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IntroductionAbout The Singapore WSH Conference 2018

Messages• Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore• Chairman, Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Programme

Speakers and Abstracts

Marketplace

General Information• Location Map (Suntec)• Conference Venue• Mobile App• Useful Information• Concurrent Exhibition

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Introduction

About The Singapore WSH Conference 2018

How do we apply and adapt technology to manage WSH risks in a smart nation?

In the new world of WSH, what are the common health issues? Is it possible toachieve well-being through work?

How should we manage WSH in a transforming workplace?

What can we do to improve our WSH performance to meet our new target of less than 1.0 by 2028?

How does the new millennial workforce view WSH?

How do we face challenges of automation and the gig economy?

The role of WSH Professionals in workplaces is obvious but will the role evolve in the age of transformation?

Debuting in 2010, The Singapore WSH Conference was established as a premier platform for workplace safety and health (WSH) stakeholders across the region. This year, the Conference is designed to get you excited about our future workforce and workplaces and what needs to be transformed to achieve Vision Zero.

Join discussions with renowned WSH experts, leaders and practitioners at the Conference for insights and solutions on capability building, ownership, technologies, partnership and health. The fifth edition of this biennial Conference is expected to bring together more than 800 delegates from across the region and industries. Be equipped to be WSH ready for the future!

The Singapore WSH Conference 2018 is co-organised by the WSH Council, Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

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Mrs Josephine TeoMinister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore

Messages

Welcome to The Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference 2018. This year’s theme is “Transforming for the Future — Healthy Workforce, Safe Workplaces”.

Singapore has made good progress in our WSH journey. However, we want to do better. We have set ourselves the target of reducing the workplace fatal injury rate to less than 1.0 per 100,000 workers, the level achieved by the world’s leading countries in WSH performance. We will also benchmark our workplaces against the best in the world in the way they manage the safety and health of their workers.

To achieve this, our WSH ecosystem must be transformed in five ways:

1. Our business leaders must take full ownership for WSH outcomes and see it as an integral part of business success;

2. Our workers at every level must have improved capabilities for identifying WSH risks and preventing incidents;

3. Our companies must increase focus on workplace health to better prevent occupational diseases and enable safer working lives;

4. Our regulation must be complemented by a new emphasis on partnership, so that enforcement and education work in concert to improve WSH performance; and

5. Our ability to detect, monitor and prevent WSH incidents must be significantly enhanced by the pervasive use of technology.

I am glad that The Singapore WSH Conference 2018 will bring together international and local experts to discuss these issues. The International Advisory Panel will also share its insights on tried and tested WSH solutions, as well as emerging best practices. Let us strive to make every workplace safer and healthier for all.

I wish everyone a fruitful Conference.

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Welcome to The Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference 2018. In its fifth edition, this biennial Conference provides a platform for industry leaders, government officials, WSH practitioners and management representatives from around the world to share insights and discuss strategies on key WSH developments and emerging trends impacting our workforce and workplaces.

The theme for this year’s Conference is “Transforming for the Future — Healthy Workforce, Safe Workplaces”. In an era of economic development where technological disruption is pervasive, businesses today have no choice but to transform themselves to survive in this age of accelerated change. Companies have to change the way they operate and refine their business models. In tandem with the transformation, there are new ways that we can elevate our WSH practices and overcome WSH challenges.

We are pleased to have gathered more than 30 distinguished speakers of diverse backgrounds to share their views and experiences on how we can transform our workplaces and future-ready our WSH practices. They will speak on a range of topics, such as how new technologies can be harnessed to bring about safer, healthier and more productive workplaces, and if the traditional boundaries of our WSH legislation will remain relevant as our workplaces transform and the demographics of our workers change.

Conference speakers will also share on the progress of the Vision Zero movement and how the culture of care, prevention and trust can be imbued into businesses. There will also be discussions on what companies can do to positively impact employees’ health, and the importance of not only investing, but also integrating safety, occupational health and well-being of workers. Our youths will also share their perspectives on WSH and contribute ideas on how to tackle WSH challenges in future workplaces.

I look forward to your contribution of ideas and sharing of experience to enrich the discussions at the Conference. Together, we are poised to create innovative WSH solutions for an inclusive future.

I wish all delegates an insightful and fruitful Conference ahead.

Mr John NgChairman,Workplace Safety and Health Council,Singapore

Programme

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Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address

Opening Address

Keynote Address

Tea Break

Plenary 1:What everyone must know about workplace transformation — Future-ready WSH

Lunch

Symposium 1:Vision Zero or zero vision?

Tea Break

Plenary 2:WSH inspection challenges in the midst of workplace transformation

Symposium 2:WSH partnership in times of workplace transformation

Day 1 (29 Aug, Wed)

Day 2 (30 Aug, Thurs)

Symposium 3:WSH Professionals in the next decade

Tea Break

Plenary 3:Healthy workplaces or health apocalypse?

