Singapore Workplace Safety & Health Report

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January – June 2019 (1H 2019)

SINGAPORE WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH REPORT


Fatal injury rate maintained but major and minor injury rates increased

No. of Fatal Injuries No. of Major Injuries


Fatal Injuries Major Injuries
12-month rolling Fatal Injury rate per 12-month rolling Major Injury rate per
100,000 workers 100,000 workers

30 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5


17.3 16.9 17.0 17.4 18.2
400 20.0
1.0
15
0.5 200 10.0
19 23 18 23 17 284 290 286 310 316
0 0.0 0 0.0
1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019

No. of Minor Injuries No. of Occupational Diseases


Minor Injuries Occupational Disease
12-month rolling Minor Injury rate Incidence 12-month Occupational Disease rate
per 100,000 workers per 100,000 workers

362 351 346 355 367 600 23.8 23.6 30.0


8,000 400
18.3 16.4 15.4
4,000 200 300 15.0
5,908 5,974 5,769 6,404 6,228 471 328 295 268 263
0 0 0 0.0
1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019

Construction, Manufacturing and Transportation & Storage were the top 3


industries withii. Fatal
most and Major
workplace Injuries increased for Construction, and reduced for
injuries Fatal Injuries
Major Injuries
Manufacturing and Transport & Storage in 1Q 2018
Transportation
Construction Manufacturing & Storage
10 7 7 5 1
6 2
2 3
2

4 3
3 3
1

51 59 63 61 60 65 59 55 68 64 27 33 21 28 32
1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019

Slips, Trips & Falls remained the top cause of workplace injuries
Fatal Injuries
Major Injuries

Slips, Trips & Falls Machinery Incidents Falls from Height Vehicular Incidents
3
2 4
0
2

0 0 1 4
1 1 0 3 1 4
2 2 1 4
2
77 100 111 92 87 39 35 35 41 41 35 28 33 38 30 22 19 25 21 24
1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019 1H 2017 2H 2017 1H 2018 2H 2018 1H 2019

Total No. of Workplace Injuries / Occupational Diseases for Past 12 months


Note: 12-Month Rolling Rate = X 100,000
No. of Workers at end of period

Note: 2019 figures are preliminary

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