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EHS Leadership: APAC EHS Regulatory Challenges (EHSxTech 2017)
The EHSXTech Workshop held on September 22, 2017, focused on environmental health and safety leadership in the tech industry, highlighting regulatory challenges in the APAC region. The agenda covered various critical health and safety requirements, occupational health, industrial hygiene, and emergency response planning, presenting audit findings from 2015-2017 that identified common deficiencies. Additionally, the Singapore SGSecure program was introduced to enhance workplace preparedness for terror threats.
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EHS Leadership: APAC EHS Regulatory Challenges (EHSxTech 2017)
- 1. 22 September 2017 EHSLeadership A Culture of Safety and Compliance
- 2. EHS Challenges andOpportunities EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 1 Support function Business partners
- 3. Learn Share Lead EHSxTech:EHS Leadership in a Changing World EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 2
- 4. Event participants willnot engage in discussions that could restrain competition among themselves through understandings or agreements as to the price, the production, or the distribution of their products, or other agreements, which unreasonably restrict competition. Event participants may not act in concert to restrict the competitive capabilities or opportunities of their competitors, their suppliers, or their customers. If any participant has a reservation concerning remarks or discussion at this workshop, officially state the reservation; if the discussion is not terminated or resolved satisfactorily, the concerned participant should leave the meeting. Anti-Trust EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 3
- 5. Purpose and Agenda EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 4 EHS Leadership, A Culture of Safety and Compliance Purpose – Learning, sharing, and leading EHS in the tech industry Agenda • Introductions and Warm Up • APAC EHS Regulatory Challenges Audit Findings 2015-2017 • Session 1 – Critical H&S Requirements Safety Committees, Certified Professionals, Training, and More Business Break • Session 2 – Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Indoor Air Quality, Ergonomics, Heat Stress Lunch • Session 3 – Life Safety, Fire Safety, and Emergency Response Planning, Response Teams, Drills and More • Singapore SGSecure • Cool Down
- 6. Introductions • Name, company,location, title Warm Up Questions • Your background? • Your responsibilities for EHS? • Region of responsibility • Type of operations Introductions and Warm Up EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 5
- 7. APAC EHS Regulatory Challenges AuditFindings from 2015-2017
- 8. Regulatory Compliance inthe APAC Region EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 Compilation of 2015-2017 audit findings from the APAC region: • Low-risk facilities (offices, retail facilities, non-manufacturing) • Total of 44 audits • Total of 682 findings 7
- 9. Findings per Audit EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Malaysia Japan China Indonesia Singapore Philippines Korea Taiwan Australia Thailand India Average Number of Findings Per Audit 29 28 17 15 12 11 10 8 8 6 3 Leased vs owned facilities Size of facility, employee headcount Regulatory framework
- 10. APAC Finding Frequency EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 9 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% General Requirements Emergency Preparedness Work Environment General Safety and Health Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Chemical Safety/ Dangerous Substances Machinery & Equipment Waste EPM Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Wastewater Air Fire Safety and Emergency Response Water Transport of Dangerous Goods General Requirements Emergency Preparedness Work Environment Machinery & Equipment Waste
- 11. APAC Finding Severity EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 10Antea USA, Inc. Severity score is a function of the number of findings and associated risk for each finding Category Number Category 1 Air 2 Chemical Safety/ Dangerous Substances 3 Emergency Preparedness 4 EPM 5 Fire Safety and Emergency Response 6 General Requirements 7 General Safety and Health 8 Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health 9 Machinery & Equipment 10 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 11 Tanks 12 Transport of Dangerous Goods 13 Waste 14 Wastewater 15 Water 16 Work Environment 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
- 12. Top Findings: GeneralRequirements EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 Risk Assessment EHS Training Reporting and Record Keeping Visitor/Contractor Safety 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% EHSOrganizational Structure Employee Engagement/Awareness Legal Requirements Self-Inspections DocumentControl 11 Risk Assessment Risk assessments are not conducted. EHS Training Training is not conducted and/or documented.