Lunch

Symposium 5:New world of WSH — Well-beingthrough work

Tea Break

WSH 2028: WSH Transformation for Singapore

International Advisory Panel Recommendations for WSH 2028

Closing Address

Networking Dinner

Symposium 4:Managing WSH in atransforming workplace

Symposium 6:Voices of the new millennial workforce

Time

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

9:05 AM – 9:15 AM

9:15 AM – 9:25 AM

9:25 AM – 10:05 AM

10:05 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Day 1 (29 Aug, Wed)

Programme

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Welcome AddressMr John NgChairman, Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Opening AddressMrs Josephine TeoMinister for Manpower andSecond Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore

Keynote AddressIs change transformational?Ar Ong Tze BoonGroup Executive Chairman, ONG&ONG Group; and Immediate Past President, Singapore Institute of Architects

Tea Break

Plenary 1:What everyone must know about workplace transformation — Future-ready WSHModerator: Er Ho Siong HinCommissioner for Workplace Safety and Health; andDivisional Director, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

From PPE to well-being at work: Finland’s WSH transformation journey Mr Wiking HusbergFormer Ministerial Adviser,Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

Future workplace — Are you WSH ready?Mr Douglas FooPresident, Singapore Manufacturing Federation; andFounder and Chairman, Sakae Holdings Ltd, Singapore

Future workforce; future-ready WSHMr S ThiagarajanGeneral Manager,Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Panel Discussion

Lunch

Venue

Level 3, Concourse

Hall 405

Hall 403/404

Hall 405

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Time

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Programme

Symposium 1:Vision Zero or zero vision?Moderator: Dr Walter EichendorfPresident, German Road Safety Council (DVR)

Sustaining the global Vision Zero MovementMr Helmut EhnesSecretary General, International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on Prevention in the Mining Industry (ISSA Mining), Germany

Vision Zero — Mission impossible? Mr Yam Ah MeeChief Executive Officer,Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd, Singapore

Our Vision Zero journey from boardroom to fieldMr Bernard OngDirector of Operations, Vopak Terminals Singapore

Panel Discussion

Symposium 2:WSH partnership in times of workplace transformationModerator: Mr Melvin YongAssistant Secretary-General,Director (Workplace Safety and Health); andDirector (Tripartism),National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)

How the ILO partners for progress on OSH preventionMr Nicholas J LevintowChief Technical Advisor, SafeYouth@Work Project,International Labour Organization (ILO), Switzerland

The key to occupational safety and health excellence in Hong KongMs Bonnie Yau Executive Director,Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong SAR, China

Partnership as the way forward for SingaporeMr Karl HamannChief Executive Officer,QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore

Panel Discussion

Tea Break

Venue

Hall 405

Hall 404

Hall 403/404

Time

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Programme

Plenary 2:WSH inspection challenges in the midst ofworkplace transformationModerator: Ms Kala AnandarajahPartner, Head, Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice; andLead Partner, Corporate Governance Practice, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

The role of the WSH regulator — Referee or coach? Mr Kevin MyersPresident, International Association of Labour Inspection

Disruption, harmony and WSH: Strategic insightsfrom AustraliaMs Michelle BaxterChief Executive Officer, Safe Work Australia

The future of WSH enforcement Mr Silas SngDeputy Divisional Director, Occupational Safety andHealth Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Challenges and opportunities for labour inspectorate in the Russian FederationMr Ivan ShklovetsDeputy Director General,Federal Service on Labour and Employment (Rostrud), Russia

Panel Discussion

Venue

Hall 405

End of Day 1

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Symposium 3:WSH Professionals in the next decadeModerator: Dr Sven TimmHead of Section, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV); and Vice-President, International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on Information for Prevention

The role of the WSH Professional in occupational healthDr Jukka TakalaPresident, International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH)

Innovate or perish?Mr Chan Yew KwongDirector (Special Duties), Occupational Safety andHealth Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Deepening the capabilities of the WSH ProfessionalMr Seet Choh SanSecretary Treasurer, International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO); andHonorary President, Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO); and Chairman, Singapore Accord Steering Committee

Panel Discussion

Symposium 4:Managing WSH in a transforming workplaceModerator: Ms Kwee Wei LinHead, Hotels, Pontiac Land Group, Singapore

Driving transformational WSH change in the workplaceMr Tony Lombardo Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Lendlease, Singapore

Keppel: Shaping a safer futureMr R K Jaggi Head, Group Health, Safety and Environment,Keppel Corporation Ltd, Singapore

Making room for transformation —A workplace safety and health perspective Ms Margaret Heng Executive Director, Singapore Hotel Association (SHA);Chief Executive, Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC)

Panel Discussion

Tea Break

Time

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Day 2 (30 Aug, Thurs)

