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Aug : 2007
Jurong Port Makes Concerted Efforts to Ensure a Safe Working Environment

Jurong Port has been making concerted efforts to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all its port users since the Workplace, Safety and Health (WSH) Act came into effect on 1 March 2006.

The Port, partnering the Ministry of Manpower and PSA Corporation, actively participated in bizSAFE programme to improve the management of workplace safety and health.

The Port has also started several additional initiatives, which are as follows :

• Conducting risk management courses and assessment workshops for port users,
  particularly stevedoring companies, to assist them to identify, develop and implement
  safe working procedures and measures to eliminate or reduce the safety and health
  risks posed to workers.
  
• Issuing of Permit to Work, which requires stevedoring companies to submit relevant
  documents prior to vessel arrival such as risk assessment, gang list, declaration of
  gears etc.
  
• Engaging constant dialogues with port users to streamline and effect safer work
  procedures and practices.
  
• Embarking on a safety management system and implementing third party
  inspections of the general cargo handling operations.

In addition, the Port, together with appointed training providers, has been conducting courses in lifting supervisor safety, rigging operations, forklift driving, signalling and safety orientation. It will also be introducing the “Demerit Points” system and a licensing scheme for stevedores and crane operators who want to work in the port.

To further enhance the safety of port users within the port, the Port will soon be implementing measures to restrict non-operational related vehicles, including motorcycles and bicycles, into the port and the introduction of regular shuttle bus
services for port users to travel safely in and out of the port, leaving their vehicles at a designated car park area outside the port.

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