Worker dies after being struck by sheet pile at Sengkang construction site
- March 10, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsSINGAPORE – A 36-year-old worker died after he was struck by a sheet pile at a Sengkang construction site on Saturday (March 9). The Indian national was working at the Anchorvale Road site at the time, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a statement. The Straits Times understands that he was carrying out piling
Thai national, 49, dies at Tuas South construction site after 14m fall
- October 20, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – A 49-year-old Thai worker died on Friday afternoon (Oct 19) at a Tuas South construction site after a fall from height. A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spokesman said the man was shifting the zinc roof sheets on the roof of a workshop that was under construction when he stepped on the insulation layer
Crane boom at Ridout Road bungalow site snaps; no one hurt in incident
- September 4, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – For nearly two weeks, a tower crane and its broken load-bearing arm loomed over the posh landed residential estate near Holland Road – home to sprawling bungalows and embassy buildings. Engineers are now finalising plans on how the damaged crane at the construction site of a two-storey bungalow at 35 Ridout Road can
PIE work site collapse a 'man-made incident'; Lim Swee Say singles out inadequate attention to design, construction …
- July 26, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SINGAPORE – The collapse of a viaduct section at Upper Changi Road East two weeks ago killing one and injuring 10 was due to a human lapse, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say revealed on Tuesday (Jul 25) evening. “One thing for sure is that this is a man-made incident that could have been avoided if
PIE work site collapse: Safety is everyone's responsibility, says …
- July 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SINGAPORE – The chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council has made his first public remarks on the July 14 worksite accident along the Pan Island Expressway, which claimed one life and injured 10 others. “While investigation is underway and we do not wish to speculate on the root cause, the accident clearly
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