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Fact Sheet: Updates: Second External Review Panel on SAF Safety (ERPSS)
17 October 2017
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The Safety and Systems Review Directorate (SSRD) was formed to oversee the conduct of safety and systems reviews for MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). SSRD set up the first External Review Panel on SAF Safety (ERPSS) in 2013 to review various aspects of SAF safety over its three-year tenure. During this period, the Panel visited 14 SAF formations, units and exercises to observe their safety practices and recommend improvements. The first Panel was headed by Mr Alan Chan, former CEO of Singapore Press Holdings, and supported by nine prominent safety experts and professionals from outside the SAF.
The second ERPSS was inaugurated on 27 July 2017 and comprises 9 experts and professionals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to capture a broad spectrum of views and perspectives. The members are:
Mr Heng Chiang Gnee [Chairman]*
Chairman, Workplace Safety and Health Council
Mr Chan Yew Kwong
Director, Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate, Ministry of Manpower
Associate Professor Goh Yang Miang
Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, NUS
Brigadier-General (NS) Ishak Ismail*
Director Business Development (Asia Pacific), BAE Systems Hagglunds AB
Ms Kala Anandarajah
Partner, Head Competition and Antitrust and Trade, Rajah and Tann Singapore LLC.
Associate Professor Lim Beng Chong
Division of Strategy, Management & Organisation, Nanyang Business School
Professor Lim Shih Hui
Group Director, Education, SingHealth
Dr Jukka Takala*
Senior Consultant, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Ministry of Manpower
Mr Yam Ah Mee
Chief Executive Officer, SembCorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd
*Members from the first ERPSS
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