China’s tech giants under fire for long work hours
- April 24, 2019
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
No CommentsThe extreme overtime culture in China’s technology sector has, in recent weeks, sparked an intense public debate about unhealthy work hours, fuelled by the comments of billionaire entrepreneurs who said they stand by the practice. Once a source of pride and a ready explanation for the meteoric rise of Chinese tech giants, workers are now
Jurong Island firms join hands on work safety
- November 24, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Twenty-five companies on Jurong Island have pledged to work together to prioritise safety and health in their workplaces. Through the Jurong Island Vision Zero Cluster, these companies will share best practices and innovations with one another. About 100 companies operate on the island. At the cluster’s launch yesterday, Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad
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
Can you go home if it gets too hot at work and what temperature does it have to be before you can leave school?
- May 7, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SCORCHING heat leaves many people wondering just how hot it needs to get before they can pack up work and go home for the day. But is it that simple? What are your rights when it comes to the temperature in the workplace, and what should you do if you're worried about your kids in
Look for safe way to ferry foreign workers to work
- November 1, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
An accident on Monday morning involving two lorries resulted in a fairly large number of workers becoming injured (26 people injured in accident involving two lorries in Tuas; ST Online, Oct 30). Four of them were hospitalised. On Oct 28, there was another accident involving a lorry ferrying workers. One of them is understood to
All in a safe day's work: SMEs’ efforts crucial to ensuring safer workplace
- September 24, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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New Zealand: Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 – A landlord's perspective
- August 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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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
New two-year action plan developed to improve work health and safety in agriculture industry
- July 25, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SafeWork SA has developed a new two-year action plan to improve work health and safety in the agriculture industry. The new two-year action plan has been developed in consultation with the agriculture industry and aims to reduce the number of workplace injuries at farms and agricultural sites across South Australia. According to SafeWork SA Acting