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DIRECTORY OF SINGAPORE PROCESS & CHEMICALS INDUSTRIES 2021/2022
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS |
“Bringing members closer to Share, Learn and Grow Together”
Knowledge, Education, Experience & Networking (KEEN)
E2I BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES & OPEC INDUSTRY JOB FAIR
T o assist our members with their recruitment drive, the Association participated in the Biomedical Sciences
& Oil, Petrochemical, Energy and Chemicals (OPEC) Industry Job Fair organised by Employment & Employability Institute (e2i) on 6 April 2021.
ASPRI represented 29 member companies with some 100 vacancies to offer at the event held at Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability.
Numerous enquiries were received from various job seekers of diverse backgrounds. While most were familiar with the Process Construction and Maintenance (PCM) sector, there were also a few who had no knowledge of the industry. They raised concerns on whether they would find it difficult to assimilate into the environment.
To address their concerns, ASPRI took the opportunity to briefly educate them about the PCM sector and introduced them to the Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) targeted at mid-career Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs).
JURONG ISLAND VISION ZERO FORUM: STEERING TOWARDS SAFER ROADS FOR ALL
As part of their commitment to manage process operations safely to achieve zero incidents, the Jurong Island Vision Zero (JIVZ) Group organised a virtual forum titled, “Steering Towards Safer Roads for All” on 7 April 2021. During the forum four guest speakers from different organisations spoke about traffic management and safe driving on Jurong Island (JI).
In his opening address, Er. Lucas Ng, Chairman of JIVZ Group, emphasised the need for everyone to play a part in ensuring road safety and security, not just on (JI) but the
entire country. An industry veteran who has always been passionate about road safety, Er. Ng hoped the forum could serve as a platform for road safety discussion.
In his presentation, Mr Fabio Garagiola, Singapore Refinery Manufacturing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, highlighted the risks in work environments such as process sites and plants because of the nature of work and machine-laden operations. To reduce incidents, ExxonMobil has imposed speed limits and special rules for high-risk vehicles such as forklifts, scissor lifts and large vehicles.
Following Mr Garagiola’s presentation, Mr Amir Rahaman, Assistant Director of JI Security Operations Division at JTC Corporation, shared about three recent road accidents on JI in late 2020 and early 2021. JTC aims to reduce future incidents by improving road conditions, installing more relevant road signages, enforcing checks and patrols, and more importantly, spreading public awareness through outreach and education.
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