Singtel is committed to providing a safe work environment and we
believe that every employee has a personal responsibility to support
our commitment. In September 2011, the Workplace Safety and
Health (WSH) Act, the primary legislation in Singapore governing
the safety, health and welfare of people at work, was extended to
cover all workplaces. The comprehensive Singtel Health, Safety
and Environment (HSE) policy statement supports the WSH Act and
further guides our people in all aspects of such matters. Our HSE policy statement can be found at info.singtel.com/about-us/sustainability.
Led by a dedicated WSH Committee, we have undertaken to build
our WSH capabilities and educate our people on the implications of
the Act. This was done via awareness workshops and an online WSH
portal that was created to provide easy access to all WSH-related
information.
WSH Committee
The WSH Committee’s aim is to provide a healthy and safe work
environment for all stakeholders. Also within its remit is to address
and manage the company’s environmental footprint through
resource conservation and pollution prevention.
The WSH Committee is chaired by the Group Director Human
Resources, who also chairs the Group CSR function for continuity
across these interlinked issues. The committee meets quarterly and
has a representative from key business units. It provides leadership,
sets the standard for the Group and delegates responsibility for
implementation of recommendations.
Last year, we reported on our bizSAFE Enterprise Level 2
certification and this year, we attained certification for Level 3.
Progress from Level 2 requires significant effort as the company
has to have their risk management implementation externally
audited. However, it is an important step towards complying with
the requirements Act. For occupational health and safety, Singtel
ensures that at least one employee is trained on each floor of our
buildings to be a Health Manager. We also conduct regular dry runs
for contingencies such as fire drills.
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WSH Committee |
| The committee has the overall responsibility to: |
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Review adequacy and effectiveness of the group’s WSH
policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the
applicable laws and regulations |
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Make recommendations on WSH issues identified and
develop strategies |
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Provide resources for implementation of policies
and procedures |
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Review and investigate any workplace incident where there
is fatality, permanent disability or dangerous occurrences (no
death or injury). Other less critical incidents will be reported
to the committee on a quarterly basis |
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Provide annual reports to Risk Management Committee (RMC)
and obtain their approval for passing key policies |
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Provide update to Financial Investment Risk Committee (FIRC)
via the RMC
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