New measures in place to boost safety in SAF: Safety chief

Mr Charles Chong (Punggol East) had asked for an update on the IGO’s work, if training safety in the SAF has improved since the office was set up, and additional safety measures introduced.

Asked about efforts to build a strong safety culture, BG Tan said in a phone interview with reporters last week that one of the challenges was ensuring safety consistently over different batches of conscripts, including NSmen who serve only a few weeks in a year.

He said surveys with both active and NS units found that units that embedded safety into their daily routine are usually the ones with the strongest safety culture, and by extension, a strong safety record.

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