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Workplace Safety and Health ReportJanuary-June 2015
National Statistics
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT, JAN-JUN 2015
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
Occupational Diseases
Annex A Table A-1 – Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2014 and 2015
Annex A Table A-2 – Number of man-days lost to
workplace incidents in selected sectors, 2014 and 2015
Annex B - Source of Data
Annex C - Data Coverage
Annex D - Concepts and Definitions
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CONTENTS
NOTATIONS
LIST OF CHARTS
- : Nil or negligiblen.a. : Not applicable/Not available2015P: 2015 figures are preliminary* : Estimated rates. The employment data excludes self-employed persons.
Figure 1: Workplace injury rate, 2006-2015
Figure 2: Workplace injury rate by industry, 2006-2015
Figure 3: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2006-2015
Figure 4: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by industry, 2006-2015
Figure 5: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by incident type, 2006-2015
Figure 6: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2015
Figure 7: Workplace minor injury rate, 2011-2015
Figure 8: Occupational disease incidence rate, 2006-2015
Figure 9: Proportion of occupational disease by type, 2006-2015
Figure 10: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2006-2015
Figure 11: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, 2006-2015
Figure 12: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2006-2015
Figure 13: Workplace fatal injury rate for Transportation & Storage sector, 2006-2015
Figure 14: Noise-induced Deafness incidence rate, 2006-2015
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries and occupational diseases, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.2: Key safety and health indicators, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.4: Workplace fatal Injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident type and incident agent, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2015
Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2015
Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2015
Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.17: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.18: Occupational disease incidence rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.19: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.20: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.21: NID incidence rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.22: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.23: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.24: Top 5 causative agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2015
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL WORKPLACE FATAL INJURY RATE STOOD AT 1.7 PER 100,000 EMPLOYED PERSONS; NUMBER OF WORKPLACE MAJOR AND WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES DECREASED IN FIRST HALF OF 2015
The number of overall workplace injury1 cases has seen a decrease in January - June 2015. There were 5,979 cases compared to 6,597 cases in the same period in 2014. 438 occupational disease cases were confirmed in January - June 2015, a slight increase compared to 428 cases in the same period in 2014.
Table 1.1: Number of workplace injuries and occupational diseases,2014 and 2015
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Table 1.2: Key safety and health indicators, 2014 and 2015 Per 100,000 employed persons
Workplace Injuries
Occupational Diseases (OD)
Fatal Injuries
Major Injuries
Minor Injuries
5,979
29
292
5,658
438
6,597
34
308
6,255
428
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Workplace Injury Rate2
Fatal Injury rate
Major Injury rate
Minor Injury rateAccident Frequency Rate
3
Accident Severity Rate4
Occupational Diseases Incidence Rate 5
177
0.9
8.7
1681.5
74
13.0
203
1.0
9.5
192
1.7
93
13.2
2015P 2014
KEY FACTS
Includes work-related traffic injuries
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 Rate = 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 Diseases No. of Employed Persons
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2
3
4
5
13,595
60
672
12,863
992
2014As at end of June
As at end of June
405
1.8
20.0
383
1.7
84
29.5
2014
Overview of the January to June 2015 statistics on workplace safety and health are:
WORKPLACE INJURIES
• 29 workers were fatally injured, an estimated annual rate of 1.7 per 100,000 employed persons.
• 292 workers sustained workplace major injuries, an estimated annual rate of 17.3 per 100,000 employed persons.
• 5,658 workers sustained less severe injuries (i.e. minor injuries), an estimated annual rate of 335 per 100,000 employed persons.
• 298,597 man-days were lost, a rate of 74 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).
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
• 438 occupational disease (OD) cases were confirmed, an estimated annual incidence rate of 26.0 per 100,000 employed persons.
• Leading OD was noise-induced deafness with 267 cases.
• Second most common OD was work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) with 134 cases, with inclusion of back injury cases due to ergonomic risks.
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WORKPLACE INJURIES
For the first half of 2015, the preliminary6 WSH statistics showed that the overall number of reported7 injuries8 decreased by 9.4% compared to same period in 2014 (Figure 1). Manufacturing sector had the highest overall injury rate since 2011, followed by Construction sector (Figure 2).
6 Preliminary figures are based on injuries data collated from incident reports as at end June 2015. They will be finalised in January 2016 after collation of 2015 data ends in end December 2015.7 Employer or Occupier has to report work incidents to the Ministry of Manpower under the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations.8 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.
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Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
No. of Workplace Injuries 4,070 4,896 5,274 5,278 5,176 4,778 5,441 5,803 6,597 5,979
Workplace Injury Rate 206 225 242 218 213 189 207 186 203 177
3-‐year rolling average 224 228 224 207 203 194 199 189
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Figure 1: Workplace injury rate, 2006-2015
OVERVIEW OF TRENDS
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Jan-‐Jun 2008
Jan-‐Jun 2009
Jan-‐Jun 2010
Jan-‐Jun 2011
Jan-‐Jun 2012
Jan-‐Jun 2013
Jan-‐Jun 2014
Jan-‐Jun 2015
Construc7on 439 396 462 393 315 252 257 263 311 235
Marine 230 188 224 177 215 142 177 222 225 171
Manufacturing 311 324 306 286 257 223 190 313 341 295
Others 113 157 167 159 174 169 158 174 184 175
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Figure 2: Workplace injury rate by industry, 2006-2015
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Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 28 28 31 37 25 31 26 36 34 29
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9
3-‐year rolling average 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
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Figure 3: Workplace fatal injury rate, 2006-2015
WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES
There was a decrease in the number of workplace fatal injuries from 34 in January - June 2014 to 29 in January - June 2015 (Table 1.1). Workplace fatal injury rate decreased to 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons compared to 1.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 (Figure 3). Transportation & Storage contributed to an increasing proportion of cases, from 4% in first half of 2010 to 31% in 2015.
