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BCAs Green and Gracious Builder Scheme (GGBS) and Green and Gracious Builder Award aim to raise the environmental consciousness and professionalism of builders. The award acts as a benchmark of a builder’s corporate social responsibility to the environment and the general public. BCA Contractors registered under CW01 and CW02 with grades A1, A2, B1 and B2 and those intending to seek regist

bizSAFE is a five-step program to assists companies to build up their WSH capabilities in order to achieve improvements in safety and health standards at the workplace. Companies are can proudly display the bizSAFE logo on their business collaterals (such as letterheads, name cards, etc.) as a reflection of their company commitment to safety.  BENEFITS OF bizSAFE Creates a safer and he

The Workplace Safety and Health Regulations stipulates that “It shall be the duty of every person not to carry out any work deemed hazardous in a shipyard or onboard a ship in a harbor unless he has undergone a Safety and Health Training Course approved by the commissioner for workplace Safety and Health. Accidents happen everywhere, but in Shipyard the workers work in are often dangerous i

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an environmental decision support tool. It provides information on the impacts of development projects. It is used to minimize the negative impact of human activities on the environment. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a tool used to identify the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project. It aims to predict environmental impacts at

CPR and AED training are two different steps in the process of saving the life of someone suffering from cardiac arrest. The acronym “CPR” stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is the act of repeatedly compressing a person’s chest in order to keep their blood pumping throughout their body. CPR acts as a manual heartbeat, keeping vital organs alive even after th

What is the purpose of inspections? Inspections are important as they allow you to: listen to the concerns of workers and supervisors gain further understanding of jobs and tasks identify existing and potential hazards determine underlying causes of hazards recommend corrective action monitor steps are taken to eliminate hazards or control the risk (e.g., engineering controls, administrat