A HEALTHLY WORKFORCE IN A SAFE WORKPLACE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH DIVISION
YEAR IN REVIEW 2015
A HEALTHLY WORKFORCE IN A SAFE WORKPLACE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH DIVISION
YEAR IN REVIEW 2015
On 29 July 2015, the WSH Institute Solutioning Suite was launched to assist policymakers and businesses develop solutions to address multi-stakeholder and complex challenges which pose a high risk to the safety and health of workers. It aims to co-develop practical, customised and sustainable solutions to prevent work injuries and ill health in workplaces. The WSH Institute Solutioning Suite was announced by the Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim Swee Say, at the WSH Awards 2015.
THE SOLUTIONING PROCESS: FROM CHALLENGE STATEMENTS TO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
The Solutioning Process provides a structured framework to analyse industry issues and challenges presented to the WSH Institute. It is an iterative process which examines the challenge statement to:
The outcome from the Solutioning Process is the ‘Solution Development Plan’- an action plan that is customised to the challenge statement. WSH Institute will work closely with challenge owners and relevant stakeholders to translate the plan into policy/practice through:
THE WSH INSTITUTE HAD PILOTED THE SOLUTIONING SUITE SINCE 2012:
Feburary 2012
JOINT RESEARCH SOLUTIONING FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
17 Recommendations provided
50% Reduction in cases
The WSH Institute initiated a multi-stakeholder Solutioning project for the waste management industry in February 2012. The project has helped stakeholders (including Government agencies, operators of incineration plants, waste collection companies and suppliers of equipment) better understand, manage and prevent major workplace disruptions caused by falling waste containers.
March 2014
SOLUTIONING ON PREVENTING FORMWORK INCIDENTS
06 Recommendations provided
Arising from the spate of fatal formwork accidents, WSH Institute organised the WSH Institute Solutioning Session on 28 March 2014 focusing on Preventing Formwork Incidents. The Solutioning Session provided the platform for stakeholders from the entire formwork value chain to collectively identify root causes and solutions to prevent future formwork incidents.
June 2014
SOLUTIONING ON MEASURING SAFETY & PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH BIM
Greater understanding of stakeholders' challenges
The WSH Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Building, National University of Singapore (NUS), organised the WSH Institute Solutioning Session – Measuring Safety and Productivity using Building Information Modelling (BIM) on 11 June 2014. The session provided a platform for participants to discuss the link between safety and productivity and the potential of BIM to facilitate the attainment of safety and productivity improvements.
Feburary 2015
SOLUTIONING ON PREVENTING PINNING INCIDENTS
Top 3 solutions voted for consideration
The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Institute held the WSH Institute Solutioning Session – Preventing Pinning Incidents in Ladder-equipped Tipper Trucks on 4 February 2015 to gather inputs from tipper truck owners, ladder retrofitters, truck distributors and relevant regulatory agencies on solutions to mitigate the risk of pinning hazards in tipper trucks equipped with ladders.
September 2015
SOLUTIONING ON PREVENTING CRANE-RELATED INCIDENTS
Recommendations contributed towards 2016 Workplan of the Taskforce
WSH Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower and the WSH Council, organised the WSH Institute Solutioning Session on 16 September 2015. The session was organised to understand the challenges faced by stakeholders of the crane community in implementing WSH initiatives on the ground; and brainstorm for solutions to improve WSH performance of crane operations so as to prevent future crane collapses.
