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Progressive Firms

Construction Manpower Development

Regulate foreign workers demand Enhance quality of workforce

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY ROADMAP

Tightening Regulatory Requirements & Standards

Incentives to Adopt Technology & Build Capability

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY & CAPABILITY FUND (CPCF)

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Workforce Training & Upgrading (WTU) Enhanced BCA-Industry Built Environment Scholarship

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION & CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Mechanisation Credit (MechC) Productivity Improvement Projects (PIP)

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Fund

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Mechanisation Credit Scheme

What is it?

MECH C

Provide assistance for companies to reduce cost incurred in technology adoption such as purchase or leasing of equipment.

The equipment must achieve 20% improvement in the specific process

780 applications received from

260 companies.

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Mechanisation Credit Scheme

Equipment
Purchase > $100,000 < $30,000 Leasing > $30,000
* per application

MECH C
Funding Cap*
(whichever is lower)

Cost
< $100,000

50% 20% 50% 20%

$20,000 $100,000 $6,000 $30,000

Cap on funding of $250,000 per firm

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MECH C
Automatic wheel washer Skid Steer Loader

Screed Leveler

Concrete Placing Boom Personnel Lift Spider Lift

Telescopic Handler

Boom Lift

Scissor Lift

Productivity Improvement Project Scheme

What is it?

PIP

Encourage process improvement through - technologies adoption; or - simplification of work procedures to achieve higher site productivity by at least 20%

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Productivity Improvement Project Scheme

Level
Firm Builders Firm Automation of precast production

PIP

Funding Cap*
(whichever is lower)

50% 50%

$100,000 $500,000 $1 million

Industry
(led by public agency with at least 2 unrelated companies) * per application

70%

(for private sector companies only)

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Productivity Improvement Project Scheme

Supportable Costs include:
a. Manpower-Related Costs Salary of project members Airfare (economy) & Cost of Living Allowance Training Costs b. Equipment & Materials Equipment Materials/Consumables Software * GST is not a supportable cost c. Professional Services Consultancy Subcontracting

PIP

d. Intellectual Property Rights Licensing/Royalties Technology Acquisition

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Productivity Improvement Project Scheme

Support level for key systems and materials Key System and Material
Selected Equipment Selected Material System formwork Climbing scaffold Self compacting concrete Prefab bathroom Drywall

PIP

Support level Up to 50% Up to 80%

(for extra cost over conventional material)

Only gypsum boards, cement boards and similar drywall systems used in residential projects are supportable. If the material is specified in tender documents, the grant to defray extra material cost will be given to the developer.

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Common WSH risks in construction sites

1. Safety of demolition works 2. Falling from height 3. Injury due to carrying heavy items 4. Working in confined space 5. Safety of excavation works 6. Environmental health 7. Fire and explosion

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1. Demolition works
ROBOTIC DEMOLITION MACHINE
Conventional method

WSH Risks

Operate the machine at a distance from the demolition area Able to reach high work area without the need for worker access

Hand-held concrete breaker

Productivity 60%

MECH C

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2. Falling from height

External Wall Form system
SECTION 1 (Planter Box area)

WSH Risks

SECTION 2 (Bay window area)

Productivity 40%

PIP

SECTION 3 (Normal wall area)

100% covered External wall & Working stage

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2. Falling from height

WSH Risks

Sound proof panel Auto Climbing System External Net

SECTION 1 (Planter Box area)

SECTION 2 (Bay window area)

SECTION 3 (Normal wall area)

2. Falling from height

WSH Risks

-Wide and clean external access -100% covered

Examples (South Korea projects)

2. Falling from height

MODULAR SCAFFOLD SYSTEM
able to take 6 tons per leg

WSH Risks

modular system reduces the need for additional bracing wider spacing than conventional scaffold frames => more working space

Productivity 22%

PIP

2. Falling from height

Current Prevailing Technology / method used in the industry
Conventional Scaffolding
Metal Frame Scaffolding

