Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) e-Forum for Food & Beverage Sector

Date:   17 June 2021, Thursday

Time: 10.00am to 11:30am (Admission starts online at 9:30am)

Format: Zoom Platform (Link to be provided shortly upon registration)

Spots Available: 500

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WSH e-Forum for Food and Beverage Sector and Slips, Trips and Falls Campaign 2021 Launch (wshc.sg)

The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council in collaboration with the hotel and food and beverage associations will be organising a WSH e-Forum for the Food and Beverage (F&B) Sector, and launching the Slips, Trips and Falls (STF) Campaign 2021 on 17 June 2021.

The e-forum will provide you with the opportunities to hear from various exemplary companies about their innovative technologies that aid in productivity and WSH, as well as the importance of risk assessment in the prevention of work hazards in the F&B working environment.

As STF is one of the top contributors of workplace injuries, making up nearly half of all major injuries in 2020, it is important to create greater awareness of STF safety so that such risks could be mitigated or eliminated at the workplaces. We will also be launching the STF Campaign at this platform to remind the industry to set aside time to take actions to prevent STFs in the workplace. Companies will find out more about how they can participate in the Campaign and protect their workers from STFs.

The live streaming session will be provided to you shortly upon registration. The programme is appended:

PROGRAMME*

 

09:25 am

Screening of National WSH Campaign Videos (Safety and Health)

 

09:30 am

Registered participants may log in with provided link

 

10:00 am

Welcome Address

Ms Kwee Wei-Lin

Chairperson of WSH Council (Hospitality and Entertainment Industries) Committee

 

10:05 am              

 

Opening Address

Mr Zaqy Mohamad

Senior Minister of State for Manpower

 

10:10 am              

Launch of Slips, Trips and Falls Campaign 2021

 

10:10 am              

Case Studies Sharing by MOM

Mr Patrick Lee

Ministry of Manpower

 

10:30 am    

WSH in the Food and Beverage Sector

 

Mr Dennis Ng

Vice President, Food and Beverage Management Association

 

10:50 am

 

WSH and Overall Well-being in the Kitchen

Mr Elvin Chew

Committee Member, Singapore Chefs Association

 

11:10 am

 

Utilisation of Technology and Automation to Improve WSH in Kitchens

Ms Yvette Chin

Human Resource Director, Neo Group Limited

 

11:30 am

End of Forum

 

 

*Programme is accurate as of 17 May 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THE PARTNERS AND ORGANISERS

 

 

                                          

 

The Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC) is the not-for-profit hospitality school that provides training and education to fresh school leavers and career switchers for the hotel and F&B sectors, and up-skill and upgrade the existing talents in the hospitality industry.

SHATEC has played a key role together with the Singapore Hotel Association to support the transformation of the hospitality industry through productivity initiatives, leadership development, human resource strategies and job-redesign.

 

 

The Food and Beverage Management Association (FBMA) was founded and registered in Singapore in 1989. Starting out as an avenue for food and beverage professionals to gather, the association has developed into a hub for its members to network, exchange business ideas and practices and support the ever growing food and beverage industry.

FBMA members include working professionals in all aspects of food and beverage operations, supply partners, institutions as well as independent consultants & service providers to the industry as a whole.

 

 

The Singapore Chefs Association is the official government recognised non-profit oriented national chefs association representing professional cooks in the local food and beverage industry. The membership strength of SCA consists of more than 700 individual members and more than 60 corporate members.

The main objective of SCA is to be the official voice representing chefs working in Singapore in various engagements with the local community, government and fellow food and beverage associations.

 

 

Neo Group Limited is Singapore’s largest food and catering service provider. It oversees an expanding portfolio of over 20 brands, distributed across 5 business divisions: Catering, Manufacturing, Supplies & Trading, Retail and Other Businesses.

With technology, Neo Group Limited found new ways to work efficiently, minimise wastage and continue to seek solutions to automate processes and make them more intelligent. This is especially important in a labour-intensive industry like theirs.

 

 

Established on 1 April 2008, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council comprises leaders appointed from major industry sectors (including construction, manufacturing, marine industries, petrochemicals, and logistics), government, unions, employers as well as professionals from the legal, insurance and academic fields.

The Council works closely with the Ministry of Manpower and other government agencies, the tripartite partners, the industry, and professional associations to develop strategies to raise WSH standards in Singapore.

The Council’s main functions are to build industry capabilities to better manage WSH; promote safety and health at work; recognise companies with good WSH records; and set acceptable WSH practices.

       
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