Workplace Safety and Health Report 2014

Workplace Safety and Health Report National Statistics January to June 2014

Workplace Safety & Health Statistics Report, Jan-Jun 2014

Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore 2

Table of contents

Page

Notations and List of Charts 3 List of Tables

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Key Facts 5 Overview 6 Workplace Fatal Injuries 11 Workplace Major Injuries 22 Workplace Minor Injuries 28 Work-related Traffic Fatal Injuries 35 Work-related Traffic Non-Fatal Injuries 37 Occupational Diseases 40 Annex A Table A-1 – Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident

Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2013 and 2014 48

Annex A Table A-2 – Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents in

selected sectors, 2013 and 2014 49

Annex B - Source of Data 50 Annex C - Data Coverage 51 Annex D - Concepts and Definitions 52



NOTATIONS

- : Nil or negligible n.a. : Not applicable/Not available 2014p: 2014 figures are preliminary. * : Estimated rates. The employment data excludes self-employed persons.

LIST OF CHARTS

Figure 1: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2006-2014 Figure 2: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2014 Figure 3: Workplace minor injury rate, 2011-2014 Figure 4: Occupational disease incidence, 2006-2014 Figure 5: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2006-2014 Figure 6: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, 2006-2014 Figure 7: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2006-2014 Figure 8: Noise-induced Deafness incidence, 2006-2014



LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries, work-related traffic injuries and occupational

diseases, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.2: Key workplace safety and health indicators, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.4: Workplace fatal Injury rate by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident types and agents, 2013 and

2014 Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident types, 2013 and

2014 Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident types and key incident

agents, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident types and key incident

agents, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.17: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.18: Work-related traffic fatal injuries rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.19: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by type of vehicles, 2013 and

2014

Table 1.20: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by occupation and road user types, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.21: Number of work-related traffic major injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.22: Work-related traffic major injuries rates by industry, 2014 Table 1.23: Number of work-related traffic minor injuries by industry, 2014 Table 1.24: Work-related traffic minor injuries rates by industry, 2014 Table 1.25: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.26: Occupational disease incidence rates by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.27: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.28: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.29: NID incidence rates by industry, 2013 and 2014

Table 1.30: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.31: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2013 and 2014 Table 1.32: Top 5 causative agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2014



KEY FACTS Estimated annual workplace and work-related traffic fatal injury rate stood at 2.0 per 100,000 employed persons; Number of workplace minor injuries rose in 2014

In 2014, Ministry of Manpower expanded the employment base definition to include all workplaces covered under the WSH Act. Hence, 2014 rates are not strictly comparable with previous years. Overview of the latest statistics on workplace safety and health in Singapore for January to June 2014 are: Workplace and work-related traffic injuries

• 30 (34) workers were fatally injured, an estimated annual rate of 1.8 (2.0) per 100,000 employed persons.

• 279 (304) workers sustained major injuries, an estimated annual rate of 17.2 (18.6) per 100,000 employed persons.

• 6,005 (6,229) workers sustained less severe injuries (i.e. minor injuries), an estimated annual rate of 370 (382) per 100,000 employed persons.

• 311,623 (340,463) man-days were lost, an estimated annual rate of 80 (87) man-days lost per million man-hours worked (i.e. accident severity rate).

• An estimated annual 1.6 (1.7) incidents occurred for every million man-hours worked (i.e. accident frequency rate).

Occupational diseases

• 423 occupational disease (OD) cases were confirmed this year, an estimated annual incidence rate of 26.0 per 100,000 employed persons.

__________________________ Figures in parentheses include work-related traffic injuries



OVERVIEW Workplace and Work-related Traffic Injuries For the first half of 2014, the preliminary1 WSH statistics showed that the overall number of reported2 workplace injuries3 increased by 14% as compared to same period last year (Table 1.1). Fatal Injuries There was an increase in the number of workplace fatal injuries from 25 in Jan-Jun 2013 to 30 in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.1). Workplace fatal injury rate remained constant at 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons with that of Jan-Jun 2013 (Table 1.2). There were 4 work-related traffic fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014. Work-related traffic fatal injury rate decreased from 0.4 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 0.1 in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.2). Major Injuries Workplace major injuries remained about the same, 279 (8.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2014 compared to 273 (9.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2013. There were 25 work-related traffic major injuries in Jan-Jun 2014. Minor Injuries Compared to 2013, there was an increase in workplace minor injuries of 14%, 5,249 (188 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2013 to 6,005 (185 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2014. There were 224 work-related traffic minor injuries in Jan-Jun 2014.

1 Preliminary figures are based on injuries data collated from incident reports as at end June 2014. They will be finalised in January 2015 after collation of 2014 data ends in end December 2014. 2 Workplaces have to report work incidents to the Ministry of Manpower under the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations.

3 A workplace injury is any personal injury or death resulting from a workplace accident. Please refer to the annex for the

types of workplace injuries covered.



Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries, work-related traffic injuries and occupational diseases, 2013 and 2014

As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Workplace Injuries 6,314 5,547 11,901

Fatal Injuries 30 25 59

Major Injuries 279 273 589

Minor Injuries 6,005 5,249 11,253

Work-related Traffic Injuries 253 - -

Fatal Injuries 4 11 14

Major Injuries 25 - -

Minor Injuries 224 - -

Occupational Diseases (OD) 423 474 887

Table 1.2: Key workplace safety and health indicators, 2013 and 2014

Per 100,000 employed persons

As at end of June 2013

2014p 2013

Workplace Injury Rate4 194 199 418

Fatal injury rate 0.9 0.9 2.1

Major Injury rate 8.6 9.8 20.7

Minor Injury rate 185 188 396

Work-related Traffic Injury Rate 8 - -

Fatal injury rate 0.1 0.4 0.5

Major Injury rate 0.8 - -

Minor Injury rate 7 - -

Accident Frequency Rate5 1.6 (1.7) 1.6 1.7

Accident Severity Rate6 80 (87) 86 91

Occupational Diseases Incidence Rate7 13.0 17.0 31.2

Figures in parentheses include work-related traffic injuries.

