Announcements

PARTY TIME!!!

SCAL 71st Annual Dinner would be held on 21 October 2008. Guest of Honour for the Dinner would be Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development. Please click here for more details...

SCAL LUBAN DINNER 2008

SCAL Luban Dinner would be held on 14 November 2008. Please look out for more information and registration details.

Safety Management Assessment for SLOTS registration and renewalErosion and Sediment Control

Please be informed that the SLOTS Management Board has implemented the Safety Management Assessment (SMA) Scheme which would replace the current Safety Assessment and Audit as requirement for the registration and renewal of SLOTS Membership.

Under the Sewerage and Drainage Act Cap 294, the contractor shall be responsible for preventing silt from being washed into public drains by implementing effective Earth Control Measures (ECM) for the construction site.

Programme-Based Engagement (ProBE) 2006 - Priority Programme on Scaffolds

In March 2006, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced the launch of the Programme Based Engagement (ProBE) initiative.

[More details here]

Monthly Job Announcements

Welcome to our monthly Job announcements. SCAL members are recruiting for the following positions. [Click Here]

Circulars

Standard Details of Road Elements (SDRE):

A) Road Pavement,

B) Lane Markings &

C) Road Traffic Signs
LTA informed that the details of the road pavements, lane markings and bus lane signs as shown in the following drawings... [more]

Housing Foreign Construction Workers in Permanent Buildings Under Construction

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) are planning to introduce the Building Control (Use of Buildings Under Construction as Workers' Quarters) Regulations which is being drafted and scheduled to be implemented... [more]

SS EN 12620 Aggregates for Concrete - A New Approach to Specifying Aggregates
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has sent a circular to encouragethe industry to adopt sustainable practices through a multi-pronged approach that covers among others, energy efficiency and the use of... [more]

Minimum Buildability Scores From 1st August 2008

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) would like to remind all Qualified Persons (QPs) that the minimum buildability scores for some categories of building/development will be adjusted with effect from 1st August 2008. The new... [more]

Advisory on Measures to Enhance Safety of Structural Steelwork

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has issued an advisory on measures to enhance safety of structural steelwork. The engaging of accredited steel fabricators, qualified site supervisors who have a sufficient level of competence in structural steelwork, and Independent Testing Agencies (ITAS) are some of these measures... [more]

Online Railway Protection Plan at www.inlis.gov.sg
Land Transport Authority (LTA) inform that they have launched the online sale of railway protection plan since 15 April 2008 at www.inlis.gov.sg.... [more]

Security Personnel at Construction Sites

Reference is made to our circular ref: C&P/147/07/tl dated 4 Dec 2007 on the above caption.We thank you for those who have responded to the survey. However there are not many members responded. We would like to urge members who have not responded to the survey... [more]

Crime Prevention Advisory - Theft of Construction Equipment and Materials

Once again, the festive season is round the corner and is a vulnerable period for thefts. We would like to remind members to take extra precautions and measures to prevent thefts. There have been many reported cases of theft of construction equipment and materials...[more]

Proposed Framework of Scheme to Ensure Continual Supply of Strategic Construction Materials (SCM)
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is planning to introduce a new scheme to ensure continual supply of strategic construction materials (SCM). The proposed licensing framework is... [more]

Introducing GeoInfoSys - HDB's Online Purchase of Soil Investigation Bore-Logs

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has introduced an online portal "GeoInfoSys" which allows purchase of soil investigation information...[more]

Review of Tendering Limits and Track Record Requirements for BCA Registered Contractors
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is introducing a Tender Limit Variable Component (TLVC) to the tender limits of all registration grades in the Contractors Registration System (CRS). This is...[more]

Introduction of Employer-Enhanced Medical Insurance Requirement for Foreign Workers

Further to the announcement by the Ministry of Manpower on the above-mentioned purchase of medical insurance requirement effective from 1 January 2008 ...[more]

Handbook on Crime Prevention Advice for Foreign Workers
Another updated version of the handbook is now available in 2 little booklets of four languages, one in English/Chinese and another in Thai/Bengali. We seek your co-operation in helping to distribute these to your foreign workers...[more]

Events

SCAL Sunway Lagoon Family 2008
Come join us during the June holiday to Sunway Lagoon Family Day 2008!! The fun begins on 30, 31 May & 1 June 2008.
This Free & Easy Package includes Transportation by coach, 3 Days 2 Nights Stay at Pyramid Tower and 2 breakfast. All at a Unbelieveable Price of $150.00 per person...... Click here for the start of your fun-filled journey.

Seminars

To view the SCAL Training Calendar, click here...

Circular No.: SA/072/0908/vl

SCAL Academy Seminar :

" WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT & CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS - IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTRACTORS"

The coming into force of the Workplace Safety and Health Act ("the Act") on 1 March 2006 and the Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007 which takes effect on 1 January 2008 has a significant impact on the construction industry. To achieve its aim of reducing accidents at workplaces, and inculcating a more vigilant attitude on the part of the stakeholders to implement a safety and health system at the workplace, the Act no longer prescribes the safety and health measures that stakeholders have to implement at the workplace. Instead, the Act has imposed a duty, on all stakeholders including the developer, main contractor, sub-contractor and even the suppliers and manufacturers of machines to be used at the workplace, to take "reasonably practicable steps" to ensure the safety and health of all persons at the workplace. To enable parties to better understand their obligations under the Act and to better elucidate the concept of "reasonably practicable measures", English cases that have interpreted similarly-drafted provisions in the English equivalent of the Act will be discussed. Other topics such as the safety and health management arrangements and enhanced measures of enforcement that have been recently introduced by the Act will also be explained.

[click here to download the Registration Form]

Circular No.: SA/059/0

Membership Forms
SCAL Membership Application Form
Interested in applying for a SCAL Membership but do not have the form? Do not need to worry. You are now able to download online through this site. Just click [here].

SLOTS Application Form
Or are you interested in applying for a SLOTS Membership. You can now also able to download the form online. Just click [here].

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