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Workplace Safety and Health ReportJanuary-June 2016

National Statistics

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT, JAN-JUN 2016

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Workplace Safety and H

ealth Institute, Singapore

Notations and List of Charts

List of Tables

Key Facts

Overview of Trends

Workplace Fatal Injuries

Workplace Major Injuries

Workplace Minor Injuries

Dangerous Occurrences

Occupational Diseases

Annex A Table A-1 – Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2015 and 2016

Annex A Table A-2 – Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents in selected sectors, 2015 and 2016

Annex B - Source of Data

Annex C - Data Coverage

Annex D - Concepts and Definitions

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CONTENTS


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NOTATIONS

LIST OF CHARTS

- : Nil or negligiblen.a. : Not applicable/Not available2016P: 2016 figures are preliminary.* : Estimated rates. The employment data excludes self-employed persons.

Figure 1: Workplace injury rate, 2007-2016

Figure 2: Workplace injury rate by industry, 2007-2016

Figure 3: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2007-2016

Figure 4: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by industry, 2007-2016

Figure 5: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by incident type, 2007-2016

Figure 6: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2016

Figure 7: Workplace minor injury rate, 2011-2016

Figure 8: Number of dangerous occurrences, 2011-2016

Figure 9: Occupational disease incidence, 2007-2016

Figure 10: Proportion of occupational disease by type, 2007-2016

Figure 11: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2007-2016

Figure 12: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, 2007-2016

Figure 13: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2007-2016

Figure 14: Workplace fatal injury rate for Transportation & Storage sector, 2007-2016

Figure 15: Workplace fatal injury rate for Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and Remedia-tion Activities sector, 2011-2016

Figure 16: Workplace fatal injury rate for Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sector, 2011-2016

Figure 17: Noise-induced Deafness incidence, 2007-2016

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries and occupational diseases, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.2: Key safety and health indicators, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.4: Workplace fatal Injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident type and incident agent, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2016

Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2016

Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2016

Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.17: Dangerous occurrences by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.18: Types of dangerous occurrences, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.19: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.20: Occupational disease incidences by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.21: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.22: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.23: NID incidences by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.24: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.25: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.26: Common causative agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2016


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A workplace injury is any personal injury or death resulting from a workplace accident. Includes work-related traffic injuries. Please refer to Annexes B and C for the types of workplace injuries covered.

Workplace Injury Rate = x 100,000

Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) = x 1,000,000

Accident Severity Rate (ASR) = x 1,000,000

Occupational Disease Incidence = x 100,000

No. of Fatal and Non-Fatal Workplace InjuriesNo. of Employed Persons

No. of Workplace Accidents Reported No. of Man-hours Worked

No. of Man Days Lost To Workplace Accidents No. of Man-hours Worked No. of Occupational Disease Cases

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42 WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES IN FIRST HALF OF 2016, AN INCREASE FROM 30 WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES IN SAME PERIOD IN 2015; NUMBER OF WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES INCREASED IN FIRST HALF OF 2016

There were 42 workplace fatal injuries from January - June 2016, compared to 30 workplace fatal injuries in the same period in 2015. The number of overall workplace injury1 cases has seen an increase in January - June 2016. There were 6,149 cases compared to 6,009 cases in the same period in 2015. 400 occupational disease cases were confirmed in January - June 2016, a decrease compared to 441 cases in the same period in 2015.

Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries and occupational diseases, 2015 and 2016

Table 1.2: Key safety and health indicators, 2015 and 2016 Per 100,000 employed persons

Workplace Injuries

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Overview of the January to June 2016 statistics on workplace safety and health are:

WORKPLACE INJURIES

• 42 workers were fatally injured.

• 284 workers sustained workplace major injuries.

• 5,823 workers sustained less severe injuries (i.e. minor injuries).

• 382,220 man-days were lost, a rate of 95 man-days lost per million man-hours worked (i.e. accident severity rate).

• 1.5 incidents occurred for every million man-hours worked (i.e. accident frequency rate).

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

• 27 dangerous occurrences (DO) were reported to MOM in January - June 2016.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

• 400 occupational disease (OD) cases were confirmed.

• Leading OD was noise-induced deafness with 226 cases.

• Second most common OD was work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) with 141 cases, inclusion of back injury cases due to ergonomic risks.


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WORKPLACE INJURIES

For the first half of 2016, the preliminary6 WSH statistics showed that the overall number of reported7 injuries increased by 2.3% compared to same period in 2015 (Figure 1). Manufacturing sector had the highest overall injury rate since 2012, followed by Construction sector (Figure 2).

6 Preliminary figures are based on injuries data collated from incident reports as at end June 2016. They will be finalised in January 2017 after collation of 2016 data ends in end December 2016.7 Employer or Occupier has to report work incidents to the Ministry of Manpower under the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations.

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No. of Workplace Injuries 4,896 5,274 5,278 5,176 4,778 5,441 5,803 6,597 6,009 6,149

Workplace Injury Rate 225 242 218 213 189 207 186 203 178 181

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Figure 1: Workplace injury rate, 2007-2016

OVERVIEW OF TRENDS

Jan-‐Jun 2007 Jan-‐Jun 2008 Jan-‐Jun 2009 Jan-‐Jun 2010 Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 Jan-‐Jun 2016 Construc7on 396 462 393 315 252 257 263 311 235 222

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Figure 2: Workplace injury rate by industry, 2007-2016

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Jan-‐Jun 2007 Jan-‐Jun 2008 Jan-‐Jun 2009 Jan-‐Jun 2010 Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 Jan-‐Jun 2016 No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 28 31 37 25 31 26 36 34 30 42

Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2

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Figure 3: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2007-2016

WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES

There was an increase in the number of workplace fatal injuries to 42 in January - June 2016 compared to 30 cases in the same period in 2015 (Table 1.1). Workplace fatal injury rate increased to 1.2 per 100,000 employed persons compared to 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 (Figure 3). Construction continues to be the top contributor, accounting for 40% of total workplace fatal injuries. Manufacturing sector and Transportation & Storage sector were the second highest contributors with 14% each, followed by Marine sector (Figure 4).

