Workplace safety breaches dealt with in November show similar worrying trends: MOM
SINGAPORE – He failed to ascertain the weight of the load he was lifting onto his lorry and used inappropriate equipment to secure it, resulting in the death of a…
Rasel Catering business operations suspended after almost 300 cases of food poisoning
SINGAPORE: Authorities have suspended the food business operations of caterer Rasel Catering following 284 reported cases of gastroenteritis by people who ate food prepared by the caterer. The Ministry of Health…
MOM takes 558 firms to task for workplace safety lapses, with stop-work orders and almost S$500,000 in fines meted out
SINGAPORE — The authorities issued 12 stop-work orders and 232 composition fines amounting to S$499,150 over safety lapses in the last two months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a…
Slips, trips and falls leading cause of major workplace injuries in first half of 2022: MOM
SINGAPORE: Slips, trips, and falls were found to be the leading cause of major workplace injuries in the first half of this year, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday…
SFA orders recall of eggs from Malaysian farm due to presence of Salmonella bacteria
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) ordered the recall of eggs imported from Teo Seng Layer Farm 1 in Malaysia after detecting the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis, it said in a…
Construction firm Synergy-Biz hit with fine, stop-work order for safety lapses
SINGAPORE: Local construction firm Synergy-Biz has been issued a composition fine of S$6,000 on top of a stop-work order, after multiple unsafe conditions were uncovered during a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) inspection of…
Woman fined S$100,000 for lapses in workplace safety that led to her worker’s fatal electrocution
SINGAPORE: A woman was fined $100,000 by a court on Tuesday (Sep 20) in relation to the death of a worker who was electrocuted while replacing a roller shutter. Lee…
Stiffer penalties needed for bosses who flout workplace safety laws
The latest workplace fatality reported on Aug 24 — involving a worker who fell into the sea at a Tuas shipyard — is indeed sad to read, and it brings the tally…
NEX ceiling incident caused by water leakage due to ‘plumbing issue’, says mall
SINGAPORE: Leaking water due to a plumbing fault caused parts of a ceiling at the NEX shopping centre in Serangoon to fall on Saturday (Aug 6), said a spokesperson for…
Stop-work orders, fines given to 2 companies after unsafe conditions found at worksites
SINGAPORE: Two companies have been fined and issued stop-work orders after safety inspections found unsafe conditions at their worksites, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (Aug 4). The…