Recent Updates
Note to Industry (NTI)
2024/NTI/05 - WSH Officers Registration Renewal Reminder
This Note to Industry (NTI) serves as a notice to inform all relevant stakeholders to promptly submit renewal applications for WSH Officers. The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) would like to remind all registered WSH Officers to submit their renewal applications at least three (3) months before the expiry date.
Workplace Safety and Health Notice (WSHN)
2024/WSHN/02 - Injury to Workers and damage to Assets caused by Explosion of Pressurised Gas Cylinder
The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) would like to remind all principals, employers, occupiers, self-employed persons and persons at work to be aware of the risks associated when working with the use of a pressurised gas cylinder and to take the necessary safety precautions to avoid any undesirable incidents when handling gas cylinders.
WSH Self Assessment Checklist
Self-Assessment Checklist: Heat Stress at Workplace
This heat stress self-assessment checklist is an example of a prevention checklist obtained from the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) of Singapore.
Industry Guidance Note (IGN)
2024/IGN/01 - Managing Heat Stress at Workplace
The purpose of this industry guidance note (IGN) serves as a guidance and reference on matters pertaining to the management of heat stress in a workplace. Brunei’s climate is becoming warmer with a mean temperature increase of 0.25⁰C per decade (Brunei Darussalam National Council on Climate Change) and working in Brunei’s hot and humid weather can put employees at an increased risk of heat stress especially for outdoor workers.
Note to Industry (NTI)
2024/NTI/04 - The use of SHENA Logo
This Note to Industry (NTI) serves as a notice to inform all stakeholders of the prohibition of using the SHENA Logo. The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) wishes to notify all stakeholders that the SHENA logo is a registered trademark owned by SHENA. Any use of the SHENA logo, express or implied, without prior written permission from SHENA is strictly prohibited.
Note to Industry (NTI)
2024/NTI/03 - Notification of Any Unsafe Lifting Equipment
This Note to Industry (NTI) serves as a notice to inform relevant stakeholders of the notification of any unsafe lifting equipment. The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) hereby announce that Authorised Examiners (AEs) (including Third-Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs)) are required to inform SHENA, as soon as reasonably practicable, if the examination shows that the lifting equipment cannot continue to be used safely (which can cause an imminent risk of serious personal injury) unless repairs are made.