In a speech made at the annual bizSAFE conference, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin reported a record low in the number of workplace fatalities in 2014.
According to a report by Channel NewsAsia, the fatality rate hit 1.8 per 100,000 employees, a decrease from 2.3 the previous year — totalling 60 deaths as compared to 73 in 2013.
However so, the minister remarked that the number of major and minor injuries at work increased; 672 workers sustained major injuries in 2014, up from 589 the previous year. Cases of minor injuries went up to 12,863 from 11,253 in 2013.
To help small and medium-sized enterprises improve their workplace safety, the Government has launched a revised code of practice which will lay down principles and tips in tackling risk management.
Photo: Roslan Rahman
In a speech made at the annual bizSAFE conference, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin reported a record low in the number of workplace fatalities in 2014.
According to a report by Channel NewsAsia, the fatality rate hit 1.8 per 100,000 employees, a decrease from 2.3 the previous year — totalling 60 deaths as compared to 73 in 2013.
However so, the minister remarked that the number of major and minor injuries at work increased; 672 workers sustained major injuries in 2014, up from 589 the previous year. Cases of minor injuries went up to 12,863 from 11,253 in 2013.
To help small and medium-sized enterprises improve their workplace safety, the Government has launched a revised code of practice which will lay down principles and tips in tackling risk management.
Photo: Roslan Rahman