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14CommunicateConcerning smf*Raising Standards Across IndustriesAdministering Standards Development with SMF-SDOSMF is widely recognized as a leader in manufacturing anda strong advocate of the implementation of standards invarious industries. SMF-SDO is one of the two StandardsDevelopment Organisations appointed by SPRING for aperiod of three years from 1st April 2011. SMF-SDO is taskedwith the administration of standards development workacross three committees: General Engineering & SafetyStandards, Food Standards and Biomedical Standards.With their respective technical committees and workinggroups, SMF-SDO successfully launched a suite ofstandards across various industries, bringing about agreat enhancement in the economic competitiveness ofthe sector. The General Engineering & Safety Standards(From L-R) Mr. Caleb Ng, Auditor, PSB Singapore Pte. Ltd, Mr. Lam JoonKhoi, Secretary-General, SMF, Ms. Jacqueline Monteiro, Chairman of BMSC,Mr. Jason Low, Senior Manager, Standards, SPRING Singapore, ProfessorJames Goh, Professor and Head of Department of Bioengineering, NUS andDr. Eddie Ang, Deputy Chairman, NMTC 21223 standards over the last year, and is looking forward tolaunching 5 new standards.Questions covered during the Panel Discussion include clarifications on themajor changes made to the Technical Specification, as well as applicationsof the SSCommittee (GESSC) in particular, has developed a totalof 35 out of 53 Singapore Standards, making up the bulkof the 56 Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) gazetted inthe Workplace Safety and Health Notification of 2012. TheBiomedical Standards Committee (BMSC) organized anindustry briefing session on Singapore Standards (SS582)Thermal Images for Human Temperature Screening on 22March 2013. The TR 15 (the reference point for the SS) isthe first technical specification for thermal imagers in theworld. Some of the major updates include the specificationof detector pixels, the types of temperature screening andthe addition of specific requirements for thermal imagers.The Food Standards Committee (FSC) reviewed a total ofIn the month of March, SMF-SDO organized appreciationevents for the respective three committees, thankingtheir volunteers and various partners for their time andcommitment. The number of volunteers involved in itsactivities has accumulated to 690 to date. For 2013, SMF-SDO plans to review 47 standards. In addition, 7 standardslaunches will be organised this year. To further boostawareness and opportunities of Singapore standards, SMF-SDO promotes active industry engagement and outreachthrough the organization of standards launches, exchanges,and awareness seminars.(From L-R) Mr. Chan Yew Kwong, Chairman of GESSC, Mr. Lim Meng Wee,Managing Director of SP Consulting (International) Pte. Ltd, Mr. Cheong TakLeong, Deputy Director, Standards Division of SPRING Singapore andMr. Seet Choh San, Deputy Chairman of GESSC
concerning Communicate smf15Promoting Innovative Safety Practices In WorkplacesWorkplace Safety and Health (Manufacturing) Awards Presentation Ceremony 2013On 17 May 2013, the Workplace Safety and Health Council(WSHC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower(MOM) and Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF),presented two annual Workplace Safety and Health Awards.SMF would like to thank the event sponsors, HoneywellSafety Products and Lloyd’s Register Asia for their support.The Workplace Safety and Health Awards for Supervisorsacknowledged and recognised valuable contributions bysupervisors who cultivated safe and healthy workplaces bytaking care of workers under their charge and improvingthe safety and health performance in their workplaces. TheWorkplace Safety and Health Innovation Awards recognisedthe companies and teams with innovative practices orsolutions which improved safety and health in the workplace.The Gold awardees’ projects include an Edge protector thatprevent cut injuries from handling glass panels, a light weightscrapper that removes floss and a process that eradicates theneed for the wire cutting process.“HSSE Function Committee will continue its efforts toengage the manufacturing sector through the SMF IndustryGroups by leveraging on our strong strategic alliancesand partnerships with relevant authorities, agencies,institutions and companies to organise more dialoguesessions with relevant government agencies and providefeedback on HSSE legislations, policies and industrystandards with the aim of promoting a safer manufacturingwork environment,” concluded Mr. Birch Sio, Chairman ofHSSE Function Committee.Mr. George Huang, SMF President (1st from left) and Mr. Birch Sio,Chairman of HSSE Function Committee (1st from right), with winners of theGold award for the Workplace Safety and Health Innovation AwardsGold Award Winners• ESH Elite Team from AFPD Pte Ltd• B.A.S.I.C from the Polyolefin Company (Singapore)Pte Ltd• Wafer SAW from REC Wafer Pte LtdSingapore and China Deepen Ties in Petrochemical Sectorplatform for the exchange of views between petrochemicalindustries in China, Singapore and Southeast Asia,” sharedMr Brendan Wauters, Chairman of SMF Energy & ChemicalsIndustry Group, President and CEO of Senoko Energy Pte Ltd.CPIC 2013 attracted big petrochemical players from 8countries, including Eastman Chemical Ltd, The ChemicalDaily, Sembcorp Industries Ltd, The Catalyst Group andNippon Concept Singapore Pte Ltd.Panel of VIPs (from L-R):Mr. Lam Joon Khoi, Secretary-General, SMF; Mr. Terence Koh, ExecutiveDirector of Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC); Ms. Grace Zeng, DeputyManaging Director of CNCIC; Mr. Jiang Xinmin, Deputy Director of Centre forEnergy Economics & Development Strategy Energy Research Institute, NDRCof China; Mr. Chau Tak Vui, Managing Director of McKinn International Pte LtdIn a joint collaboration with China National ChemicalInformation Centre, SMF Energy & Chemicals IndustryGroup brought together more than 100 thought leadersand decision makers at the China Petrochemical IndustryConference 2013 (CPIC 2013). This was held at SwissotelMerchant Court Singapore on 18th April 2013. Singaporeand China aim to increase collaborations through rampingup efforts on trade and business partnerships, therebyemerging even stronger in the petrochemical industry.“The objective is to share development prospects for andcooperation opportunities with the petrochemical industryin China. I hope that the conference will be a high-endFollowing a Q&A session, the next part of the session beganwith a presentation of the Petrochemical trades betweenChina and Major ASEAN Countries. Participants wereintroduced to a comprehensive export and import analysis,regulation and policy analysis. This was followed by adiscussion on the impact of external environmental andeconomic conditions on the trades, inciting the interests ofthe participants on future trading opportunities.“CPIC offers a good opportunity for business networkingwith industrial players. Our company is one of the mostactive Singapore chemical distributors in China, and asChina is the largest chemical producing and consumingcountry in the world, it is essential to keep abreast of thelatest developments in the petrochemical industry in China.CPIC provides the right avenue to meet this objective,”shared Mr. Chau Tak Vui, Managing Director of McKinnInternational Pte Ltd, a fellow supporter of the CPIC eventfor two consecutive years.
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