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Percentage of Workplace Fatal Injuries
Others
AccommodaHon and Food Service AcHviHes Security and InvesHgaHon AcHviHes Wholesale & Retail Trade
TransportaHon & Storage
Manufacturing
Marine
ConstrucHon
Figure 4: Proportion of fatal Injuries by industry, 2006-2015
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Percentage of Workplace Fatal Injuries
Others
Work-‐Related traffic
Drowning
Fires and Explosion
Collapse of formwork/failure of its supports Crane-‐related
Struck by falling objects from heights
Caught in between objects
Collapse/Failure of structure & equipment Struck by moving objects
Falls
Figure 5: Proportion of workplace fatal Injuries by incident type, 2006-2015
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 308 (9.5 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2014 to 292 (8.7 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 (Figure 6).
Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 No. of Workplace Major Injuries 253 255 297 308 292
Workplace Major Injury Rate 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.5 8.7
3-‐year rolling average 9.7 9.6 9.2
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Figure 6: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2015
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Jan-‐Jun 2011 Jan-‐Jun 2012 Jan-‐Jun 2013 Jan-‐Jun 2014 Jan-‐Jun 2015 No. of Workplace Minor Injuries 4,494 5,160 5,470 6,255 5,658
Workplace Minor Injury Rate 178 197 175 192 168
3-‐year rolling average 183 188 178
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Figure 7: Workplace Minor injury rate, 2011-2015
WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES
There was a 14% decrease in workplace minor injuries, from 6,255 (192 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2014 to 5,658 (168 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 (Figure 7).
A total of 298,597 man-days were lost from workplace injuries, a decrease of 18% from January - June 2014. The accident frequency rate (AFR), which measures how often work incidents occur, was 1.5 incidents per million man-hours worked in January - June 2015. The accident severity rate (ASR) was 74 man-days lost for every million hours worked in January - June 2015. 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.
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OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
For occupational diseases (OD)9, the number of cases confirmed was 438 in January - June 2015, slightly up from 428 in January - June 2014. For January - June 2015, OD incidence was 13.0 confirmed cases per 100,000 employed persons, a decrease compared to 13.2 in the previous year (Figure 8).
Figure 8: Occupational disease incidence rate, 2006-2015
9 An occupational disease is a disease contracted as a result of exposure to risk factors arising from work.
Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
OD Cases Confirmed 281 187 285 251 124 360 634 474 428 438
OD Incidence 14.2 8.6 13.1 10.4 5.1 14.3 24.2 17.0 13.2 13.0
3-‐year rolling average 12.0 10.7 9.5 9.9 14.5 18.5 18.1 14.4
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Figure 9: Proportion of occupational disease by type, 2006-2015
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Percentage of Confirmed OD Cases
Others
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WRMSD)
OccupaLonal Skin Diseases
Noise-‐Induced Deafness
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WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES
29 WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2015, TWO OUT OF THREE (66%) OF THE WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES WERE FROM CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE SECTORS
There were 29 workplace fatal injuries in the first half of 2015, a decrease from 34 workplace fatal injuries for the same period in 2014. Workplace fatal injury rate decreased to 0.9 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 compared to 1.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 (Table 1.3 & Table 1.4).
WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES BY SECTOR
CONSTRUCTION
While the workplace fatal injury rate in the Construction sector fell from 3.6 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 2.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015, it remained the top contributor in January - June 2015 with 10 workplace fatal injuries, down from 17 in January - June 2014 (Table 1.3). It posted the highest workplace fatal injury rate amongst the three traditionally higher risk sectors10 (Table 1.4).
Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 11 8 10 11 15 12 9 12 17 10
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 4.3 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.9 3.2 2.2 2.7 3.6 2.0
3-‐year rolling average 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.8
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Figure 10: Workplace fatal injury rate for Construction sector, 2006-2015
ACCIDENTS AT WORK
10 The three traditionally higher risk sectors are Construction, Marine & Manufacturing.
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MARINE
Marine11 sector saw a decrease in its number of workplace fatal injuries and fatal injury rate. There were 2 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015, compared to 3 in January - June 2014 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate saw a decrease from 2.7 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 1.9 per 100,000 employed persons in January – June 2015 (Table 1.4).
Jan-‐Jun 2006 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 No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 8 3 6 7 3 7 3 1 3 2
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 6.1 2.3 4.6 5.0 2.6 6.9 2.8 0.9 2.7 1.9
3-‐year rolling average 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.8 4.1 3.5 2.1 1.8
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Figure 11: Workplace fatal injury rate for Marine sector, 2006-2015
11 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.
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MANUFACTURING
The Manufacturing sector saw a reduction in its workplace fatal injury number and rate. There were 2 workplace fatal inju-ries for January - June 2015, similar to January - June 2014 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate remains unchanged at 0.5 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 (Table 1.4).
Figure 12: Workplace fatal injury rate for Manufacturing sector, 2006-2015
Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 2 11 4 7 5 6 5 1 2 2
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 0.5 2.5 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
3-‐year rolling average 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.4
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TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE
For Transportation & Storage sector, the number of workplace fatal injuries increased from 8 cases in January - June 2014 to 9 cases in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3). The workplace fatal injury rate rose from 3.5 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 3.8 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015. The increase from 2013 onwards was due to inclusion of work-related traffic fatal injuries.
Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
No. of Workplace Fatal Injuries 4 2 4 2 1 5 4 9 8 9
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate 2.2 1.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 2.5 1.9 4.1 3.5 3.8
3-‐year rolling average 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.8 3.2 3.8
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Figure 13: Workplace fatal injury rate for Transportation & Storage sector, 2006-2015
OTHERS
Wholesale Trade, Food & Beverage Service Activities, Telecommunications and Repair & Maintenance of Vehicles sectors which had no workplace fatal injury in January - June 2014, saw 1 workplace fatal injury in each of the sectors in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3).
Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance Activities and Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Activities Sectors which had a total of 2 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2014, had no workplace fatal injury in January - June 2015 (Table 1.3).
All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesTelecommunicationsActivities Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance ActivitiesTravel Agencies and Tour Operators ActivitiesSecurity & Investigation ActivitiesCleaning & Landscape Maintenance ActivitiesRepair & Maintenance of Vehicles
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12 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
Table 1.3: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
3417320020
00
00086001
1110
6027460221
11
422
129001
1220
Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic ProductsMetalworkingManufacture of Food Products Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical ProductsManufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport12
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
2910221100
00
11095110
0111
Industry
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Table 1.4: Workplace fatal injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015Per 100,000 employed persons
All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesTelecommunicationsActivities Auxiliary to Financial Service and Insurance ActivitiesTravel Agencies and Tour Operators ActivitiesSecurity & Investigation ActivitiesCleaning & Landscape Maintenance ActivitiesRepair & Maintenance of Vehicles
1.03.62.70.50.00.05.30.0
0.00.0
0.00.00.03.56.50.0n.a.n.a.
n.a.2.72.1n.a.
1.85.53.81.40.01.65.11.1
18.96.1
0.80.61.25.19.20.0n.a.n.a.
n.a.5.04.0n.a.
Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic ProductsMetalworkingManufacture of Food Products Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical ProductsManufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
0.92.01.90.57.80.80.00.0
0.00.0
0.20.30.03.85.10.5n.a.n.a.
n.a.2.52.0n.a.
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13 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.
WORKPLACE FATAL INJURIES BY INCIDENT TYPES AND INCIDENT AGENTS
WORK-RELATED TRAFFIC WAS THE LEADING INCIDENT TYPE, FOLLOWED BY FALLS
The top incident types which accounted for 69% of total workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015 were (Table 1.5):• Work-related Traffic (8 fatal injuries, 28%)• Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH)13) (7 fatal injuries, 24%)• Struck by Moving Objects (5 fatal injuries, 17%)
Work-related traffic was the leading incident type in January - June 2015, with 8 cases, up from 4 cases in the same period in 2014. These cases were from Transportation & Storage, Construction, Food & Beverage Service Activities and Manufactur-ing sectors. Five out of the 8 work-related traffic fatal injuries involved motorcycles.
Falls from Heights (FFH) was the second leading incident type in January - June 2015, with 7 cases. Majority fell from physi-cal workplaces such as structures and formwork.
Struck by Moving Objects saw 5 workplace fatal injuries in January - June 2015. All of these workplace fatal injuries were due to hit by vehicles such as trucks inside workplace premises. The cases were from Construction, Marine, Logistics & Transport and Security & Investigation Activities sectors.
Other than the above, there were 3 workplace fatal injuries due to Collapse/ Failure of Structure & Equipment in January - June 2015, compared to just 1 workplace fatal injury in January - June 2014.
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14 Slips, Trips and Falls includes Slips and Trips on same level/Fall from vehicle/stairs/steps/machines/other locations.
Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident type and incident agent, 2014 and 2015
TotalMotorcycleLarge Goods Vehicles(LGVs) – Tow Truck, Trailer TruckTaxiVanIndustrial Trucks - Cement MixerTotalTotalPhysical Workplace - Structures Physical Workplace - Formwork Lifting Equipment - Mobile Work PlatformLifting Equipment - Lifts & HoistsMeans of Access - OthersPhysical Workplace - RoofsMeans of Access - LaddersMeans of Access - ScaffoldTotalVehicles - Boat, Lorry, ForkliftsMeans of Access - Stairs or StepsTotalVehicles - Prime Mover, Lorry, Truck, Forklift, Car, BusLifting Equipment - OthersPressurised Equipment - Pressurised Piping / AccessoriesTotalElectrical EquipmentVehicles - Truck, Forklift, Prime Mover, LorryLifting Equipment - CranesLifting Equipment - Mobile Work PlatformMetal ItemsTotalElectrical EquipmentVehicles - Truck, Forklift, Prime Mover, LorryLifting Equipment - CranesLifting Equipment - Mobile Work PlatformTotalPhysical Workplace - Formwork
430100
109410002111103201
3020101010022
631101
1410410002214318611
5030116050133
34Total Workplace Fatal Injuries 60
Work-related Traffic
Falls
Falls from Heights
Slips, Trips & Falls
14
Struck by Moving Objects
Caught in/between Objects
Collapse/Failure of Structure & Equipment
Collapse of Formwork/Failure of its Supports
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
85111077311110000005500
4111103111011
29
Incident Type Incident Agent
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(continued) Table 1.5: Number of workplace fatal injuries by incident type and incident agent, 2014 and 2015
TotalLifting Equipment - Lifts & HoistsIndustrial MachinesMetal ItemsVehicles - ForkliftPhysical Workplace - FormworkTotalLifting Equipment - Cranes
Total
TotalElectrical EquipmentTotalHot scalding liquid/Steam
TotalExplosives / Flammable Substances
TotalCorrosives
TotalHuman Factors
TotalDust, Gas, Liquid and Chemicals
10000133
111
22
2200
0011
40111133
22222
2211
1111
34Total Workplace Fatal Injuries 60
Struck by Falling Objects From Heights
Crane-related
DrowningElectrocution
Exposure to/contact with extreme temperaturesFires & Explosion
Exposure to/contact with harmful SubstancesPhysical Assault
Suffocation
2015P 20142014
11000000
00000
0000
00
00
29
As at end of JuneIncident Type Incident Agent
Industry All Constructi-on Marine Manufactu-
ringWholesale
& Retail Trade
Transport-ation & Storage
Total 29 10 2 2 1 9
Work-related Traffic 8 1 0 1 0 5
Falls 7 4 0 1 0 1
Falls from Heights 7 4 0 1 0 1
Struck by Moving Objects 5 1 1 0 0 2
Caught in / between objects
4 2 1 0 0 0
Collapse / Failure of Structure & Equipment
3 1 0 0 1 1
Collapse of Formwork /Failure of its Supports
1 1 0 0 0 0
Struck by Falling Objects From Heights
1 0 0 0 0 0
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Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2015
Note: Logistics & Transport is a sub sector of Transportation & Storage.