Venue

Hall 405

Hall 404

Hall 403/404

Time

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Programme

Plenary 3:Healthy workplaces or health apocalypse?Moderator: Prof Chia Kee SengProfessor and Founding Dean, Saw Swee Hock School ofPublic Health, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Breaking silos in workplace healthMr Zee Yoong KangChief Executive Officer,Health Promotion Board, Singapore

Operationalising Total Workplace Safety and HealthProf Chia Sin EngSenior Consultant, Total WSH,Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Panel DiscussionMr Ashish AnupamPresident and Chief Executive Officer,Natsteel Holdings Pte Ltd

Dr Ng Wee TongSenior Consultant, Occupational and Aviation Medicine; andMedical Director (Integrated Workplace Safety and Health),ST Healthcare

Ms K ThanaletchimiMember, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC),Central Committee; and President, Healthcare ServicesEmployees’ Union

Lunch

Symposium 5:New world of WSH — Well-being through workModerator: Dr Gan Siok LinSenior Consultant, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Korea’s perspective of well-being through workDr Park Doo YongPresident,Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA)

Well-being for all employeesDr Bernard ThioMedical Director, Occupational Health and Safety,Fullerton Healthcare Group, Singapore

Venue

Hall 405

Hall 403/404

Hall 405

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Social Security Organization’s (SOCSO) Return to Work Framework and the SOCSO Rehabilitation CentreMs Gayathri VadivelHead of Employment Services Department, Employment Insurance Office, Social Security Organization (SOCSO), Malaysia

Symposium 6:Voices of the new millennial workforce

Connecting the dots… Work. Safety. HealthMs Jasmine Tan Hwee GekGraduate, National University of Singapore

Technology. Innovation. Design. For safer workplacesMs Siti Hajar Binte SalimWorkplace Safety and Health Inspector,Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Culture eats strategy for breakfastMs Rycelyn Ang Si QiStudent, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore

Tea Break

WSH 2028: WSH Transformation for SingaporeMr John NgChairman, WSH 2028 Committee

International Advisory Panel Recommendations for WSH 2028Members of the International Advisory Panel

Closing AddressMr Zaqy MohamadMinister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Networking Dinner

Time

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Venue

Hall 405

Hall 404

Hall 403/404

Hall 405

Hall 405

Marina Mandarin Ballroom, Level 1

End of Day 2

Speakersand

Abstracts

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Keynote Address

Day 1

Is change transformational?

In this age of innovation and disruption, companies need to be agile to shift their corporate mindset from making incremental change to transformational change; making a “leapfrog” to beyond.

Ar Ong Tze BoonGroup Executive Chairman, ONG&ONG Group; and Immediate Past President, Singapore Institute of Architects

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Future workplace — Are you WSH ready?To maintain a competitive edge in a global economy, companies need to innovate and adapt their workplaces continually. Technology will be a key driver in the transformation of workplaces as it is increasingly being adopted to develop new work processes and tools. It is paramount that the application of new technologies in the workplace harmonise safety and productivity. How can we harness new technologies to push new frontiers, and bring about safer, healthier and more productive workplaces? How are jobs expected to change when workplaces transform?

From PPE to well-being at work:Finland’s WSH transformation journeyFinland’s major WSH reform in 1973 included increased resources, social dialogue, better monitoring and research combined with information and training at workplaces. The focus moved from machine safety, occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems to well-being at work. Cooperation with the labour market partners at national and workplace levels was an essential part of the reform. Reliable statistics and no-fault compensation ensured good targeting of resources. Information campaigns and rejection of a blaming culture have strengthened a culture of prevention. Early calculations of benefits of OSH investments promoted good working conditions among employers. In-depth calculations of cost of lost labour input and the need to attract and motivate workers have increased focus on well-being at work. Still, we cannot forget that safe working conditions is a basic human right and zero accidents is a commonly accepted target.

Mr Wiking HusbergFormer Ministerial Adviser,Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

Mr Douglas FooPresident, Singapore Manufacturing Federation; and Founder and Chairman, Sakae Holdings Ltd, Singapore

What everyone must know about workplace transformation —Future-ready WSH

Day 1: Plenary 1

Future workforce; future-ready WSHChanging workforce demographics, including ageing workers, and the emerging gig economy are important considerations in strengthening safeguards for WSH. Against this backdrop, the tripartite partners — employers, government and unions — have been engaged, both individually and collectively, to raise standards to secure safer workplaces and a healthier workforce in Singapore. Drawing on case examples, the presentation will highlight ideas and possibilities to enhance WSH for a more inclusive future.

