NEA Safety Audit
As Singapore have a high population density, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore makes it vital to control hazardous substances so that public exposure to accidental release is if not avoided or minimised. Singapore has implemented measures to control and minimize the risks from industrial developments handling large quantities of hazardous substances by requiring these organizations to implement a safety audit procedure.
What is NEA Safety Audit?
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The Chemical Control and Management Department (CMCD) of the National Environment Agency licenses the import, sale, storage, transportation, and use of hazardous chemicals. These chemicals are listed and controlled under the Environmental Protection and Management Act and its Regulations.
NEA – CMCD have imposed that these entities to have stringent regulatory controls, and it is critical for the entities to have an adequate and effective systems in place to ensure safe management of hazardous chemicals. With this, the Safety Audit Scheme was introduced to systematically identify and rectify weaknesses in their management systems and practices of handling hazardous chemicals once every two years.
The companies under the Scheme can either conduct their own safety audit studies in-house or engage accredited consultants to do so on their behalf. Companies that are going to be conducting safety audits for the first time are advised to engage an NEA accredited consultant like us. There are several elements to be audited:
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Safety policy,
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Safety information,
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Safe work practices,
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Management of change,
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Maintenance of facilities,
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Training,
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Incident investigations,
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General plant inspection/ reviews,
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Hazard analysis,
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Emergency planning and response,
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Contractor safety.
Note for Industries Under Ministry of Manpower's Safety & Health Management System and NEA's Safety Audit Scheme
As of 1st Mar 2001, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has extended its Safety & Health Management System (SHMS) scheme to cover oil and petrochemical industries and wafer fabrication plants. As NEA's Safety Audit elements are covered under MOM's SHMS scheme, there shall not be a need for industries covered under both schemes to carry out a separate safety audit for NEA subject to the following procedures:
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The affected industries engage 3rd party auditors registered with both MOM,
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The SHMS reports shall be submitted to MOM with a copy to NEA. NEA will accept MOM-SHMS as NEA-SA.
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Why get audited with SOCOTEC Certification Singapore?
SOCOTEC Certification Singapore has conducted audits since 1994 for various schemes and our auditors are qualified for various standards with national and international accreditations.
We are pleased to extend our value-added audit services as well as other relevant international or national accredited management systems certification to you.
SOCOTEC Certification Singapore has conducted audits since 1994 for various schemes and our auditors are qualified for various standards with national and international accreditations.
We are pleased to extend our value-added audit services as well as other relevant international or national accredited management systems certification to you.
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