Workplace Safety & Health Officer

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Workplaces to appoint Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO):

  1. Shipyards in which any ship, tanker and other vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, refitted, finished or broken up.
  2. Factories used for processing petroleum or petroleum products.
  3. Factories in which building operations or works of engineering construction of a contract $10 million or more are carried out.
  4. Any other factories in which 100 or more persons are employed, except those which are used for manufacturing garments.

 

Our services of Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO) includes:

  1. Assist the client to identify and assesses any foreseeable risk arising from the workplace or work processes.
  2. Recommend to the client reasonably practicable measures to eliminate foreseeable risk to any person who is at work at that workplace or who may be affected by the occupier’s undertaking in the workplace.
  3. Where it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, to recommend to the client:
    • reasonably practicable measures to minimize the risk
    • safe work procedures to control the risk
  4. Assist the client to implement the measures and safe work procedures.
  5. Advise and align client on fire, safety and health requirements in pursuance to WSH Act, Fire Safety Act, related regulations, Code of Practice (CP) and Singapore Standard (SS) for objective of legal compliance.
  6. Review and implement risk management program pursuance to WSH (Risk Management) Regulations 2006.
  7. Formulate, align and implement Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) in accordance with WSH Act requirements and CP/SS for respective industries.
  8. Organize and effectively run the WSH Committee in accordance with WSH (Workplace Safety and Health Committees) Regulations 2008. Officer assigned shall act as the secretary for the WSH Committee.
  9. Identify and conduct applicable WSH Training. e.g. Respirator user training, noise safety training, hazard communication training, emergency response training, etc.
  10. Conduct regular safety inspection/audits to identify safety and health hazards and conduct safety gap analysis.
  11. Conduct accident, incident and near miss investigation and provide recommendations for countermeasures to prevent recurrence of such event.
  12. Conduct emergency response program like fire drill exercise, chemical spill / hazmat response program, in place protection program, table top exercises, etc.
  13. Attend to any government agencies, insurance companies, auditors etc on behalf of clients.
  14. Assist client in establishing safety enhancement programs e.g. safety orientation program, safety campaigns, etc.
  15. Any other duties as stipulated in WSH Act.