Mr S Thiagarajan General Manager,Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Moderator

Er Ho Siong HinCommissioner for Workplace Safety and Health; and Divisional Director,Occupational Safety and Health Division,Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

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Sustaining the global Vision Zero Movement The Vision Zero prevention strategy saw an astonishing momentum at its global launch during the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work and the following regional launches. In the wake of these dynamics and opportunities,the presentation will discuss future options to carry on the Vision Zero Movement. These include:

• Further development of existing Vision Zero tools.• Usage of the Vision Zero Guide as a quality guideline for contractors and partners.• Involvement of a wide audience by incentive models.• Increasing involvement of a wider array of stakeholders.• Structural extension of participating regions or countries.• Chances for social security institutions to include efficient prevention in their services.• Involvement of policymakers.• Integration of education facilities — universities, trade schools, and earlier levels.• Vision Zero in fair supply chains.

Mr Helmut Ehnes Secretary General, International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) onPrevention in the Mining Industry (ISSA Mining), Germany

Vision Zero or zero vision?

Day 1: Symposium 1

Vision Zero — Mission impossible?Implementing Vision Zero in the construction industry seemed impossible, especially when the construction industry was traditionally known for three Ds — Dirty, Demanding and Dangerous. With more than 25 fatalities per year since 2012, the WSH performance of the construction industry remained stagnant with no improvement in sight. In 2015, associations in the construction industry decided that they would rally their members to implement Vision Zero and work towards achieving a fatality rate of 1.8 by 2018 for their industry. Through implementing their action plans and rallying their members, the construction industry achieved a quantum decrease in the fatality rate from 5.4 in 2015 to 2.6 in 2017. Mission impossible? Think again. However, the journey doesn’t stop here. Our task is to ensure that improvements achieved are sustained and the prevention mindset is ingrained in all stakeholders from developers to workers.

Mr Yam Ah Mee Chief Executive Officer,Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd,Singapore

Mr Bernard Ong Director of Operations,Vopak Terminals Singapore

Our Vision Zero journey from boardroom to fieldIn the drive for Vision Zero, commitment and buy-in across the entire organisation is critical. In this session, the speaker will share how Vopak, the world’s leading independent tank storage company, is building a culture of care for safety, health and environment (SHE), from boardroom to field.

Moderator

Dr Walter Eichendorf President,German Road Safety Council (DVR)

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WSH partnership in times of workplace transformation

Day 1: Symposium 2

The key to occupational safety and health excellence inHong Kong Hong Kong has been seeing a declining occupational injury trend in recent decades. Such achievement is largely due to multi-party collaborative efforts, including employers, employees, professional bodies, government departments and strategic partners. Looking into the future, where resources are limited but demands are increasing, collaboration becomes even more crucial to attaining results.

Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) has championed many collaborative schemes. As forms follow functions, collaboration could take many possible forms to best serve its objectives. A candid sharing will shed light on factors affecting success of collaboration, issues that hinder collaborative progress, and so on. Experience shows that developing and maintaining good network is key to proliferating collaborations. There are many benefits from working together, for example, it could lead to new ways to tackle issues and innovations. As Michael Jordan, a renowned former professional basketball player, once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

How the ILO partners for progress on OSH preventionThe International Labour Organization (ILO) is based on the principles of partnership, namely, tripartism, which consists of dialogue and cooperation between governments, employers and workers to formulate and implement international labour standards. The ILO promotes tripartite cooperation at national level to design and implement economic, social and labour policies. Tripartite consultations ensure greater cooperation among the national tripartite partners and build consensus on key policies. This social dialogue is a critical tool in promoting and achieving decent work, inclusive development and social cohesion, and it encourages good governance. Tripartite social dialogue also plays the key role in areas such as social security governance, promoting international labour standards, addressing non-standard forms of employment and gender equality, and building a culture of occupational safety and health (OSH) prevention. Recent examples of how tripartism works to strengthen OSH protection for young workers demonstrate that strong partnerships hold the key to national OSH progress.

Mr Nicholas J Levintow Chief Technical Advisor, SafeYouth@Work Project, International LabourOrganization (ILO),Switzerland

Ms Bonnie Yau Executive Director,Occupational Safety and Health Council,Hong Kong SAR, China

Moderator

Mr Melvin YongAssistant Secretary-General,Director (Workplace Safety and Health); andDirector (Tripartism),National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)

Mr Karl Hamann Chief Executive Officer,QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore

Partnership as the way forward for SingaporeImproving Singapore’s WSH landscape and further reinforcing WSH outcomes is not the sole responsibility of the government. It requires collaborative partnerships of various key stakeholders such as work injury compensation insurers, healthcare institutions, technology providers, research institutes, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Partnerships among these stakeholders are important as they can complement each other to help refine and implement the WSH framework. These stakeholder partnerships can be further nurtured to improve WSH outcomes through better incentives, more efficient processes, facilitating return to work, adoption of technology, undertaking research to solve current and emerging WSH problems, and collaboration to provide assurance and recourse for injured workers. The highest goal of these partnerships is in protecting lives, and ensuring a safe working environment for all workers.

