Incidents in the manufacturing and construction industries accounted for more than half of the major injuries reported in the first half of this year.
SINGAPORE: The number of major injuries reported in the manufacturing and construction sectors increased in the first half of 2023, even as the annualised major injuries rate held steady, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s latest Workplace Safety and Health report.
Fewer major injuries were reported in other industries – including transportation and storage as well as accommodation and food services – bringing the total number to 311, down from 316 in the second half of 2022. The ministry said it will work with relevant agencies to enhance safety standards for contractors involved in smaller-scale construction activities.Type A incidents, which have a higher risk of fatality, accounted for 38 per cent of all major injuries in the first half of the year. Type A incidents include falls from height and vehicular-related incidents.
MOM said the occupational diseases incidence rate increased to 37.2 per 100,000 workers in the first six months of 2023, up from 29.7 in the second half of last year. The annualised fatal injury rate also dropped in the first half of this year to 0.8 per 100,000 workers from 1.3 in the second half of last year.
But MOM also said every death is one too many."Every fatality is a tragedy and there is a personal cost to the families. We will do what we can to bring the fatality rate down," the ministry added.
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