BSHE51601A: Reflective Report on Safety in Hazardous Industries

This report provides an overview of workplace safety and health (WSH) in hazardous industries in Singapore, emphasizing the statutory framework and guidelines for managing WSH as administered by the Commissioner for WSH, Ministry of Manpower. It highlights the risks associated with various hazardous industries, including the use of asbestos-containing materials, and emphasizes the importance of periodical medical checkups and health risk monitoring for workers engaged in hazardous activities. The report also references various studies and regulations related to occupational safety and health, such as the Workplace Safety and Health (Asbestos) Regulations 2014 and measures implemented by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to ensure safety in the aviation industry. It reflects on the importance of reflective practice in developing HSE skills and acknowledges the contributions of professionals in sharing their knowledge of various hazardous industries. The report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the BSc (Hons) Degree in Safety, Health, and Environmental Management.

HAZARDOUS
INDUSTRIES
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

INTRODUCTION
Singapore has a statutory framework
that provides guidelines for the
management of workplace safety and
health (WSH) that must be complied
with by all the stakeholders including
the industry, employees and the
government.

Industry is one economic sector that is
concerned with the production of goods and
services.
Industry has four sectors:
 Primary
 Secondary
 Tertiary
 Quaternary

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND
HEALTH ACT
In Singapore, the WSH Act was
administered by the Commissioner for
WSH, Ministry Of Manpower that aims at
safeguarding the employees and the
other persons of the organization from
being affected by the work that is
carried out at all workplaces.

RISKS ASSOCIATED IN
HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES
 Several risks are associated with the
building construction industry,;
aviation industry, marine industry, hotel
industry etc
 The use of asbestos-containing material in
buildings, plants or ships have been
banned owing to its harmful effect;
 The workplace safety and Health (Asbestos)
Regulations 2014 provides guidelines
ensuring health and safety of workers
engaged in asbestos-containing materials;

Every industrial worker must be subjected to
periodical medical checkups, especially,
those workers who are engaged in
hazardous activities.
The workers are subject to monitoring and
evaluation of health risks, biological
monitoring of the exposure of the workers
and implementation of the measures to
control the exposure of the workers to
hazardous substances or hazardous work
environment.

Similarly, in other industries like aviation,
workplace safety measures have been
implemented to ensure safety at workplace.
The Civil Aviation authority of Singapore
(CAAS) have introduced various systematic
measures that would address the
challenged faced or experienced by the
flight operators yet such measures assures
safety of the passengers as well as the
cabin crew

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