track 2 - 1_productive technologies enhancing construction safety

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We shape a safe, high quality, sustainable and friendly built environment.


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Firms


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Construction ManpowerDevelopment

Regulate foreign workers demandEnhance quality of workforce

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY

Tightening RegulatoryRequirements & Standards

Incentives to Adopt Technology& Build Capability


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CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY & CAPABILITY FUND

(CPCF)

WORKFORCEWORKFORCEDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Workforce Training& Upgrading (WTU)

TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION &TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION &CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENTCAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Mechanisation Credit(MechC)


EnhancedBCA-Industry

Built EnvironmentScholarship

ProductivityImprovement Projects

(PIP)

Building InformationModelling (BIM) Fund


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MECH CMechanisation Credit

Scheme

What is it?

Provide assistance for companies to reduce cost

incurred in technology adoption such as purchase or

780 applications received from260 companies.

The equipment must achieve

20% improvement in thespecific process


leasing of equipment.


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MECH C

Equipment Cost Funding Cap*

(whichever is lower)

Purchase< $100,000 50% $20,000

> $100,000 20% $100,000

Mechanisation Credit

Scheme

Cap on funding of $250,000 per firm


Leasing< $30,000 50% $6,000

> $30,000 20% $30,000

* per application


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Skid Steer Loader

Screed Leveler

MECH C

Automatic wheel washer

Concrete Placing Boom

Telescopic HandlerB

oomL

ift

Scissor Lift

Spider LiftPersonnel Lift


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PIPProductivity Improvement Project

Scheme

What is it?

Encourage process improvement through- technologies adoption; or

- simplification of work procedures


to achieve higher site productivity by at least 20%


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Productivity Improvement Project

Scheme

PIP

a. Manpower-Related Costs Salary of project members Airfare (economy) & Cost ofLiving Allowance

c. Professional Services Consultancy Subcontracting

Supportable Costs include:


b. Equipment & Materials Equipment Materials/Consumables

Software

d. Intellectual Property Rights Licensing/Royalties Technology Acquisition

* GST is not a supportable cost


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PIP

Support level for key systems and materials

Key System and Material Support levelSelected

Equipment

System formworkUp to 50%

Climbing scaffold

Productivity Improvement Project

Scheme


SelectedMaterial

concrete Up to 80%

(for extra cost overconventional material)

Prefab bathroom

Drywall

Only gypsum boards, cement boards and similar drywall systems used in residentialprojects are supportable.

If the material is specified in tender documents, the grant to defray extra material costwill be given to the developer.


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Common WSH risks in

construction sites

1. Safety of demolition works

2. Falling from height3. Injury due to carrying heavy items

4. Working in confined space


5. Safety of excavation works

6. Environmental health

7. Fire and explosion


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1. Demolition works WSHRisks

ROBOTICROBOTICDEMOLITIONDEMOLITION

MACHINEMACHINE

Operate the machine at a distance from thedemolition area

Able to reach high work area without the need

for worker access

Conventional method


Hand-held concrete breakerProductivity 60% MECH C


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Sound proof panel

Auto

2. Falling from height WSHRisks

External Net

Climbing

System

SECTION 1

(Planter Box area)

SECTION 2

(Bay window area)

SECTION 3

(Normal wall area)


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-Wide and clean

2. Falling from height WSHRisks

Examples (South Korea projects)

external access-100% covered


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2. Falling from height WSHRisksMODULAR SCAFFOLDMODULAR SCAFFOLD

SYSTEMSYSTEM able to take 6 tons per leg

modular system reduces the need for additional

bracing

wider spacing than conventional scaffold frames=> more working space

Productivity 22% PIPPIPPIPPIP


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Current Prevailing Technology / method used in the industry

ConventionalScaffolding

Elevator use Gondola

Manual Operated

Lifting Platform

Rope Assist Platform

Machine Assisted

Lifting Platform

Metal Frame Scaffolding

2. Falling from height WSH

Risks

Chain Assist Platform Moving Platform


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Proposed Technology / methodMoving Platform Lift Installation Method using Temp System.

Moving Platformwith the use ofTemp Access

Frame


Risks

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Lift Installation usingMoving Platform Method

Lift Installation by Moving Platform Methodwith the use of Temp System


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MethodologyMoving Platform Lift Installation Method using Temp Cantilever System.

Machine Room1. Set up Temp System

2. Set up template and plumb lift shaft

3. Install motor room & pit equipment

4.Install 1st & 2nd set of guide rail & brackets

Governor Machine

Traction Machine

Machine Beam

Counterweight & Frame

Controller


Risks

20

Lift Shaft

5. Install Car Platform & Frame, Counterweight,Temp Access Frame & Rope

Buffers

TeMP Access

Frame

PermanentCab Frame

Components

a n re

Ropes

Work Platform with ToeGuard to be provided

Guide Rail

6. Move the moving platform & removethe Temp System


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Area ofImprovement

Projected Outcomes

Moving Platformwith Temp

System

ScaffoldingMethod

GondolaMethod

ImprovementExpected (%) on

using MovingPlatform with TempS stem over other

Productivity Impacts


Risks

PIPPIPPIPPIP

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methods

Manpower (numberof workers)

2 workers/lift 4 workers/lift 3 workers/lift

100% savings overscaffold

50% savings overgondola

Productivity (manhours) 903 man hours/lift

2512 manhours/lift

1374 manhours/lift

64% savings overscaffold

35% savings overgondola


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3. Injury due to carrying heavy items WSHRisks

