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NUS Annual Safety Health Performance Awards 2007 Application Form for “Workplace” Category Introduction The objective of the NUS Annual Safety Health Performance Award (ASHPA) is to recognize and reward Departments, Research Institutes Corporate Offices which have made or are making significant improvements to their occupational safety and health management system. Departments or Offices with poor infrastructure will not be disadvantaged during the judging, the assessment is based primarily on how well the Department manages safety through its safety management system and self-regulation. General Instructions The Annual Safety and Health Performance Award (ASHPA) scheme is open to NUS departments, research institutes corporate offices only. This application form is for departments managing laboratories, workshops or any other activity that is listed under the schedules of the various occupational health and safety regulations such as the “Workplace Safety and Health Act”. Each Department, Research Institute or Corporate Office should submit a single application. The submission must be done by a staff member who has been appointed by the Head of Department or Director. Applications should contain relevant supporting documentation (policies, procedures, details of safety improvement programmes, documents, records, photographs, reports etc) to assist the judges in their assessment. Each application should be accompanied with a cover letter detailing the major safety issues/milestones for the department in 2007. For each question, you may check more than one box. Indicate N.A. for non applicable items and NIL for nil responses. OSHE, on behalf of the judges, may require the Department or Office to provide additional supporting documentation. Judges may wish to tour facilities and interview staff and/or students to better understand the Department’s or Office’s current operations and