{"id":7683,"date":"2023-04-04T19:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/?p=7683"},"modified":"2023-04-04T20:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:04:24","slug":"workplace-safety-singapore-quick-look-at-2022-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/2023\/04\/workplace-safety-singapore-quick-look-at-2022-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Safety in Singapore: A Quick Look at 2022&#8217;s Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increase in workplace fatalities in 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heightened Safety Period (HSP) introduced to improve workplace safety<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Continued vigilance is needed to achieve WSH 2028 goal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Workplace Safety in Singapore - A Quick Look at 2022 Report (4 Apr 2023)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6fPcdYBpqA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Workplace Safety is important for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Singapore, there was a change in workplace safety in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bad news is that there were more workplace deaths than in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that the government took action to make things better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the 2022 Workplace Safety and Health Report details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Happened in 2022?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the workplace death rate was 1.3 for every 100,000 workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is higher than the fatality rate of 1.1 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix this problem, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) started the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mom.gov.sg\/workplace-safety-and-health\/heightened-safety-period\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Heightened Safety Period (HSP)<\/a> in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This helped a lot. The number of deaths decreased each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is still work to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some industries got better, like Construction, while others got worse, like Manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Being Done?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep making things better, MOM extended the HSP until 31 May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also made a new team called the Multi-Agency Workplace Safety Taskforce (MAST) to help each industry improve safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said the HSP measures worked well to make workplaces safer, but everyone must stay alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Do the Numbers Show?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The top cause of workplace deaths is still Vehicular Incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slips, Trips, and Falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Construction, Transportation &amp; Storage, and Manufacturing industries had the most workplace deaths in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also had the most major injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These industries need to keep working on improving safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actionable and Practical Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Stay aware of safety measures in your workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn from the experiences of other industries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support the efforts of the MAST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 Workplace Safety and Health Report shows progress in Singapore&#8217;s workplace safety, but more work is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must all stay aware and keep working together to make our workplaces safer for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, safety is everyone&#8217;s responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick summary of 2022 Workplace Safety and Health Report in Singapore, highlighting key findings, improvements, and areas of 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