A demerit point system for safety lapses will also be extended to the manufacturing sector by October. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Speaking at the campaign launch on Tuesday at the Singapore Expo, Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said the heightened safety period will not be extended further after the current three-month extension ends on May 31.
The ministry added that the measure “has served its purpose as an urgent call on employers to prioritise safety and bring down workplace fatalities”. It also said it wants companies to take greater ownership of worker safety. Most of the new measures announced on Tuesday will be rolled out over the next six months to a year, to give companies time to adjust.10 stop-work orders, nearly $500k in fines meted out to firms flouting rules on working at height
For now, requirements that are being considered include disqualifying contractors with a poor safety record from participating in tenders, introducing a minimum safety weightage for tender evaluation, and giving bonus points during evaluation to firms with good safety performance.
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