Safe System of Work Development and Implementation

Develop Safe System of Work (SSoW) frameworks and implement practices to ensure a safe and reliable environment for operations, maintenance and contracting activities

Type

Domain

Competency Area

Health, Safety and Environment Management

Levels

Identify Safe System of Work (SSoW) practices in the planning, preparation and execution of work activities

Support the application of SSoW practices during the planning, preparation and execution of work activities

Contribute to activity- based risk assessments

Implement risk controls and measures

Support work area preparation

Support permit applications, work completion and close-out activities

Apply Safe System of Work (SSoW) practices in the execution of work activities

Apply SSoW processes and procedures

Identify risk level categorisation

Conduct activity-based risk assessments

Implement risk control measures

Carry out work area preparation

Prepare work permits

Participate in safe completion of work, sign- off and close-out

Interpret Safe System of Work (SSoW) frameworks and practices to ensure effective implementation of SSoW during the conduct of work activities

Supervise SSoW processes and procedures

Coordinate work permit applications

Issue work permits

Coordinate activity- based risk assessments and determine risk levels

Coordinate any necessary isolation and de-isolation activities including Lock-Out-Tag- Out (LOTO) if required

Coordinate and control work area preparation, work completion and close-out

Ensure effective implementation of SSoW during the execution of work activities

Establish Safe System of Work (SSoW) frameworks and practices in control of operations, maintenance, contractor and other work activities

Establish and implement SSoW frameworks and practices including Permit-to-Work systems, risk assessments, job safety analysis, safe operating procedures, safe isolation procedures and LOTO

Establish workflows and processes for SSoW practices

Maintain documentation control and management of the SSoW system

Support ongoing improvements to enhance SSoW practices

Set direction of Safety System of Work (SSoW) to meet the organisation’s health, safety and environment objectives

Review the development and implementation of SSoW frameworks in accordance with Singapore Standards, Codes of Practice and industry best practices

Review workflows and processes, documentation control and management of the SSoW system

Recommend improvements to enhance SSoW frameworks and practices

Guide SSoW development and audit review processes

Endorse SSoW frameworks

Set direction for WSH and SSoW frameworks

Drive industry best practice standards for continuous improvement