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January 1998 |
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Company
Incorporated
MSD Singapore Ltd Registered in Singapore on January
27, 1998. |
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March 1998 |
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JTC
Building Agreement/Land Lease
120,002 m2 on March 5, 1998. |
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May 1998 |
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Project
Singapore (971357) Authorized US$345 MM for MK-476 and
MK-996
- May 1998 - US$295 MM (Final)
- July 1997 - US$49.5MM (Engineering)·
- June 1997 - US$0.5MM (Initial)
Construction
Started
First caravan mobilized to Tuas site on April 30, 1998. |
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June 1998 |
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Environmental
Baseline Site Assessment
Soil and groundwater investigation carried out from
December 1997 through April 1998 by Dames & Moore
Quantitative Risk Assessment
QRA done by ERM for submission to PCD for planning approval |
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October 1998 |
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Foundation
Laying
Guest of Honor – Mr Yeow Cheow Tong, Minister
for Health
Merck Senior Management – Ray Gilmartin and BJK |
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March 1999 |
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1,000,000
Construction Work-hours without Lost-Time Injury
March 14, 1999 - actual date of achievement
March 24, 1999 - celebration |
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Administration
Building Top- Out
March 24, 1999 |
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April 1999 |
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Major
Exported Scheme (MES) Status approved
April 1, 1999· Scheme allows MSD Singapore not
to pay GST on imports |
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May 1999 |
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Power
Sub-station #1 Power On
22 kV to 6.6 kV on 28 May 1999 |
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June 1999 |
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Pre-Operational
EH&S Guide
ERM completed the Pre-Operational EH&S guide for
operational compliance of various EH&S regulatory
requirements |
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July 1999 |
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2,000,000
Construction Work-hours without Lost-Time Injury
July 10, 1999 - actual date of achievement
July 27, 1999 - celebration
Guest of honor BG Lim (JTC Chairman & EDB Dy Chairman)
Key Government Officials – Mr Tan PG & Dr
Phoon WH of MoM |
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August 1999 |
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MK-663
Project (990414) Initial Funding Approved
August 1999 US$0.5 MM
September 1999 US$3.5 MM |
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October 1999 |
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Signing
of Responsible Care® Formal Commitment
15 October 1999 Launch of the Responsible Care®
Formal Commitment by Singapore Chemical Industry Council
by Senior Minister of State, Ministry of the Environment
at the Raffles Hotel
MSD Singapore is formally committed to the guiding principles
of Responsible Care® |
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3,000,000
Construction Work-hours without Lost-Time Injury
Achieved the third significant safety milestone on 18
October 1999
MSD Singapore Operations Hiring and Staffing Milestone
56 employees accepted job offers and 42 employees are
on board as at 29 October, 1999 |
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January 2000 |
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Temporary
Occupation Permit (TOP) for Non-Process Area Approved
TOP approved and issued on January 4, 2000.
Occupation of Administration & ES Buildings - Staff
at Concourse and Site Offices moved in on January 17,
2000
Poisons Permit for Purchase, Store and Use Hazardous
Substances - PCD approved Poisons Permit on January
19, 2000 |
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April 2000 |
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Official opening of Raffles Institution/ Merck Sharp &
Dohme Exploratory Laboratories in Raffles Institution |
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May
2000 |
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5,000,000 Construction Work-hours without Lost-Time
Injury |
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December 2000 |
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Official opening of Raffles Girls' School/ Merck Sharp &
Dohme Life Sciences Centre in Raffles Girls' School
(Secondary) |
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May
2001 |
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Successful Startup for MSD Bulk Chemical Plant. Started
First batch production |
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July
2001 |
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Construction started for MSD Technology Singapore Pte
Ltd Singapore Pharmaceutical Facility |
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Awarded Singapore Ministry of Manpower 2001 Silver Award
for Safety |
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September 2001 |
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MSD
Singapore facility Grand Opening by DPM Tony Tan &
Chairman, President & CEO of Merck & Co., Inc, Mr.
Raymond V. Gilmartin |
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May
2002 |
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First
regulatory audit by US Food and Drugs Administration
with NO observations |
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July
2002 |
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Awarded Singapore
Ministry of Manpower,
Ministry
of Community Development and Sports, the Singapore
National Employers' Federation, and the National Trade
Union Congress Family Friendly Firm
for
nurturing and supporting a workplace culture |
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Awarded Singapore Ministry of Manpower 2002 Gold Award
for Excellent Safety Performance |
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August 2002 |
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Awarded Singapore Ministry of Community Development and
Sports and Singapore Sports Council, SPORTSACE Award
2002 (Singapore Sports Awards for Corporations and
Employees) for taking an active role in promoting sports
and fitness activities at the workplace |
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10,000,000 Construction Work-hours without Lost-Time
Injury |
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September 2002 |
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Awarded Singapore Ministry of Health, The Singapore
H.E.A.L.T.H. (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time
Health) Silver Award for promoting health at work |
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December
2002 |
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Achieved MMD Singapore Plant Operations' first 1 Million
Work-hours without Lost-Time Injury |
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