EHS Singapore: October 2020

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Charged with Corruption to be Lenient in Supervision of Contractor Work

On 9 September 2020, two persons were charged in court for alleged corruption:

a) Cheow Hock Mun, a 49-year-old male Malaysian, and a Health, Environment and Safety Specialist at Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd

b) Neo Gim Chwee, a 49-year-old male Singaporean, and a Project Manager at Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd (“HSE”)

Statement released by CPIB

Did You Choose To Look The Other Way?

I could have saved a life that day,
But I chose to look the other way.
It wasn’t that I didn’t care,
I had the time, and I was there.

But I didn’t want to seem a fool,
Or argue over a safety rule.
I knew he’d done the job before,
If I called it wrong, he might get sore.

The chances didn’t seem that bad,
I’ve done the same, he knew I had.
So I shook my head and walked on by,
He knew the risks as well as I.

He took the chance, I closed an eye,
And with that act, I let him die.
I could have saved a life that day,
But I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his wife,
I’ll know I should have saved his life.
That guilt is something I must bear,
But it isn’t something you need share.

If you see a risk that others take,
That puts their life at stake.
The question asked, or thing you say,
Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk and walk away,
Then hope you never have to say
I could have saved a life that day,
But I chose to look the other way.

Author Unknown

EHS Singapore

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Sunday, October 11, 2020

Charged with Corruption to be Lenient in Supervision of Contractor Work

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