Industry Logistics & Transport
Food & Beverage
Service Activities
Telecomm-unication
Security & Investi-
gation Activities
Cleaning & Landscape Maintenan-ce Activities
Repair & Main-
tenance ofVehicles
Total 5 1 1 1 1 1
Work-related Traffic 2 1 0 0 0 0
Falls 1 0 1 0 0 0
Falls from Heights 1 0 1 0 0 0
Struck by Moving Objects 1 0 0 1 0 0
Caught in / between objects
0 0 0 0 0 1
Collapse / Failure of Structure & Equipment
1 0 0 0 0 0
Collapse of Formwork /Failure of its Supports
0 0 0 0 0 0
Struck by Falling Objects From Heights
0 0 0 0 1 0
(continued) Table 1.6: Number of workplace fatal injuries by industry and incident type, 2015
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WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES
NUMBER OF WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES DECREASED BY 5.2% OVER JANUARY - JUNE 2014, CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WAS THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR
292 workers (8.7 per 100,000 employed persons) sustained workplace major injuries15 in January - June 2015, compared to 308 workers (9.5 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2014 (Table 1.7 & 1.8).
WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES BY SECTOR
The three traditional higher risk sectors accounted for 159 (54%) of the workplace major injuries reported (Table 1.7).
There were 88 cases in the Construction sector (17.9 per 100,000 employed persons) in January – June 2015, down from 92 cases (19.3 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2014. There was also a reduction in the workplace major injury numbers and rates for Marine and Manufacturing sector.
Real Estate Activities sector saw the most reduction in workplace major injury rate from 9.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 1.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015. Workplace major injury rates decreased for the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities (37.3 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 30.3 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015) and Administrative & Support Service Activities sec-tors (3.2 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 1.0 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015). Workplace major injury rate also decreased slightly for Wholesale & Retail Trade, Financial & Insurance Activities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities.
On the other hand, increased workplace major injury rate was seen in the Accommodation & Food Service Activities and to a lesser degree in the Logistics & Transport and Health Activities sectors compared to January - June 2014.
15 Refer to Annex F for definition.
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Financial & Insurance Activities16
Real Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical ActivitiesAdministrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.7: Number of workplace major injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
30892185922926
17134
1614121025896
19433
67220229
14051201010
442816393027234
10141613351036
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Petrochemical Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
EducationPublic Administrative and Defence Health Activities
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
292881655241065
16124
2016201822152
24964
Industry
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Financial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical ActivitiesAdministrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.8: Workplace major injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015
9.519.316.413.718.022.33.5
37.3
3.54.12.57.1
15.15.35.25.62.79.04.03.22.6n.a.n.a.3.7
20.041.227.232.641.347.618.360.6
8.98.69.4
16.730.811.611.611.45.1
14.66.86.54.7n.a.n.a.6.9
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Petrochemical Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
EducationPublic Administrative and Defence Health Activities*
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
8.717.915.012.819.523.611.230.3
3.23.72.38.5
16.48.59.05.61.01.02.11.03.2n.a.n.a.4.6
Industry
Per 100,000 employed persons
WORKPLACE MAJOR INJURIES BY INJURY TYPES
Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations were the leading types of injury, accounting for 53% of all workplace major injuries. This was followed by Amputations, with 56 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 2015. The number of Hypothermia/Burns cases with more than 20 MC days slightly increased from 34 cases in January - June 2014 to 36 cases in January - June 2015 (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) (60 injuries, 21%), Slips, Trips and Falls (67 injuries, 23%)) • Caught in/between Objects (35 injuries, 12%) • Struck by Falling Objects (28 injuries, 9.6%)
Falls (Falls from Heights (FFH), Slips, Trips and Falls) was the leading incident type for workplace major injuries, contribut-ing 43%. 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 Caught in/between Objects, the top incident agent was Industrial Machines. 77% of the Caught in/between Objects cases resulted in amputations. For Struck by Mov-ing Objects, top incident agent was vehicles.
