Mr. Silas Sng

Mr Silas Sng is Singapore’s Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health. He also holds the concurrent position of Divisional Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD), Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

Over the course of his career, Mr Sng had assumed various leadership roles such as Director of OSH Inspectorate; Director of Work Injury Compensation and Deputy Executive Director of the Workplace Safety and Health Council. Mr Sng was also instrumental in the development of the current Workplace Safety and Health Act that was enacted in the aftermath of the 2004 Nicoll Highway Collapse. On 1 Apr 2019, Mr Sng was appointed as the Divisional Director for the Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower. He is entrusted with the honour and responsibility to lead OSHD to achieve the next level of WSH improvements for Singapore guided by the new WSH2028 strategies.

Quote: “Following safety and health rules and procedures are necessary but it can only take us this far. Only when we start caring and showing concern for our coworkers, will we be able to say that we have a progressive WSH culture.”