NUS TOTAL WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH
(TOTAL WSH @ NUS)
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NUS is committed to provide a safe and healthy working
environment for all staff and students. As part of this
commitment, NUS has embarked on Total Workplace Safety
and Health (Total WSH @ NUS) programme initiated by the
Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSH Council).
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The Total Workplace Safety and Health (Total WSH) is a
holistic, integrated and proactive approach that manages
work, safety and health together to achieve the
well-being of workers. It includes an integrated
assessments of all risks in the workplace that encompass
physical work environment and processes (e.g. exposure
to hazardous materials, manual handling, etc.), work
organisation (e.g. prolonged working hours, shift work,
etc.) and individual health factors (pre-existing health
conditions, age, etc.)
The Total WSH @ NUS has the support of NUS senior
management and will be progressively implemented across
departments in NUS:
"Under Total WSH, we will achieve better integration
of safety, health and well-being in the workplace.
We will be looking at work practices needed to
address personal health factors, encouraging more
staff to participate in health promotion activities,
and should there be a need, to take part in
intervention programmes."
Prof Tan Eng Chye
NUS President
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Please contact the following personnel for enquiries
pertaining to Total WSH @ NUS:
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Department
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Types of enquiries:
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Contact
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Office of Risk Management and Compliance
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Enquiries on the Total WSH @ NUS
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For more information about Total WSH, please refer to the
following:
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Total WSH @ NUS
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Roadmap on Total WSH @ NUS
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Web link
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NUS President's address on Total WSH at NUS
Safety & Health Awards 2020
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Web link
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Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health - Total
Workplace Safety and Health (Total WSH)
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Web link
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Total WSH Programme (Internal Service Providers)
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University Heath Centre - General Health, Mental
Health & Health Promotion
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Web link
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Office of Human Resources - NUSHeart (Help
Employees with Advice, Resources & Therapy)
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Web link
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Office of the President - Health & Wellbeing
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Web link
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Safety and Health Unit, Office of Risk
Management and Compliance - Ergonomics Programme
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Web link
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Total WSH Programme (External Service Providers)
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Ministry of Manpower - iWorkHealth Tool
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Web link
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Total WSH Programme (National Standard &
Guidelines)
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Workplace Safety and Health Council - Total
Workplace Safety and Health Programme
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Web link
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Report by Tripartite Oversight Committee on
Workplace Safety and Health
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Web link
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Health Promotion Board - Healthy Living
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Web link
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FAQs
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Q1:
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Are individual survey responses anonymous?
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Yes, the respondent to the survey is not
identifiable and the survey response is anonymous.
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Q2:
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What will the Basic Health Insight results be used
for?
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The Basic Health Insight (BHI) is a health needs
assessment tool to capture the baseline health
status of employees. Data collected include basic
demographic information, height and weight, work
ability index, presence of chronic diseases,
previous basic health screening (if any), stress
level, lifestyle related practices and habits,
perceived work environment, and symptoms of
musculoskeletal disorders. Data collated from the
BHI will be used to generate a report of
aggregated results to gauge the health needs of
the department and to determine suitable health
promotional and intervention programmes to be
recommended to the department.
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Q3:
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What are the intervention programmes available to
NUS staff and students?
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There are various NUS programmes available to NUS
staff and students that promote health and healthy
living, including mental wellness programme and
counselling. Please refer to the information
available in the websites of University Health
Centre, Office of Human Resources, and Health
& Wellbeing at Office of the President.
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Q4:
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Can the department engage external service
providers for health promotion programmes?
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Yes, the department can engage its own service
providers for the intervention programmes
besides the enterprise-level programmes
currently being offered by the University.
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Q5:
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Will individuals need to reveal their specific
individual health factors (IHFs) to their
Principal Investigator/supervisor for the risk
assessment?
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No, individuals need not disclose their personal
health information to their own Principal
Investigator/supervisor for the risk assessment.
The risk assessment will be a generic risk
assessment that incorporates health risk factors
applicable to each work activity e.g.
musculoskeletal conditions in manual lifting.
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Q6:
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What is NUS Staff Health Survey?
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NUS Staff Health Survey is a part of Total WSH
programme that NUS is implementing with the vision
of integrating safety, health and well-being into
work practices and conditions. The survey is a
collaboration between (1) Safety and Health Unit
of the Office of Risk Management and Compliance,
(2) University Health Centre, (3) Health and
Wellbeing Unit of the Office of the President, and
(4) Office of Human Resources. Launched in 2023,
staff were randomly selected to participate in
this survey. Responses are anonymous and kept
confidential. The purpose of the survey is to
better understand the physical health and mental
well-being needs of staff in NUS.
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