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Table 1.9: Types of workplace major injury, 2014 and 2015
2921565636231281000
3081665934261281110
2015P 2014As at end of June
672354129735723245421
2014Workplace Major Injury Types
TotalCrushing, Fractures and DislocationsAmputationsHypothermia/Burns, with more than 20 MC daysMultiple InjuriesConcussion, with more than 20 MC daysExposure to Electric CurrentBlindnessAsphyxia/DrowningParalysisDeafness
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Table 1.10: Number of workplace major injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2014 and 2015
TotalTotalPhysical Workplace - Floor/Level SurfacesMeans of Access - Stairs or StepsVehiclesFurniture and FittingsLifting Equipment Including CranesTotalMeans of Access - LaddersMeans of Access - Scaffold Physical Workplace - StructuresTotalIndustrial Machines VehiclesLifting Equipment Including Cranes Metal Items (excluding knives/needles)TotalLifting Equipment Including CranesFurniture and FittingsMetal Items (excluding knives/needles)TotalVehiclesLifting Equipment Including CranesMetal Items (excluding knives/needles)Industrial Hand ToolsTotalHot scalding liquid/SteamPressurised EquipmentTotalIndustrial MachinesIndustrial Hand ToolsTotalElectrical InstallationTotal
1248335131144
411438
4218862
24236
2812611
1592980
137
25
259171662625109
88309
1769261286
5657
125317826
35222
35236
321757
308Total Workplace Major Injuries 672
Falls
Slips, Trips & Falls
Falls from Heights
Caught in/between Objects
Struck by Falling Objects
Struck by Moving Objects
Exposure to Extreme Temperatures
Cut/Stabbed by Objects
Exposure to Electric Current
Work-related Traffic
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
12767327755
6025167
3513775
28753
279443
21162
16133
1078
292
Incident Type Key Incident Agent
All Sectors STF FFH CIBO
Construction FFH CIBO SBFO
Marine CIBO/ FFH SBMO STF
Manufacturing STF CIBO CSBO
Metalworking STF CIBO/ CSBO FFH/ SBFO
Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco ETET CSBO/ STF CIBO/ FFH/ SBMO
Manufacture of Petrochemical Products ETHS/ FE/ STF - -
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
ETEC/ FE/ STF/ SBMO/ WRT
- -
Wholesale & Retail Trade STF/ SBFO/ SBMO ETEC/ WRT CSBO/ FFH/ OESM
Wholesale Trade STF/ SBFO WRT CSBO/ ETEC/ FFH/ SBMO
Retail Trade SBMO ETEC/ OESM -
Transportation & Storage STF CIBO/ WRT FFH/ SBFO
Logistics & Transport STF CIBO FFH
Accommodation & Food Service Activities ETET STF ETEC
Food & Beverage Service Activities ETET STF ETEC/ SBMO
Accommodation ETEC/ FE - -
Financial & Insurance Activities ETET/ WRT - -
Real Estate Activities FFH - -
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF/ SBFO ETEC -
Administrative & Support Service Activities OESM/ STF - -
Community, Social & Personal Services STF FFH ETHS/ SBFO
Education STF ETHS/ SBFO -
Public Administrative and Defence STF FE/ SAO -
Health Activities STF SBMO -
17 This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.
Table 1.11: Top 3 incident types for workplace major injuries by industry, 2015
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Industry
Legend: CIBO Caught In/Between ObjectsCSBO Cut/Stabbed by ObjectsETEC Exposure to Electric CurrentETET Exposure to Extreme TemperatureETHS Exposure to Hazardous SubstancesFE Fires & ExplosionFFH Falls (Falls from Heights)OESM Over-exertion and Strenuous MovementsSAO Strike Against ObjectsSBFO Struck by Falling ObjectsSBMO Struck by Moving Objects
17
STF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls)WRT Work-related Traffic
1st 2nd 3rd
Top 3 Incident Types
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WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES
WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES SAW A DECREASE OF 10% OVER JANUARY - JUNE 2014; MANUFACTURING HAD THE HIGHEST WORKPLACE MINOR INJURY RATE
Workplace minor injuries include all other reportable injuries that did not result in death or major injuries. Workplace minor injuries decreased from 6,255 cases in January - June 2014 (192 per 100,000 employed persons) to 5,658 cases (168 per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2015 (Table 1.12 & 1.13).
WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES BY SECTOR
The three traditionally higher risk sectors accounted for 43% of workplace minor injuries. Manufacturing sector remained the highest contributor to the number of workplace minor injuries with the workplace minor injury rate of 281 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015 (Table 1.12 and 1.13). Construction sector recorded 23% decrease in workplace minor injuries and its rates decreased from 288 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 215 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015. The number of workplace minor injuries decreased 27% for Marine sector in January - June 2015 and the corresponding rate decreased from 206 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2014 to 154 per 100,000 employed persons in January - June 2015. Other sectors such as Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Financial & Insurance Activities, Legal, Accounting & Man-agement Activities and Health Activities saw an increase in workplace minor injury rates (Table 1.13).
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & Communications18
Financial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service Activities
Community, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.12: Number of workplace minor injuries by industry, 2014 and 2015
6,2551,376226
1,4116142248073
2881521365033024373181192361
1371927688
17561
5632
503156967859
12,8632,686469
2,9921,289460178141
631350281
1,06264992069222852
123284383148179406143
12298
1,043320189157110
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
Legal, Accounting & Management ActivitiesArchitectural & Engineering Activities
Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance ActivitiesSecurity and Investigation Activities
Health ActivitiesEducationOther Personal Service ActivitiesArts, Entertainment and Recreation
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
5,6581,055164
1,2085341907464
2831531305163264703511191671
1072049482
16184
4620
497169876955
Industry
18 Information and Communication includes publishing activities, motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording & music publishing activities, radio & television broadcasting activities, telecommunications.
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service Activities
Community, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.13: Workplace minor injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015Per 100,000 employed persons
192288206328501556
1,481453
604883
2223251931663352032
1548672
13793
n.a.
