Workplace safety and health

Migrant worker given jail term over bogus work injury claim fails in his High Court appeal

The judge said the evidence supported the prosecution’s case that Khabirul was only at the workplace to stage an accident so that he could make a false claim for compensation..

Worker dislodged 62kg steel bar that fell and killed colleague in 2024 Tuas accident: Coroner

Mr Zhan Fugui was working on the ground level of a steel reinforcement structure for a wall, while Mr Feng was working on a scaffold above him.

Surprise inspection at Ubi worksite after whistle-blower alerts MOM to unsafe forklift practices

An MOM officer measuring the height of a workshop's mezzanine at a worksite in Ubi during a surprise inspection on Nov 21.

General manager of NEA’s Tuas facility fined $145k over 2021 explosion that killed 2 men

Ng Wah Yong pleaded guilty to one charge under the Workplace Safety and Health Act.

NEA fined $230k for safety lapses in 2021 Tuas incineration plant explosion that claimed two lives

On Nov 18, NEA pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of its employees at work.

South Korea’s President, injured as a child labourer, cracks down on ‘workplaces of death’

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has vowed to lower the country’s above-average rate of industrial accidents.

Amazon sued over ‘punitive’ handling of employee absences in proposed class action

The lawsuit seeks damages for hourly warehouse workers who sought accommodations for their disabilities.

Construction worker dies after gate falls on him in Bedok landed estate

A construction worker had been repairing an automatic sliding gate at a residential property in Jalan Pari Burong when it fell on him.

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Why workplace safety is no longer someone else's problem

From construction workers at a worksite in Bendemeer Road in 1973 not
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Menopause support: From clinics to apps to events, midlife women now have more options

About 200 participants attended femtech startup Sol's Flash Forward event on April 26, which featured 39 experts including doctors, mental health professionals, complementary health practitioners and more.

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