Workplace safety and health

Scaffold netting at new worksites in Singapore must be fire-retardant from March 2027

This rule will apply to projects awarded from March 1, 2027, regardless of the material used for the scaffold.

Italy’s Colosseum closes after worker falls and dies while installing new lighting system

Visitors looking through a gate at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Sept 23, after its closure due to the death of 22-year-old technician Andrea Moretti.

2 workers die after falling into sea at Tuas Port

PSA confirmed that two workers have died after they fell into the sea while performing stevedoring work.

No foul play suspected by police in 2024 Lentor construction site accident that killed two

Indonesian national Heryanto Tan and Bangladeshi national Hossain Salim died after an 11-tonne winch drum toppled on them on Sept 17, 2024 at a Lentor construction site.

New wellness centre in the CBD provides workers with counselling, physiotherapy

The new centre provides mental and digital well-being, including counselling, mindfulness sessions, art therapy, and digital wellness talks and workshops.

Singapore start-ups show that AI isn’t just a Big Tech playground

The testbed in Punggol Digital District is set to launch later in 2026, which allows robots and AI systems to be continuously tested and refined.

21 workplace deaths in first half of 2026; four involved platform workers

Four platform workers who died in traffic accidents were among the 21 workplace fatalities in the first half of 2026.

Australian football’s governing body limits contact training to reduce concussion

Australian football’s governing body has announced limits on contact training to reduce concussion cases that have long blighted the sport.

Forum: All agencies committed to providing safe, accessible living environment for Singaporeans

3 dead in fire at paint material factory in South Korea

Flame and smoke fumes out from a factory producing raw materials for paint in South Korea’s South Chungcheong province, on Aug. 28.

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