Tripartite Strategy committee comprises

1. Ministry of Manpower (MOM),
2. National Trade Union Council (NTUC), and
3. Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

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The recent recommendation to enhance workplace safety unveiled during Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) conference 2018 includes (31 Aug 2018):

• Procurement criteria to weed out errant contractors from public-sector projects
• Sharable information regarding companies safety performance to guide decision-making
• Insurance premium based on safety track record to reward good companies and serve as punitive to errant ones
• WSH role taken seriously by company directors

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International Advisory Panel proposes

• Includes workers’ health, i.e. to reduce illnesses caused by work environment
• Expand the 40 reportable occupational diseases
• Support health promotion initiatives
• Adopt tech to improve WSH

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Reference

1. Tripartite committees and initiatives
2. Singapore WSH2028 recommendations and International Advisory Panel (IAP) recommendation
3. Panel plans tougher action to boost workplace safety (Straits Times, 31 Aug 2018)