Increase corporate leaders’ accountability

To strengthen corporate leaders’ WSH ownership and hold corporate leaders accountable for WSH, top management must take responsibility for WSH lapses.

Who does it apply to

Who does it apply to	Measures that may be taken
Companies found to have serious WSH lapses such as unsafe workplace conditions or poor risk controls, following serious or fatal workplace incidents	Require CEO to personally account to MOM and take responsibility for WSH rectifications. Require CEO or a Board Director to attend a half-day in-person WSH programme. We will notify companies who are required to attend the training, which includes modules on: The Approved Code of Practice for chief executives and board of directors’ WSH Duties Root cause analysis of top incident types Require companies to engage external auditors to conduct a thorough review of their WSH processes.
Companies with major injuries	Require companies to engage external auditors to conduct a thorough review of their WSH processes.

Measures that may be taken

Companies found to have serious WSH lapses such as unsafe workplace conditions or poor risk controls, following serious or fatal workplace incidents

Require CEO to personally account to MOM and take responsibility for WSH rectifications.
Require CEO or a Board Director to attend a half-day in-person WSH programme. We will notify companies who are required to attend the training, which includes modules on:
- The Approved Code of Practice for chief executives and board of directors’ WSH Duties
- Root cause analysis of top incident types
Require companies to engage external auditors to conduct a thorough review of their WSH processes.

Companies with major injuries

Require companies to engage external auditors to conduct a thorough review of their WSH processes.

Increase corporate leaders’ accountability

Who does it apply to

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