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The role of the WSH regulator — Referee or coach?This presentation will explore the role and craft of Labour Inspectors — emphasising that they do not just inspect! It will consider societal perceptions about their role and purpose and how these may help or hinder them to deliver against societal expectations. Inspectorates are invariably under-resourced in comparison with the expectations placed on them by society and politicians (and themselves!). This means that they need to be smart in terms of prioritising and segmenting the industries and risks they regulate and in the choice of the most appropriate tools and intervention techniques they deploy.

Mr Kevin Myers President,International Association ofLabour Inspection

Disruption, harmony and WSH:Strategic insights from Australia While we stand at a new frontier of WSH — in a world where work is changing at a dizzying pace, where disruption and transformation now inform the decisions we make about WSH — the most important thing has not changed at all.Every worker deserves to go home healthy and live a working life free from harm. Workers who have recovered from work injuries also deserve to return to safe work. These are universal rights, rights that remain absolute in the face of change, uncertainty, new jobs and fresh technologies and innovative ways of doing work.

Speaker will share how Australia is examining and tackling these challenges and harnessing these opportunities. She will provide insights into the megatrends that look likely to disrupt the Australian workforce over the next 20 years, and the possible impacts on how Australia will develop WSH and workers’ compensation policy and strategies, with a particular focus on the often vexed issue of work-related psychological health and safety.

Ms Michelle BaxterChief Executive Officer,Safe Work Australia

WSH inspection challenges in the midst of workplace transformation

Day 1: Plenary 2

Mr Silas Sng Deputy Divisional Director, Occupational Safety andHealth Division,Ministry of Manpower,Singapore

Mr Ivan Shklovets Deputy Director General, Federal Service on Labour and Employment (Rostrud), Russia

The future of WSH enforcement The word enforcement connotes a focus on compliance to prevailing rules and regulations. In the realm of WSH, the objective of enforcement is to get employers to manage WSH risks effectively so that no one gets hurt. To this end, we have used a variety of strategies to get employers to “see the light” themselves or “feel the heat” from enforcement. But in a world where resources are finite, there is always a need to balance between the reach of the enforcement arm versus the depth of our enforcement intervention.

This presentation will discuss the effectiveness of Ministry of Manpower’s enforcement strategies and new approaches that may help further improve Singapore’s WSH performance.

Challenges and opportunities for labour inspectoratein the Russian Federation Speaker will provide information about the current situation and challenges in the sphere of labour supervision and inspection in the Russian Federation. In an attempt to overcome and eliminate the challenges, Federal Service for Employment and Labor (Rostrud) is involved in the federal project on reforming of control and supervisory activity, as well as leading its own projects and strategies: development and launch of a checklist system, measuring effectiveness and efficiency of supervisory activities and prevention. Speaker will emphasise existing challenges and their solutions.

Moderator

Ms Kala Anandarajah Partner, Head,Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice; andLead Partner, Corporate Governance Practice,Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

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The role of the WSH Professional in occupational healthWSH Professionals have a key role in supporting the stakeholders.

Methods:Latest data point out that occupational health has become a key point in terms of workforce disorders. These have been widely analysed in Singapore and globally using comprehensive indicators.

Results: In Singapore, some 1,400 workers lose their lives annually of which only a fraction is caused by injuries and the rest by occupational cancer, work-related cardiovascular diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma at work and other disorders. Burden: 3.5% to 3.8% of the GDP. Average real retirement age is much lower than the expected 67-plus years.

Recommendations:• Better risk assessment and management related to health at work;• Total WSH — measures;• Increase capability of WSH Professionals; and• Cross-collaboration with all occupational health service experts.

Dr Jukka Takala President,International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH)

WSH Professionals in the next decade

Day 2: Symposium 3

Innovate or perish?The integration of computation, networking and physical processes that characterises the 4th Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) brings new challenges to WSH. Industry 4.0, which is also an era of the Internet of Things, can lead to new and emerging WSH risks in the workplace. These same advanced technologies, however, also create enhancements to WSH monitoring and surveillance systems that will contribute to better management and effective control of WSH risks. As a result, we can leverage on these technologies to build safer workplaces of the future.

Many companies are adopting these advanced technologies to improve productivity and WSH. Are WSH Professionals plugged in to Industry 4.0 and ready to play a leading role to help companies utilise these technologies to innovate and improve WSH? Or will these technologies enable companies to self-manage WSH and lead to the extinction of the WSH profession?