119n.a.70
191n.a.n.a.110
383547440680
1,0441,0953,358855
1281081664567203953506504463
297163131276202n.a.
244n.a.140368n.a.n.a.199
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
Legal, Accounting & Management ActivitiesArchitectural & Engineering Activities
Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance ActivitiesSecurity and Investigation Activities
Health Activities*EducationOther Personal Service ActivitiesArts, Entertainment and Recreation
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
168215154281433449
1,396388
574775
2213341991753361336
1128682
12780
n.a.
91n.a.66
193n.a.n.a.99
Industry
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 53% of workplace minor injuries in January - June 2015 were (Table 1.14):
• Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls (STF)) (1,350 injuries, 24%)• Struck by Moving Objects (SBMO) (940 injuries, 17%) • Cut/Stabbed by Objects (CSBO) (695 injuries, 12%)
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, Accommo-dation & Food Service Activities, Information & Communications, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Administrative & Support Service Activities, Health Activities, Education, Other Personal Service Activities and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sectors (Table 1.15). The top incident agent for STF in January - June 2015 was Physical Workplace - Floors/Level Surfaces, accounting for 47% of STF injuries (Table 1.14).
SBMO, which continued to be one of the leading incident types, accounted for 17% of the total workplace mi-nor injuries in January - June 2015. It was also the top incident type for the three traditional higher risk sectors. 24% of SBMO injuries were caused by work involving industrial hand tools, followed by 17% caused by vehicles.
CSBO was commonly seen in Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Accommodation & Food Service Activities, Financial & Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activi-ties, Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities, Other Personal Service Activities and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sectors. The top incident agent for CSBO was knives and needles, accounting for 27% of CSBO injuries.
Over-exertion/ Strenuous Movements (OESM) was also commonly seen among the Services sector such as Transporta-tion & Storage, Information & Communications, Legal, Accounting & Management Activities, Security and Investigation Activities, Health Activities, Education, Other Personal Service Activities and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sectors.
WORKPLACE MINOR INJURIES BY INJURY TYPES
The top three types of injury that accounted for 80% of all workplace minor injuries were (Table 1.16):• Cuts and Bruises (2,205 injuries, 39%)• Crushing, Fractures and Dislocations (1,372 injuries, 24%)• Sprains and Strains (958 injuries, 17%)
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Table 1.14: Number of workplace minor injuries by key incident type and key incident agent, 2014 and 2015
TotalTotalPhysical Workplace - Floor/Level SurfacesMeans of Access - Stairs/StepsVehiclesTotalMeans of Access - LaddersPhysical Workplace - StructuresMeans of Access - ScaffoldTotalIndustrial Hand Tools VehiclesMetal Items (excluding knives/needles)TotalKnives and NeedlesIndustrial MachinesIndustrial Hand ToolsTotalMetal Items (excluding knives/needles)Furniture and FittingsGoods/CargoTotalIndustrial Machines Metal Items (excluding knives/needles)Vehicles TotalHuman FactorsGoods/CargoFurniture and FittingsTotalMetal Items (excluding knives/needles)Furniture & Fittings Industrial MachinesTotalHot scalding liquid/steamIndustrial MachinesDust, Gas, Liquid and ChemicalsTotal
1,7571,4146762111213431933955
9502141461478192151721726801958886
60617012667
4041248237
330837429
15196134
159
3,6532,9621,4204663046914137893
1,965476340291
1,623425339361
1,347423156161
1,26637322915583327120657
68917615165
328214318
502
6,255Total Workplace Minor Injuries 12,863
Falls
Slips, Trips & Falls
Falls from Heights
Struck by Moving Objects
Cut/Stabbed by Objects
Struck by Falling Objects
Caught in/between Objects
Over-exertion/ Strenuous Movements
Strike against Objects
Exposure to Extreme Temperatures
Work-related Traffic
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
1,6541,3506382031443041923130
9402221611436951881651605971788568
5301728681
3741288024
315827627
144100157
117
5,658
Incident Type Key Incident Agent
All Sectors STF SBMO CSBO
Construction SBMO STF SBFO
Marine SBMO STF CIBO/ SBFO
Manufacturing SBMO CSBO CIBO
Metalworking SBMO CIBO CSBO
Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco CSBO STF SBMO
Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products SBMO STF CSBO
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
STF SBMO SAO/ SBFO
Wholesale & Retail Trade STF SBMO SBFO
Wholesale Trade STF SBMO SBFO
Retail Trade STF SBFO CSBO
Transportation & Storage STF SBMO OESM
Logistics & Transport STF SBMO CIBO
Accommodation & Food Service Activities STF CSBO ETET
Food & Beverage Service Activities CSBO STF ETET
Accommodation STF CSBO SBFO
Information & Communications STF SBFO CIBO/ FE/ OESM/ SOO/ WRT
Financial & Insurance Activities STF CSBO SBMO
Real Estate Activities STF CSBO SAO/ SBMO
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities STF SBMO OESM
Legal, Accounting & Management Activities STF OESM SBMO
Architectural & Engineering Activities STF SBMO SBFO
Administrative & Support Service Activities STF SBMO CSBO
Office Administrative, Office Support & Other Business Support Activities
SBMO STF CSBO
Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities STF SBMO CSBO/ SBFO
Security and Investigation Activities STF WRT ETBM/ PA/ OESM/ SBMO
Community, Social & Personal Services STF OESM SBMO
Health Activities STF OESM SBMO
Education STF SBMO OESM
Other Personal Service Activities STF CSBO ETET/ OESM
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation STF CSBO OESM/ SBMO
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Table 1.15: Top 3 incident types for workplace minor injuries by industry, 2015
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
19
SOO Stepping on ObjectsSTF Falls (Slips, Trips and Falls)WRT Work-related Traffic
