Keppel Group has clinched 18 awards at this year's Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards, organised by the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore. This is the highest number of awards won by a single organisation this year. Keppel had also won the highest number of awards in 2018.

Of the 18 awards, Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) received 12 awards under the Safety and Health Award Recognition for Projects (SHARP) category for exemplary project safety and health management systems.

Keppel FELS, a subsidiary of Keppel O&M, also clinched the WSH Performance (Silver) Award for outstanding safety performance and implementation of strong WSH management systems.

Four companies from the Keppel Group garnered WSH Innovation Awards, which recognise companies for creating solutions which help to improve safety and enhance operations at the workplace.

Mr R K Jaggi, General Manager, Group Health, Safety and Environment, Keppel Corporation, said, "Safety is an integral part of who Keppel is and how we run our business. In our drive towards shaping a safer future for all our stakeholders, we proactively harness technology and innovation, and always encourage employees to collaborate and think of new ideas to improve work processes.

"We are encouraged by the WSH Council's recognition of our safety efforts and will work even harder to ensure that everyone returns home safe at the end of each working day."

Keppel FELS won two of the Innovation Awards, while the other two were won by Keppel Logistics and Keppel Merlimau Cogen. Keppel FELS' awards were for the "iDiver", a remotely operated robotic diver which performs hazardous underwater inspections on vessels and other underwater structures in place of human divers, and the "Smart Robot", which automates inspections of bus-bar systems located in trenches. Using the Smart Robot has reduced the manpower required for each inspection from eight workers to two and has achieved a 95% reduction in manhours required.

The "Smart Chemical Handling" project team at Keppel Merlimau Cogen designed a device to tackle the risk of chemicals being transferred to wrong tanks, preventing adverse chemical reactions that would cause major disruptions to operations.

At Keppel Logistics, technicians no longer need to work in narrow spaces over extended periods of time to manually lubricate the wire ropes of the cranes in their warehouses. The new "Customised Wire Rope Lubricator" cuts down 98% of man hours needed, and requires just one technician to operate, instead of three needed for the manual operation.

On the individual level, Mr Mollah Md Romjanul, Facility Superintendent at Keppel FELS clinched the Supervisors Award for his strong commitment to the safety of workers under his charge. In his 18 years at Keppel FELS, Mollah Md Romjanul has also continually upgraded his knowledge and made invaluable contributions through Keppel's innovation programmes.

 
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Keppel's WSH Awards in 2019

WSH SHARP AWARDS

KEPPEL FELS
• ENSCO 123 jackup rig (Newbuild)
• FECON 123 jackup rig (Newbuild)
• CAN DO ultra-deepwater drillship (Newbuild)
• CAN DO II semisubmersible cargo barge (Newbuild)
• SKALD jackup rig (Newbuild)
• TIVAR jackup rig (Newbuild)
• VALE jackup rig (Newbuild)
• SANDERUS trailing suction hopper dredger (Newbuild)

KEPPEL SHIPYARD
• Coral South Turret Mooring System
• BW Adolo FPSO (Conversion)
• La Noumbi FPSO (Conversion)
• Ngujima Yin FPSO (Conversion)

WSH PERFORMANCE (SILVER) AWARDS

• KEPPEL FELS

WSH INNOVATION AWARDS

KEPPEL FELS
• Smart Robot
• iDiver

KEPPEL LOGISTICS
• Customised Wire Rope Lubricator

KEPPEL MERLIMAU COGEN
• Smart Chemical Handling

WSH AWARDS FOR SUPERVISORS

KEPPEL FELS
• Mollah Md Romjanul Hoque Md Yead Ali

About Keppel Group

With a global footprint in more than 20 countries, Keppel is a multi-business company providing solutions for sustainable urbanisation, to meet the growing need for energy, infrastructure, clean environments, high quality homes and offices, and connectivity.

It aims to be a global company at the forefront of its chosen industries, shaping the future for the benefit of all its stakeholders - Sustaining Growth, Empowering Lives and Nurturing Communities.