The ministry's inspections targeted machinery safety across the construction, manufacturing and marine sectors.
SINGAPORE – A total of $230,100 in fines and three stop-work orders were issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) after it conducted 514 site inspections between April and June.
The inspections targeted machinery safety across the construction, manufacturing and marine sectors, the ministry said in a Facebook post on July 14. A total of 1,263 unsafe conditions were uncovered during these checks.
Safety breaches found include dangerous machinery parts, like saw blades, that are not protected by guards, exposing workers to injuries, according to the Facebook post.
Also, forklifts were found without seat belts, mirrors and lights, or they were found to be faulty.
There were a total of 587 major injuries and 43 fatalities in the workplace in 2024, according to MOM’s Workplace Safety and Health Report 2024.
Examples of major injuries include amputations, blindness, deafness and paralysis, according to the ministry.
The two top contributors to workplace fatal and major injuries were the construction (166) and manufacturing (125) sectors. The marine sector had 22 such injuries.
At 35.8 injuries per 100,000 workers in 2024, the marine industry, which has a relatively smaller workforce, had its highest workplace fatal and major injury rate since 2018 (27.8), the report said.
