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Design for Safety Professional in Singapore

Professional Design for Safety support to identify, manage and communicate design risks throughout the project lifecycle.

ABL supports developers and project teams from early design through construction, handover and future maintenance, helping integrate safety considerations into the design process.

Established 2007

Trusted Enginnering Partner

200+ Projects

Across Singapore

In-House DfS Capability

Experienced Engineering Team

BCA Panel 2

Civil & Structural Consultants

ABOUT THIS SERVICE

Building Safety Into the Design Process

Design for Safety, or DfS, focuses on identifying and reducing foreseeable safety and health risks during the planning and design stages of a project. This helps project teams address risks before they become more difficult to manage during construction, maintenance or future works.

ABL provides Design for Safety Professional services backed by civil and structural engineering knowledge and practical understanding of construction methods, project coordination and regulatory requirements.

Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Capabilities

DfS Review Facilitation

Facilitation of structured Design for Safety reviews to identify foreseeable risks and coordinate practical mitigation measures.

Design Risk Assessment

Review of design proposals to identify safety risks associated with construction, operation, maintenance and future modification.

DfS Review Meetings

Coordination and facilitation of DfS review meetings involving developers, designers, contractors and other relevant stakeholders.

DfS Register Management

Preparation and maintenance of the Design for Safety Register, documenting identified risks, mitigation measures and residual risks.

Design Coordination

Working with the project team to integrate safety considerations into architectural, structural, civil and related design decisions.

Residual Risk Communication

Clear documentation and communication of significant residual risks that cannot reasonably be eliminated through design.

Construction Phase Support

Ongoing DfS coordination as designs evolve, construction methods are developed and project conditions change.

Handover & Maintenance Review

Supporting the transfer of relevant design risk information for future operation, maintenance, alteration and ownership.

Design for Safety From Concept to Handover

We take a structured and collaborative approach to ensure practical, safe and deliverable outcomes.

Understand the Project

Review the project scope, design requirements, stakeholders and foreseeable safety considerations.

Identify Design Risks

Work with the design team to identify risks associated with construction, use, maintenance and future works.

Review & Reduce Risks

Facilitate DfS reviews and support practical design measures that eliminate or reduce foreseeable risks.

Record & Communicate

Maintain the DfS Register and communicate significant residual risks to the appropriate project stakeholders.

Support Handover

Ensure relevant safety information is available for future operation, maintenance and modification of the asset.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Design for Safety Experience Across Singapore

ABL has provided Design for Safety Professional services across infrastructure, industrial and development projects in Singapore. The current page lists experience including Jurong Port Extension, infrastructure works at Loyang Avenue, Woodlands Wafer Fab Park Infrastructure and Northcoast Earthworks and Infrastructure.
  • BCA Registered
  • GeBIZ S7
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 45001
  • bizSAFE Star

Need a Design for Safety Professional?

Bring safety considerations into your project early. Speak with ABL Consultants about DfS reviews, design risk coordination, DfS Register management and project-wide safety planning.

FAQ's

Design for Safety FAQs

Find answers to common questions about our design for safety services.

Design for Safety is a process for identifying and reducing foreseeable safety and health risks through good design during the conceptual and planning stages of a project.

A DfS Professional facilitates review meetings, maintains the DfS Register and communicates information about identified risks and mitigation measures on behalf of the developer.

They generally apply to qualifying development projects with construction contract sums of S$10 million or more, subject to the requirements set out in the WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015.

The DfS Register records foreseeable design risks, actions taken to eliminate or reduce those risks, and important residual risk information for relevant stakeholders.

Yes. Design for Safety considers risks across the asset lifecycle, including construction, operation, maintenance and future modification. The WSH Council specifically requires relevant risk information to be retained and communicated for future works.

Yes. ABL's current service description states that its DfS capability extends from project inception through construction, handover and maintenance

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