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Figure 4: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by industry, 2007-2016


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Figure 5: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by incident type, 2007-2016

Note: Others included Electrocution, Exposure to/ contact with extreme temperatures, Exposure to/ contact with harmful substances, Physical Assault and Suffocation.

WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES

Workplace major injuries decreased from 296 cases (8.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 to 284 (8.4 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2016 (Figure 6).

Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 Jan-‐Jun 2016 No. of Workplace Major Injuries 253 255 297 308 296 284

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Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 Jan-‐Jun 2016 No. of Workplace Minor Injuries 4,494 5,160 5,470 6,255 5,683 5,823

Workplace Minor Injury Rate 178 197 175 192 168 171

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Figure 7: Workplace minor injury rate, 2011-2016

WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES

There was an 2.5% increase in workplace minor injuries, from 5,683 cases (168 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 to 5,823 (171per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2016 (Figure 7).

ACCIDENT FREQUENCY RATE

The accident frequency rate (AFR), which measures how often work incidents occur, was 1.5 incidents per million man-hours worked in January - June 2016.

ACCIDENT SEVERITY RATE

A total of 382,220 man-days were lost from workplace injuries, a increase of 16% from January - June 2015. The accident severity rate (ASR) was 95 man-days lost for every million hours worked in January - June 2016. Detailed industry breakdown of the AFR, ASR and man-days lost data can be found in Tables A-1 and A-2 in Annex A.


For dangerous occurrences, an increasing trend was observed with 27 cases in January - June 2016 (Figure 8).

Figure 8: Number of dangerous occurrences, 2011-2016

Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 Jan-‐Jun 2016 No. of Dangerous Occurrences 23 18 12 15 20 27

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For occupational diseases (OD)8, the number of cases confirmed was 400 in January - June 2016, down from 441 in January - June 2015. For January - June 2016, OD incidence was 11.8 confirmed cases per 100,000 employed persons, with noise-induced deafness being the leading OD (Figure 9).

Figure 9: Occupational disease incidence, 2007-2016

8 An occupational disease is a disease contracted as a result of exposure to risk factors arising from work.

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OD Cases Confirmed 187 285 251 124 360 634 474 428 441 400

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Figure 10: Proportion of occupational disease by type, 2007-2016

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WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES

WORKPLACE FATAL INJURY RATE INCREASED TO 1.2 PER 100,000 EMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2016

There were 42 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2016, an increase from 30 workplace fatal injuries for the same period in 2015. Workplace fatal injury rate increased to 1.2 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016 compared to 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015. Workplace fatal injury rate increased for Construction, Marine, Manufacturing, Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and Remediation Activities and Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sectors (Table 1.3 & Table 1.4).

WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES BY SECTOR

CONSTRUCTIONThe workplace fatal injury rate in the Construction sector rose from 2.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 3.4 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016. It remained the top contributor in January - June 2016 with 17 workplace fatal injuries, up from 10 in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3).

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Figure 11: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2007-2016

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MARINE

Marine9 sector saw an increase in its number of workplace fatal injuries and fatal injury rate. There were 5 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016, compared to 2 in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw an increase from 1.9 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 5.2 per 100,000 employed persons in January – June 2016 (Table 1.4).

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9 The marine sector includes the following activities: • Shipbuilding and Ship Repair • Marine Surveying Services (other than classification societies) • Salvaging of distressed vessels and cargo Works carried out in the anchorage are also included.

MANUFACTURING

The Manufacturing sector saw an increase in its workplace fatal injury number and rate. There were 6 workplace fatal inju-ries for January - June 2016, compared to 2 in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate increased from 0.5 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 1.4 per 100,000 employed persons (Table 1.4).

Figure 13: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2007-2016

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TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE

For Transportation & Storage sector, the number of workplace fatal injuries decreased from 9 cases in January - June 2015 to 6 cases in January - June 2016 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate decreased from 3.8 per 100,000 employed per-sons in January - June 2015 to 2.5 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016.

Figure 14: Workplace fatal injury rate for Transportation & Storage sector, 2007-2016

OTHERS

Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and Remediation Activities sectors which had no workplace fatal injury in January - June 2015, saw 2 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016 (Table 1.3). Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sector had more than doubled its workplace fatal injuries, from 2 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015 to 5 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016.

Wholesale Trade, Food & Beverage Service Activities, Telecommunications and Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles sectors which had 1 workplace fatal injury in January - June 2015, had no workplace fatal injury in January - June 2016 (Table 1.3).


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Figure 15: Workplace fatal injury rate for Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and Remediation Activities sector, 2011-2016

Figure 16: Workplace fatal injury rate for Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sector, 2011-2016

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No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 0 1 0 0 0 2

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10 The logistics and transport sector includes the following activities: • Warehousing and Storage • Supporting services to land transport (exclude car management services, taxi booking services, towing services) • Supporting services to water transport (exclude marine surveying services, salvaging distressed vessels & cargo) • Supporting services to air transport • Freight land transport (With effect from 2016. As such, workplace injury rates are not strictly comparable with the previous years.)

Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015

As at end of JuneIndustry

All Sectors 42 30 66

Construction 17 10 27

Marine 5 2 4

Manufacturing 6 2 6

Metalworking 4 1 3

Manufacture of Food Products 1 0 1

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 1 0 0

Manufacture of Petrochemical Products 0 0 1

Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products 0 1 1

Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and Remediation Activities

2 0 0

Wholesale & Retail Trade 0 1 2

Wholesale Trade 0 1 2

Transportation & Storage 6 9 15

Logistics & Transport10 2 6 12

Food & Beverage Service Activities 0 1 1

Telecommunications 0 1 1

Security & Investigation Activities 1 1 1

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities 5 2 5

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities

0 0 1

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles 0 1 2

Activities not Adequately Defined 0 0 1


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All Sectors 1.2 0.9 1.9

Construction 3.4 2.0 5.4

Marine 5.2 1.9 4.2

Manufacturing 1.4 0.5 1.4

Metalworking 3.4 0.8 2.5

Manufacture of Food Products 2.4 0.0 2.4

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 18.9 0.0 0.0

Manufacture of Petrochemical Products 0.0 0.0 2.0

Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products 0.0 7.8 8.1


11.8 0.0 0.0

Wholesale & Retail Trade 0.0 0.2 0.4

Wholesale Trade 0.0 0.3 0.6

Transportation & Storage 2.5 3.8 6.3

Logistics & Transport 2.0 6.1 12.2

Food & Beverage Service Activities 0.0 0.5 0.5

Telecommunications n.a. n.a. n.a.

