IS428 2016-17 Term1 Assign2 Tan Yong Kiong Alson

Abstract

Under the Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act is an essential part of a framework to cultivate good safety habits in all individuals, so as to create a strong safety culture in workplaces. The WSH statistics, which are reported and published every mid-year and full-year, provides the latest findings on the workplace safety and health performance in Singapore. The data used were collated from incident reports made by employers, occupiers and medical practitioners in the fulfillment of their obligations under Singapore's Workplace Safety and Health Act and Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations.

Motivation

In a commemorative book published by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division last year, Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong mentioned that even one workplace injury is one too many, and economic progress should not come at a cost of compromising the worker's safety and health. This comment is echoed by Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim Swee Say, who announced a call to action by implementing Vision Zero, to create safer and healthier workplaces for all workers in Singapore.