4 Workplace Injury Rate = No. of Fatal and Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries x 100,000

No. of Employed Persons 5 Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) = No. of Workplace Accidents Reported x 1,000,000

No. of Man-hours Worked 6 Accident Severity Rate (ASR) = No. of Man Days Lost To Workplace Accidents x 1,000,000

No. of Man-hours Worked 7 Occupational Disease Incidence = No. of Occupational Diseases x 100,000

No. of Employed Persons



Figure 1: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2006-2014p

Figure 2: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2014



Figure 3: Workplace minor injury rate, 2011-2014

A total of 311,623 man-days was lost from workplace injuries, an increase of 5.8% from Jan-Jun 2013. The accident frequency rate (AFR), which measures how often work incidents occur, was 1.6 incidents per million man-hours worked in Jan-Jun 2014. The accident severity rate (ASR) was 80 man-days lost for every million hours worked in Jan-Jun 2014. 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.



Occupational diseases For occupational diseases (OD)8, the number of cases confirmed was 423 in the first half of 2014, down from 474 in the same period last year (Table 1.1). For Jan-Jun 2014, OD incidence was 13.0 confirmed cases per 100,000 employed persons, compared to 17.0 in the previous year (Table 1.2). The reduction was contributed mainly by a reduction in noise-induced deafness cases.

Figure 4: Occupational disease incidence, 2006-2014

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



WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES 30 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2014, more than half (57%) of the fatal injuries were from construction sector There were 30 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2014, an increase from 25 workplace fatal injuries for the same period last year. Workplace fatal injury rate remained constant at 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons compared to Jan-Jun 2013 (Table 1.3 & Table 1.4). Workplace fatal Injuries by sector Construction Since Jan-Jun 2012, there has been a rising trend in the workplace fatal injury rate for the Construction sector. It remained the top contributor in Jan-Jun 2014 with 17 fatal injuries or 57% of all workplace fatal injuries, up from 11 in same period last year (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate in the construction sector rose from 2.5 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 3.6 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014. It posted the highest workplace fatal injury rate amongst the three traditionally higher risk sectors9 (Table 1.4).

Figure 5: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2006-2014

9 The three traditionally higher risk sectors are Construction, Marine & Manufacturing.



Marine Marine10 sector generally saw a decreasing trend in its number of workplace fatal injuries and fatal injury rate. There were 3 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014, compared to 1 in Jan-Jun 2013 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw an increase from 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 2.7 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.4).

Figure 6: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, 2006-2014

10 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 Manufacturing sector also saw a decreasing trend in its workplace fatal injury number and rate. The sector had 2 workplace fatal injuries for Jan-Jun 2014, up from 1 workplace fatal injury for the same period last year (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw an increase from 0.2 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 0.5 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.4).

Figure 7: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2006-2014



Others The workplace fatal injury number and rate for the Transportation & Storage sector saw an increase with 6 cases (2.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-June 2014, compared to 5 (2.3 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2013. All cases were from its Logistics and Transport sub-sector11, an increase from 3 cases in Jan-Jun 2013 for this sub-sector (Table 1.3). The fatal injury rate rose from 3.4 per 100,000 employed persons in first half of 2013 to 6.5 per 100,000 employed persons in first half of 2014. Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities, Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities sectors which had no workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2013 saw 1 workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun 2014. Agriculture & Related Services Activities, Wholesale Trade, Rental & Leasing Activities, Gambling & Betting sector and Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles Sectors which had 1 workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun 2013 had no workplace fatal injury in Jan-Jun 2014.

11 The logistics and transport sector includes the following activities:

� Warehousing and Storage � Supporting services to land transport (excludes 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



Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014

Industry As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 30 (27) 25 (24) 59 (56)

Construction 17 (15) 11 (10) 33 (31)

Marine 3 1 3

Manufacturing 2 (1) 1 6 (5)

Tanning & Dressing of Leather 0 0 2

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 0 1 1

Manufacture of Food Products 2 (1) 0 1

Metalworking 0 0 1

Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment 0 0 1

Agriculture & Related Services Activities 0 1 1

Wholesale Trade 0 1 1

Transportation & Storage 6 5 6

Logistics & Transport 6 3 4

Real Estate Activities 0 2 2

Architectural & Engineering Services 0 0 1

Rental & Leasing Activities 0 1 1

Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities 1 0 0

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities 1 0 2

Gambling & Betting Activities 0 1 1

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles 0 1 2

Note: Figures in parenthesis refer to the number of fatal incidents.



Table 1.4: Workplace fatal injury rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons


2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 0.9 0.9 2.1

Construction 3.6 2.5 7.0

Marine 2.7 0.9 2.7

Manufacturing 0.5 0.2 1.4

Tanning & Dressing of Leather n.a n.a n.a

Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 0.0 18.2 18.5

Manufacture of Food Products 5.3 0.0 2.7

Metalworking 0.0 0.0 0.8

Manufacture of Other Transport Equipment 0.0 0.0 4.2

Agriculture & Related Services Activities n.a n.a n.a

Wholesale Trade 0.0 0.3 0.3

Transportation & Storage 2.6 2.3 2.7

Logistics & Transport 6.5 3.4 4.3

Real Estate Activities 0.0 2.3 2.3

Architectural & Engineering Services 0.0 0.0 1.6

Rental & Leasing Activities n.a n.a n.a

Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities n.a n.a n.a

Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities 2.1 0.0 4.2

Gambling & Betting Activities n.a n.a n.a

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



Workplace fatal Injuries by incident types and incident agents Falls remained the leading incident type The top incident types which accounted for 63% of total workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014 were (Table 1.5):

• Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH)12, Slips, Trips and Falls) (9 fatal injuries, 30%)

• Struck by Moving Objects (4 fatal injuries, 13%) • Caught in/ between Objects (3 fatal injuries, 10%)

• Crane-related (3 fatal injuries, 10%)

Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was the leading incident type in Jan-Jun 2014, with 9 cases. Majority fell from physical workplaces such as structures, roofs and formworks. Struck by Moving Objects saw a decrease from 7 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2013 to 4 in Jan-Jun 2014. 50% of these fatal injuries were hit by moving vehicles such as trucks. The cases were from Construction, Marine and Logistic & Transport sectors. Caught in/ between Objects saw 3 workplace fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014, up from 2 in Jan-Jun 2013. 67% of these fatal injuries were hit by moving vehicles such as trucks, prime movers. These cases were from the Construction and Logistics & Transport sectors. Crane-related saw 3 workplace fatal injuries in first half of 2014. All involved tower cranes in construction sectors.