Security & Investigation Activities 2.4 2.5 2.4

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities 8.7 4.0 8.7


n.a. n.a. n.a.

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles* n.a. n.a. n.a.

Activities not Adequately Defined n.a n.a n.a.

Table 1.4: Workplace fatal injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016Per 100,000 employed persons

2016P 20152015




ealth Institute, Singapore11 Falls from heights (FFH) includes fall from roof, fall from mobile work platform, fall from scaffold, fall from ladder, fall from structure and fall into depths.12 Slips, Trips and Falls includes Slips and Trips on same level/Fall from vehicle/stairs/steps/machines/other locations.

WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES BY INCIDENT TYPES AND INCIDENT AGENTS

FALLS WAS THE LEADING INCIDENT TYPE, FOLLOWED BY CAUGHT IN/BETWEEN OBJECTS, AND STRUCK BY MOVING OBJECTS

The top incident types which accounted for 69% of total workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016 were (Table 1.5):• Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH)11, Slips, Trips & Falls)12 (16 fatal injuries, 38%)• Caught in/between Objects (7 fatal injuries, 17%)• Struck by Moving Objects (6 fatal injuries, 14%)

Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips & Falls) was the leading incident type in January - June 2016, with 16 workplace fatal injuries. Falls from Heights (FFH) saw a significant increase from 6 workplace fatal injuries to 11 in January - June 2016. Majority fell from physical workplaces such as roofs and structures. The cases were from Construction, Marine, Manufactur-ing, Logistics & Transport and Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sectors.

Caught in/between objects more than doubled from 3 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015 to 7 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016. These workplace fatal injuries were due to caught in/between vehicles and industrial ma-chines. The cases were from Construction, Manufacturing, Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management, Transportation & Storage and Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities sectors.

Struck by Moving Objects saw 6 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2016, a slight increase from 5 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015. Majority of these workplace fatal injuries were due to hit by vehicles such as trucks inside workplace premises. The cases were from Construction, Marine and Transportation & Storage sectors.

Other than the above, there were 5 workplace fatal injuries due to Struck by Falling Objects from Heights in January - June 2016, compared to just 1 workplace fatal injury in January - June 2015. The cases were from Construction, Manufacturing and Logistics & Transport sectors.


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Total Workplace Fatal Injuries 42 30 66

Falls Total 16 8 23

Falls from Heights Total 11 6 14

Physical Workplace - Roofs 5 0 1

Physical Workplace - Structures 4 3 7

Vehicles - Forklift 1 0 0

Means of Access - Scaffold 1 0 0

Physical Workplace - Formwork 0 1 3

Means of Access - Ladders 0 1 2

Lifting Equipment - Mobile Work Platform 0 1 1

Slips, Trips & Falls12

Total 5 2 9

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 3 0 3

Means of Access - Stairs or Steps 2 0 1

Lifting Equipment - Lifts & Hoists 0 1 1

Means of Access - Others 0 1 1

Means of Access - Gangway 0 0 1

Metal Items 0 0 1

Vehicles - Excavator, Forklift, Lorry, Truck 0 0 1

Caught in/between Objects

Total 7 3 4

Vehicles - Lorry, Truck, Prime Mover, Car 4 1 1

Industrial Machines 3 0 0


Electrical Installation 0 1 1

Goods/ Cargo 0 0 1

Struck by Moving Objects

Total 6 5 10

Vehicles - Bus, Car, Excavator, Forklift, Prime Mover, Lorry, Truck, Train

5 5 10

Pressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping/Accessories 1 0 0

Struck by Falling Objects From Heights

Total 5 1 5

Metal Items 4 0 0

Wooden Items 1 0 0

Animals, Plants and Insects 0 0 1

Lifting Equipment - Lifts & Hoists 0 1 1

Other Incident Agents 0 0 1


Vehicles - Excavator, Forklift 0 0 1

Electrocution Total 1 0 0

Hand tools 1 0 0

Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident type and incident agent, 2015 and 2016

As at end of June2016p

Incident Type Incident Agent2015

2015




Total Workplace Fatal Injuries 42 30 66

Work-related Traffic

Total 1 8 10

Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs) - Lorry, Prime Mover, Truck 1 1 2

Motorcycle 0 5 6

Taxi 0 1 1

Van 0 1 1

Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment

Total 1 3 5

Vehicles - Prime Mover, Excavator 1 1 1





Crane-related Total 1 1 5

Lifting Equipment - Cranes 1 1 5

Drowning Total 1 0 0

Exposure to/contact with extreme temperatures

Total 1 0 0


Strike Against Objects

Total 1 0 0

Vehicles - Forklift 1 0 0

Collapse of Formwork/Failure of its Supports

Total 0 1 1


Fires & Explosion Total 0 0 1

Dust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals 0 0 1

Suffocation Total 0 0 1


Cave-in Total 0 0 1


Other Incident Type

Total 1 0 0


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Incident Type Incident Agent2015

2015


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Industry All Sectors Construction Marine ManufacturingWater Supply,