- 13. Top Findings: EmergencyPreparedness EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 Fire Prevention and Protection Prevention, Disaster and Recovery Plans Evacuation/Life Safety 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 12 SpillPrevention andProtection Fire Protection: Lack of equipment, accessibility, inspection, maintenance. Prevention, Disaster and Recovery Plans No emergency plans or evacuation maps. Evacuation/Life Safety Doors and/or evacuation routes blocked or obstructed.
- 14. Top Findings: WorkEnvironment EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 Work at Elevated Heights/Fall Protection Hot Work Sanitation 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Walking/ Working Surfaces Confined Space Housekeeping IndoorAir Quality Illumination Controlof HazardousEnergy 13 Work at Elevated Heights/Fall Protection • Ladders are not regularly inspected. • Incorrect ladders used (i.e. metal ladders used for electrical work). • Lack of training.
- 15. Top Findings: Machinery& Equipment EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 14 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Electrical General PoweredIndustrial Trucks FleetSafety MachineGuarding Pressure Vessels Control of Hazardous Energy Electrical • PPE not provided • Panels not labeled General Lack of signage near moving parts.
- 16. Top Findings: Waste EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 15 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Waste Management Reporting and Recordkeeping General Waste Disposal Training Permitting Waste Management • Lack of programs • Improper labeling • Incompatible storage Reporting and Recordkeeping Inventory not developed / reported. General Identification of waste streams.
- 17. Facilitated Sessions Framework forDiscussions EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 16 • Key regulations (see handout) and Inogen highlights • What is current practice / best practice? • What are the challenges?
- 18. Session 1 Critical H&SRequirements
- 19. Angie Stagg Senior Consultant AnteaGroup 18 Session 1 Critical H&S Requirements
- 20. Session 1 Critical H&SRequirements EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 19 Key regulations (see handout) and Inogen highlights Current / Best Practices • Tracking requirements? • Setting up safety committees? • Finding certified professionals? Challenges • Safety committee participation? • Training needs and delivery? • Managing occupational health providers?
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- 22. Session 2 Occupational Healthand Industrial Hygiene
- 23. Session 2 Occupational Healthand Industrial Hygiene 22 Keith Knoke Vice President Antea Group
- 24. Session 2 Occupational Healthand Industrial Hygiene EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 23 Key regulations (see handout) and Inogen highlights Current / Best Practices • Tracking requirements? • Managing ergonomics? • Heat stress? Challenges • Finding IH equipment and analytical labs? • Local IH experts?
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- 26. Session 3 Life Safety,Fire Safety, and Emergency Response
- 27. 26 Paul Durkee Vice President AnteaGroup Session 3 Life Safety, Fire Safety, and Emergency Response
- 28. Session 3 Life Safety,Fire Safety, and Emergency Response EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017 27 Key regulations (see handout) and Inogen highlights Current / Best Practices • Tracking requirements? • Setting up ER teams? • Active threat? • Policy on AEDs? Challenges • Updating ER Plans? • Local fire safety expertise? • Understanding life safety?
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- 31. SGSecure EHSxTech Workshop –September 2017 30 New program developed by Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Required for companies seeking BizSafe Certification The objectives: • Sensitise employers and employees to terror threats and the importance for workplaces to be prepared; • Raise capabilities of workplaces to respond to and recover from a terror attack; and • Build understanding and trust among co-workers so that the workforce remains cohesive in the aftermath of an attack.
- 32. SGSecure Program Requirements EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 31 Appoint an SGSecure Representative: • Champion SGSecure and implement initiatives as recommended in the SGSecure Guide during peacetime. • Be the POC between company and MOM during crisis. • Work with employer to implement SGSecure initiatives by using the SGSecure Guide for Workplaces. • Keep updated of the latest SGSecure initiatives and work closely with the authorities in times of crisis.
- 33. SGSecure Through bizSAFE 32 EHSxTechWorkshop – September 2017 SGSecure RM Element: • Incorporate WSH Policy on the commitment to manage & respond to terror threats • Conduct RA to identify potential workplace terror threats • Address the identified workplace terror threats with control/mitigating measures in Risk Management Plan
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- 37. Call to Action& Cool Down
- 38. Join the privateLinkedIn EHSxTech Community! Call to Action 37 EHSxTech Workshop – September 2017
- 39. Cool Down EHSxTech Workshop– September 2017 Learn something that you can use immediately? Meet new contacts? 38