In June 2005, the Co-operative of SCDF Employees Ltd (COSEM) was registered under the Co-operative Societies Act of Singapore with a primary mandate to create secondary career opportunities for retired and former personnel of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) – a uniformed government organisation that provides fire safety, firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services to the population of Singapore. Sitting on the Board of COSEM are serving SCDF officers:

Board of COSEM
Chairman DC Teong How Hwa
Vice Chairman COL Tong Hong Haey
Secretary LTC Abdullah Abu Bakar
Treasurer MAJ Abel Sim Wee Heng
Assistant Secretary MAJ Jonathan Yuen Ze Ming
Assistant Treasurer CPT Jason Yap Wee Kiat
Member LTC Jeffrey Ng Leng Ping
Member MAJ Tan Kiat Lin Anne Claudine
Member CPT Shahril Bahri Bin Mohd Rafi
Member WO2 Ng Tian Peng
Member WO2 Leong Kuan Yee

A recipient of COSEM’s Children Study Award

For any serving SCDF personnel who is keen to join COSEM as a member, please start your journey with the QR code below:

With the aim to fulfil its primary mandate, COSEM incorporated COSEM Safety & Security Services Pte Ltd in September 2006. To date, the company has more than 190 employees of which more than 70% are retired or former SCDF personnel. From the company’s humble beginnings, we have grown to become a leading emergency response training provider of fire safety and medical courses, a globally recognised consultancy provider for emergency preparedness and response, a trusted emergency response services provider for both public and private sectors as well as an innovative product and technology enabler for both safety and security sectors.