Raising EHS Awareness Through Sports and Fun
More than 300 construction workers from four builders at seven CDL development sites participated in the Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Sports Challenge, organised by CDL to foster camaraderie and promote workplace health and safety awareness.
Workers from Kajima Overseas Asia cheering on their teammates from the stands of Yishun Stadium.
DECEMBER 2019 – Comprising teams from builders Kajima Overseas Asia, Ssangyong Engineering and Construction, Unison Construction and Woh Hup, over 300 construction workers displayed tenacity and sportsmanship as they competed in a series of fun telematches, which included a tug-of-war, a human wagon race, a ‘hamster wheel’ race, a sack race and a relay run.
Apart from worker-centric engagement initiatives like the CDL EHS Sports Challenge, CDL works closely with its builders and consultants to ensure that operations are carried out in line with its EHS policies and standards that put sustainable design and construction methodology, resource conservation, and workplace safety and health as priorities.
Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC Er Dr Lee Bee Wah was the Guest-of-Honour, who flagged off the relay race and presented the prizes to the winning teams.
Additionally, the workers participated in basic health screenings, fringe activities, and games set up by the Workplace Safety and Health Council, National Environment Agency and Singapore Police Force. They also learned about health and safety issues like workplace safety, SGSecure and dengue control.
Over the years, CDL has driven EHS excellence at its worksites and across its supply chain. Apart from worker-centric engagement initiatives like the CDL EHS Sports Challenge, CDL works closely with its builders and consultants to ensure that operations are carried out in line with its EHS policies and standards that put sustainable design and construction methodology, resource conservation, and workplace safety and health as priorities.
Since 2001, the CDL 5-Star EHS Assessment System – an independent audit tool to assess, measure, and improve the main builders’ EHS management and performance, was put in place to ensure a comprehensive, audited, and appraised EHS approach. Results are then presented to the management and site supervisors of the builders and project consultants during the half-yearly CDL 5-Star EHS Seminars. These seminars are a valuable platform to promote sharing of best practices and peer learning to encourage better EHS performance amongst the builders.
Workers learned about workplace safety, SGSecure, and dengue prevention at various games and booths.