Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Accidents Involving Improper Rigging

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Within a short span of two days, there were two accidents involving lifting operations, that resulted in the death of one worker and injurin...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Approved Codes of Practice

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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH (APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE) NOTIFICATION 2007 (Made Under Section 39 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act) In...
Friday, May 04, 2007

Accidents involving Cranes and Lifting Operations

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In the past 8 months, there was an increase in industrial accidents involving cranes and lifting operations which sadly, could have been pre...
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Monday, April 30, 2007

Requirement for RSO

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Based on Factories (Safety Officer) Order / Factories (Reg. & Duties of Safety Officer) Reg. Note: Going to be history soon.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Construction Worker Died of Heat Stroke

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A construction worker, collapsed while dismantling the timber formwork at a construction worksite under the hot sun. He came from a temperat...

3 Collapse after inhalation of chemical

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140 sick in China from chemical pollution

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About 140 children and teachers were hospitalised in southwest China after a fertilizer plant discharged a "huge amount" of sulfur...
Thursday, April 05, 2007

Ergonomics

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Ergonomics is increasingly becoming an occupational concern in today's workplace. With increased awareness, problems related to ergonomi...
Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Painter killed at work

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The fatal accident took place in 2006 while a painter was carrying out spray painting work under a flyover using a boom lift. An on-coming d...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

Worker Drowned in a Trench

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A worker was found submerged inside a half flooded deep trench which was meant for sewage pipe installation in a building under construction...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Coping with Stress at the Workplace

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Extracted from MOM OSH Alert, dated 19 March 2007 Challenges in the workplace can be seen in a positive light, motivating us to complete a t...

Extension Coverage of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act

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Etracted from MOM OSH Alert, dated 19 March 2007 The WSH Act came into effect on 1 March 2006. Currently, its area of coverage includes gene...
Friday, March 09, 2007

Useful links on ESH legal requirements

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For link to MOM website presenting the WSH Act and Subsidiary legislation, click here . For recent updates on Acts and regulations, click he...
Thursday, March 08, 2007

OSH Management Systems

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There are different models of occuptional safety & health (OSH) management system available. When it comes to deciding which one to foll...
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Monday, March 05, 2007

Food Mixer Kills a Worker

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This tragic accident took place during a food blending process in a food and beverage factory last year. A worker, tasked to operate a blend...
Friday, March 02, 2007

Worker killed in excavation work

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A fatal accident occurred in Jan 2006 at a worksite where a two-storey detached dwelling house with basement was under construction. The acc...
Thursday, March 01, 2007

Accident Reporting to MOM

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What, Who & When to notify and report to MOM How to notify / make a report? No longer have to submit hardcopy forms to MOM for the notif...
Thursday, February 15, 2007

Ferocious Detonations at the BP Texas City Refinery

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A series of explosions took place at the BP Texas City refinery on 23 March 2005 when a distillation tower, overfilled with highly flammable...

Worker sandwiched between two trailers

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(Extracted from MOM OSH Alert, dated 8 February 2007) A fatal accident took place at a pre-fabrication yard where a worker was hit by a trai...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Forklift Accident

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From: Ministry of Manpower, Singapore - OSH Alert dated 15 Jan 2007 Worker fatally crushed Another worker was killed by a forklift in a work...