12

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.



Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident types and agents, 2013 and 2014

Incident Type Incident Agents As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total Workplace Fatal Injuries 30 25 59

Falls Total 9 7 17

Falls from Heights Total 8 4 14

Physical Workplace - Structures 3 2 5

Physical Workplace - Roofs 2 1 3

Physical Workplace - Formwork 1 1 3

Means of Access - Ladders 1 0 2

Means of Access - Scaffold 1 0 0

Lifting Equipment - Cranes 0 0 1

Slips, Trips & Falls13

Total 1 3 3

Moving Vehicles - Boat, Lorry, Forklifts 1 1 1

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 0 1 1

Animals, Plants and Insects 0 1 1

Struck by Moving Objects

Total 4 7 9

Moving Vehicles - Prime Movers, Excavators, Lorry, Truck, Forklift 2 6 6


Pressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping / Accessories 1 0 0

Industrial Machines 0 1 1

Lifting Equipment - Piling Machines 0 0 1

Lifting Equipment - Lifts & Hoists 0 0 1

Caught in/between

Objects

Total 3 2 5

Moving Vehicles - Truck, Forklift, Excavator, Prime Mover, Bus 2 1 4

Lifting Equipment - Mobile Work Platform 1 0 0

Lifting Equipment - Piling Machines 0 1 1

Crane-related Total 3 0 4


Exposure to/contact with extreme temperatures

Total 2 0 0

Pressurised Equipment 2 0 0

Collapse of Formwork/Failure of its Supports

Total 2 0 0


Fires & Explosion Total 2 1 2

Explosives/Flammable Substances 2 0 0

Pressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping/Accessories 0 1 1


13 Slips, Trips and Falls includes Slips and Trips on same level/Fall from vehicle/stairs/steps/machines/other locations.



Incident Type Incident Agents As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment

Total 1 3 10 Physical Workplace - Structures 1 1 3

Moving Vehicles - Prime Mover, Forklift 0 1 2


Lifting Equipment - Lifting appliances/gears 0 0 1

Means of Access- Scaffold 0 0 1


Furniture & Fittings 0 0 1

Struck by Falling Objects From Heights

Total 1 0 1


Goods/Cargo 0 0 1

Electrocution

Total 1 3 5

Electrical Equipment 1 2 3


Drowning Total 1 1 1

Exposure to/contact with harmful Substances

Total 1 0 0

Dust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals 1 0 0

Suffocation Total 0 1 1

Dust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals 0 1 1

Exposure to/contact with biological materials

Total 0 0 1


Other Incident Types

Total 0 0 3

Other Incident Agents 0 0 3

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Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident types, 2013 and 2014

Industry All Construction Marine Manufacturing

Agriculture & Related Services Activities

Wholesale Trade

Transportation & Storage

Logistics & Transport

Total 30(25) 17(11) 3(1) 2(1) 0(1) 0(1) 6(5) 6(3)

Falls 9(7) 6(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(1) 2(0) 2(0)

Falls from Heights

8(4) 6(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 1(0) 1(0)

Slips, Trips & Falls

1(3) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 1(0)


4(7) 1(4) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(1) 2(1)

Caught in/between objects

3(2) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(1) 2(1)

Crane-related 3(0) 3(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


2(0) 2(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Fires & Explosion 2(1) 2(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


1(3) 1(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(1)


1(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Electrocution 1(3) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0)

Drowning 1(1) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0)


1(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Suffocation 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Notes:

Figures in parenthesis pertain to Jan-Jun 2013 figures.

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



Industry Real Estate Activities

Architectural & Engineering

Services

Rental & Leasing

Activities

Travel Agencies and

Tour Operators Activities

Cleaning & Landscape

Maintenance Activities

Gambling & Betting

Activities

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles

Total 0(2) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 1(0) 0(1) 0(1)

Falls 0(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(1) 0(0)

Falls from Heights

0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Slips, Trips & Falls

0(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(1)

Caught in/between objects

0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Crane-related 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Fires & Explosion

0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Electrocution 0(0) 0(0) 0(1) 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Drowning 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Suffocation 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)


0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)

Notes:

Figures in parenthesis pertain to Jan- Jun 2013 figures.

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WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES

Major injuries remained about the same, increase in non-traditional sectors The total number of major injuries remained about the same as in Jan-Jun 2013. 279 workers (8.6 per 100,000 employed persons) sustained major injuries14 in Jan-Jun 2014, compared to 273 workers (9.8 per 100,000 employed persons) in the same period last year (Table 1.7 & 1.8). 28,501 man-days were lost as a result of these incidents. Workplace major injuries by sector The three traditional higher risk sectors accounted for 152 (54%) of the workplace major injuries reported (Table 1.7). Construction sector worsened, with 84 cases (17.6 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2014, up from 71 cases (16.1 per 100,000 employed persons) in Jan-Jun 2013. Increased major injury rate was also seen in the Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Logistics & Transport, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities and Administrative & Support Service Activities sectors compared to the same period in 2013. In Jan-Jun 2014, Manufacturing sector saw a reduction to 12.3 per 100,000 employed persons compared to 15.9 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013. Improvement was primarily contributed by the Metalworking sub-sector. A reduction was also seen for the Marine sector with 13.7 cases per 100,000 employed persons compared to 16.9 cases per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013. Workplace major injury rates decreased for the Accommodation & Food Service Activities from 7.8 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 5.3 in Jan-Jun 2014, and Health Activities sectors (6.6 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 3.7 in Jan-Jun 2014).

