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
No CommentsSINGAPORE – 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
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
11 workers have died on the job so far this year
- May 15, 2018
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
There have been 11 workplace fatalities so far this year, including six at construction sites, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday. Three of the deaths were work-at-height fatalities – when a worker falls to his death due to lapses in safety procedures. This month has already seen two such deaths – a 44-year-old foreign
Tiredness killing Aussies with more than 3000 deaths a year linked to lack of sleep
- August 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
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Oregon saw rise in workplace deaths last year
- March 9, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SALEM, Ore. – A total of 61 people died on the job in Oregon during 2016, up from 41 the previous year, according to a preliminary report issued Tuesday by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The numbers are based on a new data collection program, begun in 2015, that is designed to provide
Lack of sleep costs Japan's economy billions every year
- February 19, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SEOUL • Sleep deprivation is doing more harm in Japan than just making people grumpy and unhealthy. It is also holding back the world’s third-largest economy. The problem has been getting worse in recent years. Nearly half of all full-time workers say they do not get enough sleep, citing long overtime hours as a main
NSC: 2016 deadliest year on roadways since 2007
- February 17, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
The National Safety Council has released preliminary data showing that as many as 40,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2016. The figure is 6 percent higher than the number of fatalities in 2015 and marks a 14 percent increase from 2014 – the largest two-year spike since 1964. This estimate indicates that
66 workplace deaths last year
- February 15, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
SINGAPORE – Technology can help companies address the “worrying” workplace safety and health situation, Minister of State for Manpower Sam Tan said on Wednesday (Jan 18). His remarks come as he announced that preliminary findings indicate that 66 workers had died in workplace accidents last year, similar to the year before. It means the fatality