Workplace Safety and Health Council
Established on 1 April 2008, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council comprises leaders appointed from major industry sectors (including construction, manufacturing, marine industries, petrochemicals, and logistics), government, unions, employers as well as professionals from the legal, insurance and academic fields. The Council works closely with the Ministry of Manpower and other government agencies, the tripartite partners, the industry, and professional associations to develop strategies to raise WSH standards in Singapore.
The Council’s main functions are:
- Build industry capabilities to better manage WSH;
- Promote safety and health at work, and recognise companies with good WSH records; and
- Implement acceptable WSH practices (click here to view the WSH Council’s Approved Codes of Practice)
There are 16 committees, taskforces, and workgroups set up under WSH Council. Aside from its Executive Committee and Finance Committee, 8 industry committees, 2 taskforces and 1 workgroup were formed to address specific WSH challenges in sectors and priority areas:
- Construction and Landscape Committee
- Chemical Industries Committee
- Facilities Management Committee
- Healthcare Committee
- Hospitality & Entertainment Industries Committee
- Logistics and Transport Committee
- Manufacturing Committee
- Marine Industries Committee
- Crane Safety Taskforce
- Work at Height Safety Taskforce
- Insurance Workgroup
Three functional committees were formed to identify, champion, and implement initiatives in the following areas:
- Engagement and Outreach;
- Industry Capability Building; and
- Workplace Health
In addition to the above, the WSH Council also work closely with different working groups to promote adoption of good WSH practices in other sectors and business communities:
- Bedok Safety Group (BSG)
- Working Group on Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) in Higher Education and Research
- Tentage Safety Workgroup
