The National Environmental Agency (NEA) will roll out the new Environment Sanitation regime from the middle of this year, starting with higher-risk premises with high footfall and immuno-vulnerable occupants.
More than 2,000 premises are expected to implement the regime by the end of the 2021 financial year (March 2022), said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Dr Amy Khor on Thursday (4 March) during the ministry's Committee of Supply debate in Parliament.
The regime will be rolled out progressively from July onwards, starting with higher-risk premises at preschools, schools, youth facilities, and eldercare facilities, followed by hawker centres and coffee shops.
"Over 30,000 premises have achieved the “SG Clean” Quality Mark. We passed the Environmental Public Health Amendment) Bill to introduce mandatory baseline environmental sanitation standards. But the battle is far from over," Dr Khor noted.
She pointed out that gastroenteritis incidents affected more than 1,200 persons in 2018 and 2019, while satisfaction levels of public cleanliness at premises like markets, hawker centres and coffeeshops remain low.
"Birds, which are attracted by food remnants, continue to be a nuisance, with about 90 feedback cases on this every month." she added.
As part of the regime, premises managers will be required to implement an Environmental Sanitation programme and be responsible for the cleanliness of their premises under the regime.
They will also be required to appoint Environmental Control Coordinators (ECCs) who should preferably hold supervisory roles. These coordinators will assist them in developing and implementing the Environmental Sanitation programme.
The regime's staggered roll-out will provide premises owners more time to prepare for the new cleaning workflow, and to send their appointed coordinators for mandatory EEC training. Training for ECCs will be made available from March, with over 2,000 expected to be trained, and will be conducted by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) accredited training providers.
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