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Have you received scam calls from people impersonating Ministry of Manpower officers? Recently, we were alerted to a scam video call. The person in the call wore a mask, held

Launched at the WSH Forum for Logistics and Transport Industry 2023, this animated video illustrates a fatal accident of a worker thrown off the forklift when it overturned. Watch and share this video with your colleagues and co-workers to remind them to adopt safe practices when operating forklifts. Visit https://lnkd.in/gCyd5VDJ to find out more about the Forum and to download more resources on vehicular safety. #taketimetotakecare #vehicularsafety #WSH #workplacesafety

At the WSH Forum for the Logistics and Transport (L&T) Industry, co-organised by the Singapore Logistics Association and Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council on 6 July 2023, participants were urged to take charge of WSH and foster industry ownership In his opening address, Guest-of-Honour Mr Vincent Phang, Deputy Chairman of the WSH Council, expressed concern for the WSH performance of the Transportation and Storage sector, having had one of the highest numbers and rates of fatal and major injuries, during the Heightened Safety Period. He also shared that the Ministry of Manpower would be conducting enforcement operations on vehicular safety from August…

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A massive fire that gutted the building that housed Belfast’s Primark store has resulted in two companies each being fined £80,000 for health and safety offences. On 28 August 2018, fire erupted at the Bank Buildings store, causing extensive damage that resulted in a section of Belfast city centre being closed for years to allow for repairs. Thankfully, despite up to 1,500 people being on site, no casualties were reported. However, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) found that appropriate steps had not been taken to ensure the risks associated with hot works – involving…

SINGAPORE: The director of a building demolition company was jailed for five days on Friday (Jun 30) for trying to get his worker to lie about his presence at a worksite where another worker was electrocuted to death. Tan Teik Soon, 53, did so as he feared that he would get into trouble with authorities and be implicated in the death of the worker. Tan pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to obstruct the course of justice, with a second charge of lying to a police officer taken into consideration. The court heard that Tan was the director of…

SINGAPORE – A fire at an industrial building storing chemicals in Tuas was brought under control by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Wednesday morning, but not before damaging $10 million worth of chemical materials. The SCDF was alerted at about 2am to the blaze, which covered an area of roughly a football field, in the Tuas industrial area. It dispatched 30 emergency vehicles and about 100 firefighters from two stations and a special rescue unit. The building that caught fire at 132 Pioneer Road is owned by Megachem, a wholesaler and distributor of speciality chemicals supplied to companies…

Companies are required to monitor Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) at the workplace to assess heat stress risk. DOWNLOAD THE PDF

File photo of the State Courts in Singapore. (Photo: Calvin Oh) SINGAPORE: After drinking alcohol at a workers’ apartment, an intoxicated construction worker cursed at another man, before biting off his earlobe. Indian national Manohar Sankar, 37, was sentenced to five months’ jail and a fine of S$1,000 (US$740) on Monday (Jun 26) for his crimes. ADVERTISEMENT He pleaded guilty to one count each of voluntarily causing grievous hurt and using abusive words. The court heard that Sankar stayed at a workers’ apartment in Upper Serangoon Road, along with the victim, a 47-year-old Indian national. On the night of May…

During the inspection, MOM observed multiple workplace safety and health lapses at the worksite. Apart from the unsafe acts and conditions of the worksite, there was also poor management of work activities. Essential documents such as Risk Assessment, Safe Work Procedures, Fall Prevention Plan, and Scaffold Register were all unavailable. As the lapses posed an imminent danger to workers, MOM instructed the Occupier, J & C Renovation Enterprise to stop all work activities at the worksite. They were also issued fines amounting to $8,000. “It was clear from our inspection that the safety of the workers was not a priority…