WSH Risks
Machine Assisted Lifting Platform
Elevator use Gondola

Manual Operated Lifting Platform

Rope Assist Platform

Chain Assist Platform

Moving Platform

2. Falling from height

WSH Risks

Proposed Technology / method Moving Platform Lift Installation Method using Temp System.
Moving Platform with the use of Temp Access Frame

Lift Installation using Moving Platform Method

Lift Installation by Moving Platform Method with the use of Temp System

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2. Falling from height

Methodology Moving Platform Lift Installation Method using Temp Cantilever System. 1. Set up Temp System
Controller

WSH Risks

Machine Room

Traction Machine

2. Set up template and plumb lift shaft 3. Install motor room & pit equipment 4.Install 1st & 2nd set of guide rail & brackets

Machine Beam
Governor Machine

Counterweight & Frame Main Wire Ropes Work Platform with Toe Guard to be provided Permanent Cab Frame Components TeMP Access Frame

5. Install Car Platform & Frame, Counterweight, Temp Access Frame & Rope 6. Move the moving platform & remove the Temp System
Lift Shaft

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2. Falling from height

Productivity Impacts
Moving Platform Scaffolding with Temp Method System

WSH Risks

PIP
Projected Outcomes Gondola Method Improvement Expected (%) on using Moving Platform with Temp System over other methods

Area of Improvement

Manpower (number of workers)

2 workers/lift

4 workers/lift

3 workers/lift

100% savings over scaffold 50% savings over gondola 64% savings over scaffold 35% savings over gondola
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Productivity (man hours)

903 man hours/lift

2512 man hours/lift

1374 man hours/lift

3. Injury due to carrying heavy items

LADDER HOIST
Conventional method

WSH Risks

Productivity 65%
Hoisting Ladder

MECH C

3. Injury due to carrying heavy items

MINI CRANES

WSH Risks

MECH C

Productivity 60%
Small enough to be transported in elevator L:2000W:590H:1300mm

3. Injury due to carrying heavy items

Drywall Brickwall

WSH Risks

Drywall much lighter and faster to install

Productivity 150%

PIP

3. Injury due to carrying heavy items

CUSTOMISED FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT TO INSTALL CONCRETE PANELS AT HEIGHT

WSH Risks

Productivity 80%

PIP

4. Working in confined space

(Lead Agency)

WSH Risks

Use of RFID for Tracking of Manpower Usage and Access of Confined Space

(Anchor Technology Partner)

Down Town Line 2 MRT Project Civil Contractors

Time saved: 375,000manhours/site

PIP

4. Working in confined space

WSH Risks

Project Objectives
- To study the project level productivity on MRT projects - To track manpower movement in confined space - To enhance safety on MRT projects

4. Working in confined space

Present Situation
Access Control Point (Top view)
Manual registration Manual tagging on tally board

WSH Risks

Registration Point

Tally Board

Confined Space

4. Working in confined space Ultra High Frequency RFID system

WSH Risks

UHF RFID Tag

Gantry Readers

Processor

Display Terminal

4. Working in confined space

Ultra High Frequency RFID system
Manual registration

WSH Risks
Manual tagging on tally board

Registration Point

Tally Board

Confined Space

5. Safety of excavation works

Strut-free excavation provides more space for construction equipments and workers Avoid accidental hitting of steel struts by excavators

WSH Risks

PIP

6. Environmental health
Easy to install, less noise, tidier working environment
System Formwork Traditional Timber Formwork

WSH Risks

Productivity 50%

PIP

7. Fire and explosion

Flexible Piping with Compression Sleeve Joint
1. Expand

WSH Risks

2. Insert

Inexpensive and easy to store

Bends easily in the most confined space

No hot works needed

3. Compress

7. Fire and explosion

WSH Risks

7. Fire and explosion

Flexible Pipe Jointing Tools

WSH Risks

Productivity 30%

PIP

MECH C

Other incentives schemes for SMEs in Construction Industry

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INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE SCHEME (IAS)

