Etracted from MOM OSH Alert, dated 19 March 2007
The WSH Act came into effect on 1 March 2006. Currently, its area of coverage includes general factories, construction sites and shipyards.
During the second reading of the WSH Bill in Parliament on 17 January 2006, Minister for Manpower announced that the coverage of the Act would be extended in stages, over the next three to five years, to all workplaces. The WSH Act aims to reduce risks at source by making stakeholders accountable for managing the risks they create and by taking practical steps to ensure the safety and health of workers.
From 1 March 2008, the WSH Act will extend its coverage to the following sectors:
1. Transportation Allied Services (Logistics, Freight Forwarding, Cargo Surveying Services)
2. Landscape Care and Maintenance Services (such as grass cutting)
3. Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management (such as refuse disposal)
4. Hotels and Restaurants
5. Health Care activities (such as hospitals)
6. Veterinary activities
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