14

Refer to Annex D for definition.



Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 279 273 589

Construction 84 71 164

Marine 15 18 36

Manufacturing 53 68 134

Metalworking 21 30 53

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 9 7 20

Manufacture of Transport Equipment 5 3 7

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 6 2 8

Wholesale & Retail Trade 12 9 27


Retail Trade 3 2 8



Accommodation & Food Service Activities 12 17 33

Accommodation 2 2 6

Food & Beverage Service Activities 10 15 27

Financial & Insurance Activities15

5 3 6


Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 7 7 16

Administrative & Support Service Activities 5 4 8

Community, Social & Personal Services 19 24 46

Education 4 8 13

Public Administration & Defence 3 2 4


Health Activities 3 5 8

Other Personal Service Activities 3 3 7

15

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



Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2013 and 2014



2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 13.7 16.9 32.8



Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 22.3 18.3 50.1

Manufacture of Transport Equipment 18.5 11.5 25.7

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 37.3 13.2 49.7

Wholesale & Retail Trade 2.5 1.9 5.7


Retail Trade 1.8 1.3 5.0



Accommodation & Food Service Activities 5.3 7.8 14.7

Accommodation 5.6 5.7 17.2

Food & Beverage Service Activities 5.2 8.2 14.3

Financial & Insurance Activities 2.7 1.6 3.2


Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 3.1 3.4 7.2

Administrative & Support Service Activities 2.7 2.3 4.3

Community, Social & Personal Services 2.6 3.5 6.4

Education n.a n.a n.a

Public Administration & Defence n.a n.a n.a

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

Health Activities* 3.7 6.6 9.9

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



Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2013 and 2014

Major Injury Types


2014p 2013

Total 279 273 589

Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations 152 140 306

Amputations 58 56 132

Hypothermia/Burns, with more than 20 MC days

31 39 83

Multiple Injuries 15 20 32

Concussion, with more than 20 MC days 11 10 20

Exposure to Electric Current 8 6 12

Asphyxia/Drowning 2 0 0

Blindness 1 1 3

Paralysis 1 0 0

Deafness 0 1 1

Workplace major injuries by incident types and agents The top three incident types, accounting for 58% of workplace major injuries were (Table 1.10):

• Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls) (84 injuries, 30%)

• Caught in/between Objects (41 injuries, 15%) • Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH)) (37 injuries, 13%)

Similar to workplace fatal injuries, Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was also the leading incident type for workplace major injuries. The top incident agent associated with ‘Slips, Trips and Falls’ was Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces. The top incident agent for FFH was Means of Access - Ladders. For Caught in/between Objects, the top incident agent was Industrial Machines. 72% of these cases resulted in amputations. Workplace major injuries by injury types Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations were the leading types of injury, accounting for 54% of

all workplace major injuries. This was followed by Amputations, with 58 workers suffering

from complete loss or loss of use of any member/part of a member of the injured person’s

body in Jan-Jun 2014. This was an increase from 56 in Jan-Jun 2013 (Table 1.9). The

number of Hypothermia/Burns cases with more than 20 MC days decreased from 39 cases

in Jan-Jun 2013 to 31 cases in Jan-Jun 2014.



Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident types and key incident agents, 2013 and 2014

Incident Type Key Incident Agents As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total Workplace Major injuries 279 273 589

Falls Total 121 121 250

Slips, Trips and Falls Total 84 84 157

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 33 33 64

Means of Access - Stairs or Steps 13 5 11

Moving Vehicles 10 20 36




Physical Workplace - Form Work 3 2 9


Caught in/between Objects Total 41 36 82



Lifting Equipment Including Cranes 5 11 21

Furniture and Fittings 5 1 1

Struck by Moving Objects Total 28 20 40




Metal Items (excluding knives/needles) 2 2 3

Struck by Falling Objects Total 22 23 68

Metal Items 4 4 19

Goods/Cargo 4 3 9



Exposure to Electric current Total 13 6 14

Electrical Installation 7 5 12


Welding Equipment 1 0 0

Industrial Hand Tools 1 0 0

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures Total 12 23 39

Hot scalding liquid/Steam 8 16 26

Cut/Stabbed by Objects Total 11 13 27


Knives and Needles 1 0 0




Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2014

Industry Top 3 Incident Types

1st

2nd

3rd

All Sectors STF CIBO FFH

Construction STF CIBO FFH

Marine STF CIBO CSBO, FE, FFH, SBFO

Manufacturing CIBO STF FFH

Metalworking CIBO SBMO, STF SBFO, FFH

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco SBFO, STF ETEC, ETET, FFH, PA

SBMO -

Manufacture of Transport Equipment CIBO, CSBO, ETET,

FFH, SBFO - -

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

STF CSBO, FE, SBFO,

SBMO -

Wholesale & Retail Trade STF CIBO, FFH SAO, SBFO, SOO

Wholesale Trade STF CIBO, FFH SBFO, SOO

Retail Trade STF SAO -

Transportation & Storage STF SBFO CIBO, ETET, FFH,

SAO,SBMO

Logistics & Transport STF SBFO CIBO, ETET, FFH,

SBMO

Accommodation & Food Service Activities STF SBMO CIBO, ETET, FFH

Accommodation CIBO, FFH - -

Food & Beverage Service Activities STF SBMO ETET

Financial & Insurance Activities FFH, STF CIBO -

Real Estate Activities ETEC, FFH, STF ETET, FE -

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF CIBO, ETEC, ETET,

SBFO -

Administrative & Support Service Activities STF CIBO, SAO, SBFO -

Community, Social & Personal Services STF ETEC, ETET CIBO, CSBO, FE, FFH,

OESM, PA, SAO, SBMO, SD

Education CSBO, ETEC, SAO,

STF - -

Public Administration & Defence STF CIBO -

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles ETEC, SBMO, STF - -

Health Activities FE, OESM, SD - -

Other Personal Service Activities STF ETET -

Legend:

CIBO Caught In/Between Objects PA Physical Assault

CSBO Cut/Stabbed by Objects SAO Striking Against Objects ETEC Exposure to Electric Current SBFO Struck by Falling Objects

ETET Exposure to Extreme Temperature SBMO Struck by Moving Objects16

FE Fires & Explosion SOO Stepping on Objects

FFH Falls (Falls from Heights) SD Suffocation/Drowning OESM Over-exertion and Strenuous Movements STF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls)

16

This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.



WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES

Minor injuries an increase of 14% over last year; 29% increase for the Construction sector Minor injuries include all other reportable injuries that did not result in death or major injuries. Minor injuries increased from 5,249 cases in Jan-Jun 2013 (188 per 100,000 employed persons) to 6,005 cases (185 per 100,000 employed persons) in 2013 (Table 1.12 & 1.13). Workplace minor injuries by sector The three traditionally higher risk sectors accounted for 49% of workplace minor injuries. Manufacturing sector remained the highest contributor with an increase in number of workplace minor injuries and minor injury rate (292 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 320 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014) (Table 1.12 and 1.13). Construction sector recorded 29% increase in workplace minor injuries and its rates increased from 237 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 282 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014. Marine sector has shown slight improvement of 4.7% and its rate decreased from 200 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2013 to 185 per 100,000 employed persons in Jan-Jun 2014. Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Logistics & Transport, Information & Communications and Health Activities sectors also saw an increase in workplace minor injury rate in Jan-Jun 2014. Many sectors such as Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities and Administrative & Support Service Activities saw a reduction in workplace minor injury rates (Table 1.13).



Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 6,005 5,249 11,253

Construction 1,346 1,045 2,398

Marine 203 213 457

Manufacturing 1,380 1,253 2,654

Metalworking 593 572 1,203


Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 110 71 153

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 69 45 100



Retail Trade 132 128 255




Accommodation 120 107 227


Information & Communications17

24 14 33

Financial & Insurance Activities 57 56 111



Architectural & Engineering Activities 82 76 155

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 69 92 169


Cleaning & Landscaping Maintenance Activities 52 49 105

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities

50 76 142



Education 95 85 172


17

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



Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons


2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 185 200 417






429 296 621



Retail Trade 81 80 160




Accommodation 338 305 650


Information & Communications 21 13 29





Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 65 93 159


Cleaning & Landscaping Maintenance Activities 111 111 222

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities

n.a n.a n.a


Health Activities* 182 148 320

Education n.a n.a n.a.

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



Workplace minor injuries by incident types and agents Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls) remained the main area of concern for minor injuries

The top three incident types that accounted for 53% of workplace minor injuries in Jan-Jun 2014 were (Table 1.14):

• Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls (STF)) (1,409 injuries, 23%)

• Struck by Moving Objects (SBMO) (942 injuries, 16%)

• Cut/Stabbed by Objects (CSBO) - (814 injuries, 14%) STF which was the top incident type for workplace minor injuries were common in many sectors including Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Logistics & Transport, Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Information & Communications, Real Estate Activities, Financial & Insurance Activities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Administrative & Support Service Activities, Health Activities, Education and Other Personal Service Activities sectors (Table 1.15). The injuries were seen in workers who were exposed to working conditions such as wet or contaminated surfaces in these sectors. The top incident agent for STF in Jan-Jun 2014 was Physical Workplace - Floors/Level Surfaces, accounting for 48% of STF injuries (Table 1.14). SBMO, which continued to be one of the leading incident types, contributed 16% of the total workplace minor injuries in Jan-Jun 2014. It was also the top incident type for the three traditional higher risk sectors. 34% of SBMO injuries were caused by work involving industrial tools & machines. CSBO was commonly seen in Manufacturing, Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Real Estate Activities, Legal, Accounting & Management Activities, Administrative & Support Service Activities and Other Personal Service Activities sectors. The top incident agent for CSBO was knives and needles items, accounting for 26% of CSBO injuries. Workplace minor injuries by injury types The top three types of injury that accounted for 82% of all workplace minor injuries were (Table 1.16):

• Cuts and Bruises (2,412 injuries, 40%) • Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations (1,476 injuries, 25%)

• Sprains and Strains (1,015 injuries, 17%)



Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident types and key incident agents, 2013 and 2014

Incident Type Key Incident Agents As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total Workplace Minor injuries 6,005 5,249 11,253

