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Judge Rejects Employer’s Waiver Defense in Injury Suit by Worker
- January 5, 2023
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Safety Highlights, Singapore Safety News
No Comments1. Singapore district court ruled that employer cannot use waiver signed by injured worker to avoid negligence liability 2. Mr Azmi Muda suffered serious head injuries in workplace accident in April 2018 3. Waiver he signed in exchange for $1,300 was found to be invalid due to insufficient consideration 4. Company found to be negligent
A Singapore construction firm recently received a hefty fine of S$170,000 after a worker sustained a traumatic brain injury
- January 5, 2023
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Safety Highlights, Singapore Safety News
1. SINGAPORE: Construction company EC Builders has been fined S$170,000 over safety lapses that led to one of its employees suffering a serious injury in a 2019 worksite accident. 2. The company was sentenced on Dec 9 under the Workplace Safety and Health Act. 3. The incident occurred on Aug 1, 2019, when Ali Mohammad
Workplace fatalities are on the rise in Singapore, with 31-year-old Singaporean dies after machine falls on him, 45th workplace fatality this year. The increasing fatalities could be attributed to the increasing use of machines in the workplace, as well as the lack of safety features in many workplaces.
- December 28, 2022
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Safety Highlights, Singapore Safety News
The SINGAPORE – A 31-year-old Singaporean died after he was struck and pinned down by a machine on Tuesday morning. He is the 45th workplace fatality so far in 2022. The machine was being moved by a forklift when it toppled and hit the worker. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call
A food delivery rider died after a modified PMD caught fire in an HDB lift in the first such case: Coroner’s court, after which another rider died from their efforts to put out the fire.
- December 28, 2022
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
A crowd of people surrounded the fugitive, trying to catch a glimpse of the young Indian in the dark world of fire. After minutes of valiant fighting, Irfan was found safe on the first floor after a last ditch effort to save himself with the PMD. The deceased Muhammad Irfan Danish Azhar The deceased Muhammad
Miraculous Escape: Worker Survives 10m Fall at Orchard Condominium Construction Site
- December 20, 2022
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
1. A worker in Singapore had a miraculous escape after falling 10 metres from a condominium construction site. 2. The incident happened at a condominium construction site in Orchard on Tuesday (Nov 24). 3. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at around 10.40am, and firefighters used a ladder rescue to
4 burned in Jurong Island fire in stable condition
- May 30, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
All four workers who suffered burns during a fire at a chemical manufacturing plant on Jurong Island are now in stable condition, said Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Zaqy Mohamad. The fire had broken out on Tuesday while the workers were working on or around a drain valve along a process pipeline,
More than 960 firms adopt standard to handle staff grievances, including sexual harassment
- May 8, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – More than 960 companies, that employ nearly half a million workers here between them, have adopted a set of good practices to address workplace unhappiness, including sexual harassment complaints, as of January this year. The scheme – the Tripartite Standard on Grievance Handling – may be voluntary for employers, but the Ministry of
WSH auditors bound by laws, code of conduct
- May 7, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The Association of Safety Auditing Firms (ASAF) is concerned with a viewpoint raised by Mr Yoong Chi Meng, auditor of Ace EHS Singapore (Loopholes in regime to protect workers’ health: Experts, March 31). He said there is potential conflict of interest in the process of appointing auditors. He was quoted in the article as saying:
Companies taking innovative steps to raise workplace safety
- May 6, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Work platform manufacturer Haulotte has been operating in Singapore for 14 years and is proud of its record of zero workplace casualties. With workplace safety a constant concern in industries such as construction, the company is determined to maintain this record. At an open day at its Changi premises late last month, Haulotte showcased the
More than 300 election workers, police officers in Indonesia die of exhaustion
- April 30, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
JAKARTA (DPA) – At least 287 polling station workers and 18 police officers have died mainly from exhaustion and illnesses associated with overwork after Indonesia’s elections this month, officials said on Monday (April 29). The world’s fourth-largest country held the legislative and presidential elections in a single day for the first time on April 17,
