Workplace safety and health

3 in 4 pilots report dozing off or fighting sleep while flying planes

Some 76.8% of pilots in a European survey reported at least one cockpit “microsleep” in the previous four weeks.

Haze exposes gaps in Malaysia’s workplace protection for outdoor workers

Workers at a construction site in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Oct 27. Questions have been raised over how well Malaysia protects workers who cannot escape the polluted air.

No evidence of cheating or fraud found in Sumo Salad work injury claim: Police and MOM

The investigations followed claims by EatGreen owner Jane Lee that a former worker faked a fall two days before her contract ended to claim workplace injury compensation.

One person dies, one in serious condition after Greece oil refinery incident

An injured man arriving for hospital treatment on Oct 9, following an oil refinery accident in Greece.

MOM urges voluntary safety timeout for firms in construction, transportation and storage sectors

MOM will also implement enhanced enforcement measures in both industries from Oct 5 to Nov 4, 2026, to strengthen deterrence and accountability.

Go-kart accident in Malaysia sparks call for nationwide safety review

Go-karting, although a recreational activity, involved speed and machinery and carried a real risk of serious injury.

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.

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