Falls Total 1,750 1,529 3,259

Slips, Trips & Falls Total 1,409 1,253 2,659

Physical Workplace - Floor/Level Surfaces 674 568 1,201

Means of Access - Stairs/Steps 210 196 390







Total 942 1,110 2,124





Cut/Stabbed by Objects

Total 814 581 1,328

Knives and Needles 215 187 390



Struck by Falling Objects

Total 680 676 1,407


Goods/Cargo 86 86 166


Caught in/between Objects

Total 606 410 1,005






Over-exertion/ Strenuous Movements

Total 400 280 642

Human Factors 124 75 175

Goods/Cargo 80 72 159


Strike against Objects

Total 329 241 568


Furniture & Fittings 74 66 140


Exposure to Extreme Temperatures

Total 153 128 279

Hot scalding liquid/steam 97 93 196


Pressurised Equipment 12 4 20



Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2014

Industry Top 3 Incident Types

1st

2nd

3rd

All Sectors STF SBMO CSBO

Construction SBMO SBFO STF

Marine SBMO STF CIBO

Manufacturing SBMO CSBO CIBO

Metalworking SBMO CIBO CSBO

Manufacturing of Food, Beverages & Tobacco CSBO STF CIBO

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products STF SBMO CIBO


STF SBMO CIBO, CSBO

Wholesale & Retail Trade STF CSBO SBMO

Wholesale Trade STF CSBO SBMO

Retail Trade STF CSBO SBMO

Transportation & Storage STF SBMO OESM

Logistics & Transport STF SBMO CIBO

Accommodation & Food Service Activities CSBO STF ETET

Accommodation STF CSBO SAO

Food & Beverage Service Activities CSBO STF ETET

Information & Communications STF SBMO SBFO

Financial & Insurance Activities STF SBFO SBMO

Real Estate Activities STF CSBO SBMO

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF SBMO OESM

Architectural & Engineering Activities STF SBMO SBFO

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities OESM STF CSBO

Administrative & Support Service Activities STF SBMO CSBO

Cleaning & Landscaping Maintenance Activities STF CSBO SBMO

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business STF CSBO SAO

Community, Social & Personal Services STF OESM SBMO

Health Activities STF OESM PA, SBMO

Education STF OESM SBMO

Other Personal Service Activities STF CSBO OESM,SBFO

Legend: CIBO Caught In/Between Objects SAO Striking Against Objects

CSBO Cut/Stabbed by Objects SBFO Struck by Falling Objects ETET Exposure to Extreme Temperature SBMO Struck by Moving Objects

18

OESM Over-exertion and Strenuous Movements STF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls) PA Physical Assault

18

This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.



Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2013 and 2014

Minor Injury Types As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total 6,005 5,249 11,253

Cuts and Bruises 2,412 2,147 4,565

Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations 1,476 1,317 2,789

Sprains & Strains 1,015 860 1,814

Burns 218 164 376

Puncture Wound 118 109 228

Multiple Injuries 116 95 203

Bites and Stings 32 27 73

Concussion 26 33 61

Others 592 497 1,144



WORK-RELATED TRAFFIC FATAL INJURIES

Transportation & Storage sector was main contributor; mainly involved motorcycles There were 4 work-related traffic fatal injuries in first half of 2014. Work-related traffic fatal injuries by sector In first half of 2014, the Transportation & Storage sector was the main contributor of work-related traffic fatal injuries with 2 fatal injuries, a 50% decrease compared to Jan-Jun 2013. Security & Investigation Activities and Activities Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance Activities sectors each had 1 case (Table 1.17).

Table 1.17: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 4 11 14



Security & Investigation Activities 1 0 0

Activities Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance Activities 1 0 0



Construction 0 1 1

Education 0 1 1

Manufacturing 0 0 1


Table 1.18: Work-related traffic fatal injuries rates by industry, 2013 and 2014



2013 2014

p 2013




Security & Investigation Activities n.a n.a n.a

Activities Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance Activities n.a n.a n.a

Food & Beverage Service Activities 0.0 1.1 1.6



Education n.a n.a n.a


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



Work-related traffic fatal injuries by type of vehicles 3 out of the 4 work-related traffic fatal injuries in Jan-Jun 2014 involved motorcycles (Table 1.19). Work-related traffic fatal injuries by occupation and road user types Of the 4 work-related traffic fatal injuries, all were drivers. Protected services19 vehicle drivers accounted for 50% of all work-related traffic fatalities (Table 1.20) in Jan-Jun 2014.

Table 1.19: Number of work-related traffic fatal Injuries by type of vehicles, 2013 and 2014

Types of Vehicles As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total Work-related Traffic Fatal Injuries 4 11 14

Motorcycle 3 5 6

Large Goods Vehicles(LGVs) - Lorry, Truck 0 5 5

Car 0 1 1

Van 0 0 1

Taxi 1 0 1

Table 1.20: Number of work-related traffic fatal injuries by occupation and road user types, 2013 and 2014

Occupation Road User Types As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total Work-related Traffic Fatal Injuries 4 11 14

Protected Services Workers Total 2 0 0

Driver 2 0 0

Car & Light Goods Vehicle Drivers eg., taxi driver, chauffeur, motorcycle delivery man

Total 1 4 6

Driver 1 4 6

Mail Carriers and Sorting Workers Total 1 0 0

Driver 1 0 0

Heavy Truck & Bus Drivers Total 0 2 2

Driver 0 1 1

Passenger 0 1 1

Construction Labourers & Related Workers Total 0 1 1

Passenger 0 1 1

Manufacturing, Construction, Transport, Distribution and other production and operations manager

Total 0 1 1

Driver 0 1 1

Personal Service Workers eg., Driving Instructors Total 0 1 1

Passenger 0 1 1

Porters, Attendants and Related Workers eg., Car park attendant

Total 0 1 1

Driver 0 1 1

Hotel and food and beverages services managers Total 0 0 1

Driver 0 0 1

Physical and Engineering Science Technicians Total 0 1 1

Driver 0 1 1

19

Protected Services Workers includes security guards, lifeguards, private investigator and park rangers.



WORK-RELATED TRAFFIC NON-FATAL INJURIES

249 work-related traffic non-fatal injuries in first half of 2014 Work-related traffic major injuries by sector In first half of 2014, the Construction, Manufacturing and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors were the main contributors of work-related traffic major injuries with 5 cases each (Table 1.21).

Table 1.21: Number of work-related traffic major injuries by industry, 2014

Industry Jan-Jun 2014p

All Sectors 25

Construction 5

Marine 3

Manufacturing 5

Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 1

Wholesale & Retail Trade 5

Wholesale Trade 4

Retail Trade 1

Transportation & Storage 1

Information & Communications 1

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 1

Administrative & Support Service Activities 1

Community, Social & Personal Services 2

Health Activities 1

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles 1

Table 1.22: Work-related traffic major injuries rates by industry, 2014



All Sectors 0.8

Construction 1.0

Marine 2.7

Manufacturing 1.2

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 6.2

Wholesale & Retail Trade 1.0

Wholesale Trade 1.3

Retail Trade 0.6

Transportation & Storage 0.4

Information & Communications 0.9

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 0.4

Administrative & Support Service Activities 0.5

Community, Social & Personal Services 0.3

Health Activities* 1.2

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles n.a



Work-related traffic minor injuries by sector In first half of 2014, the Administrative & Support Activities and Transportation & Storage sectors were the main contributors of work-related traffic minor injuries with 33 cases and 32 cases respectively (Table 1.23).

