Lead Trainer – R MURALITHARAN

Synopsis:

Workplace Safety and Health Act is a legislation in all countries to protect the rights of the workforce. This is a vehicle to prevent any Safety and Health hazards and the consequences in failing to prevent such harm. It outlines the key features that underscores the various issues and the consequences thereof in damage claims and so forth for not taking assessable preventive measures.

This program helps to harmonise the various elements and to assure commonality in WSH Act provisions for the greater good. Even further, setting targets for example 1.0 per 100,000 workers by certain time frame and to aspire to achieve in line with the safest countries in the world. The institution of as an example “WSH 2028” vision which sets out a 10-year WSH strategy for WSH in workplaces to be aligned and to be in congruence to a aspiration vision.

This 2-day, 6-hour Webinar aims to serve as a refresher on WSH-related laws to provide a comprehensive coverage on even a Vision WSH for the workforce.

Program Description:

Workplace Safety and Health Acts in many countries including in Singapore act as the lever and a compliance tool and mechanism. The development of Safety and Health Policy Objectives and the institution of many procedures and practices are a direct result of complying with such legal requirements and to align and conform thereof.

The principles are therefore an essential base to understand and appreciate for all WSH Professionals not only in Singapore but applicable in many countries. Based on these principles and visioning the future lies the effective management of the Safety and Health function and to assure every step is taken to prevent any reportable incidents or accidents from arising.

It is thus an appropriate rules based system that allows effective preventive measures and to see a continual development as changes in the workplace environment take on many challenges now and the future.

Program Objective:

Day 1 Understanding the purpose of the Workplace Safety and Health Act (3 Hours)

• Understanding the guiding principles and key features
• Key provisions of the Act
• What the Act Covers?
• Responsibilities of Stakeholders – spliced with Case Studies based on recent cases

Day 2 – WSH 2028 Vision – Strategic Outcomes (3 Hours)

• Overview of Vision WSH 2028
• Target – Strengthen WSH Ownership
• Enhance Focus on Workplace Health
• Technological Integration for a safer future

Alignment to CPD Development

The evolution of Safety and Health principles are reflected in the legislative acts of many countries. It surfaced as a healthy oversight rules based system to protect each and every human live in the workplace.

Understanding the legislative WSH Act is a fundamental for each WSH Professionals to know and appreciate and to assure an alignment to the provisions to assure the currency of the rules based system and compliance thereof.

Many cases of failures in WSH oversight and the consequences thereof and the hefty fines and even jail terms are reflected in the cases spliced in between the principles and the rationale on the court decision. It is therefore fundamental as part of WSH duties to understand and appreciate such rules and to assure its necessary compliance as an effective rules based system tool and to align to good WSH practices.