Workers at risk of occupational diseases as firms flout guidelines on safety equipment
Workers put at risk of occupational diseases as firms flout guidelines on safety equipment
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A worker at a waste oil recycling plant cleans a tank without proper protective gear. A worker carries out fogging near Block 409 at Bedok North Avenue 2 wearing only a surgical mask, which is unable to prevent the inhalation of chemical emissions.
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Yuen Sin, Tan Ee Lyn Senior Correspondent and Yuen Sin
At a waste oil recycling facility in Tuas, workers lower themselves into emptied chemical storage tanks to clear away thick clumps of black residue.
The only protective gear the men have from their employer are goggles, thin surgical masks, cotton gloves and black trash bags. They cut holes in the bags, using them like makeshift raincoats in an effort not to soil their clothes underneath.