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Surge in near-miss reports at LTA worksites
- September 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
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The number of near-miss incidents reported to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) by its contractors soared from 73 in 2015 to 3,126 last year. But in the same period, there was also a 16 per cent drop in the number of work-related accidents – which were reportable to the Ministry of Manpower – at LTA’s
Spike in cases of near misses at LTA worksites
- September 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The number of near-miss incidents being reported at the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) worksites has surged by over 40-fold – growing from 73 incidents in 2015 to 3,126 last year. These refer to incidents that did not result in injury, illness or damage – but had the potential to do so. The LTA said that
More training, enforcement needed to reduce fatalities at worksites …
- July 22, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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Move to raise safety standards at worksites
- July 21, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
In a bid to raise safety standards at worksites, a new daily meeting to better coordinate between contractors, subcontractors and consultants will soon be required for all construction work, The Straits Times has learnt. A Manpower Ministry spokesman confirmed that the soon-to-be-mandatory Project Safety Coordination Committee will allow better planning of hazardous works. Meanwhile, two
More than 400 safety violations found at worksites in June: MOM
- July 19, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had uncovered more than 400 safety violations at work sites last month, said Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan on Monday (July 17). This update comes after a structure at a Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) work site in Upper Changi Road East collapsed last Friday and killed one
Worksites may have to hold mandatory safety meetings daily
- July 19, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Before any construction work can be done, all contractors, subcontractors, consultants and safety officers will soon need to attend a mandatory safety coordination meeting every day, The Straits Times understands. All stakeholders in a construction site will be compelled to form a Project Safety Coordination Committee (PSCC), which will meet daily to discuss safety issues.
