What is WSH Guidelines
WSH Guidelines showcased workplace safety and health best practices and WSH program for controlling workplace hazards and improving occupational health for various industry and program
Check out the free WSH Guideline - WSH Healthcare to improve your organization WSH practices. For the latest WSH Guidelines update, refer to Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Council Website.
Introduction
The healthcare industry in Singapore is growing and adapting to new challenges in order to meet the growing healthcare demand. Due to heightened awareness of quality healthcare services, a rapidly greying population, longer life expectancy and greater economic growth, the healthcare industry will need to review its work processes and ensure that the lives of their employees and patients are safe and healthy.
Healthcare employees are as vulnerable to workplace safety and health (WSH) hazards as any other employee. A safe and healthy work environment can boost the wellbeing, morale and productivity of these employees. Poor WSH practices can contribute to illness, absenteeism, productivity loss, disability and even death. The WSH Act covers all workplaces including healthcare facilities, and all stakeholders must take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of every individual.
Recognising that healthcare employees are exposed to a wide array of work-related safety and health risks, this set of guidelines was developed in 2008 and subsequently revised in July 2015 to provide useful guidance on the proper management of WSH risks in healthcare facilities. This second issue of the guidelines highlight information on potential common hazards faced by healthcare employees as well as good industry WSH practices to prevent and control these hazards. The guidelines is applicable to various public healthcare clusters, private hospitals, community hospitals, private general practitioner (GP) clinics, nursing homes, Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinics and veterinary clinics.
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