Construction Safety Webinar: Strengthening Work-at-Height Practices in Construction

Work-at-height (WAH) remains one of the most critical high-risk activities in the construction industry, contributing significantly to serious injuries and fatalities. 

This webinar brings together industry practitioners and experts to share practical approaches and solutions to strengthen WAH safety across construction projects. It will focus on improving safety performance through better design, engineering controls, workforce capability, digital tools, and regulatory compliance.

Attendees will gain practical insights to support safer planning, execution, and management of WAH activities in construction sites.

 

Webinar Objectives

  • Key lessons learned from WAH incidents in the construction industry
  • Strategies to eliminate risks through early design and planning
  • Proper application of fall protection systems and SS 570 compliance requirements
  • Strengthen workforce competency, supervision, and safety leadership
  • Leverage digital tools and data for safety monitoring and risk reduction
  • Enhance regulatory compliance through smarter inspection and control systems

 

Webinar Outline

  • Learning from WAH Incidents: Case Studies, Root Causes and Prevention Strategies, Ministry of Manpower
  • Design for Safety (DfS) and DfMA: Eliminating Work-at-Height Risks at Source
  • Engineering Effective Fall Protection Systems: Anchors, Lifelines and SS 570 Compliance in Practice, Mr Hoe Yee Pin
  • Strengthening Regulatory Compliance Through Digital WSH Systems by Mr Sangaran Morgan, Corporate EHS Manager, Wee Hur Construction Pte Ltd
  • Smart WSH and Data-Driven Safety: Leveraging Analytics to Prevent Work-at-Height Incidents
  • Strengthening Regulatory Compliance Through Digital WSH Systems

 

Who Should Attend

  • Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Officers
  • Safety Committee Members
  • Construction Firm Leaders and Decision-Makers
  • Contractors and Subcontractors involved in WAH work
  • Safety Trainers and Auditors in the Built Environment sector

 

Synopsis and Speaker Profile

Strengthening Regulatory Compliance Through Digital WSH Systems 

by Mr Sangaran Morgan, Corporate EHS Manager, Wee Hur Construction Pte Ltd

Construction projects today are becoming increasingly complex, with rising regulatory expectations, multiple subcontractor interfaces and growing demands for timely documentation, accountability and operational transparency. Traditional paper-based and manual WSH management processes are becoming increasingly challenging to sustain effectively across large-scale projects.

This presentation explores how digital WSH systems can strengthen regulatory compliance, improve operational visibility and enhance overall workplace safety & health management within the construction industry. Drawing from practical industry experience, this session will share how digital solutions such as electronic permit-to-work systems, digital inspections, competency tracking, corrective action management and real-time dashboards can support more efficient compliance monitoring and decision-making.

This presentation will also discuss common implementation challenges, lessons learnt during digital transformation and key success factors in achieving effective adoption across project teams and subcontractors. Attendees will gain practical insights into how digitalization can support stronger compliance management while improving operational efficiency and accountability on construction projects.

 

Mr Sangaran Morgan, Corporate EHS Manager, Wee Hur Construction Pte Ltd

Morgan is an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) professional with over 16 years of experience in Singapore’s construction and industrial sectors. Beginning his career as a WSH Supervisor, he progressively advanced through roles including WSH Coordinator, WSH Officer and currently serves in a Corporate EHS Management role overseeing environmental, health & safety and regulatory compliance across multiple projects and operations. His experience spans building construction, oil & gas and manufacturing industries, involving large-scale new building developments, A&A works, major demolition, hotel refurbishments, large-scale renovations and live environment projects involving occupied buildings and hospitals. Morgan is also actively involved in driving digitalization initiatives and implementing practical WSH management systems to strengthen compliance, accountability, and operational efficiency.

 

 

Course Duration

1.0 Day Course

  • Training Hours – 4.0 hours

Medium Of Instruction

  • English

Funding Information

This webinar is not eligible for funding.

 

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Certification

An e-Certificate of Attendance will be issued to attendees who complete the course with 100% attendance. 

 

Replacement/Postponement

A notice of replacement / postponement together with the full particulars of the new participant (for replacement) must be given to us at least 3 working days before the webinar date. A charge of S$50 (replacement) or S$100 (postponement) will be imposed on such changes. 

 

Cancellation

A notice of cancellation must be given at least 3 working days before the webinar start date, in which 50% of the webinar fee will be refunded. If notice is given in less than 3 working days, there will be no refund (100% charged).

 

Special Session

Available upon request.

 

For more information, please contact Ms Adalyn at 6429 5867 or email adalyn@scal-academy.com.sg.

 

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Construction Safety Webinar: Strengthening Work-at-Height Practices in Construction

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