Sewerage & Waste Management

Total 42 17 5 6 2

Falls 16 7 2 2 0

Falls from Heights 11 6 2 1 0

Slips, Trips & Falls 5 1 0 1 0

Caught in/between objects 7 2 0 1 2

Struck by Moving Objects 6 2 2 0 0


5 3 0 1 0

Electrocution 1 0 0 0 0

Work-related Traffic 1 0 0 1 0


1 1 0 0 0

Crane-related 1 1 0 0 0

Drowning 1 0 0 0 0

Exposure to/ contact with extreme temperatures

1 0 1 0 0

Strike Against Objects 1 0 0 1 0

Other Incident Type 1 1 0 0 0

Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2016




Industry Transportation & Storage

Logistics & Transport

Security & Investigation

Activities

Cleaning & Landscape

Maintenance Activities

Total 6 2 1 5

Falls 1 1 1 3

Falls from Heights 1 1 0 1

Slips, Trips & Falls 0 0 1 2

Caught in/between objects 1 0 0 1

Struck by Moving Objects 2 0 0 0


1 1 0 0

Electrocution 0 0 0 1

Work-related Traffic 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0

Crane-related 0 0 0 0

Drowning 1 0 0 0

Exposure to/ contact with extreme temperatures

0 0 0 0

Strike Against Objects 0 0 0 0

Other Incident Type 0 0 0 0

Note: Logistics & Transport is a sub sector of Transportation & Storage.

(continued) Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2016


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WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES

NUMBER OF WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES DECREASED BY 4.1% OVER JANUARY - JUNE 2016, CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WAS THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR

284 workers (8.4 per 100,000 employed persons) sustained workplace major injuries13 in January - June 2016, compared to 296 workers (8.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 (Table 1.7 & 1.8).

WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES BY SECTOR

The Construction, Manufacturing and Marine sectors accounted for 153 (54%) of the workplace major injuries reported (Table 1.7).

There were 84 cases in the Construction sector (16.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in January – June 2016, down from 89 cases (18.1 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015. There was also a reduction in the workplace major injury number and rate for Manufacturing sector.

Workplace major injury rates also decreased for the Transportation & Storage (8.5 per 100,000 employed persons in Janu-ary - June 2015 to 6.7 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016) and the Accommodation & Food Service Activities (9.3 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 8.7 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016) sectors.

On the other hand, increased workplace major injury rate was seen in the Marine, Wholesale & Retail, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Administrative & Support Service Activities and Health Activities sectors compared to January - June 2015.

13 Refer to Annex F for definition.






Marine 15 16 32

Manufacturing 54 57 126

Metalworking 18 24 38

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 13 12 28

Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products 5 2 6


5 5 10



Retail Trade 6 4 9


Logistics & Transport 10 17 27

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 21 22 46

Accommodation 4 2 4


Information & Communications 0 0 1

Financial & Insurance Activities14 3 1 1

Real Estate Activities 3 0 10

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 8 5 16

Administrative & Support Service Activities 10 2 10

Community, Social & Personal Services 17 24 41

Health Activities 5 4 9

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles 4 0 3

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 3 2 3

14 Financial & Insurance Activities include banks, finance companies and activities of holding companies.

Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

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Marine 15.7 15.0 33.2



Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 28.8 28.4 62.4

Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products 94.3 37.7 113.2


29.6 30.3 59.5


Wholesale Trade 3.1 3.7 6.5

Retail Trade 3.6 2.3 5.5



Accommodation & Food Service Activities 8.7 9.3 19.2

Accommodation 11.4 5.6 11.4


Information & Communications 0.0 0.0 0.8

Financial & Insurance Activities 1.5 0.5 0.5

Real Estate Activities 3.3 0.0 11.0

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 3.3 2.1 6.5

Administrative & Support Service Activities 4.7 1.0 4.7

Community, Social & Personal Services 2.2 3.2 5.3

Health Activities* 5.5 4.6 10.0

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles* n.a. n.a. n.a.

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 5.3 3.6 5.4

Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016Per 100,000 employed persons

2016pIndustry 2015





Total 284 296 597

Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations 155 156 323

Amputations 71 57 117

Hypothermia/Burns, with more than 20 MC days 25 38 73

Multiple Injuries 14 23 45

Exposure to Electric Current 10 8 16

Concussion, with more than 20 MC days 5 13 20

Blindness 3 1 3

Paralysis 1 0 0

WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES BY INJURY TYPES

Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations were the leading types of injury, accounting for 55% of all workplace major injuries. This was followed by Amputations, with 71 workers suffering from complete loss or loss of use of any member/part of a member of the injured person’s body in January - June 2016. The number of Hypothermia/Burns cases with more than 20 MC days decreased from 38 cases in January - June 2015 to 25 cases in January - June 2016 (Table 1.9).

WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES BY INCIDENT TYPES AND INCIDENT AGENTS

The top three incident types, accounting for 65% of workplace major injuries were (Table 1.10): • Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH) (33 injuries, 12%), Slips, Trips and Falls (83 injuries, 29%)) • Struck by Moving Objects (36 injuries, 13%) • Caught in/between Objects (33 injuries, 12%)

Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was the leading incident type for workplace major injuries, contributing 41%. The top incident agent associated with ‘Slips, Trips and Falls’ was Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces. The top incident agent for Falls from Heights was Means of Access - Ladders. For Struck by Moving Objects, top incident agent was vehicles. For Caught in/between Objects, the top incident agent was Industrial Machines. 91% of the Caught in/between Objects cases resulted in amputations.

Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2015 and 2016

2016P 2015As at end of June

2015Workplace Major Injury Types


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Total Workplace Major Injuries 284 296 597

Falls Total 116 127 255

Slips, Trips & Falls Total 83 67 153

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 34 32 68

Vehicles 18 7 16

Furniture and Fittings 7 5 14



Lifting Equipment Including Cranes 6 5 6



Total 36 29 55

Vehicles 12 10 14

Industrial Hand Tools 5 4 9



Total 33 36 66


Vehicles 8 7 12


Cut/Stabbed by Objects

Total 24 15 26



Knives and Needles 2 0 0

Struck by Falling Objects

Total 15 28 63

Metal Items (excluding knives/needles) 4 3 17

Goods/Cargo 2 1 7


Pressurised Equipment 2 0 0

Over-exertion and Strenuous Movements

Total 13 3 8

Goods/Cargo 5 0 3

Wooden Items 2 0 0

Human Factors 2 2 3

Exposure to Electric current

Total 12 10 20




Exposure to Extreme Temperatures

Total 11 21 45

Hot scalding liquid/ Steam 6 17 32

Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2015 and 2016

2015Incident Type Incident Agent 2015

As at end of June2016P




All Sectors STF SBMO CIBO/ FFH

Construction FFH SBMO STF

Marine CIBO FFH/ SBFO STF

Manufacturing STF CSBO CIBO

Metalworking CIBO STF/ ETEC/ FFH ETET/ CSBO/ SBMO/ FE/ OESM

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco CIBO/ CSBO ETEC/ STF/ SBMO FE

Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products CSBO/ STF SBMO -

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

SBMO CSBO/FFH/STF -

Wholesale & Retail Trade STF CIBO FFH/ ETET

Wholesale Trade STF SBFO/ OESM/ CSBO/ SAO/ ETET/

CIBO/ FFH

-

Retail Trade CIBO STF/ SBMO/ FFH/ ETET

-

Transportation & Storage STF/ SBMO/ WRT CIBO SBFO/ SAO/ OESM/ FE/ SOO

Logistics & Transport STF CIBO FE/ SOO/ SBMO/ SBFO/SAO

Accommodation & Food Service Activities STF ETET CSBO/ OESM

Accommodation STF OESM -

Food & Beverage Service Activities ETET STF CSBO

Financial & Insurance Activities STF WRT -

Real Estate Activities STF - -

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF CIBO OESM/ CSBO/ ETEC

Administrative & Support Service Activities STF SBMO/ SBFO/ WRT -

Community, Social & Personal Services STF OESM CSBO/ ETEC/ SBMO

Health Activities STF ETEC/ OESM -

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles STF SBMO/ OESM -

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation STF OESM -

15 This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.

Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2016

Industry

Legend: CIBO Caught In/Between ObjectsCSBO Cut/Stabbed by ObjectsETEC Exposure to Electric CurrentETET Exposure to Extreme TemperatureETHS Exposure to Hazardous Substances

FE Fires & ExplosionFFH Falls (Falls from Heights)OESM Over-exertion and Strenuous

MovementsSAO Strike Against Objects

SBFO Struck by Falling ObjectsSBMO Struck by Moving Objects

15

SOO Stepping on ObjectsSTF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls)WRT Work-related Traffic

1st 2nd 3rd

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WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES

WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES SAW AN INCREASE OF 2.5% OVER JANUARY - JUNE 2016

Workplace minor injuries include all other reportable injuries that did not result in death or major injuries. Workplace minor injuries increased from 5,683 cases in January - June 2015 (168 per 100,000 employed persons) to 5,823 cases (171 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2016 (Table 1.12 & 1.13).

WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES BY SECTOR

The Construction, Manufacturing and Marine sectors accounted for 42% of workplace minor injuries. Manufacturing sector remained the highest contributor to the number of workplace minor injuries with the workplace minor injury rate of 299 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016 (Table 1.12 and 1.13). Construction sector recorded 4.4% decrease in workplace minor injuries and its rates decreased from 215 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 202 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016. The number of workplace minor injuries decreased slightly for Marine sector in January - June 2016 but the corresponding rate increased from 159 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 to 172 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2016. Other sectors such as Wholesale & Retail Trade, Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Information & Communications, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Architectural & Engineering Activities, Security and Investigation Ac-tivities and Health Activities sectors saw an increase in workplace minor injury rates (Table 1.13).




Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015


16 Information and Communication includes publishing activities, motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording & music publishing activities, radio & television broadcasting activities, telecommunications.

All Sectors 5,823 5,683 11,688

Construction 1,011 1,057 2,076

Marine 164 169 354

Manufacturing 1,251 1,214 2,556

Metalworking 527 537 1,099


Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 78 62 152

Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and

Remediation Activities

55 65 135



Retail Trade 129 130 272

Transportation & Storage 502 518 1,051



Accommodation 121 120 226


Information & Communications16 21 16 36

Financial & Insurance Activities 74 71 141



Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 56 93 200

Architectural & Engineering Activities 85 82 163


Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support

Activities

73 77 141


Security and Investigation Activities 50 20 50

Community, Social & Personal Services 564 500 1,114


Education 111 88 206

Other Personal Service Activities 61 68 154


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Marine 172 159 368




Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 89 70 173

Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management and

Remediation Activities

325 394 804



Retail Trade 78 75 167




Accommodation 345 339 646






Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 45 81 161



Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support

Activities

n.a. n.a. n.a.


Security and Investigation Activities 118 50 119


Health Activities* 204 194 426

Education n.a. n.a. n.a.

Other Personal Service Activities n.a. n.a. n.a.

Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2015 and 2016Per 100,000 employed persons

2016P 20152015





WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES BY INCIDENT TYPES AND INCIDENT AGENTS

FALLS (SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS) REMAINED THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN FOR WORK-PLACE MINOR INJURIES

The top three incident types that accounted for 56% of workplace minor injuries in January - June 2016 were (Table 1.14):

• Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls (STF)) (1,552 injuries, 27%)• Struck by Moving Objects (SBMO) (971 injuries, 17%) • Cut/Stabbed by Objects (CSBO) (721 injuries, 12%)

STF which was the top incident type for workplace minor injuries were common in many sectors includ-ing Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Logistics & Transport, Information & Communications, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Ac-tivities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Administrative & Support Service Activities, Health Activities, Education and Other Personal Service Activities sectors (Table 1.15). The top incident agent for STF in January - June 2016 was Physical Workplace - Floors/Level Surfaces, accounting for 45% of STF injuries (Table 1.14).

