In addition, we deployed smart CCTV systems with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities at our Tengah Plantation C5 project to enhance real-time safety monitoring. The system is able to detect potential safety non-compliance, such as unsafe work practices and missing personal protective equipment, allowing for prompt corrective action. This proactive, technology-driven approach strengthens our safety management framework, reduces risk exposure and supports a safer working environment on site. We remain committed to investing in innovation, digitalisation and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen safety standards and sustain long-term competitive advantage. A SKILLED, PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFIED WORKFORCE Staff training programmes are a mainstay of our efforts to improve productivity, enhance efficiency and maximise our employees’ potential. As with previous years, our staff were sent for various reskilling, upskilling and other productivity training programmes to enable them to operate effectively and, more importantly, safely at the worksites and our offices. With digitalisation and automation the way forward, we ensured that all our staff are enabled and empowered in leveraging innovative technology. Selected employees have attended specialised technical and safety training programmes, including Schwing Truck Mounted Concrete Pump Operator Training (Stage 1), Overhead Crane Operation Course and WSQ (Workforce Skills Qualifications) Perform Metal Scaffold Erection. We continued to send our staff for training in certification courses such as Good Industry Practices, QEHS Internal Auditors Course – ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 and WSQ Manage Workplace Safety and Health In Construction Sites (MWSHCS) course, formerly known as Construction Safety Course for Project Managers to ensure they are kept up-to-date on the latest safety legislation, industry practices and innovations. Our basic skilled workers were enrolled for higher skills training such as in the BCA Coretrade Skills training and Multi-Skilling training. To-date, 39.9% of our 193 work permit holders are higher skilled (R1) certified, surpassing the minimum 10% as required by the Ministry of Manpower. We once again achieved our work-site safety targets which were over and above compliance with the Workplace Safety and Health Act. Our Group’s workplace injury rate of 1.8 was well below the industrial average workplace injury rate of 28.2. Training in workplace safety included SCAL-WSH Training, Plant and Machinery Operator Training and designation of Peer Support Leaders to reach out to fellow workers with mental health issues or in distress. The CultureSAFE programme continues to play an integral role in cultivating a progressive and prevalent Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) culture in the organisation which extends beyond merely executing WSH practices. Rather, every employee embodies and exhibits our WSH values for an accident-free, safe and healthy work environment. We are committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance by encouraging our employees to participate in recreational activities. Accordingly, we support involvement in programs and initiatives that enhance both physical and mental well-being - such as ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR), an initiative that connects Singaporeans and migrant workers. Our overseas staff in the Maldives were also given essential training for their jobs such as x-ray operation, airline security, wildlife hazard management training and more. We continue to invest in professional development across Mercure Maldives Kooddoo and Pullman Maldives Maamutaa. During the year, the Pullman recreation team attained internationally recognised fitness certifications, while both resorts partnered with Maldives National University to provide internship and structured on-the-job training opportunities. Regular in-house training on service standards, food safety and sustainability practices further reinforced operational excellence. These initiatives support workforce capability building and enhance overall guest experience. In FY2025, we recoded 1,821 training hours, or 4.99 hours of training per staff and 7.25 hours of training per worker were expended. A more in-depth account of our sustainability, training and social governance initiatives can be found in our Sustainability Report 2025. SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Our corporate social responsibility efforts included support for educational programmes, donations to charitable organisations and scholarship awards for our staff and workers. ANNUAL REPORT 2025 KEONG HONG HOLDINGS LIMITED 14 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS REVIEW
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTM2MDQ5