The Airport Safety Awards recognise exceptional safety contribution by members of the airport community.
The key safety message of this year is “Safety Takes You Further” – a common vision to cultivate and sustain a strong safety culture is embolden through portraying an aircraft held within the palms of a person, signifying empathy and support amongst the community through this crisis.
Towards the final quarter of FY19/20, our partners showcased several projects which were proven to be highly effective in preventing safety incident. This creates healthy competition amongst our partners to drive innovation, engender a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaborative learning.
This is the first time the Airport Safety Awards is celebrated via an online broadcast with greater outreach and we hope you have an enjoyable experience with us, virtually.
Safety remains the linchpin for the community as we stay resilient in the face of the realities.
Congratulations to our winners!
Azeethkan Kadarsulthan
Cesar Adonis
Fabian Lim
Joel Kuek Si Jun
Kelvin Pinto Nicholas
Latheesh Ramachandran Nair Sreelatha
Lee Boon Hwa
Qiu Fan Yuan
Selene Lam
Tresa Mok
On 6 October 2019 , Mr. Rey was towing an aircraft from aircraft stand C25 to aircraft stand 462 when he observed that an FOD (emptied Mobil jet oil can) was lying on taxiway U1 between aircraft stand C23 and C24.
Mr. Rey stopped the towing operation by ensuring both aircraft and air tug had stopped safely before retrieving the FOD.
Mr. Rey’s high situational awareness and understanding of how an FOD may affect aircraft safety, had prevented a potential ingestion of the FOD into the engine of an aircraft that may have taxied past the same way. Mr. Rey truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards a strong safety culture!
Saminathan Thanam
Changi Airport Group
Wilson Paul Dizon
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
On 12 November 2019, Mr. Sam was about to leave the airport upon completing his work when he observed that a power bank that was beside a charging point at Terminal 1 departure hall check-in row 14 workstation was on fire.
Mr. Sam immediately ran to the nearest fire extinguisher and attempted to extinguish the fire. Meanwhile, he realised that another power bank that was charging beside it was on fire too. Mr. Sam maintained a safe distance and successfully put out both fires.
Mr. Sam had chosen to stay and assisted to put out the fire despite of the fact that his duties are over. His bravery and selfless spirit have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards a strong safety culture!
Ismail Rafiqiy
Changi Airport Group
On 14 November 2019, Mr. John was driving along taxiway Q to perform his duties as ramp safety manager when he spotted a bolt, a nut and a pin lying along R5N roadway while driving towards aircraft stand 310.
He stopped the vehicle safely to retrieve the FOD and handed them over to the AMC for documentation.
Mr. John’s high situational awareness and understanding of how FOD may affect aircraft safety should it be ingested into the engine, truly demonstrated his positive disposition towards a strong safety culture!
Chan Yu Tong
SATS Ltd
Saminathan Thanam
Changi Airport Group
On 2 December, Mr. Kugaraj was performing his duty as a duty manager for a departing flight. Whilst monitoring the retraction of the passenger loading bridge, he observed that the aircraft cabin door was closed but was not flushed with the fuselage.
Mr. Kugaraj immediately informed SATS OCC of his observation and requested the PLB to be redocked. Cabin crew IC was informed and the aircraft cabin door was opened for further checks. Eventually, the door was properly flushed and closed and the aircraft departed uneventfully.
Mr. Kugaraj’s situational awareness and assertiveness to request redocking of the PLB showed his understanding that cabin depressurisation may potentially occur should the aircraft proceeded to take off with a door which was not closed properly. His actions truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Dinesh Sinnayah
SATS Asia Pacific Star Pte Ltd
On 26 December 2019, Mr. Taw was performing his duties as the PLB operator for a departing flight at aircraft stand E8.
While the PLB was retracting, he observed that though the aircraft door handle was flush with the door, the door was not completely closed. He immediately informed the aircraft engineer and the pilot, and redocked the PLB to the aircraft for rectification.
Mr. Taw’s high situational awareness and assertiveness to inform the engineer and pilot of his observation showed his understanding that cabin depressurisation may potentially occur should the aircraft proceeded to take off with a door that was not properly closed. His actions truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Rosmadi Bin Mahmood
Malaysia Airline
Chandra Madhusoodanan
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
On 13 Oct 2019, Mr. Ramaraj and Mr. Kadar were performing roving duties along Abingdon Road when they noticed that a crusher machine which belonged to another company was on fire.
They immediately activated AES and assisted to put out the fire through the use of the fire extinguishers.
