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CURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORK IN SINGAPORE

CURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORK IN SINGAPORE. Dr Magdalene Chan, Singapore. Dr Magdalene O Y CHAN Director Kia Tang TAN Deputy Director (Hygiene) Occupational Health Department Harry K C WONG: Deputy Director Occupational Safety Department.

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CURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORK IN SINGAPORE

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  1. CURRENT PERSPECTIVES OF SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORK IN SINGAPORE Dr Magdalene Chan, Singapore

  2. Dr Magdalene O Y CHAN Director Kia Tang TAN Deputy Director (Hygiene) Occupational Health Department Harry K C WONG: Deputy Director Occupational Safety Department Occupational Safety & Health Division Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

  3. Real per capita GDP growth up 8-fold: • S$4,000 (1965) • S$32,000 (2002) Workforce: 2.1M Unemployment: 4.2%

  4. Improving Health & Safety in Workplaces

  5. Changing Workforce Profile More working in managerial, professional & technical jobs

  6. The Factories and Other Workplaces Act

  7. Industry Ownership Systems approach Self-regulation Regulatory Framework & Philosophy

  8. Advisory Committees

  9. OSH - Good for Business

  10. Accidents per million manhours in Shipbuilding and Repair Safety & Health - A Competitive Advantage

  11. Promoting Behaviour-based Safety

  12. Training, Promotion & Incentives Winning Companies….

  13. Seeking cost-effective solutions PocketNoise Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics COVES -Collaborative One-Stop Virtual Engineering Services Toxic Gas Dispersion Occupational Exposure to Toxic Vapors

  14. Learning & Sharing on the www…

  15. OSH Alerts

  16. SUCCEEDING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

  17. Unions govt employers INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

  18. Learning & Sharing Over the Years …

  19. Improving occupational safety and health in all developing countries

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