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New workplace vehicle safety initiative starts
- September 15, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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More than 300 enforcement actions – ranging from composition fines to legal prosecution – have been taken against errant employers for vehicular safety infringements since June, Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan revealed yesterday. The violations were related to a lack of proper traffic-planning practices, as well as poor vehicle maintenance and inadequate risk
More than 300 enforcement actions taken against companies for vehicle safety violations since June
- September 14, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – More than 300 enforcement actions have been taken against errant employers for vehicular safety infringements since June, Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan revealed on Thursday (Sept 14). Vehicular accidents have been the No. 1 cause of workplace fatalities for the past three years, with 22 workers hit and killed by moving
Empower workers to speak up on safety issues
- September 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Having been in the field of safety and operations for the past 20 years, I am happy to note that many excellent initiatives are being undertaken to reduce the number of workplace accidents in Singapore (Boosting safety at workplaces; Sept 7). My work in this field has revealed that there is a crucial step which
Boosting safety at workplaces
- September 9, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Workplaces in Singapore look set to become less deadly for workers. On Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Singapore aims to cut workplace fatalities to fewer than one death per 100,000 workers in about 10 years’ time. It may look ambitious against last year’s 1.9 deaths per 100,000 workers, a ratio based on
Josephine Teo wants young people to be educated on workplace safety and health
- September 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Young people can play a key role in raising awareness about safety and health at the workplace, Second Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo said on Tuesday (Sept 5). There is also a need to better prepare them for the hazards and risks they will face at work, she said, at an international youth
Call to step up global workplace safety
- September 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Countries worldwide need to step up efforts to fight the scourge of workplace deaths and injuries, said Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say. Speaking at the closing of a global workplace safety and health forum yesterday, he outlined the approach countries can take to prevent accidents and reduce fatalities at work. Each country has to do
Young people urged to be aware of workplace safety
- September 6, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Young people are more likely to suffer occupational injuries compared with older workers, and there is a need to better prepare them for the hazards they will face at work, Second Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo said yesterday. They can go on to play key roles in raising awareness of safety and health at the
Workplace safety must go beyond regulations
- September 2, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Singapore can be proud of the improvement in workplace safety since 2004 (Workplace safety: The next frontier; Aug 10). This did not happen by accident but is the result of efforts by the Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Council. The recent Pan-Island Expressway viaduct collapse has raised several questions, especially on the
Singapore to host world's largest congress on workplace health and safety
- August 29, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Next week, Singapore will be host to the 21st World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, the world’s largest event for occupational safety and health experts. Often swept to the sidelines on the global forum, occupational safety is one of the most under-addressed issues in the working world today. “The quality of occupational health
Occupational safety, health are basic rights
- August 27, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
Occupational safety and health should not be put on the back burner when it comes to discussing hot-button topics, because they are basic human rights. Dr Joachim Breuer, president of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), stresses: “The quality of occupational health and safety has tremendous impact on people’s lives. Prevention contributes to society as
