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Workplace injuries rise, fewer deaths
- February 22, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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More workers sustained non-fatal workplace injuries last year, though the number of those who died on the job edged to a new record low. Forty-one workers died of workplace injuries, one fewer than in the year before. The construction sector remained the top contributor of deaths, with 14 fatal accidents, two more than the year
More deaths, fewer injuries in construction from Jan to Nov
- December 31, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The construction sector has promised that there will be “no let-up” in its efforts to promote safety after new figures showed an increase in deaths due to workplace accidents this year. A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spokesman told The Straits Times that there were 13 workplace fatalities in the construction sector from January to last
Fewer workplace deaths, but more injuries last quarter
- November 8, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
There were fewer workplace deaths from July to September this year compared with the previous quarter, although more workers sustained injuries. Ten workers died in the last quarter, down from 14 deaths between April and June this year. To date, 34 workers have died on the job since January. There were also 3,122 cases of
Fewer workplace deaths, but more injuries last quarter: MOM
- November 7, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – There were fewer workplace deaths from July to September this year compared to the previous quarter, although more workers sustained injuries. A total of 10 workers died in the last quarter, down from 14 in April to June this year. To date, 34 workers have died on the job in 2018. Just as in
Deaths at building sites roil Chinese developer Country Garden's push for speed
- August 5, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SHANGHAI (BLOOMBERG) – Back in April, giant Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings ordered its thousands of staff to move faster in getting projects to market. The human and financial cost of the emphasis on speed is now coming into focus, after deadly accidents at its building sites caused the stock to crash. Country Garden shares
14 people killed in vehicle-related incidents last year, top cause for deaths at workplaces in 2017
- June 29, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – One in every three deaths at the workplace last year was caused by a vehicular incident. Fourteen people lost their lives in such incidents last year, making it the number one cause of deaths at the workplace, Minister of State for National Development and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said on Monday (June 25). This
Vehicular incidents No. 1 cause of deaths at work last year
- June 25, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
One out of every three deaths in the workplace last year was caused by a vehicular incident. Fourteen people lost their lives in such incidents last year, making it the No. 1 cause of workplace deaths, Minister of State for National Development and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said yesterday. This proportion has been stable over the
Construction deaths may be on the rise
- June 21, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Workplace deaths in the construction sector appear to be on the rise again after hitting a low last year. The latest figures from the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council show that there were six worksite deaths in the first five months of this year, up from two in the same period last year. The
6 construction deaths in first five months of 2018: Workplace Safety and Health Council
- June 20, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – There were six workplace deaths in the construction sector in the first five months of this year, up from two in the same period last year, it was revealed on Wednesday (June 20). Mr John Ng, chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSH), also reported a total of 12 deaths in
Health screening to help reduce workplace deaths
- April 25, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Workers will be screened for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cho-lesterol so they can get help to manage them, under an initiative to promote safety and health at workplaces. It will identify at-risk workers – those whose health markers are a cause for concern – and help at least a
