“NO SLIPPERY AREA” ON AIRCRAFT While Singapore Airlines accepts that Mr Durairaj had fallen on the flight, it denied that there was a slippery area on the aircraft floor. It also denied that he had suffered his injuries because it breached its duty of care to him. The judge noted the differences in Mr Durairaj’s … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s workplace fatality rate for the first half of 2024 remained near last year’s record low, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Wednesday (Oct 9). It stood at 1.0 per 100,000 workers for the January to June period, compared with 0.8 and 0.99 in the first and second half of 2023. There were 19 … Read more
SINGAPORE: A worker died on Sunday (Sep 29) following an accident at a worksite in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). Police said they were alerted to a work-related incident at 8 Sentosa Gateway at around 8am. “A 44-year-old man was found unconscious and subsequently pronounced dead by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic at the scene,” the police … Read more
SINGAPORE: Two workers died on Tuesday (Sep 17) after they were struck by heavy machinery at a North-South Corridor worksite at Lentor Avenue. In response to CNA’s queries, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said a group of workers were assembling a winch drum resting on two concrete blocks when the winch slipped off and injured four … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Wednesday (Jun 19) said that it is investigating a fatal workplace accident in which a diver died after becoming entangled with a boat propeller. The incident took place at about 2.10pm on Tuesday at the eastern anchorage, along Marina South Pier. “A 22-year-old Malaysian worker was performing hull cleaning … Read more
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