Mr. Ramaraj and Mr. Kadar’s situational awareness and actions prevented the fire from aggravating and their bravery truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Yeo Kee Meng
Changi Airport Group
On 18 Oct 2019, Ms. Ninda was performing her duty at the eIACS control booth at Terminal 2 when she observed that an elderly baggage handler was unwell (showing stroke symptoms) and therefore immediately alerted Mr. Fong and Ms. Suria to assist her to lend support to him.
Together, they assisted him to rest at the lounge and initiated conversations with him whilst activating Raffles Medical Group for assistance. The baggage handler was then conveyed to the hospital.
Ms. Ninda, Mr. Fong and Ms. Suria went beyond their call of duty to render support to the baggage handler. Through their actions, they have prevented a potential delay in medical intervention to the unwell staff, and in their an act of kindness, they truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Soh Wee Liang
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
On 25 Nov 2019, Mr. Loke and Mr. Ganesh were performing duties as CISCO staff in the airside at the area near passenger terminal 1 when they observed wildlife (a dog) moving towards SATS cargo terminal.
They immediately followed it and concurrently reported the sighting to CAG wildlife team. In a couple of hours, the dog was captured near gate M40.
Mr. Loke and Mr. Ganesh’s situational awareness and understanding that wildlife may present risks to aviation safety truly demonstrated their positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Reuben Koh
Changi Airport Group
A safety promotion centre focusing on aviation maintenance safety was set up by SIAEC to foster aviation safety and education to their employees.
Past aviation incidents which arose from maintenance errors and lapses were shown in the centre, and since October 2019, all SIAEC staff must undergo an instructional tour as part of their experiential learning journey. SIAEC have invited numerous airport partners to visit the centre and have been welcoming when it comes to sharing about safety with the industry.
The safety promotion centre in aspiring to be a centre of excellence in aviation safety for the aerospace industry truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Ivan Neo
SIA Engineering Company Ltd
On 22 January, Mr. Konar was towing an aircraft from aircraft stand 601 to C24 when he observed that a piece of plate was lying on taxiway P. Upon completion of the towing, he immediately called the hotline to report the hazard.
In order to ensure that the FOD would be timely removed, Mr. Konar proceeded to AMC to lead an airside inspector to the FOD and retrieved it.
Mr. Konar’s high situational awareness and understanding of how an FOD may affect aircraft safety have prevented a potential ingestion of the FOD into the engine of an aircraft that may have taxied past the same way. Mr. Konar truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Chandra Madhusoodanan
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
On 30 January, Mr. Adonis was performing a pushback operation for a departing aircraft from aircraft stand A17 after the headset man instructed him to push back the aircraft to face west. Mr. Adonis proceeded after verifying on the instruction twice.
During the pushback, Mr. Adonis observed that another aircraft was taxying towards them and immediately alerted the headset man. The crew quickly towed the aircraft back to the parking stand. When the taxiway was cleared, the headset man changed his instruction to Mr. Adonis to push back the aircraft to face south.
Mr. Adonis’ assertiveness to verify with the instructions and high situational awareness had helped to avoid two aircrafts from a potential collision. He have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Muhammad Rizal Bin Monin
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
On 26 March, Mr. Guee was performing baggage tractor duties when he observed that the aircraft’s cabin door was not properly closed.
He immediately reported his observation to his supervisor whom informed the engineer for an inspection. With further checks, the engineer assessed that the cabin door handle was not properly latched and informed the crew to reopen and close the door properly. The aircraft then departed uneventfully.
Mr. Guee’s situational awareness and assertiveness to report his observation have prevented a potential cabin depressurisation situation should the aircraft proceeded to take off with a door that was not properly closed. His actions truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards building a strong safety culture!
Chandra Madhusoodanan
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
dnata implemented a ground support equipment (GSE) fleet management system (GFMS) for motorised and non-motorised GSE in January 2020. The GFMS provides live feed to facilitate planning of resource, tracking overdue maintenance and forecast upcoming maintenance to ensure operational readiness of equipment.
GFMS tracks and report speed violations to notify the involved department. With this notification and dashboard, department supervisors are able to engage and counsel drivers to improve their driving behavior and reduced the speeding offences significantly.
Route history in GFMS also assist in vehicle accident investigation to determine vehicle speed prior to occurrence.
Mr. Marcus, Mr. Mohammad, Mr. Cheng, Mr. Ng and Mr. Bernard project have helped to improve road safety by preventing vehicular accident. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Abdul Malik
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
A SIAEC team designed and built a device to help reinforce safe behavior to ensure aircraft door has been properly disarmed prior to opening it. Consequences of not doing so had often resulted in aircraft evacuation slide accidentally deployed, causing damage to PLB and potential danger to passengers.
