Control of hazardous chemicals in Singapore 19. Control of hazardous chemicals in Singapore by Mr. Koh Kim Hock 1.
Some chemicals have the potential to seriously endanger life and pollute the environment.
Such chemicals have to be carefully managed at all times to prevent any accidental release. In Singapore, about 3,000 factories use chemicals in their manufacturing processes. The scale of such factories ranges from small electroplating firms storing a few kilograms of chemicals to large industrial plants with bulk tanks storing thousands of metric tonnes of chemicals. The vibrant manufacturing sector creates the need for large amounts of chemicals to be imported and distributed in Singapore. 1.3 Singapore is an island of about 646 square kilometres in area.