Workplace safety fears mount as firms grapple with Covid-19 crisis
Industry groups say pressure to complete delayed projects may raise risk of accidents and injuries
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Yuen Sin, Ng Keng Gene
The squeeze on manpower as well as the disruption brought about by the Covid-19 crisis to projects in sectors like construction have raised fears about safety being compromised at worksites of late.
Latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) indicate that the number of workplace injuries has also increased slightly to close to 3,300 between January and March, compared with about 3,100 during the same period last year.