Table 1.23: Number of work-related traffic minor injuries by industry, 2014


All Sectors 224

Construction 30

Marine 10

Manufacturing 25

Metalworking 15



Wholesale Trade 19

Retail Trade 4


Logistics & Transport 17

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 23

Accommodation 1

Food & Beverage Service Activities 22


Financial & Insurance Activities 3

Real Estate Activities 6


Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 7

Architectural & Engineering Activities 7


Security & Investigation Activities 15

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities 9


Health Activities 8

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles 3



Table 1.24: Work-related traffic minor injuries rates by industry, 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons


All Sectors 7

Construction 6

Marine 9

Manufacturing 6

Metalworking 12



Wholesale Trade 6

Retail Trade 2


Logistics & Transport 18

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 10

Accommodation 3

Food & Beverage Service Activities 12


Financial & Insurance Activities 2

Real Estate Activities 7


Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 7

Architectural & Engineering Activities 11


Security & Investigation Activities 40

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities n.a


Health Activities* 10

Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles n.a.



OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Number of confirmed occupational diseases down by 11%, noise induced deafness (NID) cases saw a 26% reduction 423 cases (13.0 cases per 100,000 employed persons) of occupational diseases (OD) were confirmed in Jan-Jun 2014, down from 474 cases (17.0 cases per 100,000 employed persons) for the same period last year (Table 1.25 & 1.26). The decrease in OD cases was due to the decrease in Noise induced deafness (NID) cases which saw a 26% reduction. Occupational diseases by sector Manufacturing continued to record the highest number of OD cases, accounting for 33% of total ODs confirmed in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.25). 64% of the ODs confirmed in this sector were from Metalworking. Marine posted the highest incidence of OD cases (81.1 cases per 100,000 employed persons). Accommodation & Food Service Activities sector had a nearly two and a half fold increase with 21 cases in first half of 2014 compared to 8 cases in first half of 2013. 76% of these ODs confirmed came from Food & Beverage Services. Table 1.25: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 89 81 129





Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning Supply 1 1 3


0 0 6





Accommodation 5 2 6

Food and Beverage Service Activities 16 6 12












Table 1.26: Occupational disease incidence rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons


2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 13.0 17.0 31.2


Marine 81.1 76.1 117.6



Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 14.5 13.0 21.2


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


0.0 0.0 37.3




Accommodation & Food Service Activities 9.3 3.7 8.0

Accommodation 14.1 5.7 17.2

Food and Beverage Service Activities 8.4 3.3 6.3

Information & Communications 0.9 0.9 1.8




Architectural & Engineering Activities 29.5 82.6 99.5



Health Activities* 9.8 18.3 24.7

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



By type of occupational disease Noise-Induced Deafness (NID) Manufacturing sector continues to have highest number of NID cases Noise-induced deafness (NID) comprised the majority (58%) of the total OD cases confirmed in Jan-Jun 2014. 241 out of the 247 or 98% of the NID cases were diagnosed at the early stage of the disease while 6 workers suffered from severe hearing loss (Table 1.27). The Manufacturing sector continued to have the highest number of NID cases but saw a drop from 158 in Jan-Jun 2013 to 108 in Jan-Jun 2014 (Table 1.28). 68% of these cases were from Metalworking. Marine sector had 83 NID cases (34%) (Table 1.29).

Figure 8: Noise-Induced Deafness incidence, 2006-2014



Table 1.27: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2013 and 2014

As at end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

Total 423 474 887

Noise-Induced Deafness 247 332 564

NID (E) - Early 241 318 544

NID (A) - Advanced 6 14 20

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders 139 111 237

Tendinitis 1 9 11

Nerve Disorder such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

1 0 2

Trigger Finger/Thumb 0 2 2

Cervical Spondylosis 0 1 1

Musculoskeletal Disorder of the Back 1 2 3

Back injuries due to ergonomic risks 135 94 214

Others 1 3 4

Occupational Skin Disease 26 19 56

Eczema 26 19 52

Others 0 0 4

Occupational Lung Disease 3 5 9

Occupational Asthma 0 4 8

Tuberculosis (pulmonary) 1 1 1

Asbestosis 1 0 0

Silicosis 1 0 0

Barotrauma 3 4 7

Aural 3 2 3

Sinus 0 2 4

Compressed Air Illness 5 3 5

CAI Type 1 5 3 5

Excessive Absorption of Chemicals 0 0 4

Lead 0 0 4

Chemical Poisoning 0 0 3

Lead 0 0 2

Solvent 0 0 1

Cancers 0 0 2

Mesothelioma 0 0 2



Table 1.28: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 83 78 122

















Sports Activities & Amusement & Recreation Activities 0 1 1



Table 1.29: NID incidence rates by industry, 2013 and 2014 Per 100,000 employed persons


2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 75.7 73.2 111.2



Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical Products 12.2 7.6 12.2


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




Information & Communications 0.0 0.9 0.9



Architectural & Engineering Activities 24.8 81.0 94.9



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

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

Sports Activities & Amusement & Recreation Activities n.a. n.a. n.a.



Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD) Second leading occupational disease; Transportation & Storage sector was the top contributor

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) is the second leading occupational

disease (Table 1.27). About 18% of the cases were from the Transportation & Storage

sector (Table 1.30). Most of these cases were involved in manual handling activities such as

carrying, lifting, pulling and pushing.