Mr Chan Yew Kwong Director (Special Duties), Occupational Safety and Health Division,Ministry of Manpower,Singapore

Moderator

Dr Sven Timm Head of Section, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV); andVice-President, International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on Information for Prevention

Mr Seet Choh SanSecretary Treasurer, International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO); and Honorary President,Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO); andChairman, Singapore Accord Steering Committee

Deepening the capabilities of the WSH ProfessionalThis session provides an overview of international and localframeworks for WSH Professionals. The Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO) will share its plan to reform and enhance the role of a WSH Professional, including how emerging skills can be introduced through the SISO Career Progression Pathway (CPP). The benefit of expertise sharing across industry sectors will also be emphasised and why this may be the fastest way to broaden and deepen learning for the WSH Professional.

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Managing WSH in a transforming workplace

Day 2: Symposium 4

Keppel: Shaping a safer future Safety is a core value in Keppel. Guided by its core values and operating principles, the Group’s corporate mission is to deliver solutions for sustainable urbanisation profitably, safely and responsibly.

Speaker will share Keppel’s experience in putting in place strategic initiatives to create a high performing safety culture to support the Group’s business drive to provide innovative solutions for sustainable urbanisation. He will also touch on strategies and measures currently being taken to incorporate health, safety and environmental considerations into business transformation plans going forward.

Driving transformational WSH change in the workplace To drive transformational WSH change in the workplace, there are three key factors:

1. Demonstrating safety leadership;2. Caring enough to act; and3. Having a strategy to drive sustainable change.

When a company possesses all three, its WSH culture will be generative and best-in-class safety practices will be created. With a mindset that every accident is preventable and everyone has the right to go home safely, Lendlease will share its safety management framework and how it empowers its staff and contractor workers to be proactive to create safe workplaces that care. Lendlease will also share how it implements strategies that drive safe outcomes through better design (e.g., Design for Safety [DfS]) and technology (e.g., Building Information Modelling [BIM]).

Mr R K Jaggi Head, Group Health,Safety and EnvironmentKeppel Corporation Ltd,Singapore

Mr Tony Lombardo Chief Executive Officer,Asia, Lendlease,Singapore

Moderator

Ms Kwee Wei Lin Head, Hotels, Pontiac Land Group,Singapore

Ms Margaret Heng Executive Director, SingaporeHotel Association (SHA); andChief Executive,Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC)

Making room for transformation —A workplace safety and health perspective Change is the only constant and this certainly holds true in our world today. With technology being the prime driver of change, transformation is taking place at an accelerated pace — Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and robotics are just some of the change forces that have impacted the way we live, work and play. What does this mean for us at work? For hotels, new work processes and methods of service delivery are emerging to better cater to guests’ changing needs. As we continue to push the boundary for change, one key aspect is to ensure that safety and health measures for our employees are evolving in response to a transforming hotel workplace. This presentation will profile examples of what some hotels have been and are still doing to make sure that the WSH measures are in place.

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Prof Chia Sin Eng Senior Consultant,Total WSH, Workplace Safety and Health Council, Singapore

Operationalising Total Workplace Safety and Health Singapore’s population is rapidly ageing coupled with recent fall in fertility rates. Labour market is tight and supply of foreign workers is limited. As individuals age, the likelihood of developing chronic diseases and ill-health naturally increases. How does one manage an ageing workforce with increasing likelihood ofill-health and continue to ensure productivity at the workplace? Are there ways by which we can keep our workforce healthy?

We believe the answer to this question is the Total Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) approach. Total WSH is a holistic and integrated approach to manage the interaction between work, safety and health to promote the well-being of workers. This presentation will share how the Total WSH approach is the means to avert the health apocalypse and ensure that workplaces remain healthy.

Breaking silos in workplace health Implementing WSH programmes makes good business sense for employers. A healthier workforce has greater focus at work, a lower incidence of absenteeism, and higher engagement levels; leading to greater economic productivity, safer workplaces, and better employee retention. HPB partners key public agencies, unions, employers, developers and other relevant parties to drive efforts in impacting the health and safety of workers. Companies are in an ideal position to positively impact employees’ well-being through actively promoting the importance of health and safety to employees.A pervasive culture focused on health and safety is important to nudge the workforce into better health and safety outcomes.

Mr Zee Yoong Kang Chief Executive Officer,Health Promotion Board, Singapore

Healthy workplaces or health apocalypse?

Day 2: Plenary 3

Mr Ashish AnupamPresident and Chief Executive Officer,Natsteel Holdings Pte Ltd

Dr Ng Wee TongSenior Consultant, Occupational andAviation Medicine; andMedical Director (Integrated Workplace Safety and Health), ST Healthcare

Ms K ThanaletchimiMember, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC),Central Committee; andPresident, Healthcare Services Employees’ Union

Moderator

Prof Chia Kee Seng Professor and Founding Dean,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Panellists

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New world of WSH — Well-being through work

Day 2: Symposium 5

Well-being for all employeesObjective advantages are realised through encouraging and enabling employment and continued employment despite circumstances and impediments to health and well-being through injury and disability, chronic disease, illnesses and ageing demographics.

