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Tan Pe Ter
Senior Manager (Planning & Evaluation)
Workplace Safety and Health Institute
www.wsh-institute.sg
Overview
OSHD
WSHC
WSHI
REGULATOR
INDUSTRY
PARTNER
THINK TANK
Legislation, Policies,
Compliance Assistance &
Enforcement
What we do
Our Vision: A leading institute for WSH knowledge and innovations
Our Mission: Enhancing WSH through knowledge, innovations and solutions
Overview
Background
The Industry
How it started
Repair, recovery
costs and
compensation
Disruption to
road traffic
from queues
Economic
loss, delays
and longer
queues
Potential
compromise to
Public hygiene/
health from
delays in
collection
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The WSH Institute identified the key stakeholders in the waste management
industries and interviewed the relevant industry representatives
Further information on the needs and challenges surrounding the container
falling issues were gathered from the government agencies, waste collection
companies, and the incineration plant operators.
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Engineering
Human
Factors
Operational
Framework
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Image
courtesy of
Palfinger
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(b) Loading
(d)Tipping
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Recommendation
Short Term
Safety Alert to be issued to drivers and workers informing them on
1 the critical features of vehicle, and common poor and good practices.
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Introduce job aid for visual inspections of rear locks for waste
collectors and/or Drivers
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Recommendation
Medium Term
7 Introduce container certificates as part of licensing
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Recommendation
Long Term
Contract and licensing arrangements - Allow the Incineration Plant
14 Managers to have a greater control of safety issues on waste
operations on their sites
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Employer of
driver or
crew
Incineration
plants
NEA
MOM
LTA
WDA
General
Public
Overview
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Pre-Operation
Vehicle Checks
Personal
protective
Equipment
(PPE)
Steps in
Loading &
Unloading of
Bins
Guide
Safe Removal
of Cover from
OTC
Steps in
Discharging
Waste
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