Design for Safety Appreciation (DfSA) Course (5th Run)

A practical approach for architects, developers & contractors to meet new obligations and avoid the pitfalls under the DfS Regulations.

The Workplace Safety and Health (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015 were gazetted on 10th July 2015 and come into operation on 1 August 2016. The Regulations impose duties on “designers”, defined as “the person who prepares a design plan relating to a structure [which includes buildings]” – i.e. including architects. The principal duty of a designer is to, “as far as it is reasonably practicable, prepare a design plan for the structure that eliminates all foreseeable design risks.” This a serious and daunting obligation. Similarly, the regulations impose duties on “developers” and “contractors”.

This course session examines the design-for-safety scheme under the Regulations, and focuses on how designers, developers and contractors can go about meeting their design obligations and avoid pitfalls.

*Certificate of Attendance (COA) will be issued to participants with 100% attendance at the end of the session. COA will not be mailed out if is not collected at the end of the session.

*Do note that the class will only commence if there is a minimum of 25 registered participants. The course fee will be refunded back to SMO credit wallet if the course is unable to start.

Important:

• The Webinar join link and password will be sent via email latest 1 hour before the session for last minute sign ups.
• The Webinar will be opened for registered participants to enter 30 minutes before the session.
• The Webinar will be locked 10 minutes after session begins.

Webinar Etiquette

• Please note that all attendees will be promoted to panelists once they have entered the Webinar.
• During the sharing session, attendees other than the speakers will be muted.
• If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the webinar chat and we will try to address them at the end
• During the Q&A Session, attendees will be unmuted to allow for discussion
• Do note that this session will be recorded
• Please be reminded to join the Webinar with an identifiable name for attendance tracking.