2005

LAUNCH OF WSH FRAMEWORK

3 KEY PRINCIPLES

- Reduce Risk at Source
- Greater Industry Ownership
- Higher Penalties for Poor Safety Management

NEW TARGET SET

- 2.5 fatalitites per 100,000 by 2015
- To attain standards of the current top 10 developed countries with good safety records

2006

LAUNCH OF PROGRAMME-BASED ENGAGEMENT (PROBE)

LAUNCH OF BUSINESS UNDER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME (BUS)

INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL (IAP) MEETING

THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (WSHA)

came into effect on 1 March 2006, replacing the former Factories Act

2007

LAUNCH OF

BIZ

SAFE PROGRAMME

2008

TARGET REFRESHED

1.8 fatalities per 100,000 by 2018

FORMATION OF WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (WSH) COUNCIL

WORK INJURY COMPENSATION ACT (WICA) REPLACES WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT

2009

LAUNCH OF WSH2018

Enhanced National Strategy for Workplace Safety and Health (WSH)

2010

INAUGURAL SINGAPORE WSH CONFERENCE

LAUNCH OF STRATEGY AND SECTORAL ROADMAPS

To support WSH2018

2011

FORMATION OF WSH INSTITUTE

EXTENSION OF WSH ACT TO ALL WORKPLACES

Including education, business and public services

2012

LAUNCH OF

CULTURE

SAFE PROGRAMME

2013

WORK AT HEIGHTS (WAH) MASTERPLAN

Development of WAH regulatory framework

ENACTMENT OF WSH (ASBESTOS) REGULATIONS

GLOBALLY HARMONISED SYSTEM

National GHS Taskforce

2014

TARGET ACHIEVED

1.8 per 100,000 employees

LAUNCH OF TOTAL WSH

To enable companies to manage safety, health and wellbeing holistically

WSH CONFERENCE AND 4TH INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL (IAP)

Leverage WSH Foreign Experts’ expertise

2015

LAUNCH OF OBSERVATORY FOR WSH LANDSCAPE (OWL)

LAUNCH OF VISION ZERO MOVEMENT

ENACTMENT OF WSH (DESIGN FOR SAFETY) REGULATIONS