Number of workplace deaths similar to previous 2 years despite reduction in activities due to COVID-19

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SINGAPORE: Singapore registered a similar number of deaths at the workplace for the first six months of 2020 when compared with the previous two ...

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Slips, trips and falls accounted for 58 major injuries in the first half of this year, down from 90 in the same period last year. Minor injuries related to these fell from 1,772 in the first half of last year to 1,450 in the the first half of 2020. In the construction sector, there were 29 cases in the first half of 2020, compared to 67 in the same period last year.Its 12-month fatality rate also declined from 2.9 per 100,000 workers as of end-December 2019 to 2.2 as of end-June 2020.

The top two occupational diseases were work-related musculoskeletal disorder and noise induced deafness, which jointly account for 92 per cent of all such cases in in the first half of 2020. From Sep 1, employers had also been required to report all work accidents that result in medical leave or light duty, MOM said.

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