1st 2nd 3rd
Top 3 Incident Types
19 This includes flying fragments but excludes falling objects.
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Table 1.16: Types of workplace minor injury, 2014 and 2015
5,6582,2051,372958178112933635
669
6,2552,5181,5141,0572151381222732
632
2015P 2014As at end of June
12,8635,1013,1282,1464372922576672
1,364
2014Workplace Minor Injury Types
TotalCuts and BruisesCrushing, Fractures and DislocationsSprains & StrainsBurnsMultiple InjuriesPuncture WoundConcussionBites and StingsOthers
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NUMBER OF CONFIRMED OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES WENT UP BY 2.3%; NOISE-INDUCED DEAFNESS SAW A 8.1% INCREASE
438 cases (13.0 cases per 100,000 employed persons) of occupational diseases (OD) were confirmed in January - June 2015, up from 428 cases (13.2 cases per 100,000 employed persons) in January - June 2014 (Table 1.17 & 1.18).
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES BY SECTOR
Manufacturing continued to record the highest number of OD cases, accounting for 31% of total number of ODs cases confirmed in January - June 2015 (Table 1.17). 61% of the ODs confirmed in this sector were from Metalworking. Marine posted the highest incidence of OD cases (77.9 cases per 100,000 employed persons), followed by Metalworking at 67.3 cases per 100,000 employed persons.
Accommodation & Food Service Activities sector had a fourfold decrease with 5 cases in January - June 2015 compared to 21 cases in January - June 2014.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.17: Number of confirmed occupational disease cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
4284091
1429010512
1587
388
1621165152
22197
249620
992140151356232222552
322111752925352694
208
41321968251230
MetalworkingManufacture of Transport EquipmentManufacture of Petrochemical Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & TransportAir Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
Architectural & Engineering Activities
Health ActivitiesOther Personal Service ActivitiesEducationDomestic Work
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
4384683
13783111004
1798
5132185501
185
126
132711533
Industry
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.18: Occupational disease incidence rates by industry, 2014 and 2015Per 100,000 employed persons
13.28.4
83.033.073.536.98.8n.a.12.4
3.12.54.3
16.88.6n.a.9.38.4
14.10.92.72.29.9
29.53.73.3
11.0n.a.n.a.n.a.
29.528.5
141.782.9
187.982.445.9n.a.12.1
6.56.56.5
32.229.8n.a.15.013.225.63.4
10.28.4
17.449.39.59.1
28.7n.a.n.a.n.a.
MetalworkingManufacture of Transport EquipmentManufacture of Petrochemical Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & TransportAir Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
Architectural & Engineering Activities
Health ActivitiesOther Personal Service ActivitiesEducationDomestic Work
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
13.09.4
77.931.967.341.018.7n.a.24.2
3.42.84.6
21.832.8n.a.2.12.50.00.89.15.25.19.36.53.6
12.6n.a.n.a.n.a.
Industry
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20 Mesothelioma is a cancer involving the lining of the internal organs
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BY TYPE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE
Noise-induced deafness (NID) was the leading OD in first half of 2015 with 267 cases or 61% of the total OD cases confirmed. 94% of the NID cases were diagnosed at the early stage of the disease while 15 workers suffered from severe hearing loss (Table 1.19). Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) was the second leading occupational disease (Table 1.19).
TotalNoise-Induced Deafness
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Occupational Skin Disease
Compressed Air Illness
Barotrauma
Heat DisorderCancers
Occupational Lung Disease
Chemical Poisoning
Excessive Absorption of Chemicals
Infectious DiseaseOthers
Table 1.19: Number of confirmed occupational diseases by type, 2014 and 2015
428247241
6141137
11
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2626055033002220110022000
99259458014
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42
2311
5452276184405551310022111
NID (E) - EarlyNID (A) - Advanced
Back injuries due to ergonomic risksTendinitisNerve Disorder such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubi-tal Tunnel SyndromeTrigger Finger/ThumbMusculoskeletal Disorder of the BackCervical SpondylosisOthers
EczemaOthers
CAI Type 1CAI Type 2
AuralSinus
Mesothelioma20
Occupational AsthmaSilicosisTuberculosis (pulmonary)
Methyl Bromide
Lead
Upper Respiratory Tract Irritation
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
43826725215
134130
21
1000
2121076144021111001100000
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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 decrease of 3.7%, from 109 cases in January - June 2014 to 105 cases in January - June 2015 (Table 1.20). 69% of these cases were from Metalworking. Architectural & Engineering Activities saw a drop of 69% from 16 in January - June 2014 to 5 in January - June 2015.
Jan-‐Jun 2006
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
Number of Confirmed NID Cases 237 149 232 222 87 314 570 332 247 267
NID Incidence rate 12.0 6.8 10.7 9.2 3.6 12.5 21.7 11.9 7.6 7.9
3-‐year rolling average 9.8 8.9 7.8 8.4 12.6 15.4 13.7 9.1
12.0
6.8
10.7 9.2
3.6
12.5
21.7
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7.6 7.9
9.8 8.9
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5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
NID Incidence rate per 100,000 employed persons
Number of Confirmed NID Cases
Figure 14: Noise-Induced Deafness incidence rate, 2006-2015
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail TradeTransportation & Storage
Financial & Insurance Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.20: Number of confirmed NID cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
2471884
10974754310
21320
161622001
59479
139288200187
22750
422108
29285
15001
MetalworkingManufacture of Transport EquipmentManufacture of Paper Products and PrintingManufacture of Petrochemical ProductsManufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products
Logistics & Transport
Architectural & Engineering Activities
Domestic WorkEducationOther Personal Service Activities
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
2672277
10572866603
52020176575311
Industry
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All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail TradeTransportation & Storage
Financial & Insurance Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.21: NID incidence rates by industry, 2014 and 2015Per 100,000 employed persons
7.63.8
76.625.360.425.820.17.0
23.3n.a.0.0
0.45.72.20.07.2
24.81.10.3n.a.n.a.n.a.