LADDER HOISTLADDER HOIST

Conventional methodHoisting LadderHoisting Ladder

Productivity 65% MECH C


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MINI CRANESMINI CRANES


Small enough to be transported in elevator L:2000W:590H:1300mmProductivity 60%

MECH C


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Brickwall

Drywall

Drywall much lighter and faster to install



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CUSTOMISED FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT TO INSTALLCUSTOMISED FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT TO INSTALLCONCRETE PANELS AT HEIGHTCONCRETE PANELS AT HEIGHT



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Project Objectives- To study the project level productivity on MRT

projects- To track manpower movement in confined space

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4. Working in confined space WSHRisks


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Present Situation

Manual registration

Manual tagging on tally board

Access Control Point (Top view)


Confined

Space

Registration Point Tally Board


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Ultra High Frequency RFID system


UHF RFIDTag

GantryReaders Processor

DisplayTerminal


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5. Safety of excavation works WSHRisks

Strut-free excavation provides more space forconstruction equipments and workers

Avoid accidental hitting of steel struts by excavators

PIPPIPPIPPIP


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6. Environmental health WSHRisks

Traditional Timber Formwork

System Formwork

Easy to install, less noise,tidier working environment



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7. Fire and explosion WSHRisks

Flexible Piping with

Compression Sleeve Joint

1. Expand

3. Compress

2. Insert

Inexpensive and easy to store Bends easily in the most confined space

No hot works needed


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7. Fire and explosion WSHRisks


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Other incentives schemes


Construction Industry


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INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE SCHEME (IAS)

Tax incentive for equipment purchases

Approved equipment would be supported with aninvestment allowance of 50% of the capital

expenditure, to be off-set against taxable income

Equipment must

be new and owned by the applicant

be purchased only after date of application and within1st year of qualifying period

be at least $10,000 for construction equipment and$2,000 for IT related equipment


Productivity and InnovationProductivity and Innovation Credit (PIC)Credit (PIC)


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Productivity and InnovationProductivity and Innovation Credit (PIC)Credit (PIC)


Pls refer to www.iras.gov.sgfor more information

$100 $400 $68Example:

Expenditure Tax Deduction

400% deduction on $100 = $400 CreditTax savings = 17% x $400 = $68

Tax Savings

Supportable automation equipment/Supportable automation equipment/

system:system:

a.a. Concreting pumpConcreting pump

b.b. RideRide--on concrete trowelon concrete trowel

c.c. AutoAuto--climb scaffold systemclimb scaffold system

d.d. CNC machineryCNC machinery

e.e. ComputerComputer--aided design/ drafting softwareaided design/ drafting software

Increase SME Productivity with Infocomm


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Increase SME Productivity with Infocomm

Adoption and Transformation (iSPRINT)Types of Project Grant Cap Qualifying Costs

Packaged solutions, pre-qualifiedby IDA, for basic business

functions:

Finance/ AccountingPayrollPoint-of-SalesSoftware-as-a-Service

Up to 50% of qualifying costs

For Finance & Accounting, Payrolland Point-of-Sales, capped atS$1,500 per packaged solution For Software-as-a-Servicemax.12 months subscription,ca ed S 10 000

Software/ subscription cost Consultancy services

Training cost


Customised solutions(eg. customer relationshipmanagement, enterprise resourceplanning)

Up to 50% of qualifying costs,capped at S$10,000 per SME

Consultancy servicesTraining cost

Customised solutions that requireextensive development efforts and

business re-engineering(eg. supply chain management)

Up to 50% of qualifying costs

(Grant amount is determined on acase-by-case basis)

Manpower-related costs Consultancy services

Hardware/ software costs(amortised) Training cost

Definition of SME: At least 30% of your shareholding is local ANDYour company's group annual sales turnover is less than S$100 million ORYour company's group employment size not more than 200 workers

For more info, visithttp://www.ida.gov.sg/Sector%20Development/20060929142757.aspx

Productivity Management Programme (PMP)


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Productivity Management Programme (PMP)

What: Get recommendations on relevant Government schemes that you can tapon for productivity improvements.

Attend productivity clinics to perform a diagnosis of your organisations

productivity using the Integrated Management of Productivity Activities (IMPACT)Assessment tool. The diagnosis can be used to identify areas to focus on anddevelop your productivity

Get referrals to certified consultants for your productivity projects


When and where: Available at 5 Enterprise Development Centres (EDCs) - Chinese, Indian andMalay business chambers, the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises(ASME) and the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa).

Until Nov 2013

For more info:http://productivity.business.gov.sg/en/performance_management_programme.aspx

Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP)


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Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP)

What:

$40 million, 2 year programme administered by NTUC/e2i (Employment andEmployability Institute)

50% funding for projects that improve work processes

Company has to share productivity gains through raising the wages of local


low-wage workers

When: The IGP was launched in August last year and will run until Aug 2012

More info: http://www.e2i.com.sg/services/employers/inclusive-growth-programme


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Workforce Training & Upgrading (WTU) SchemeMs Sharon Tan DID: 6325 2096 Email: [email protected]

Ms Cherlyn Lee DID: 6325 5034 Email: [email protected]

Building Information Model (BIM) FundMs Cindy Liew DID: 6325 1107 E-mail: [email protected]

Mechanisation Credit (MechC)SchemeMs Ezrin Raof DID: 6325 5093 E-mail: [email protected]

Productivity Improvement Project (PIP)SchemeMs Phang Li Bin DID: 6325 5071 E-mail: [email protected]

Mr Martin Ho DID: 6325 5101 E-mail: [email protected]

For more info, visit: http://www.bca.gov.sg/CPCF/cpcf.html

For any enquires, pleases call the CPCF Hotline: 18001800--325 5050325 5050


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