3 SECTORS
1. Slip Trips & Falls (27%)2. Struck by Moving Objects (17%)3. Cut/Stabbed by Objects (13%)
TOP 3 INCIDENT AGENTS
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Inspection Statistics from Jan - Aug 2016
No of CFS related to work at heights from Jan 2016 to Aug 2016:
713
Quantum of CFs: $1,265,100
Construction: 2788
Manufacturing: 780
Marine: 212
Others: 745No of inspections done from
Jan 2016 to Aug 2016: 4525
Overall no of CFs fromJan 2016 to Aug 2016:
1565
Quantum of CFs: $2,277,050
WAH offences: 46%
Others : 39%
Scaffolding offences: 16%
Offences leading to CFs
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Inspection Statistics from Jan - Aug 2016
No of SWOs issuedfrom Jan 2016 to Aug 2016:
85
No of SWOs with lapsesinvolving work at heights:
65
SWOs with WAH lapses:
76%
SWOs without WAH lapses: 24%
Top FIVE Contraventions
• Failure to ensure that openings/ open sides are guarded
• Failure to ensure that there are safe means of access between different working levels
• Failure to ensure that work platforms for scaffolds where persons are liable to fall more than 2m are provided with toe boards and 2 or more guardrails
• Failure to provide adequate shoring for an excavation where depth of excavation exceeds 1.5m
• Failure to ensure that passageways, stairs, platforms and other means of access or places of work in the worksite are kept free from debris or protruding objects
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Lifelines tied to rebars that
does not serve its purpose
Formwork workers not
accorded with fall protectionUnsafe means
of access
“BEFORE” Site A
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“AFTER” Site A
Open sides provided with
guardrails
Proper scaffolds
provided for access
Open edges and formwork area properly
barricaded
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Worker climbing the falsework to
gain access to the formwork
level
Ineffective barricades placed too far away from
the working edge
“BEFORE” Site B
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“AFTER” Site B
Barricades made effective, shifted
to remove the open side
Safe means of access provided
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Loose decking where workers are to work on without means
of fall protection
Open sides at working level that are left
unguarded
“BEFORE” Site C
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“AFTER” Site C
Loose decking removed,
other areas and decks properly
barricaded
Open sides at working level properly guarded
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Mezzanine floors where workers are required to
work are unguarded
Unsafe means of access
“BEFORE” Workplace A
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“AFTER” Workplace A
Proper guardrails are installed at mezzanine
Unsafe access removed, means of
access is through staircase within
building
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• Are employers & workers ignorant of WAH risks & control measures?
• Even members of public can see the risk &
its consequences!
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Vision Zero for WAH – POSSIBLE ?
National WSH Campaign Launch 2015
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Different interpretations of Vision Zero -
• Does Vision Zero mean zero fatalities (a numerical
target)?
• Or does it mean zero workplace injury, zero
incidents?
• Is Vision Zero just a theoretical statement?
What is Vision Zero?
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A movement that aims to inculcate a mindset that
all injuries & ill health at work are preventable &
a belief that zero harm is possibleNational WSH Campaign Launch 2015
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“If we all have this mindset, we will all begin to
proactively take measures to prevent every injury from
happening at our workplace. And you will find that
slowly, the fatality and injury numbers will slowly sort
itself out. Focus on doing the right things and good
results will follow.”
- ex-Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin
National WSH Campaign Launch 2015
Be Vision Zero minded !
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Recent Spate of Fatalities in 1H/16 has derailed initial
success in WSH Performance
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• An analysis of the recent construction fatalities and analysis of current situation highlighted the following:
Analysis of Current Situation
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• 87% of the companies did not carry out thorough risk assessment or implement adequate risk control measures.
• 73% of fatalities were attributed to systemic lapses in planning and execution of work activities
• 93% of cases - workers adopted the wrong or unsafe behaviour, reflecting both a lack of competency and safety awareness
Systemic Lapses
• Construction workplace fatalities are more likely to involve workers with less than 1 year experience with their companies or less than 3 years working experience in Singapore
• Lower-skilled workers have a higher propensity of encountering workplace fatalities compared with their higher-skilled counterparts
Experience and
Competency
Matters
• Some construction companies have accepted WSH infringements as a normal course of business activities
• A small number of companies exerting influence on medical doctors to reduce the number of medical leave for their injured employees
• Accredited Training Providers were caught with fraudulent practices in conducting WSH training
Need for Greater
Industry Ownership
•Many companies have yet to adopt an integrated approach in managing the safety, health and well-being of the workers at the workplaces.
•Many jobs involving matured workers were not re-designed to ensure they were age-appropriate
• Senior management generally has low awareness of the inter-relationship between workers’ personal health and safety
• WSH professionals also lacked sufficient competency to identify and advise management
Health Risk Factors
not Addressed
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• To bring us back on track to achieve the 2018 target while laying the foundation to address emerging WSH challenges and sustain continuous improvement beyond 2018
• 3 Key Priorities:
i. Improving WSH Performance in Construction Sector
ii. Strengthening WSH Competency and
iii. Building Collective WSH Ownership.
Objectives of WSH2018 Plus
WSH
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KEY PRIORITY 2:
STRENGTHENING WSH COMPETENCY
• Are the 2 workers
WAH-competent?
• His supervisor who
assigned him to
work WAH-
competent too?
• What about the
employer’s FPP?
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KEY PRIORITY 2:
STRENGTHENING WSH COMPETENCY
• Does the contractor
know anything of
active fall-protection
systems?
• If PE endorsed, does
the PE know the
requirements for
active fall-protection
systems?
• SS 607 : 2015
“Specification for
design of fall-
protection systems”?
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MOVE TOWARDS A COMPETENCY-BASED AND OUTCOME-ORIENTED TRAINING CURRICULUM
We have started to move towards competency-based and
outcome oriented training
Training curriculums for Workers, Supervisors and
Managers include more practical hands-on
components.
Training for supervisors and project managers will
include greater emphasis on soft skills such as
communication and relationship management.
Workers will be trained to carry out Last Minute Risk
Assessment (LMRA) to engender personal ownership
of WSH.
Encourage more in-house Safety Induction Training,
briefings and refresher training
KEY PRIORITY 2:
STRENGTHENING WSH COMPETENCY
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KEY PRIORITY 3:
BUILDING COLLECTIVE WSH OWNERSHIP
• Is this possible?
• Yes, with collective
ownership by all onsite
to effectively implement
the customised FPP.
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A pervasive Vision Zero mindset is needed across all sectorsand levels of society
Champion the Vision Zero Movement by sharing themoral and business case of adopting the mindset.
Explore incentives to encourage ground up initiatives
Imbue WSH values from young
Work injury insurance can be a lever to influence the right behaviour in companies
Review the Work Injury Compensation (WIC) framework Develop a National Return to Work (RTW) framework
- focus on raising awareness, building capabilities and infrastructure
KEY PRIORITY 3:
BUILDING COLLECTIVE WSH OWNERSHIP
FROM INJURY COMPENSATION TO INJURY PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
FROM REDUCING WORKPLACE FATALITIES TO PREVENTING ALL WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILL-HEALTH
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Minister for Manpower, Singapore
Mr Lim Swee Say
Strong Support from Government
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Vision Zero at the enterprise &
industry level
• Better companies can start first to form the
Vision Zero’s chain.
• Others can learn from them and add to the
chain.
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Vision Zero for WAH – IMPOSSIBLE!
National WSH Campaign Launch 2015
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Thank You for
your attention