The device is fitted with a red light to indicate door in armed position, an audio alarm which rings in the event should the door be opened when armed, with an actual aircraft door lever for arming/disarming.
The team’s initiative, which helps to strengthen the right behavior in preventing accidental opening of aircraft door, have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Rajakrishnan A.
SIA Engineering Company Ltd
On 31 Jan, Seletar Airport Operations was informed of a monitor lizard which was sighted at the fence area near AES training ground. Mr. Toh, Mr. Vignesh andMr. Vijay who were at the vicinity, decided to render assistance to help capture it.
They put on PPE and after several cautious attempt, the team managed to trap and contained the monitor lizard, subsequently removing it from the airport.
Mr. Toh, Mr. Vignesh and Mr. Vijay’s bravery and initiative in helping to capture the wildlife have prevented a potential wildlife strike on aircraft and harm to human. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Kelvin Pinto
Changi Airport Group
A team of staff from SIAEC Line Maintenance (Utilities) and Innovation group leveraged on technology where infra-red detectors can identify signs of fatigue and loss of situational awareness through eye, mouth movement with face, eye-tracking algorithms. Audio alarm and seat vibrators are activated to alert drivers upon detection.
This system is also capable of tracking incidents to generate periodic reports for analysis and improvement to safety performance. SIAEC have since installed the system on their fleet of air tugs as they were identified to be of a higher risk.
Mr. Lau, Mr. Lee, Mr. Ramses, Mr. Uqbah and Mr. Christopher’s project have helped to improve road safety by preventing vehicular accident. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Ahmad Shafik Abrazak
SIA Engineering Company Ltd
As commercial bumpers for equipment such as scissors lift or maintenance steps were unable to reduce damage on aircrafts as a result of a contact, a team of SIAEC staff decided to improve the bumpers by modifying them.
Coil springs were added to the bumpers to receive more compression from impact. Modified bumpers were covered with tarpaulin jacket and tested on a decommissioned aircraft with a scissors lift. There were no signs of damage as the lift contacted the flaps.
Mr. Roy, Ms. Tariene, Mr. Terbinder and Mr. Vincent project have helped to mitigate damage to aircrafts through a simple yet effective modification. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Rajakrishnan A.
SIA Engineering Company Ltd
Positioning a mobile lift against the aircraft cabin access door sill had been a challenging task for drivers. Even with marshallers, several attempt have to be made before the task is done safely.
In order to prevent unsafe practices and inadvertent contact between the lift and the aircraft, a team of SIAEC staff have installed cameras at the rear of the lift and markers were indicated on camera monitors to guide the driver to position the lift to the aircraft cabin access door sill accurately and safely.
Mr. Roy, Ms. Tariene, Mr. Joel, Mr. Aloysius and Mr. Vincent’s project have helped to prevent damage to aircraft through innovation. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Rajakrishnan A.
SIA Engineering Company Ltd
With the objective to prevent vehicular accidents at the ramp, Star Alliance Airport Team (SAAT) organised a driving competition in January 2020.
More than 40 air tug and tractor drivers from SATS and SIAEC participated in the heats using a driving simulator. The key message “Safety is paramount” was communicated to all, and was further reinforced through debrief session were conducted with the participants on the assessment of their driving.
The finals took place on 25 March where the safety message was repeated for greater retention and collaterals were provided to participating companies to foster greater collaboration towards safety.
Mr. Teo, Mr. Chua, Ms. Suraya, Ms. Selene and Ms. Linda’s organisation of the competition have helped to prevent vehicular accident through clear and novel ways in communicating a safety message to shape safe behaviors. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Mohammad Sidiq
STAR Alliance Airport Team (SIN)
On 26 February, Mr. Koh and Mr. Afiq were performing their duties at the baggage belt for flight arrivals at Terminal 3 when they observed that smoke was billowing from an unattended bag.
Mr. Afiq reported quickly to the ICA officer and immediately brought the bag to be scanned. As traces of Nitrate were found in bottles within the bag, the Airport Police, AES, and relevant agencies were activated.
With further investigation, it was concluded that it was a false alarm as Nitric, Muriatic and Hydrochloric acids were actual substance that were present.
Mr. Koh and Mr. Afiq high situational awareness and quick actions showed their keen sense for safety and security. They have truly demonstrated a positive disposition towards cultivating and sustaining a strong safety culture!
Jasmine
dnata Singapore Pte Ltd
Submit your nominations to us at asa@changiairport.com