Occupational safety and health country profile: Singapore

 International labour standards

  1. NORMLEX

    Ratification of ILO conventions

    Database on international labour standards

    Provides access to the latest information on ILO international labour standards on OSH (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.).

  2. Singapore ratified the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) in 2012.

Policies and programmes

  1. > 2018

    National strategy

    A long term approach to achieve sustainable, continuous improvement in OSH. It aims to bring down the national fatality rate to less than 1.8 per 100,000 workers by 2018 and achieve one of the best safety records in the world.

  2. 2014

    National profile

    Guides the management of workplace safety and health by all stakeholders – the government, industry, employers, as well as employees. Designed to engender a paradigm shift and ingrain good OSH habits in all individuals at the workplace.

Laws and regulations

  1. Main law

    The WSH Act is the key legal instrument supporting the OSH framework. It was enacted on 1 March 2006, replacing the Factories Act.

  2. NATLEX

    National legislation

    National labour legislation database

    Includes abstracts of OSH legislation and citation information. Full text of laws or a relevant source is linked to the records, when available.

Authorities and bodies

  1. Responsible authorities

    The Ministry of Manpower places considerable emphasis on inculcating a culture of safety and health in all workplaces, and reinforcing the message that poor safety management could lead to costly losses. All employees and stakeholders are encouraged to take responsibility for workplace safety and health, and proactively plan to minimise risks. Also, those who create workplace safety and health risks will be held accountable.

Statistics

  1. ILOSTAT

    Occupational injuries

    Database of labour statistics

    Contains annual data collected mainly through the ILO yearly questionnaire. It covers a wide range of topics including occupational injuries.

Information and advisory services

  1. WSH Council

    The mission of the WSH Council is to lead industry efforts in strengthening capabilities and building a progressive culture in OSH.

  2. WSH Institute

    The WSH Institute conducts quality applied research and provides evidence-based information to the Ministry of Manpower, WSH Council and key stakeholders, contributing to the formulation and review of national WSH policies and strategies, adoption of better WSH practices for businesses and raising capabilities of WSH professionals, business leaders and organisations. WSH Institute also anticipates new and emerging trends and risks, and provides an assessment of WSH outlook in Singapore through intelligence sensing and data analysis.

  3. ILO-CIS centre