Sands China Holds Successful OSH Month

New initiatives encourage good habits for occupational safety and health

(Macao, Jan. 3, 2023) – Sands China recently concluded a successful OSH Month, after drawing the participation of over 7,500 team members during the Nov.7-Dec.7 campaign to promote team members' occupational safety and health (OSH).

During the annual campaign, team members participated in various activities and initiatives to raise OSH awareness. Besides gaining OSH knowledge and skills, team members learned about the importance of making sports and exercise a regular habit and the role that one's diet plays in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: "With the guiding principle of 'safety, health, and prevention first,' we remain committed to preventing accidents, creating a safe environment, and encouraging the overall health and well-being of team members. While ensuring occupational safety and health is a collaborative effort, its success depends on many factors, and key among them is awareness and understanding among team members. Hence, with our annual OSH Month, we continuously develop new initiatives to share knowledge that positively impacts team members' safety and health not only at work, but in their home lives as well."

Sands China launched several new initiatives for OSH Month in 2022:

Red, yellow, and green "traffic light" food and beverage labelling at team member restaurants to encourage healthy cuisine and a balanced diet

Videos playing on back-of-house TV screens encouraging simple aerobics, stretching exercises and other healthy habits, produced in partnership with Macao Polytechnic University and its Alumni Association

Aerobics flash mobs at various departments to encourage team members to develop a habit of regular exercise

A competition where team members learned more about occupational safety and health and created slogans to raise OSH awareness

Other featured activities were back-of-house OSH roadshows offering health checks and consultations, game booths, and health products for sale; and seminars on topics that included acupuncture, heart health, preventing back strain, and first aid.

Sands China also recently presented its annual OSH Awards, which recognise departments that have demonstrated excellence in occupational safety and health. The OSH Awards were established in 2020 as the first-of-their kind among Macao's integrated resort operators, aiming to promote occupational safety and health to team members through the company's learning and communication platform.

Sands China signed its Occupational Safety and Health Charter in 2017, with the aim to foster further collaboration between employers and employees, promote a safe and healthy working environment, and establish a comprehensive occupational safety and health management system. Since the charter's signing, team members have attended various OSH trainings organised by DSAL or Sands China more than 239,000 times, comprising over 237,000 training hours provided to team members to date.

Sands China was also a pioneer in introducing and training its OSH Wardens – team members with specialised training in occupational safety and health. OSH Wardens have regular meetings with various departments where they formulate precautionary measures, supervise related practices, and do follow-ups to ensure that all OSH objectives are met. Nearly 850 team members have been trained as OSH Wardens to date.