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Time and again, our investigations revealed that the accidents could have been averted through the implementation of simple safety and health interventions by workers, supervisors and management. We have said this many times before, but it bears repeating.For these workers, I can only imagine the deep pain and sorrow their family members must have felt and gone through. His employer did not take the necessary measures to fence up the dangerous parts of the machine. I also remember the Production Operator whose fingers were cut off by the rotating parts of the machine while retrieving an empty bottle from the conveyor line.
The driver was not guided by a traffic controller and the workers were also not resting at their designated rest areas.
In another case, two Construction Workers were resting when they were ran over by a reversing truck. Despite knowing the risks of falling, the Supervisor insisted on completing the task resulting in the unfortunate accident. This was an unsafe work activity which arose from the ineffective implementation of the worksite’s risk assessment and management system. I recall a case where two workers fell to their deaths from seven storeys high when they were pushing an equipment onto an unsecured material platform. To me, every case is not a statistic: it is a very sad story. I have come across many reports of major injuries and fatality cases. Their family members had to grapple with the devastating news that their loved ones will never come home from work again. Since I joined MOM, I came across many unfortunate workplace accidents where our workers’ lives were taken away unnecessarily. Thank you for your continual support and commitment. I see many familiar faces from companies, unions, and associations who have been actively involved and working together with MOM and WSH Council to improve our standards in Workplace Safety and Health or WSH in short. I am heartened to know there are more than 500 participants here today. It is my pleasure to join you today at Programme-Based Engagement (ProBE) Plus Forum 2017.
Mr Bernard Soh, President of Singapore Institute of Safety Officers, 19 April 2017 Workplace safety and health
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