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History of Safety Councils

1. Singapore became independent in 1965

2. Road safety was a concern at that time

3. National Safety First Council was formed in 1966, with volunteers on the Board

4. Initial emphasis was on road safety

5. In the mid-1970’s, NSFC embraced work safety, fire safety and home safety

6. Renamed itself as National Safety Council in 1970s

7. Main role of NSC was to work with organisations involved in all forms of safety

8. Donations to the NSC were eligible for tax exemption

9. Funds were raised through donations and fees from organising safety courses

10. December 2009 - Ministry of Home Affairs set up the Singapore Road Safety Council to look into road safety specifically

History of Safety Councils

Vision & Mission

Vision

Towards safer roads in Singapore

Mission

To continually improve safety on our roads by inculcating good safety practices among all road users

Objectives

• Foster closer cooperation among local authorities and agencies for a holistic approach in all road accident prevention activities, particularly through campaigns, training and public education;

• Serve as the official body for Singapore to engage

with other international road safety councils and programmes in contribution to global road safety outcomes; and

• Serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas on

matters pertaining to road safety.

Board Members

• Board Members are appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs and serve for two years.

• Board members do not receive remuneration.

• Board members (total 10) come from motoring organisations, academia, private sector and 3 from the public sector.

• Current Chairman is Mr Bernard Tay, President of the Automobile Association of Singapore.

• Meetings are held bi-monthly.

Executive Staff

• This is headed by the Executive Director, who is a senior-ranking Police Officer. He is not paid any remuneration.

• There are 2 full-time staff - the Manager and the Project Executive who run the day-to-day operations of the SRSC.

Internal committees

There are four internal committees

A) Audit Committee

B) Fund-raising Committee

C) Public Relations Committee

D) Research Committee

Each is headed by a Board Member with each selecting his own members from outside SRSC.

Main players in road safety - Traffic Police

• Driver licensing

Traffic Police - Education

Traffic Police - Road Safety Community Park

Main players in Road Safety - Land Transport Authority

• Building infrastructure

Main Players in Road Safety - Driving schools

• Training of new drivers

Other players promoting safety

• Automobile Association of Singapore

• Singapore Motor Traders Association

• Singapore Motorcycle Traders Association

• Singapore Armed Forces

• General Insurance Association

• National Trade Union Congress

• Safe Cycling Task Force

Method of funding

• All donations to SRSC are eligible for tax –exemption because it is given the Institution of Public Character status

• An annual grant of $25,000 from the Government

• Board members do not receive remuneration

• Governance procedures to follow guidelines set by the Commissioner of Charities

Funds

• Each year SRSC needs to raise about S$2.6mil to run road safety campaigns/programmes and for its administrative functions

• Major donors are multi-national companies, local companies and community organisations

• In essence, road safety in Singapore is a community effort

Media relations and outreach

• SRSC makes media statements on road safety issues as and when necessary

• SRSC board members are invited to deliver talks at road safety seminars

• SRSC has an on-going programme to seek views of roadusers on their major concerns on road safety

Road Safety Campaigns/Programmes

• Annual Road Safety Education Programme

Road Safety Campaigns/Programmes

• Annual Anti Drink Drive Campaign

Road Safety Campaigns/Programmes

• Annual Shell Traffic Games

Road Safety Campaigns/Programmes

• UN Decade of Action Safe Roads Campaign

www.saferoads.sg

Our logo

Rationale

The primary element of this logo is represented by the use of a road within a safety triangle. The triangle reminds us to be cautious, and the symbol of the road is where activity evolves for all road users, be it pedestrian, motorists, cyclists and drivers alike.

The road veers and joins with the word ‘Road Safety’ to highlight the direction and the efforts of the Council.

Red is used to remind us to be alert and Orange is an international colour code for safety.

For more information, please visit our website

www.srsc.org.sg