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Singapore's workplace fatality rate falls to new low SINGAPORE: Singapore's workplace fatality rate has fallen to a new low of 2.2 per 100,000 workers, from 2.9 in 2009.
 This was announced by Manpower Minister, Gan Kim Yong, at the bizSAFE convention on Thursday morning.
54 workers died in workplace accidents in 2010, down from 70 in the previous year.
However, Mr Gan said that each of the 54 workplace fatalities last year is a sombre reminder that there is still much that needs to be done. "Experience tells us that workplace accidents are costly,involving
man-hour losses and temporary stop-work orders that impact. productivity. Only by taking steps such as risk assessments from the on-set to mitigate |
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Over 100 safety warnings issued to shipyards in 2 months
SINGAPORE: Shipyards in Singapore were issued more than 100 warnings in the last two months for flouting work safety rules.
Speaking at the opening of the Keppel Group Safety Convention, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said while the yards have systems and processes in place, there are pockets of non-compliance.
He said the inspections found non-compliance in routine shipyard work like working at height and lifting activities where fatalities are most common.
Mr Gan said the failure to ensure proper implementation on the ground or failure to |
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