Strategies in Returning to Work (RTW) through occupational medical assessments following transient and permanent disability, supportively managed and affordable recovery and effective rehabilitation processes, have proven successful in re-establishing a return to a sustainable and satisfactory employment.

However, the greatest challenge to RTW is experienced in attaining re-employment as a result of mental illness and an ageing workforce. A cultural shift towards a greater acceptance of re-employment associated with mental illness is necessary.

One of the major challenges facing Singapore is our ageing workforce. By the year 2030, 1 in 4 Singaporeans would be 65 years and older. But a disconcerting average of eight years would be expected to be spent in ill-health; living without work with ongoing economic expenditure.

Do we have solutions towards well-being through work?

Dr Bernard ThioMedical Director,Occupational Health and Safety,Fullerton Healthcare Group,Singapore

Korea’s perspective of well-being through workThe significance of workers’ well-being has been re-recognised in the low-birth-rapid-ageing era in Korea. Workplace well-being is not only a matter of personal or family life but also a matter of business and national competitiveness and sustainability since the overall exposure to health hazards in the workplace affects workers’ health for their working life as well as their lives after retirement. Overall, policy and institutional systems of Korea’s approach to workers’ well-being will be presented at the national levels. For approach at the business level, a case report will be made on how the debate on occupational cancers in the semiconductor industry is being resolved by incorporating workers well-being system.

Dr Park Doo Yong President,Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA)

Moderator

Dr Gan Siok LinSenior Consultant,Occupational Safety and Health Division,Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Ms Gayathri Vadivel Head of Employment Services Department, Employment Insurance Office, Social Security Organization (SOCSO),Malaysia

Social Security Organization’s (SOCSO) Return to Work Framework and the SOCSO Rehabilitation CentreSpeaker will share about Social Security Organization’s (SOCSO) Return to Work (RTW) Framework and the approaches of SOCSO Tun Razak Rehabilitation Centre where its building and landscape designs, operations, technology, and work culture complements the biopsychosocial approach and SOCSO’s RTW Framework while providing a journey of healing to its patients. SOCSO Tun Razak Rehabilitation Centre is fully owned by the SOCSO Malaysia; a statutory body governing the employment injury insurance, invalidity pension scheme, self-employed accident insurance, and employment insurance schemes in Malaysia. SOCSO insures over 400,000 employers and over 7 million workers.

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Technology. Innovation. Design. For safer workplacesWe are entering an era of digitalisation and technological advancement. How can we adopt such innovations to help enhance WSH and reduce workplace fatal injuries? Technology is constantly evolving, so are hazards and risks. When one hazard is eliminated, another creeps in. How far can we go with technology to completely eradicate risks/ hazards at workplaces, or can we not?

Speaker will present from her work experience, as a young inspector with the Ministry of Manpower, examples of technology, innovations and designs that can help improve future WSH.

Voices of the new millennial workforce

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Ms Siti Hajar Binte SalimWorkplace Safety and Health Inspector,Ministry of Manpower,Singapore

Ms Jasmine Tan Hwee GekGraduate,National University of Singapore

Moderators

Mr Shawn Tan Jun HaoStudent,Singapore ManagementUniversity

Ms Cassandra Seow XinyiStudent,Singapore ManagementUniversity

Ms Yong Wen Xin Student,Singapore University of Technology and Design

Ms Sheree Tan Chun Yee Student,Singapore Polytechnic

Mr Quek Xian ChunStudent,Singapore Polytechnic

Ms Karina Hemindra Tanubrata WSH Manager,Ngee Ann Polytechnic,Singapore

Ms Joanne Chu Bao YingStudent,Ngee Ann Polytechnic,Singapore

Session Speakers:

Connecting the dots… Work. Safety. HealthSingapore is facing an ageing population. There is a need to care for our ageing kin (i.e., parents, older siblings, aunts, uncles). As youths enter the workforce, presumably assuming supervisory role positions, the onus is on youths to care for their older colleagues. Absenteeism resulting from ill-health of these older workers will have an impact on a company’s resources (e.g., manpower to cover duty assignments). Youths must remain fit and healthy so that they do not, themselves, become a liability to other colleagues and the company.

Speaker, a fresh graduate from NUS, will sharelife-changing experiences to connect the dots. She will also impart her “concoction” on how youths can maintain well-being at no extra cost.

Culture eats strategy for breakfastWith individuals taking responsibility over their safety and health, and the advancement of technology and ergonomic designs for infrastructure safety, a key agent to ensuring a holistic WSH in any organisation is the need to build a WSH culture from young. Creating a culture is more than simply setting values and a vision. One needs to live the culture so that it becomes a part of everything one does. Children are like sponges — they are ever ready to absorb new information. However, building a generation of safe- and health-conscious workers is not an easy feat or an overnight effort. It takes concerted and consistent effort to nurture safety consciousness from young and ensure its sustainability into adulthood.

