For Employers

Your workers’ safety is not only essential to your business – it also means everything to their loved ones. As an employer, you play a key role by implementing measures that enable your workers to be aware, assess and act on unsafe situations through safety reporting. 

Watch to find out how workplace incidents can impact not only your workers’ lives, but also your businesses. 

Reporting Saves Lives 
Nobody wants an incident to happen at the workplace. No amount of time or money saved is worth overlooking your workers’ safety. Should an incident occur and a worker lose their life, compensation can never ease the emotional toll on their loved ones. 

By fostering a culture of open communication and timely incident reporting, you empower your workers to co-create a safer and healthier workplace. Here’s how you can follow through with actions as an employer: 

Aware
Send your workers for WSH training to help them identify potential hazards, so they can spot and report unsafe situations. 

Assess
Empower your supervisors and workers to pause work so that they may assess if their work activities are safe. 

Act  
Show appreciation to workers who have reported and rectified unsafe situations.  

Did You Know? 
An officer of the company, including Chief Executives and Board of Directors, can be held accountable for all aspects of the company’s operations. This includes ensuring the safety and health of all employees. 

Failure to implement precautions to safeguard the well-being of employees can potentially lead to imprisonment for up to two years, a fine of up to S$200,000, or both.  

Resources 
The Approved Code of Practice on Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors’ WSH Duties aims to provide clarity on the roles and duties of company leaders in terms of workplace safety and health. Having an internal reporting system resides within the four key principles of the Code of Practice.
   
Internal WSH Reporting System Toolkit aims to guide employers on the steps to establish an internal WSH reporting system. This toolkit is produced by the Singapore National Employers Federation, in collaboration with the WSH Council.