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Workplace Safety and Health Improvement Plan

   

Added on  2020-03-02

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Last Name 1Safety Management and AuditStudent’s NameName of the ClassProfessor’s NameCityStateThe Date
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Last Name 2Safety Management and AuditQuestion 1: Safety Management System a.Acceptable or tolerable level of riskIt is the level of hazard, loss or injury that is tolerable by the society or policymakers based on cost-benefit analysis [ CITATION Fre08 \l 1033 ]. After risk elimination, control and avoidance initiatives have been put in place the residual risk is defined as acceptable or tolerable.b.Reasons for increasing fatality trend in the construction industryLack of experience and competence among the workers is one of the factors that are increasing the cases of fatality. Most fatalities in the construction industry involve workers who have experience of less than one year. Besides, workers who have experience of less than three years in the Singapore construction industry have a higher risk of being involved in fatalities. Systemic lapse is the second factor that is responsible for high fatalities in construction workplaces. Evidence reveals that about 87 percent of companies fail to conduct adequate risk management. Approximately 93 percent of the fatalities involve workers who embrace unsafe behaviour due to lack of safety awareness [ CITATION WSH16 \l 1033 ]. c.Measures to arrest the rising trend Lack of experience and competence among the workersDocumentation of roles, responsibilities and authorities (# 4.4.1) – Inexperienced workersshould be made aware of their duties to improve their competence. Clear documentation of the responsibilities of the workers will prevent accidents.
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Last Name 3Improve workers competence through training (#4.4.2) – Workers who have inadequate experience of working in the Singapore construction industry should be offered more training to improve their competence. Systemic lapseSafety inspection (#9.2) – The plant should be inspected thoroughly to address systemic lapses. This measure can be implemented by creating a safety inspection committee that would inspect the plant regularly. Implementing procedures for hazard identification (#4.3.1) – Systemic lapses can be addressed by implementing straightforward procedures for hazard identification. This approach of risk management will be helpful in preventing fatality among workers who adopt the unsafe behaviour because of lack of safety awareness. Giving employees feedback about unsafe behavior is effective [ CITATION Dia11 \l 1033 ].Question 2: SMEs and SMSa.SMEs in Singapore compliance with safety management system Most of the SMEs fail to adhere to the WSH Act and its regulations. A study by WSH Institute comprising of 123 SME business managers found that 1 in 3 business leaders was incognizant of WSH risk [ CITATION WSH14 \l 1033 ]. Reasons for non-compliance High resource constraints Lack of information and expertise in WSH ActHigh financial costs [ CITATION leg15 \l 1033 ].
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