ProBE+ 2016: Targeting Where it Matters

Er Mohd Ismadi,
Director (Policy, Info & Corp Services)
Occupational Safety & Health Division
Ministry of Manpower

2016

ProBE+ 2015 |In Review|

WSH Report 2015

More Fatalities but Fewer Non-Fatal
Injuries at work in 2015

Number of workplace fatalities increased from 60 in 2014 to

66 in 2015.

Correspondingly workplace fatality rate increased from 1.8

per 100,000 employed person in 2014 to 1.9 in 2015.

Non-fatal injuries declined slightly from 2014.

Workplace Major Injuries dropped by 11% from 672 cases in
2014 to 597 in 2015. Minor Injuries also dropped by 9.1%
from 12,863 cases in 2014 to 11,688 in 2015

Construction remained top contributor of workplace fatalities

with 27 cases (41%) followed by Transportation and Storage
15 cases (23%)

Falls (Incl STF) remained leading incident type for Fatal cases
contributing 23 (35%) cases followed by Struck By Moving
Objects 10 (15%) and Work-related Traffic 10 (15%) cases.

DO cases involving Cranes increased by 83% from 12 in 2014

to 22 in 2015

BUS

2015 WSH PERFORMANCE

WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES
Fatality rate plateaued at 1.9 per 100,000 employed persons in 2015
71
67

70
No. of workplace fatal injuries

4.0

62

70

63

3.1

60

4.0
3.5

56

55

50

66

61

60

4.5

73

3.0
2.9

2.8

2.9

2.5

40
2.2

2.3

30

2.1

2.3

2.0
1.8

1.9

20

1.0

10
0

1.5

0.5
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

No. of workplace fatal Injuries

71

62

63

67

70

55

61

56

73

60

66

Fatal injury rate

4.0

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.3

1.8

1.9

0.0

Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Employed Persons

80

2015 WSH PERFORMANCE

WORKPLACE INJURIES
Injury rate saw a steady decline in recent years 9% reduction in 2015
16,000
14,000

600
517
460

469

12,000
No. of Workplace Injuries

500

446
411

387

407

418

405
364

10,000
8,000

400

300

6,000

200

4,000
100

2,000
0
Workplace Injuries
Workplace Injury rate

2005

2006

9,355

9,261

517

469

2007

2014

2015

10,018 11,072 10,834 10,319 10,121 11,113 11,901 13595

12351

460

2008
469

2009
446

2010
411

2011
387

2012
407

2013
418

405

364

Workplace Injuries per 100,000 employees

469

JAN 2016 WSH PERFORMANCE

Workplace Fatalities
in month of Jan 16

ACCIDENT SHARING | ENGAGEMENT

Sharing of
WSH Accidents
WSH Fatal
Accident

Accident Notification

Industry
Accident Site Visits

Accident Advisory

Prompt communication to industry to

prevent similar accidents from recurring
at other workplaces
Accident Notification is communicated
early through WSH Bulletin
Accident Advisory follows when more
information is available

Conducted by the industry, as part of

WSH Councils Accident Response
Framework
Conduct Site Walkabout together with
occupiers
Share WAH experience and how the WAH
risks can be eliminated or mitigated

WSH Regulations | ENGAGEMENT

Sharing of Updates and Consultation with the Industry
Design for Safety (DfS)
Engagement

The Institute of Engineers Singapore

organised a DfS Masterclass Seminar on
19 Jan 2016
Included Masterclass Workshop
conducted by DfS Expert from UK
WSH Council organised a DfS Forum on
24 Feb 2016 attended by 450 participants

WSH (Construction) Regulations

Focused Group Discussion

Held on 23 Feb 2016 to gather inputs and

feedback from 40 construction industry
stakeholders, including professional
associations, government agencies and
unions

Key areas discussed included Formwork

Safety and onsite Traffic Management

Falls | PROBE+ 2015

Sharing Best Practices of WAH Safety
WAH Clinics Series

WSH Forum: Inspection and

Accident Findings

3 WAH Clinics conducted for 400

participants

WSH Forum by MOM Inspectorate

conducted for more than 200 participants

Targeted engagement with smaller

groups of industry stakeholders

Raising awareness on WAH and other

regulatory requirements

Sharing of issues faced and learning from

one another on best practices

Sharing of accident case studies and how

to prevent recurrence

Falls | PROBE+ 2015

Capability Building and Enhancing Intervention Framework
WAH Toolkit

Operation Cormorant

New Launch

Pocket-sized Teaching Aid with daily

pointers on WAH safety
Help Supervisors enhance their
communication with workers during their
daily safety meetings
Industry-led project by WAH Taskforce
and Partners

