WORKPLACE DEATHS IN , Development Market
The construction industry was responsible for 20 fatalities next month, which is the most of any market, and those related to the workplace have increased steadily since 2020, when there were nine casualties.  ,
The sea market, which had five mortality, followed by the transportation and storage business, which had the second-highest number of fatalities, with nine.  ,
The sectors responsible for water supply, sewage, and spare management each had three fatalities, and the manufacturing industry had two.  ,  ,
According to MOM, automotive incidents, suffocating/drowning, and collapse/failure of structures and tools were the top three reasons of office fatalities in 2024.  ,
These collectively accounted for 56 % ( 24 fatal injuries ) of the total number of workplace fatal injuries in 2024, it added.
The construction industry had a fatal rate of 3.7 % per 100, 000 workers last year, up from 3.4 % the previous year.  ,
On December 13, 2024, MOM noted that the construction industry had experienced 15 work fatalities in the next half of the time, and that the sector’s” concerning” workplace safety and health achievement.  ,  ,
After the industry saw 10 fatalities between July and October, a deliberate safety timeout was introduced for construction companies in November of last year.
The sea market saw a rise in office mortality rate of 8.1 % for 100, 000 staff in 2024, up from zero in 2023.  ,
In a media release released on Wednesday, MOM stated that” two of the five fatalities involved swimming operations where widespread security lapses were observed” and that “four of the five fatalities involved works on vessels at anchor.  ,
” MOM and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore increased their enforcement efforts in the industry and will continue to take strict actions against businesses and individuals who break the rules.”