Mandatory safety time-out
A safety time-out (STO) is a workplace safety and health (WSH) response measure that involves the temporary suspension of the company’s operations to review risk assessments, improve site safety, and communicate the importance of WSH to all workers.
Who does it apply to:
- All companies in the following sectors:
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Marine
- Process
- Transportation and storage
- All companies in other sectors which use heavy or industrial vehicles such as buses, lorries, prime movers, forklifts, cranes, and wheel-loader.
What you must do:
- Conduct a mandatory safety time-out (STO)
- Complete the activities in the safety time-out checklist from 1 to 15 September 2022.
MOM will check for compliance to this mandatory STO from 16 September 2022 onwards. If your company does not comply with the STO, your company may face debarment from hiring new foreign employees for 1 month.
The deadline for STO completion has been extended to 30 Sep 2022 to provide the industries with more time to carry out a thorough review of their safety procedures. Compliance checks will be conducted from 1 Oct 2022.
Refer to the industry circular on mandatory safety time-out for more information on STO.
You can seek help from WSH Council’s StartSAFE programme if your company requires assistance on implementing the STO, or improving your WSH practices and processes.
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