Singapore's national goal of achieving a workplace fatality reduction of 50% by 2018 presents a unique opportunity - and special challenge - to organizations committed to safety excellence. Even for organizations that already excel at safety, serious injury events require a different level of strategy; low injury rates themselves do not accurately predict the exposure to serious or fatal events.
The Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSH Act) was effected on 1 March 2006 to cultivate good safety habits in all individuals so as to engender a strong safety culture in our workplace. It emphasised the importance of managing workplace safety and health proactively by requiring stakeholders to take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety and health of workers and other people that are affected by the work being carried out.
This talk will draw on the learnings of more than 2,600 sites around the world to provide insight into the special needs of serious event reduction, presents the role of culture and leadership with respect to safety, and discusses considerations and implications for businesses committed to safety excellence.
In addition, there will be presentation on the bizSAFE Programme and Risk Management Assistance Fund (RMAF) from the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) which both are introduced to help SMEs build their risk management capabilities in their workplaces, thus improving overall Workplace Safety and Health performance.
About the speakers:
Dr Tom Krause is a recognised leader in the safety community and regularly speaks on issues of organisational safety performance. He is chairman and co-founder of BST, an international safety consulting company that pioneered the application of behaviour-based safety for industry. For the past eight years, Dr Krause has focused his attention primarily on executive leadership development and coaching. Dr Krause has authored several books on performance improvement, culture change, and leadership. His book, Leading with Safety, was published in 2005. He has been interviewed on National Public Radio and is a sought after spokesman for safety leadership at conventions and congresses worldwide. Recent Articles written by Dr Krause include: Cognitive Bias in the Culture of the Boardroom, The Ethics of Safety, Creating a Culture of Responsibility, Twelve Questions Every Director Should Ask About Workplace Safety, A New Paradigm for Safety Leadership: Understanding the Role of Leadership in Creating Safety Excellence, and Twelve Questions Every CEO Should Answer About Patient Safety.
Mr Marcus Lee, Manager, WSHC, an economist by training from the University of Western Australia, he employed his analytical skills in a property and facilities consultancy environment for six years, then moved on to the marketing communications industry for another four years. Having recently joined the WSHC, Marcus combined both his facilities and marcom experience in strategizing and promoting the WSH Council's bizSAFE programme nationwide.
Target Audience
SBF Members are strongly encouraged to participate and network at this breakfast talk.
As there are limited seats, members that are keen will have to register early to avoid disappointment.
Adminstrative Details:
- Please fax this registration form followed with mail, together with a cheque to SBF (10 Hoe Chiang Road, #22-00, Keppel Towers, Singapore 089315). Cheque should be made payable to "Singapore Business Federation". Pls indicate the Ref No., company name and participant's name, at the back of the cheque.
- Confirmation of your registration will be email to you upon receipt of full payment. Please present the email confirmation for admission to seminar room.
- We regret that no refund will be made for cancellation or non-attendance but a replacement is allowed. Full fees will be charged for cancellation or non-attendance.
NOTE: As a precautionary measure, our advice for members who are unwell is not to attend the session.