Enforcement operation covering 1,150

workplaces with focus on WAH, crane
and traffic safety

More than 1,900 WSH contraventions

were uncovered and close to $450,000 in
fines were issued

Falls | PROBE+ 2015

Building Capabilities & Raising Awareness
Slips and Trips Evaluation
Programme (STEP)

Onsite WSH Assistance to 200 SME

employers to prevent STF accidents at
their workplaces
Increased understanding and immediate
rectification of STF hazards
Distribution of STF Safety Kit

Falls Prevention Campaign

400 participants attended the launch of

WSH Councils festive season campaign
Raise awareness on fall-related hazards
and the prevention measures
Industry speakers shared on falls
prevention best practices

CRANE SAFETY | PROBE+ 2015

Raising Awareness & Enhancing Intervention Framework
Crane Safety Symposium 2015

Attended by more than 300 stakeholders;

Supported by BCA, SCA, SCAL
Announcements:
1) Enhanced Medical Examination
requirements for crane operators
2) Specialised training course to raise
Competency of Mini Crane Operators

Operation Heron II

Focuses on the safe use of Cranes, safe

conduct of lifting operations and
functionality of safety devices
55 worksites were inspected between 15
October and 15 December 2015.

ProBE+ 2016 |Key Priority Areas|

PROBE+ 2016
KEY PRIORITY AREAS
Struck By
Moving Vehicle
Fatal Accidents

Falls Fatal
Accidents
25

20

64%

15

23

10

25

25

20

20

15

15

10

67%

14

83%
22

10

10

Crane-related
Dangerous
Occurrences

12

6
0

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

PROBE+ 2016
KEY PRIORITY AREAS
Top Incident Types

2015 Fatal Injuries

14

Falls from Heights

Slips, Trips & Falls

14%

Struck by Moving Objects- Vehicles

10

15%

Work-related Traffic

10

15%

Crane-related

8%

Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment

8%

21%

10

12

14

16

73% of all Fatal Injuries

15

PROBE+ 2016
KEY PRIORITY AREAS

% Fatalities due to
Falls trended
upwards in 2015
after attaining
steady
improvements since
2011

PROBE+ 2016
KEY PRIORITY AREAS
Falls
Prevention

Workplace
Traffic
Management

Crane
Safety

WAH Safety

Construction Worksite

Mobile Cranes

STF Prevention

Logistics & Transport

Crawler Cranes

FALLS | PROBE+ 2016

Upcoming Initiatives
Customised Engagement

Mobile WAH Clinic

WAH Safety house call to targeted worksites

Bite size learning to share WAH risks with

workers
Interactive WAH visuals and learning stations
for workers participation

Customised Engagement

Fall Prevention Conference

Prevention

Full-day Event organised in collaboration with

WAH Taskforce and Partners
Sectoral-based Interactive Workshops focusing
on Behavioral & Observation Intervention
Approach to WAH Safety

TRAFFIC SAFETY | PROBE+ 2016

Upcoming Initiatives
Customised Engagement

Co-create WSH Solution

Workplace Traffic Safety

Management Sectoral Forums

TrafficSAFE Pilot Programme

On-Site Assistance Visits to assess workplace

traffic management and showcase best
practices in traffic safety systems and
solutions
Conduct Trials featuring Traffic Safety
Technology with selected companies

Coming together of workplace Traffic

Management Practitioners to share best
practices with industry

Collaborations with industry partners to

organise Thematic Workshops on workplace
Traffic Management

TRAFFIC SAFETY | PROBE+ 2016

Upcoming Initiatives
Co-create WSH Solution

Co-create WSH Solution

Guide on Safe Driving Tips

Traffic Safety Solutioning Sessions

Solutioning sessions with companies with

Vocational Riders and Heavy Vehicles Drivers

Notebook with safe driving tips for

Vocational Drivers

First session completed in Feb 2016. Findings

to be shared with industry

Session on Heavy Vehicle coming soon

Collaboration with Traffic Police and

Singapore Road Safety Council to step up
efforts with companies to improve on traffic
safety

CRANE SAFETY | PROBE+ 2016

Upcoming Initiatives
Customised Engagement

Annual Crane Safety Symposium

For various personnel involved in the business, management and usage of

cranes
Sharing of WSH Performance of the crane industry and best practices on
crane safety

FY16 WORKPLAN | PROBE+ 2016

Q1 FY16

Customised
Engagement

Traffic Mgt
Sectoral
Forums

Co-create
WSH
Solutions

Enforce &
Monitor

Q2 FY16

Q3 FY16

Q4 FY16

Mobile WAH
Safety Clinics

Falls Prevention
Conference

Crane Safety
Symposium

TrafficSAFE Pilot Programme

Traffic Management
Technology Trial

WAH Ops

Workplace
Traffic Mgt

Crane
Safety Ops

THANK YOU