Speaker, a freshman from Temasek Polytechnic, will share insights on how we can bring about the transformation of mindset and attitudes in our future generation of young professionals.

Ms Rycelyn Ang Si QiStudent,Temasek Polytechnic,Singapore

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Mr John NgChairman,WSH 2028 Tripartite Strategy Committee

Prof David Koh Distinguished Professor, Occupational Health and Medicine; and Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Enterprise,Universiti Brunei Darussalam; and Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Prof David Koh has worked in the National University of Singapore since 1985, during which he served as Chair of the Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine; Director of the Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research, and founding programme director of the National Preventive Medicine Residency programme.

In 2012, he joined Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) as its first Chair Professor of Occupational Health and Medicine. He is currently a Distinguished Professor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Enterprise in UBD.

Prof David Michaels, PhD, MPHProfessor,Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University,United States of America

WSH 2028: WSH Transformation for Singapore International Advisory Panel Recommendations for WSH 2028

Theme Weaver

Day 2

Dr Walter EichendorfPresident,German Road Safety Council (DVR)

Ms Michelle BaxterChief Executive Officer,Safe Work Australia

Mr Kevin MyersPresident,International Association of Labour Inspection

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Marketplace

Explore the WSH Marketplace, an exhibition space with offerings for all industries. Featuring interactive activities and informative sharing sessions, the WSH Marketplace is an excellent platform to learn more about the future of WSH practises from industry experts, and how they can benefit their organisations.

Join us at the WSH Marketplace!Level 4, Halls 403/404

Poster SessionsHear WSH practitioners and researchers share insights on WSH topics, such as injury prevention at workplaces, risk management and sustainable WSH practices.

Topics:- Amputations at work: What do we know about it?- Development of psychosocial risk factors instrument in a multi-ethnic Asian working population in Singapore- National Workplace Safety and Health Research Agenda for Singapore: 2018 – 2020- Organisational factors causing work-related traffic accidents- Provision of an on-site Total Workplace Safety and Health Services Centre at Woodlands East Industrial Estate- Understanding the demonstration of workplace safety and health ownership across five industries in Singapore — A case study approach- Validation of FPSWizard Horizontal Lifeline Calculator- Worksite of the future

WSH Tech Challenge ShowcaseCheck out emerging technologies and products that will offer ideas to improve vehicular safety in your workplace. Learn how you can make use of these technologies to improve drivers’ situational awareness and encourage safe driving behaviour. The technologies and products at the Showcase were selected by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to receive funding for prototype development and installation.

Exhibiting companies:- Astrata Group- Goldbell- Guardian SEA- Neeuro- Quantum Inventions

Interactive PanelsShare your thoughts on WSH at the interactive panels. Play a part in the shaping of Singapore’s WSH transformation roadmap 2028.

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GeneralInformation

Location Map

Suntec City

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Level 3

Level 4

Conference Venue Mobile App

Download the Singapore WSH Conference 2018 mobile app to navigate your way around the Conference! Use the app to learn more about the Conference, plan your days and be kept updated of changes.

To download, search for Singapore WSH Conference 2018 in your Google Play Store or Apple App Store, or scan the QR code.

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Useful Information

The Singapore WSH Conference Secretariat

Internet access (Wi-Fi)

Prayer room

Ms Casey Ong, Registration Manager

(+65) 8505 1022

secretariat@singaporewshconference.sg

Free_WiFi@SuntecSingapore

Connect to Free_WiFi@SuntecSingapore for free internet access within conference premises. Proceed to the landing page and click “continue”.

Wi-Fi is recommended for general browsing purposes.

Room 307

Operating hours:9:00 AM to 6:00 PM29 to 30 Aug 2018

Concurrent Exhibition

OS+H Asia 2018 is the 11th edition of The Occupational Safety + Health Exhibition for Asia.

Held in Singapore since its inception in 1998, OS+H Asia 2018 is organised by Messe Dusseldorf in Germany and driven by A+A — the world’s leading trade fair for all aspects of safety, security and health at work. As the region’s most important exhibition for all involved in occupational safety and health, OS+H Asia 2018 provides an extensive range of products, services and applications from leading companies in the field and is augmented by important and strategic conferences, seminars and product demonstrations, contributing to a safer and healthier workplace for all.

The exhibition will be held from 29 to 31 Aug 2018 and is open from10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.

OS+H Asia 2018 is held concurrently with The Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference 2018.

For more information, visit www.osha-singapore.com

Transforming Workplace Safety and Health across the Region

Level 4, Halls 401/402

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Organisers

Concurrent Exhibition

Supporting Partners

Strategic Partners

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