SBMO, which continued to be one of the leading incident types, accounted for 17% of the total workplace minor injuries in January - June 2016. It was also the top incident type for the Construction, Marine and Manufacturing sec-tors. 21% of SBMO injuries were caused by work involving industrial hand tools, followed by 18% caused by vehicles.

CSBO was commonly seen in Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Real Estate Activities, Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities and Other Personal Service Activities sectors. The top incident agent for CSBO was knives and needles, accounting for 31% of CSBO injuries.

WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES BY INJURY TYPES

79% of all workplace minor injuries were (Table 1.16):• Cuts and Bruises (2,253 injuries, 39%)• Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations (1,407 injuries, 24%)• Sprains and Strains (939 injuries, 16%)


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Total Workplace Minor Injuries 5,823 5,683 11,688

Falls Total 1,819 1,666 3,434

Slips, Trips & Falls Total 1,552 1,357 2,863

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 706 642 1,341

Means of Access - Stairs or Steps 257 205 457

Vehicles 150 141 283






Total 971 943 1,911


Vehicles 173 162 341


Cut/Stabbed by Objects

Total 721 700 1,430

Knives and Needles 224 189 422



Struck by Falling Objects

Total 581 596 1,221


Goods/Cargo 82 68 161



Total 506 532 1,112



Furnitures and Fittings 63 52 127

Over-exertion/ Strenuous Movements

Total 341 375 791

Human Factors 123 129 282

Goods/Cargo 95 81 174


Strike against Objects

Total 317 317 644


Furniture & Fittings 80 77 157

Vehicles 31 26 47

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures

Total 158 144 300

Hot scalding liquid/steam 122 100 209


Vehicles 4 2 12

Pressurised Equipments 4 4 7

Work-related Traffic

Total 101 118 219

Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015

As at end of JuneIncident Type Key Incident Agent




All Sectors STF SBMO CSBO

Construction SBMO STF SBFO

Marine SBMO CIBO STF

Manufacturing SBMO STF CSBO

Metalworking SBMO STF CIBO

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco STF CSBO SBMO

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products

STF SBMO CSBO

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

STF SBMO ETBM

Wholesale & Retail Trade STF SBMO CSBO

Wholesale Trade STF SBMO SBFO

Retail Trade STF CSBO SBFO

Transportation & Storage STF SBMO SBFO

Logistics & Transport STF SBMO CIBO

Accommodation & Food Service Activities CSBO STF ETET

Accommodation STF CSBO SBMO

Food & Beverage Service Activities CSBO STF ETET

Information & Communications STF CIBO OESM

Financial & Insurance Activities STF OESM SAO/ SBMO

Real Estate Activities STF CSBO SBMO

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF SBFO SBMO

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities STF OESM SBMO

Architectural & Engineering Activities STF SBFO CIBO

Administrative & Support Service Activities STF SBMO SBFO


STF CSBO SBMO/ CIBO

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities STF SBMO SBFO

Security and Investigation Activities STF OESM SBMO

Community, Social & Personal Services STF SBMO OESM

Health Activities STF OESM SBMO

Education STF OESM FFH

Other Personal Service Activities STF CSBO SBMO

Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2016

Industry

Legend: CIBO Caught In/Between ObjectsCSBO Cut/Stabbed by ObjectsETBM Exposure to Biological MaterialsETET Exposure to Extreme TemperatureFE Fires & ExplosionOESM Over-exertion and Strenuous MovementsPA Physical Assault

SAO Strike Against ObjectsSBFO Struck by Falling ObjectsSBMO Struck by Moving Objects

17

SOO Stepping on ObjectsSTF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls)WRT Work-related Traffic

1st 2nd 3rd

Top 3 Incident Types

17 This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.


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Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2015 and 2016


2015Workplace Minor Injury Types

Total 5,823 5,683 11,688

Cuts and Bruises 2,253 2,211 4,453

Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations 1,407 1,378 2,860

Sprains & Strains 939 965 1,965

Burns 185 176 410

Multiple Injuries 124 113 251

Puncture Wound 95 94 212

Bites and Stings 38 35 77

Concussion 32 35 62

Others 750 676 1,398




NUMBER OF DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES INCREASED BY 35%

27 cases of dangerous occurrences (DO) were reported to MOM in January - June 2016, up from 20 cases in January - June 2015 (Table 1.17). Collapse/Failure of Structures & Equipment was the top DO (70%) with Collapse of Cranes contributing to 48% of the total DOs. The second top DO was Fires and Explosion which contributed to 30% of the total DOs confirmed (Table 1.18).

DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES BY SECTOR

Construction sector was the top contributor for the DO cases, accounting for 59% of total DO cases reported in January - June 2016 (Table 1.17). It increased from 10 cases in Janaury - June 2015 to 16 cases in January - June 2016. Manufacturing sector was the second top contributor with 4 cases in January - June 2016, up from 3 cases in January - June 2015.


Table 1.17: Dangerous occurrences by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016pIndustry 2015



Marine 2 1 1


Manufacture of Petrochemical Products 0 1 4

Metalworking 3 2 3



1 0 0





Administrative and Support Service Activities 1 0 0

Education 1 2 3

Activities not Adequately Defined 0 2 3

As at end of June

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Total Dangerous Occurrences 27 20 46


Total 19 16 31



Lifting Equipment - Piling Machines 0 2 3



Lifting Equipment - Others 3 0 0

Fires & Explosion Total 8 4 15



Explosives/ Flammable Substances 0 1 2





Table 1.18: Types of dangerous occurrences, 2015 and 2016

2016pIncident Type Incident Agent 2015

As at end of June2015




NUMBER OF CONFIRMED OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DECREASED BY 9.3%

400 cases (11.8 cases per 100,000 employed persons) of occupational diseases (OD) were confirmed in January - June 2016, down from 441 cases (13.1 cases per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 (Table 1.19 & 1.20).

