Workplace Safety

& Health

We are committed to protecting the environment and the health and safety
ST Engineering takes a
of our customers, employees and the communities in which we operate.
holistic approach towards
We will fulfil this commitment by:
workplace safety and health
as well as the environment. 1. Complying, as a minimum, with existing environmental, health and safety
laws and legislation in all our operations.
This is articulated in the 2. Integrating EHS into all our key business activities – design, development,
Group’s Environment, Health manufacturing, upgrading, engineering services, integration,
maintenance, servicing, repairs, overhaul and support of our products
and Safety (EHS) Statement: and services.
3. Conducting operations in the most efficient manner to reduce
environment impact and to ensure that wastage of any form and pollution
emissions are cut to the minimum.
4. Promoting environmental, health and safety consciousness and
responsibility among our employees and the communities we operate in.
5. Working with suppliers to comply with all environmental, health and
safety regulations.
6. Seeking continuous improvement through proactive hazard identification,
elimination, control and regular reviews.
7. Setting realistic and achievable EHS targets and monitoring our
performance against the targets so as to enable continual improvement.

The Group adheres strictly to EHS committees. One of the many

standards, and complies with the
Workplace Safety and Health Act and the
Singapore Standard Code of Practice. All
four business sectors have implemented
the Environment Management System
certified to ISO 14001:2004. Additionally,
ST Aerospace, ST Electronics and
ST Kinetics are certified to OHSAS18001,
while ST Marine’s Safety Management
System is rated to level 8 based on
DNV’s ISRS rating system.
Improving Safety across
Sectors
ST Engineering recognises the
importance of a coordinated approach
when it comes to workplace safety.
Under its Business Excellence
Framework, the Group set up the EHS
Committee as one of its six component
initiatives of the EHS Committee is the
Cross-Sector (Aerospace, Electronics,
Land Systems and Marine) Safety Audit.
This was initiated in 2009 to benchmark
good practices as well as create
awareness of areas for improvement
among the sectors. The second cycle
of the Cross-Sector Safety Audit was
conducted in 2010.
Through the EHS Committee, the
various sectors also conducted joint
benchmarking projects such as Injury
Management and Safety in Spray
Painting Operations.
The Group earned several industry
accolades for its Workplace Safety
and Health (WSH) efforts. VT Hackney,
a subsidiary of ST Kinetics, was
accorded the prestigious Truck & Trailer

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Manufacturing Association Safety
Award 2010 in the US. ST Aerospace
received the WSH Innovation award
(Manufacturing Category) while
ST Marine received the Gold award
at the 13th Convention for WSH
Innovations in Marine Industry 2010.
System Safety is an important part
of ST Engineering’s holistic approach
towards safety. To promote this, group-
wide activities focusing on System
Safety were conducted during the year,
including in-house and external training
for design engineers, and sharing
sessions with key local customers and
the System Safety Society (Singapore
Chapter). Staff with System Safety
responsibilities also attended the 28th
International System Safety Conference.
Meanwhile, a common System
Safety compliance checklist has been
implemented for all major programmes
across the sectors. Steps are also
being taken to introduce the Safety
and System Safety Frameworks to the
Group’s overseas entities.
Encouraging Healthy Living
The Group organises various
programmes and regular activities to
improve occupational health. Among
these are medical checks that enable
employees to monitor their physical
health. These include spinal, audiometric,
respiratory and body mass index checks,
and comprehensive health screening.
Complementing these are programmes
to educate employees on preventive
or remedial action. Examples of topics
covered are: ergonomics management,
hearing conservation, occupational
diseases, physical and chemical
health hazards, and bio-mechanical
health hazards.
In addition to addressing physical
well-being, the Group emphasises
the importance of a balanced lifestyle.
Besides providing a family-friendly work
environment and educating employees
on mental health, the various sectors
organise sporting activities and other
programmes that promote a healthy
lifestyle. As a result, ST Aerospace,
ST Electronics, ST Kinetics and
ST Marine have all won the Platinum
Health Award from Singapore’s Health
Promotion Board.
Promoting Safety Awareness in
the Community
ST Engineering also promotes
workplace safety awareness beyond
its own workplace.
As a leader in WSH, the Group was
invited to share its experiences and
practices at the inaugural Singapore
WSH Conference 2010. The Group
The winning team from Nanyang Polytechnic for the Safety@Work Creative Awards
(Digital Animation Category).
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President & CEO delivered a
presentation on Strengthening
Capabilities: A key enabler for
transformation.
In addition, the WSH Council and
ST Engineering jointly organise the
annual Safety@Work Creative Awards.
Into its sixth year, the Awards aim to
inculcate in youths an appreciation of
workplace safety, and at the same time,
showcase and nurture young creative
talents. The Awards offer students
peer recognition as well as cash prizes.
Winners also receive two-month
internships at renowned companies such
as advertising agency Grey Singapore
and media company Infinite Frameworks.
The winning posters are printed and
distributed to all industrial companies
in Singapore for placement on their
premises and shopfloors, while winning
animation clips are compiled on DVDs
and made available as safety training
resources through the WSH Council.
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