In support of the national Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) 2018 Plus plan, CDL has spearheaded a WSH excellence pledge with key partners in its supply chain. Witnessed by Minister of State for Manpower, Mr Sam Tan, at the annual CDL 5-Star Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Awards held in November 2016 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore, CDL and 24 of its key builders and consultants signed the ‘Pledge Towards Vision Zero Through Safe Design – Safe Practices – Safe Culture’, committing their collective support for the Construction Industry WSH Action Plans.

The pledge marks the first time that a developer in Singapore has galvanised key partners in its supply chain to support the Action Plans, which entail a recommitment to reduce workplace fatalities by 25% annually to 1.8 per 100,000 workers by 2018. It is also in line with the WSH 2018 Plus plan and the Vision Zero movement – which aims to instill a mindset that all injuries and ill-health at work can be prevented and that zero harm is possible.

For more than two decades, CDL has driven EHS excellence at its worksites and across its supply chain. In 2001, CDL pioneered its 5-Star EHS Assessment System under which all its builders must undergo quarterly EHS inspections and audits by an independent auditor who grades them on a scale of one to five stars in areas such as energy, water, waste management, safety, noise and public health management. In 2005, the CDL 5-Star EHS Awards was launched to recognise exemplary builders and workers for their excellence in enhancing workplace standards for safety, health and well-being.

For their outstanding EHS efforts, a total of four builders and six workers were recognised at the 2016 CDL 5-Star EHS Awards ceremony. The winners received their awards from Minister Tan who also gave out the prizes to the champion and first runner-up teams for the CDL EHS Cup Tournament, an annual soccer league which promotes a healthy lifestyle and camaraderie among workers.