SMF webinar on WSHMS - Metalworking Industry

29 Oct 2021 Forum Past Event WSH Management Systems Manufacturing

  • Date:

    11 Oct 2021

  • Time:

    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Location:

    Zoom
  • Spots Available:

    300

  • Event resources:

    Not Added Yet

SMF webinar launches revised WSH Guidelines on Implementation of WSH Management System for the Metalworking Industry  
 
The Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), in collaboration with the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, launched the revised WSH Guidelines on Implementation of WSH Management System (WSHMS) for the Metalworking Industry on 11 October 2021 at the WSHMS Webinar. The webinar, attended by 300 participants, aimed to provide guidance for organisations to develop and implement a WSHMS for the metalworking industry, in accordance to ISO 45001. The ISO 45001 specifies the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system intended to improve the safety and health of both employees and other personnel. The industry is strongly urged to adopt the guidelines and to address identified gaps as part of its WSHMS.

Mr Lawrence Pek, Secretary General of SMF, gave the welcome address. He highlighted the need to maintain high standards of WSH within the metalworking industry. Mr Douglas Foo, Chairman of the WSH Council (Manufacturing) Committee, highlighted the latest national WSH statistics for the first half of 2021, which served as a timely reminder that WSH is of utmost importance. He highlighted that the revised Guidelines, which aims to guide the industry on the steps to ensure proper WSH, was developed through the working group comprising representatives from the industry, unions, and government entities.

The Chairman of the working group, Er. Lim Sui Soon introduced the revised guidelines with the enhancements made. These included the strengthening of WSH ownership among workers, management and other stakeholders, the promotion of technology to improve WSH, and elements to address the mental well-being of workers. 
 
TUV SUD, an audit company, gave a presentation of the common non-compliances it encountered when auditing metalworking companies. Finally, Makino, a machine tool manufacturing company, did a showcase on how the WSH Guidelines has been integrated into its daily work processes to boost its company’s productivity. 

The Q&A panel saw a lively discussion with questions such as how companies have benefited from adopting the new guidelines and how the guidelines could help implement the companies’ WSHMS.

Download the revised WSH Guidelines on Implementation of WSH Management System for the Metalworking Industry from the WSH Council website.