Table 1.30: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013



Marine 5 3 5


Metalworking 11 6 9



Retail Trade 6 3 6


Air Transport 15 8 18



Accommodation 4 2 6











Occupational Skin Diseases (OSD) 26 cases of occupational skin diseases (OSD) were confirmed in Jan-Jun 2014, accounting for 6.1% of total OD cases confirmed (Table 1.27). The most common causative agent was wetwork and Occlusion (Table 1.32).

Table 1.31: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2013 and 2014


2013 2014

p 2013


Construction 2 3 8

Marine 0 0 2


Metalworking 5 1 5


Manufacture of Rubber and plastic products 2 0 0













Table 1.32: Top 5 Causative Agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2014

Causative Agents No. of Cases

Wetwork and Occlusion 6

Solvent 5

Cement 2

Coolant 2

Oils 2

Other occupational diseases There were 5 cases of compressed air illness (CAI), up from 3 cases in Jan-Jun 2013. All the cases were from the Construction sector.



Annex A ACCIDENT FREQUENCY RATE, ACCIDENT SEVERITY RATE AND MAN-DAYS LOST TO WORKPLACE INCIDENTS IN SELECTED SECTORS

Table A-1: Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2013 and 2014 Per million man-hours worked

Industry

AFR ASR



2014p 2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 1.6 (1.7) 1.6 1.7 80 (87) 86 91

Construction 2.2 1.8 2.0 202 (204) 174 203

Marine 1.4 (1.5) 1.5 1.6 149 (153) 80 107

Manufacturing 2.6 (2.7) 2.4 2.5 68 (69) 78 99

Metalworking 3.7 (3.8) 3.6 3.8 66 (68) 110 114

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 4.7 (4.8) 3.9 4.3 320 (321) 84 201

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products

1.0 (1.1) 0.7 0.7 17 (18) 17 15


3.8 (4.1) 2.6 2.8 353 (356) 48 63

Wholesale & Retail Trade 0.5 (0.6) 0.5 0.5 10 23 18

Wholesale Trade 0.4 (0.5) 0.4 0.4 8 (9) 28 20

Retail Trade 0.7 (0.8) 0.7 0.7 13 (14) 13 14

Transportation & Storage 1.8 (1.9) 1.3 1.5 164 (211) 154 101

Logistics & Transport 2.7 (2.8) 2.1 2.2 364 (365) 227 157

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 1.7 (1.8) 1.8 1.7 34 (35) 26 23

Accommodation 2.8 (2.9) 2.6 2.7 60 36 34

Food & Beverage Service Activities 1.4 (1.5) 1.6 1.5 28 (30) 24 20

Information & Communications 0.2 0.1 0.1 5 (6) 3 3

Financial & Insurance Activities 0.3 0.3 0.3 5 (35) 8 7

Real Estate Activities 1.4 1.4 1.4 23 136 82

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 0.7 (0.8) 0.8 0.7 36 (38) 20 28

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 0.6 (0.7) 0.9 0.8 10 (11) 21 16

Architectural & Engineering Activities 1.1 (1.2) 0.9 1.0 21 (23) 27 62

Administrative & Support Service Activities 0.6 (0.8) 0.7 0.7 63 (90) 42 52

Community, Social & Personal Services 0.6 (0.7) 0.6 0.6 12 27 22

Health Activities* 1.7 1.4 1.5 28 25 26




Table A-2: Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents20

in selected sectors, 2013 and 2014

Industry As of end of June

2013 2014

p 2013

All Sectors 311,623 (340,463) 293,661 629,550

Construction 133,100 (134,113) 105,666 266,250

Marine 22,895 (23,544) 12,242 32,847

Manufacturing 37,210 (37,785) 42,665 109,088

Metalworking 11,096 (11,425) 18,240 37,972

Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 15,662 (15,704) 3,986 19,504

Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products 1,908 (1,936) 1,858 3,317


6,802 (6,854) 878 2,441

Wholesale & Retail Trade 5,222 (5,545) 11,996 19,128

Wholesale Trade 2,850 (3,107) 9,683 14,211

Retail Trade 2,372 (2,438) 2,313 4,917

Transportation & Storage 44,406 (57,067) 40,031 54,720

Logistics & Transport 41,339 (41,485) 24,066 35,629

Accommodation & Food Service Activities 8,604 (8,975) 6,267 11,398

Accommodation 2,587 (2,604) 1,518 2,898

Food & Beverage Service Activities 6,017 (6,371) 4,749 8,500

Information & Communications 663 (681) 300 782

Financial & Insurance Activities 1,092 (7,119) 1,643 2,802

Real Estate Activities 2,320 (2,406) 13,987 16,623

Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities 9,161 (9,608) 4,742 14,209

Legal, Accounting & Management Activities 1,191 (1,275) 2,233 3,728

Architectural & Engineering Activities 1,649 (1,807) 2,002 9,657

Administrative & Support Service Activities~ 14,570 (20,914) 9,193 24,190

Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business 901 (978) 1,596 2,760

Community, Social & Personal Services 9,164 (9,330) 20,577 34,785

Health Activities 2,455 (2,535) 2,107 4,593


20

According 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.



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 the 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 disease 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

DATA COVERAGE

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.

________________________________ Work-related traffic accidents are reportable with effect from 6 January 2014.



Annex D

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS 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

• acute illness requiring medical treatment or loss of consciousness from exposure to chemical and/or biological agents

• asphyxia/drowning

• hypothermia

• burns with more than 20 days of medical leave

• concussion with more than 20 days of medical leave



The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Institute was set up in April 2011 as part of the

Singapore’s WSH 2018 strategy to strengthen Singapore’s capabilities in safeguarding the

safety and health of persons at work, and put us on par with global leaders. The WSH

Institute will help MOM and WSH Council recalibrate and ensure policies and programmes

continue to stay relevant and effective. Businesses in Singapore can look to the WSH

Institute for strategies and solutions to help them address WSH issues. In addition, the

Institute will also work with the WSH Council to equip business leaders and WSH

professionals with the competencies to better manage safety and health at their workplaces.

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Workplace Safety and Health Report 2014