“While no one was badly injured, both incidents highlight the need for workplaces to better manage flammable materials as workplace fires can lead to mass casualties and cause extensive damage to assets,” the council added.
“As we are still in the midst of the Heightened Safety Period, the WSH Council calls on all companies storing or handling flammable materials, including flammable waste, to undertake an urgent assessment of their safety measures.”
Examples of flammable materials include petroleum products and volatile organic solvents. The Council also urged workplaces storing or handling such materials to implement measures laid out in its various guidelines, regulations and codes of practice.