bizSAFE (Levels 1 to 4 and STAR)
bizSAFE is Singapore's WSH Council programme for building workplace safety capability in five levels, from Level 1 to bizSAFE STAR. Levels 3 and above need a risk management audit, and STAR needs an accredited safety and health management system such as ISO 45001. ICFC guides you level by level.
Singapore Standards and Schemes
- Standard or scheme
- bizSAFE
- Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSH Council)
- Type
- Scheme
- Awarded under the scheme owner's rules
- Funding
- Not on the EDGE Standards list
- Non-grant engagement
What is bizSAFE?
bizSAFE is the WSH Council's five-step programme for building workplace safety and health capability, from top management commitment to a certified safety and health management system.
Who is bizSAFE for?
Contractors, suppliers and any company whose customers or tenders require a bizSAFE level.
Key details
Level by level
- Level 1
Top management commits to WSH.
- Level 2
A Risk Management Champion is trained and drafts the risk management plan.
- Level 3
The plan is implemented and passes a risk management audit.
- Level 4
A WSH management system is put in place.
- STAR
An accredited system such as ISO 45001 plus a risk management audit report.
Our role
Official bizSAFE Level 1 and Level 2 courses are delivered by WSH Council-approved training providers, and risk management audits by approved auditors. ICFC prepares you for each step and builds the system behind it.
No grant found when checked - Non-grant engagement
We did not find this standard on the EDGE Standards list when we checked. Ask us about non-grant options or other schemes that may apply.
Impartiality
Impartiality comes first. Every engagement begins with a conflict-of-interest check. We keep consulting and auditing roles separate, and our auditors never audit, on behalf of a certification body, an organisation that ICFC has consulted on the same scope within the period set by that body.
Our certification role
We do not certify organisations ourselves; certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies or scheme owners.
How we help
Third-party assessments
Certification is awarded under the scheme run by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council. Where appointed, our auditors carry out assessments on behalf of the certification body; the certificate or mark is never issued by ICFC.
Second-party audits
Supplier and partner checks against the scheme requirements, on behalf of your organisation.
Readiness and internal audits
A pre-assessment that shows exactly what the formal assessment will look for, with a prioritised action list.
Funding
We explain which scheme, if any, applies and what it requires before you commit.
Non-grant
A fixed-scope engagement: gap assessment, documentation, implementation coaching, internal audit and management review, and support through the formal audit or assessment.
How we work
Practical, proportionate systems that your staff can run after we leave.
Classroom
Public and in-house classroom courses on bizSAFE: awareness, implementation and internal auditor levels.
Online LMS
Self-paced and live-online courses on the ICFC Digital LMS, with progress tracking and certificates of completion.
Funding
Funding depends on each course's approval status, shown on the course page in the LMS.