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Introduction of Singapore Chemical Industry Council

Today, let us have some idea of SCIC.

The Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC) is one industry association representing the Singapore chemical industry in the private sector. It plays a proactive role in representing the interests of the local chemical industry and continues to promote it as a major economic pillar of Singapore.

SCIC was officially formed under the umbrella of the former Singapore Manufacturers Association (SMa) on 8th May 1979 by a group of 17 manufacturers. SCIC is affiliated to the ASEAN Chemical Industries Council (ASEAN-CIC).  It was incorporated as an independent entity on 28 June 2007.

Mission Statement
The Singapore Chemical Industry Council is committed to achieving the following objectives:
  • Promotion of the growth of the chemical cluster in Singapore in such ways as shall from time to time be thought fit and in particular in partnership with the government.
  • The promotion of safety and protection of the environment in the operations, processes and facilities of the chemical industry.
  • The enhancement of plant and facility operations of the members with a view to protect the health and safety of employees, the public and the environment through dissemination of knowledge and sharing of good practices.
  • To actively work with the government agencies and others in promulgating responsible laws, regulations, practices and codes of conduct to safeguard the health of the community, workplace and environment.
  • To assist members of SCIC to operate within acceptable laws, regulations and practices.
  • The partner in progress with the Government of Singapore in its effort to enhance growth for the Chemical industry for investors, safety in the workplace for the workers and an environmentally friendly Singapore for all the residents.
  • To represent Singapore chemical industry domestically, regionally and internationally.
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TUV Rheinland and functional safety

In the coming days, we’re going to introduce some organizations with close connection to Safety Case related services.

The first one will be  TUV Rheinland.

1. TUV Rheinland

TUV Rheinland is an established certification body, independent and specialist risk management consulting and training company of 145 years history based in Cologne, Germany. TUV Rheinland Group employs over 19,600 staff in 600 locations in 69 countries.

It assists clients in major hazard industries and commercial and public sectors to manage health, safety, security, environmental (HSSE) and business risk. Its activities are supported by a comprehensive network of TÜV Rheinland offices and local representatives in other regions around the world.  TUV Rheinland intends to be close to our clients.

 

2. TUV Rheinland and Functional Safety

TUV Rheinland is a well-recognised certification body for the Functional Safety Products, Functional Safety Applications and Functional Safety Management System.  In the area of functional safety certification, some of its certified clients are ABB, HIMA, SIEMENS, Schneider Electric, Yokogawa and so on.

In addition, TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Training Program is the only worldwide extended vocational training program in the area of Functional Safety where knowledge and competencies are approved of by a third neutral party and where certificates are issued.

TÜV Rheinland has institutionalized this training program in 2004 together with national and international companies and experts of the Functional Safety business. As of today more than 14,000 engineers have participated in various training topics and become “Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland)”.

 

3. TUV Rheinland in Singapore

TUV Rheinland Singapore Pte Ltd was established in Singapore since Oct 1989 and has a rich 28 year history providing testing, inspection and certification services in Singapore. It’s located at the German Centre 25 International Business Park #01-57/58 Singapore 609916.

Functional Safety, Explosion protection and safety case for the process industry is part of its local  services.

 

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Major Hazards Symposium 2017 Presentation Slides

Major Hazards Symposium 2017 Presentation Slides

Symposium Programme

Time Topic Speakers
8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome Address • Professor Ho Yew Kee, Associate Provost, SIT
• Mr Gilbert Tan, Assistant Director-General, NTUC and CEO, e2i
9:20am MOU Signing between e2i, SLP and SIT
9:30 am – Keynote 1 –
Safety Case Regime		 • Er. Go Heng Huat, Director, Major Hazards Department, MOM
10:00 am – Keynote 2 –
Process Safety in Respect to Business Continuity		 • Er. Lucas Ng, General Manager, Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore
10:30 am Tea Break
11:00 am Process Safety Leadership • Mr Teng Chong Seng, President, Society of Loss Prevention
11:45 am ALARP Concept and Its Demonstration • Mr Amit Bhatnagar, Process Safety Manager, Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
1:45 pm Integration of Process Safety Management Elements for Safety Case Write-up • Mr Lim Liang Hong, Senior Specialist, Major Hazards Department, MOM
2:30 pm Strengthening Safety Cases • Mr Anthony Woo, Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic
3:00 pm Education on Process Safety • Associate Professor Lim Kok Hwa, Programme Director, SIT
3:30 pm Closing Remarks • Ms Jaime Lim, Acting Deputy Director, Major Hazards Department, MOM
4.00 pm End of Symposium
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Major Hazards Symposium 2017 Open for registration