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES BY SECTOR

Manufacturing continued to record the highest number of OD cases, accounting for 37% (146 cases) of total number of OD cases confirmed in January - June 2016 (Table 1.19). 49% (72 cases) of the ODs confirmed in this sector were from Metalworking. Health Activities sector had a more than twofold increase with 27 cases in January - June 2016 compared to 12 cases in January - June 2015.

Manufacture of Transport Equipment posted the highest incidence of OD cases (165.4 cases per 100,000 employed persons), followed by Metalworking at 61.0 cases per 100,000 employed persons.



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Table 1.19: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015




Marine 39 83 125



Manufacture of Transport Equipment 44 11 24

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products 6 3 7

Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning Supply 0 0 0


1 4 5





Accommodation 2 0 5











Education 4 3 6




Table 1.20: Occupational disease incidences by industry, 2015 and 2016Per 100,000 employed persons

2016P 20152015


All Sectors 11.8 13.1 27.5


Marine 40.8 77.9 129.8



Manufacture of Transport Equipment 165.4 41.0 90.2

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products 6.9 3.4 8.0

Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning Supply n.a. n.a. n.a.


5.9 24.2 29.8




Accommodation & Food Service Activities 5.0 2.1 7.9

Accommodation 5.7 0.0 14.3


Information & Communications 0.0 0.8 2.4


Real Estate Activities 6.6 5.2 9.9


Architectural & Engineering Activities 12.7 9.3 22.1




Other Personal Service Activities n.a. n.a. n.a.

Education n.a. n.a. n.a.


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18 Mesothelioma is a cancer involving the lining of the internal organs

BY TYPE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

Noise-induced deafness (NID) was the leading OD in first half of 2016 with 226 cases or 57% of the total OD cases confirmed. 95% (214 cases) of the NID cases were diagnosed at the early stage of the disease while 12 workers suffered from severe hearing loss (Table 1.21). Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) was the second leading occupational disease (Table 1.21).

Table 1.21: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015


Total 400 441 935

Noise Induced Deafness 226 266 498

NID (E) - Early 214 251 476

NID (A) - Advanced 12 15 22

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders 141 137 304

Back injuries due to ergonomic risks 131 133 281

Tendinitis 2 2 8

Tenosynovitis 2 0 0

Lateral and Medical Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow and Golfer Elbow)

2 0 2

Trigger Finger/Thumb 1 1 4

Neck Sprain 1 0 0

Musculoskeletal Disorder of the Back 1 0 0

Nerve Disorder such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubital Tun-nel Syndrome

0 1 3

Cervical Spondylosis 0 0 4

Others 1 0 2

Occupational Skin Disease 26 21 89

Eczema 21 21 68

Others 5 0 21

Compressed Air Illness 2 8 18

CAI Type 1 1 6 15

CAI Type 2 1 2 3

Barotrauma 2 4 7

Aural 2 4 6

Sinus 0 0 1

Cancers 2 1 7

Mesothelioma18 2 1 7

Occupational Lung Disease 1 1 5

Occupational Asthma 1 1 5

Heat Disorder 0 2 3

Infectious Disease 0 0 2

Chemical Poisoning 0 1 1

Methyl Bromide 0 1 1

Excessive Absorption of Chemicals 0 0 1

Cadmium 0 0 1




NOISE-INDUCED DEAFNESS (NID)

MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NID CASES

The Manufacturing sector continued to have the highest number of NID cases. It saw a slight increase of 3.8%, from 105 cases in January - June 2015 to 109 cases in January - June 2016 (Table 1.22). 59% (64 cases) were from Metalworking. Con-struction saw an increase in NID cases from 22 in January - June 2015 to 38 in January - June 2016.

Figure 17: Noise-Induced Deafness incidence, 2007-2016

Jan-‐Jun 2007

Jan-‐Jun 2008

Jan-‐Jun 2009

Jan-‐Jun 2010

Jan-‐Jun 2011

Jan-‐Jun 2012

Jan-‐Jun 2013

Jan-‐Jun 2014

Jan-‐Jun 2015

Jan-‐Jun 2016

Number of Confirmed NID Cases 149 232 222 87 314 570 332 247 266 226

NID Incidence rate 6.8 10.7 9.2 3.6 12.5 21.7 11.9 7.6 7.9 6.7


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Table 1.22: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015




Marine 35 77 113




Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning Supply 0 0 0


1 3 4









Repair and Maintenance of Vehicles 2 0 1





Table 1.23: NID incidences by industry, 2015 and 2016Per 100,000 employed persons

2016P 20152015




Marine 36.6 72.2 117.3



Manufacture of Transport Equipment 131.6 29.9 71.4

Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning Supply n.a. n.a. n.a.


5.9 18.2 23.8






Architectural & Engineering Activities 11.1 7.7 15.8




Repair and Maintenance of Vehicles* n.a. n.a. n.a.


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WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (WRMSD)

SECOND LEADING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE SECTOR WAS THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR

About 19% (27 cases) of the cases were from the Transportation & Storage sector (Table 1.24), followed by Manufacturing sector contributing 18% (25 cases) of the cases. Most of these cases were involved in manual handling activities such as carrying, lifting, pulling and pushing. Health Activities sector saw an increase in WRMSD cases from 8 in January - June 2015 to 19 in January - June 2016.

Table 1.24: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015




Marine 1 3 6


Metalworking 4 7 22

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products 4 0 1


Other Manufacturing Industries 5 2 7



Retail Trade 4 8 10


Air Transport 15 17 38



Accommodation 2 0 4












OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES (OSD)

26 cases of occupational skin diseases (OSD) were confirmed in January - June 2016, accounting for 6.5% of total OD cases confirmed (Table 1.21). The most common causative agent was solvents, wet work and occlusion, hot environment and foodstuff (Table 1.26).

Table 1.26: Common Causative Agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2016

There were 2 cases of compressed air illness (CAI), 2 cases of barotrauma and 2 cases of mesothelioma in January - June 2016 as compared to January - June 2015 when there were 8 cases of CAI, 4 cases of barotrauma and 1 case of mesothelioma. There was 1 case of occupational lung disease in January-June 2016.

