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Here's what can help middle managers avoid burnout, says study by SMU and partners
- February 26, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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SINGAPORE – Mindfulness training programmes can be beneficial for the well-being of middle managers, a new research has found. In particular, such training can help middle managers cope with the stress and emotional exhaustion commonly associated with their jobs, say researchers in a study published in the Academy of Management Proceedings. Titled “Overworked and Under-Resourced:
New method to help boost workplace safety
- August 30, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is adopting a new method to boost workplace safety – by telling companies how they fare compared with others in their industry, motivating them to do better. This brings a new dimension to the ministry’s surprise inspections, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said at the opening of the biennial Singapore Workplace
Study to help firms understand better contractors' safety record
- August 1, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
A committee tasked with charting a comprehensive 10-year blueprint in making Singapore workplaces safer and healthier is studying ways to help companies and developers better understand the track record of contractors when deciding on project tenders. Mr John Ng, chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, said this is one of the ideas
More help for workers with chronic conditions under new workplace safety and health move
- May 16, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Workers with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol will be able to get screened and manage these chronic conditions early, under an initiative to promote safety and health at workplaces. It will identify at-risk workers – those whose health markers are a cause for concern – and help at least a fifth
Health screening to help reduce workplace deaths
- April 25, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Workers will be screened for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cho-lesterol so they can get help to manage them, under an initiative to promote safety and health at workplaces. It will identify at-risk workers – those whose health markers are a cause for concern – and help at least a
New funding help to get SME workers better prepared for terror threats and crises
- February 7, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will get more help to prepare their staff for terror threats and crises. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is in talks with industry associations in five priority sectors – food and beverage, retail, entertainment, hotels and transport – to give them between $ 25,000 and $ 55,000 each,
Injured workers get help to be back on job sooner
- November 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Injured workers are going to get help to return to work more swiftly under a new programme introduced yesterday. The “return to work” scheme – for those who suffer permanent injuries – will require public hospitals to appoint staff to coordinate with doctors and employers on the best way to get these workers back on
Help migrant workers stand up for their own safety
- October 26, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Singapore has set itself the target of significantly reducing its workplace accident rate. The fatality rate alone last year was 1.9 in every 100,000 workers. Last month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the target of reducing that to fewer than one in every 100,000 workers within 10 years. Accidents can happen in any workplace,
Businesses need to help reduce presenteeism
- May 16, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Employee “presenteeism” is a complex concept involving the loss of personal productivity resulting from health-related issues. In other words, an employee’s mental or physical attention is partially or completely diverted from their work, resulting in less than full concentration on the task at hand and requiring more time to complete assigned projects and fulfill other
Safety groups: ‘Stand down’ to help protect construction workers
- April 11, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Construction employers are being encouraged to stop work and talk with employees about fall hazards and prevention as part of the fourth annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, set to take place May 8-12. Falls are the No. 1 cause of death among construction workers, accounting for 37 percent of
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