Tax incentive for equipment purchases Approved equipment would be supported with an investment allowance of 50% of the capital expenditure, to be off-set against taxable income Equipment must be new and owned by the applicant be purchased only after date of application and within 1st year of qualifying period be at least $10,000 for construction equipment and $2,000 for IT related equipment
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Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC)

Example:

$100

$400 Tax Deduction

$68 Tax Savings

Expenditure

Supportable automation equipment/ 400% deduction on $100 = $400 Credit system: Tax savings = 17% x $400 = $68 a. Concreting pump b. RideRide-on concrete trowel c. Auto Auto-climb scaffold system d. CNC machinery Pls refer to www.iras.gov.sg e. Computer Computer-aided design/ drafting software

for more information

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Increase SME Productivity with Infocomm Adoption and Transformation (iSPRINT)

Types of Project Grant Cap Packaged solutions, pre-qualified Up to 50% of qualifying costs by IDA, for basic business For Finance & Accounting, Payroll functions: and Point-of-Sales, capped at S$1,500 per packaged solution Finance/ Accounting Payroll For Software-as-a-Service Point-of-Sales max.12 months subscription, Software-as-a-Service capped S$10,000 Customised solutions Up to 50% of qualifying costs, (eg. customer relationship capped at S$10,000 per SME management, enterprise resource planning) Customised solutions that require Up to 50% of qualifying costs extensive development efforts and business re-engineering (Grant amount is determined on a (eg. supply chain management) case-by-case basis) Qualifying Costs Software/ subscription cost Consultancy services Training cost

Consultancy services Training cost

Manpower-related costs Consultancy services Hardware/ software costs (amortised) Training cost
For more info, visit http://www.ida.gov.sg/Sector%20Developme nt/20060929142757.aspx

Definition of SME:

At least 30% of your shareholding is local AND Your company's group annual sales turnover is less than S$100 million OR Your company's group employment size not more than 200 workers

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Productivity Management Programme (PMP)

What: Get recommendations on relevant Government schemes that you can tap on for productivity improvements. Attend productivity clinics to perform a diagnosis of your organisations productivity using the Integrated Management of Productivity Activities (IMPACT) Assessment tool. The diagnosis can be used to identify areas to focus on and develop your productivity Get referrals to certified consultants for your productivity projects When and where: Available at 5 Enterprise Development Centres (EDCs) - Chinese, Indian and Malay business chambers, the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) and the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa). Until Nov 2013 For more info: http://productivity.business.gov.sg/en/performance_management_programme.as px
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Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP)

What: $40 million, 2 year programme administered by NTUC/e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) 50% funding for projects that improve work processes Company has to share productivity gains through raising the wages of local low-wage workers When: The IGP was launched in August last year and will run until Aug 2012 More info: http://www.e2i.com.sg/services/employers/inclusive-growthprogramme

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Workforce Training & Upgrading (WTU) Scheme Ms Sharon Tan DID: 6325 2096 Email: sharon_tan@bca.gov.sg Ms Cherlyn Lee DID: 6325 5034 Email: cherlyn_lee@bca.gov.sg Building Information Model (BIM) Fund Ms Cindy Liew DID: 6325 1107 Mechanisation Credit (MechC)Scheme Ms Ezrin Raof DID: 6325 5093

E-mail: cindy_liew@bca.gov.sg

E-mail: ezrin_raof@bca.gov.sg

Productivity Improvement Project (PIP)Scheme Ms Phang Li Bin DID: 6325 5071 E-mail: bca_pip@bca.gov.sg Mr Martin Ho DID: 6325 5101 E-mail: bca_pip@bca.gov.sg
For more info, visit: http://www.bca.gov.sg/CPCF/cpcf.html
For any enquires, pleases call the CPCF Hotline: 1800 1800-325

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