OTHER OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Table 1.25: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2015 and 2016

2016P 20152015



Construction 2 1 34

Marine 1 2 2


Metalworking 4 4 8










Public Administration and Defence 1 0 1


Solvents 7

Wetwork and Occlusion 4

Hot Environment 3

Foodstuff 2

No. of CasesCausative Agents


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ANNEX A

2016P

AFR ASRIndustry

2015

Table A-1: Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2015 and 2016

Per million man-hours worked

As at end of June2015


2015

All Sectors 1.5 1.5 1.5 95 82 85

Construction 1.6 1.7 1.7 198 146 166

Marine 1.4 1.3 1.4 255 124 137

Manufacturing 2.5 2.3 2.5 119 83 101

Metalworking 3.5 3.4 3.6 221 110 137

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 4.1 3.9 3.9 198 78 132

Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral

Products

11.2 10.7 12.5 1,147 187 237

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Opti-

cal Products

0.8 0.6 0.8 13 10 15


3.1 3.5 3.6 664 73 68

Wholesale & Retail Trade 0.5 0.5 0.6 11 23 23

Wholesale Trade 0.5 0.4 0.5 10 27 27

Retail Trade 0.7 0.7 0.8 13 15 14

Transportation & Storage 1.9 2.0 2.0 166 239 205

Logistics & Transport 2.9 3.1 3.1 161 370 373

Accommodation & Food Services 2.0 1.9 1.9 32 57 45

Accommodation 2.9 2.8 2.7 48 43 39

Food & Beverage Service Activities 1.9 1.7 1.7 30 60 46

Information & Communications 0.2 0.1 0.1 2 50 26

Financial & Insurance Activities 0.4 0.3 0.3 5 7 6

Real Estate Activities 1.5 1.0 1.4 21 16 23

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 0.6 0.8 0.8 14 16 16

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 0.4 0.8 0.8 11 17 16

Architectural & Engineering Activities 1.2 1.1 1.1 28 21 22

Administrative & Support Service Activities 0.8 0.7 0.7 157 83 93

Security & Investigation Activities 0.9 0.4 0.5 129 121 64

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance

Activities

0.8 1.0 1.0 468 217 243

Community, Social & Personal Services 0.7 0.6 0.7 12 19 19

Health Activities* 1.9 1.8 2.0 27 36 36




Table A-2: Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents19 in selected sectors, 2015 and 2016

19According to the U.S National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)’s table of scheduled charges, a fatal injury is equivalent to the loss of 6,000 man-days. The Ministry of Manpower adopts a similar coding schedule.

2016P 20152015


All Sectors 382,220 329,665 685,379

Construction 133,837 98,388 225,860

Marine 33,957 18,465 36,903

Manufacturing 62,760 45,270 106,163

Metalworking 34,420 18,230 42,893

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 10,927 3,999 14,484

Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products 8,186 1,346 3,382

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 1,403 1,126 3,148


13,337 1,448 2,721

Wholesale & Retail Trade 6,098 12,672 25,235

Wholesale Trade 3,660 9,919 20,215

Retail Trade 2,438 2,753 5,020

Transportation & Storage 46,801 66,521 115,501

Logistics & Transport 19,230 43,933 89,432

Accommodation & Food Services 8,418 14,905 23,177

Accommodation 2,023 1,857 3,337

Food & Beverage Service Activities 6,395 13,048 19,840

Information & Communications 246 6,435 7,068

Financial & Insurance Activities 1,160 1,523 2,672

Real Estate Activities 2,240 1,752 4,768

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 3,850 4,267 8,746

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 1,480 2,085 4,228

Architectural & Engineering Activities 2,082 1,678 3,243

Administrative & Support Service Activities 40,266 20,667 47,841

Security & Investigation Activities 7,166 6,574 7,088

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities 30,772 12,842 31,887

Community, Social & Personal Services 9,961 15,830 32,507

Health Activities 2,645 3,429 7,075


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ANNEX B

SOURCE OF DATA

Data on workplace and work-related traffic injuries and occupational diseases were collated from incident reports made by employers, occupiers and medical practitioners in fulfilment of their obligations under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations.

Employment data used in the computation of workplace and work-related traffic fatal, injury and occupational dis-ease incidence rates and data of the average weekly hours worked used in the estimation of man-hours worked were extracted from records within the Ministry of Manpower.




ANNEX C

The types of workplace and work-related traffic injuries and occupational diseases covered in the reported statistics include the following:

• Workplace and work-related traffic injuries sustained by employees and resulting in more than three days of medical leave, regardless of whether these were consecutive days;

• Workplace and work-related traffic injuries sustained by employees and resulting in at least 24 hours of hospitalisation;

• Workplace and work-related traffic incidents resulting in the death of employees and self-employed persons;

• Workplace and work-related traffic incidents resulting in the injury of self-employed persons who have to be taken to the hospital for treatment; and

• Occupational diseases listed in the Second Schedule of the Workplace Safety and Health Act and Work Injury Compensation Act.

DATA COVERAGE

Work-related traffic accidents are reportable with effect from 6 January 2015.


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ANNEX D

Incident Type refers to the type of event which resulted in the injury of a victim. Where the event involves a chain of incidents, the incident type should be the one that triggered the chain of other incidents.

Incident Agent refers to the object or physical environment, which due to its hazardous nature/condition, leads to the occurrence of a particular type of incident. It is related to the incident, not injury.

Major Injuries refer to non-fatal injuries which are more severe in nature. Major injuries are defined using a combination of factors, including the nature of injury, part of the body injured, incident type and duration of medical leave. These include:

• amputation

• blindness

• deafness

• paralysis

• crushing, fractures and dislocations: head, back, chest and abdomen, neck, hip and pelvis

• exposure to electric current

• asphyxia/drowning

• hypothermia

• burns with more than 20 days of medical leave

• concussion with more than 20 days of medical leave

CONCEPTS & DEFINITIONS




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