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Workplace fatalities edge to new low, but more non-fatal injuries on the job last year
- February 27, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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SINGAPORE – 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 from workplace injuries, one fewer than the 42 the year before. The construction sector remained the top contributor of deaths, with 14 fatal accidents, two more
Workplace injuries rise, fewer deaths
- February 22, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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
Report close shaves to reduce workplace injuries: Zaqy
- January 11, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Companies need to report near misses at the workplace and encourage workers to highlight hazards, in order to reduce the number of injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Speaking at the launch of Safe Hands Campaign 2019 yesterday, Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Zaqy Mohamad said such near-miss reports will plug gaps in
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
Number of workplace injuries falls: MOM
- August 21, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – The number of noise-induced deafness cases in the workplace has plunged in the first half of this year, a change that will help retain workers, said some analysts. Overall, the picture is also brightening, according to the Manpower Ministry’s preliminary figures on workplace safety for the first half of 2018, released on Monday (Aug
'Safe Hands' campaign to reduce workplace hand and finger injuries
- January 20, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – The Workplace Safety and Health Council launched a “Safe Hands” campaign on Wednesday (Jan 17) to raise awareness about hand and finger injuries that could result in amputations. This third and final phase of national workplace safety and health campaign follows two earlier phases, focused on falls and vehicle accidents. In a speech
Workplace deaths, injuries dive in first half of 2017
- August 5, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
While the collapse of the upcoming Pan-Island Expressway viaduct last month cast a dark shadow over workplace safety, official statistics released yesterday show a plunge in workplace deaths and injuries in the first half of this year. There were 19 deaths, a dive from the 42 recorded in the same period last year. Similarly, the
Fewer workplace fatalities and injuries in first half of 2017
- August 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Workplace deaths have taken a sharp dive in the first half of this year. There were 19 workplace deaths between January and June this year, down from 42 in the same period last year, statistics released by the Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Institute on Wednesday (Aug 2) showed. Five of
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