Date: 

28 Jul 2017 (Fri), 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Venue: 

SIT@Dover, Academic Plaza, LT1A, 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683

Symposium Programme

Time Topic Speakers
8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome Address • Professor Ho Yew Kee, Associate Provost, SIT
• Mr Gilbert Tan, Assistant Director-General, NTUC and CEO, e2i
9:20am MOU Signing between e2i, SLP and SIT
9:30 am – Keynote 1 –
Safety Case Regime		 • Er. Go Heng Huat, Director, Major Hazards Department, MOM
10:00 am – Keynote 2 –
Process Safety in Respect to Business Continuity		 • Er. Lucas Ng, General Manager, Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore
10:30 am Tea Break
11:00 am Process Safety Leadership • Mr Teng Chong Seng, President, Society of Loss Prevention
11:45 am ALARP Concept and Its Demonstration • Mr Amit Bhatnagar, Process Safety Manager, Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
1:45 pm Integration of Process Safety Management Elements for Safety Case Write-up • Mr Lim Liang Hong, Senior Specialist, Major Hazards Department, MOM
2:30 pm Strengthening Safety Cases • Mr Anthony Woo, Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic
3:00 pm Education on Process Safety • Associate Professor Lim Kok Hwa, Programme Director, SIT
3:30 pm Closing Remarks • Ms Jaime Lim, Acting Deputy Director, Major Hazards Department, MOM
4.00 pm End of Symposium

Who Should Attend

• All process industry professionals including managers, engineers, operators, safety advisors and risk management practitioners.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this Symposium.

Registration: 

https://www.gevme.com/major-hazards-symposium-2017

 

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Preparation for Safety Case Regime Starts now

  • What is Safety Case Regime?
  • Who will be affected?
  • When will it take effective?
  • As an MHI, how should I prepare for it?

…

Your concern list continues.

Every MHI needs to get ready for safety case regime under WSH(MHI) regulations, which will take effective in Sep 2017.

SafetyCase.SG would like to share some of our perspectives about your above concerns.

 

Firstly, you are not alone.

There are about 120 MHIs in Singapore and all of them will need to comply to WSH(MHI) regulations. And the regulation body MHD(Major Hazard department) has been  doing its best in order to guide and support all the MHIs. It’s not the MHI, but also MHD who wants to make Safety Case Regime a success for Singapore.

As it’s a novel concept in Singapore, it’s relatively reasonable to state that Safety Case Regime is a big challenge for all stakeholders in Singapore.

Secondly, SafetyCase.SG will stand behind you for free.

SafetyCase.SG has a heart for Singapore’s safer environment. We’ll help organize regulation news, integrate the  regulations requirements and provide our technical perspectives independently for your reference for free. All the contributors are with certain authority or expertise in certain area. We believe in doing the right things in the right timing. To help with Singapore’s MHI Regulations will make our life in 2017 and beyond meaningful.

All you need to do is subscribe to SafetyCase.SG.

Thirdly, there are a lot of safety case consultants available in the market.

QRA, HAZOP, Functional Safety, Explosion protection, Safety Case development,….. Any area you think of, there are professionals/consults available. Only issue is we need to discern their competence. Based on what? Certification? Education? Experience? We’re unable to come out of a short answer, while we can discuss this topic together considering our earlier exposure in safety industry.

Fourthly, capability can be and will be built up.

Training, learning and practice will help build up our capability. It will take our heart, energy, money, time and so on. Years later, Singapore will be full of people with safety case expertise.

Happy New Year! May Singapore be a safer place.