Manage risk systematically
Establish, implement and maintain a system that addresses safety and health risks arising from departmental activities and workspaces.
Recognition · Safety ownership · Continual improvement
NUS Safety & Health Awards
NUSSHA recognises departments that implement and maintain effective safety and health management systems. It promotes safety ownership, a positive safety culture and the sharing of good practices across NUS.
DSHMS Standard · Part ARequirements for the departmental safety and health management system.Guidance Notes · Part BGuidance for applying the requirements and strengthening your system.Department SHMS resourcesExplore the related DSHMS overview and implementation resources.
SharePoint resources may require NUS sign-in. For current NUSSHA participation arrangements, contact ORMC.
Purpose
Recognise effective systems and better practice
The NUS Safety & Health Awards recognise NUS faculties, departments, research centres and research institutes that have implemented an effective DSHMS. Departments are evaluated using the DSHMS Standard.
The programme supports departments to self-regulate safety and health, build a positive safety culture, and share knowledge, experience and good practices across NUS.
Strengthen ownership
Enable department leadership, committees and coordinators to champion safety and health management.
Keep improving
Review system performance, identify opportunities and share approaches that help departments improve.
How the framework works
Standard-led assessment
Assessors use the DSHMS Standard to evaluate how effectively each element is implemented and assess its level of maturity.
Build from the Standard
Use Part A to understand the system elements and performance expectations. Consult Part B for implementation guidance.
Demonstrate implementation
Maintain evidence that shows how the department applies its system to its activities, workspaces and safety and health risks.
Learn and improve
Use assessment feedback to identify strengths and opportunities to strengthen the system and share effective practice.
Participation: ORMC will announce award cycles and eligibility, and invite departments to participate.
Published categories
Award categories
Award categories reflect the extent and maturity of DSHMS implementation. ORMC will announce eligibility requirements and award criteria for each cycle.
Commitment
Recognises a department’s commitment to safety through implementation of essential DSHMS elements.
Commendation
Recognises progressive implementation of the DSHMS elements.
Excellence
Recognises sustained and comprehensive implementation of DSHMS elements. The published scheme describes additional prerequisites; check with ORMC for current criteria.
Archive
Previously published award results
Historical information is kept separate from current programme guidance.
NUS Safety & Health Awards 2023 recipients
Recipients are listed by award category in the current ORMC NUSSHA page. Names are arranged alphabetically within each category.
Excellence Award
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Pharmacy
Commendation Award
- Anaesthesia
- Biological Sciences
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore
- Centre for the Arts
- Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Comparative Medicine
- Dentistry
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials
- Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
- Life Sciences Institute
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Mechanobiology Institute
- Medicine
- NUSRI@Suzhou
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
- Temasek Laboratories
Commitment Award
- Anatomy
- Biomedical Engineering
- Built Environment
- Centre for Quantum Technologies
- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Food Science and Technology
- Geography
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
- Mechanical Engineering
- NUS Environmental Research Institute
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Physics
- Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source
- Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
- The N.1 Institute for Health
- Tropical Marine Science Institute
Source: NUS Office of Risk Management and Compliance · NUSSHA 2023 Award Winners.
NUS Safety & Health Awards 2020 recipients
These recipients are presented as a historical record and do not indicate current award status. The commemorative e-book lists 3 Excellence, 13 Commendation and 33 Commitment recipients; the NUSSHA page lists two additional departments under Commitment.
Excellence Award
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy
Commendation Award
- Anaesthesia
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore
- Centre for 2D Advanced Materials
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Comparative Medicine
- Life Sciences Institute
- Mechanobiology Institute
- Medicine
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Physiology
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Commitment Award
- Anatomy
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building
- Centre for Quantum Technologies
- Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
- Centre for The Arts
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre
- Dentistry
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- NUS (Suzhou) Research Institute
- NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Office of Campus Amenities
- Office of Campus Security
- Office of Estate Development
- Office of Facilities Management
- Office of Housing Services
- Pathology
- Physics
- Singapore Nuclear Research & Safety Initiative
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source
- Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
- Surgery
- Temasek Lab
- Temasek Laboratories
- The N.1 Institute for Health
- Tropical Marine Science Institute
Source: NUSSHA 2020 Commemorative e-Book. Award categories follow its published winners table. The NUSSHA page also lists Duke-NUS Medical School and Office of Campus Security under Commitment; together, the lists account for the 34 awards reported in the e-book introduction.
NUS Safety & Health Awards 2017 recipients
The 2017 ceremony page reports 48 participating departments, research institutes, research centres, halls and offices: two received Excellence Awards, six received Commendation Awards and 40 received Commitment Awards. The names below are transcribed from its published winners table.
Excellence Award
- Pharmacology
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Commendation Award
- Anaesthesia
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Pharmacy
Commitment Award
- Anatomy
- Architecture
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building
- Cancer Science Institute
- Centre for 2D Advanced Materials
- Centre for Quantum Technologies
- Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre
- Comparative Medicine
- Dentistry
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
- Life Sciences Institute
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanobiology Institute
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Office of Campus Amenities
- Office of Facilities Management
- Office of Housing Services
- Otolaryngology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Raffles Hall
- Sheares Hall
- Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source
- Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
- Surgery
- Temasek Hall
- Temasek Lab
- Tropical Marine Science Institute
Source: NUS Safety and Health Awards Ceremony 2017. Names and award categories follow the published winners table.
Tools and references
Resources for departments
Start with the DSHMS Standard and Guidance Notes. The source links below are the resources published by NUS.
Need current information?
NUSSHA enquiries
For current award-cycle dates, eligibility, criteria, applications or assessment arrangements, contact Safety & Health, Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC).