In September 2001, the work of Mechanical Standards Committee, the Industrial Safety Standards Committee and the Packaging Standards Committee were converged and undertaken by the General Engineering and Safety Standards Committee (GESSC) to support national initiatives in improving productivity, enhancing quality and promoting a safer and healthier workplace.
The GESSC was renamed as Quality and Safety Standards Committee (QSSC) in April 2017 following an expansion of the scope of the committee. QSSC focuses on the development and promotion of key standards for products, processes and practices related to workplace safety and health, and on overall systems, processes and capabilities in areas of quality management, risk, business continuity, compliance, anti bribery and social responsibility. The QSSC also supports the testing, inspection and certification industry through development of conformity assessment standards.
Structure of Quality & Safety Standards Committee

The Scope of QSSC
- CASCO
- Enabling Processes
- Quality and Core Business Processes
- Personal Safety and Health
- Safety and Health Involving Equipment
- Workplace Safety and Health
The Composition of QSSC
Capacity |
Name |
Representing |
Chair |
Ms Jaime Lim |
Individual Capacity |
Dy Chair |
Mr Seet Choh San |
Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO) |
Dy Chair |
Mr Ong Liong Chuan |
Individual Capacity |
Advisor |
Mr Chan Yew Kwong |
Individual Capacity |
Member |
Mr Steven Nah |
Association of Process Industry |
Member |
Mr Derek Sim |
Association of Singapore Marine Industries |
Member |
Mr Koh Yeong Kheng |
Association of Small and Medium and Enterprises |
Member |
Mr Birch Sio |
Singapore Manufacturing Federation |
Member |
Mr Sze Thiam Siong |
Singapore Manufacturing Federation – Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Interest Group |
Member |
Mr Danny Lien |
Singapore Productivity Association |
Member |
Mr Lim Kee Huat |
Society of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries |
Member |
Er. Ng Siew Wah |
The Institution of Engineers Singapore |
Member |
Mr Steven Goh |
The National Trades Union Congress |
Member |
Mr Lee Kay Chai |
The Singapore Contractors Association Ltd |
Member |
Mr Winston Yew |
Workplace Safety and Health Council |
Member |
Er. Goh Keng Cheong |
Housing and Development Board |
Member |
Mr Francis Wee Terk Meng |
JTC Corporation |
Member |
Mr Alvin Soong Kheng Boon |
Land Transport Authority |
Member |
Mr Bernard Kwok |
Ministry of Manpower |
Member |
Ms Delphine Fong Hung Ying |
Sport Singapore |
Member |
A/Prof Chou Siaw Meng |
Nanyang Technological University |
Member |
Mr Tan Poh Seng |
Singapore Polytechnic |
Member |
Mr Srinivasan Ramabhadran |
Asia Pacific, Dupont Sustainable Solutions |
Member |
Dr Tan Ban Hock |
Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd |
Member |
Mr Jonathan Wan |
Individual capacity |
Member |
Er. Ngiam Tong Yuen |
Individual capacity |
Secretary |
Ms Dorothy Er |
Standards Development Organisation |