17.716.1
130.467.0
161.967.428.840.454.3n.a.0.0
0.89.4
10.34.1
12.343.12.52.0n.a.n.a.n.a.
MetalworkingManufacture of Transport EquipmentManufacture of Paper Products and PrintingManufacture of Petrochemical ProductsManufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products
Logistics & Transport
Architectural & Engineering Activities
Domestic WorkEducationOther Personal Service Activities
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
7.94.5
72.224.558.429.924.711.246.5n.a.18.2
1.08.5
20.58.62.57.73.50.7n.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 22% of the cases were from the Transportation & Storage sector (Table 1.22), followed by Manufacturing sector contributing 17% of the cases. Most of these cases were involved in manual handling activities such as carrying, lifting, pulling and pushing. Accommodation & Food Service Activities sector saw a drop of 72% from 18 in January - June 2014 to 5 in January - June 2015.
Table 1.22: Number of confirmed WRMSD cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical ActivitiesAdministrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
141115
211131
1266
25156
181441363
1974
315399
502482
2310135324192820848
119
41168
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & TobaccoManufacture of Petrochemical
Retail TradeWholesale Trade
Air TransportLogistics & Transport
Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation
Health ActivitiesOther Personal Service Activities
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
134133
23763
1284
3017125501044
1674
Industry
Wet work/ detergents 6
Heat/ Occlusion 4
Coolants/ Oils 2
Acid 2
Cement 1
Others 6
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OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES (OSD)
21 cases of occupational skin diseases (OSD) were confirmed in January - June 2015, accounting for 4.8% of total OD cases confirmed (Table 1.19). The most common causative agent was wet work/detergents, followed by heat/ occlusion (Table 1.24).
Table 1.24: Top 5 Causative Agents of Occupational Skin Diseases, 2015
No. of CasesCausative Agents
There were 7 cases of compressed air illness (CAI) and 4 cases of barotrauma as compared to January - June 2014 when there were 5 cases of CAI and 3 cases of barotrauma.
There were 2 cases of Heat Disorder and 1 case of Chemical Poisoning (methyl bromide) in January - June 2015. For Occupational Lung Disease and Mesothelioma, there was 1 case each in January - June 2015, down from 2 cases each in January - June 2014.
OTHER OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Wholesale & Retail TradeAccommodation & Food Service ActivitiesFinancial & Insurance Activities Administrative & Support Service ActivitiesCommunity, Social & Personal Services
Table 1.23: Number of confirmed OSD cases by industry, 2014 and 2015
2620
1251322321
5460
1675743
1273
Metalworking
Health ActivitiesOther Personal Service Activities
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
2112940011640
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All Sectors 1.5 1.7 1.7 74 93 84
Construction 1.7 2.2 2.1 131 215 183
Marine 1.2 1.6 1.6 118 184 135
Manufacturing 2.3 2.7 2.8 75 76 98
Metalworking 3.4 3.8 4.0 101 85 115
Manufacture of Food, Beverages & Tobacco
3.9 4.8 4.7 63 329 224
Manufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
10.5 10.7 12.8 152 196 670
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Manage-ment and Remediation Activities
3.5 4.0 3.8 61 366 364
Wholesale & Retail Trade 0.5 0.6 0.6 21 12 35
Wholesale Trade 0.4 0.5 0.5 26 9 27
Retail Trade 0.7 0.8 0.8 12 18 49
Transportation & Storage 1.9 1.9 2.0 231 216 168
Logistics & Transport 2.9 2.8 2.9 305 377 286
Accommodation & Food Services 1.9 1.8 1.8 55 38 33
Accommodation 2.8 2.8 2.7 39 64 51
Food & Beverage Service Activities 1.7 1.5 1.7 59 32 29
Information & Communications 0.1 0.2 0.2 50 5 5
Financial & Insurance Activities 0.3 0.3 0.3 6 36 19
Real Estate Activities 1.0 1.4 1.3 14 24 23
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activ-ities
0.8 0.8 0.7 14 16 14
Legal, Accounting & Management Activ-ities
0.8 0.7 0.6 14 15 12
Architectural & Engineering Activities 1.1 1.2 1.2 18 25 21
Administrative & Support Service Activ-ities
0.7 0.8 0.9 58 93 75
Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities
0.8 1.1 1.3 112 140 126
Community, Social & Personal Services 0.6 0.7 0.7 18 14 12
Health Activities* 1.8 1.7 1.7 29 39 32
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.9 1.0 0.9 15 21 15
ANNEX A
2015P
AFR ASR
Industry
2014
Table A-1: Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) and Accident Severity Rate (ASR) in selected sectors, 2014 and 2015
Per million man-hours worked
As at end of June2014
2015P 2014
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Table A-2: Number of man-days lost to workplace incidents21 in selected sectors, 2014 and 2015
21 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.
All SectorsConstructionMarineManufacturing
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Accommodation & Food Service Activities
Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance Activities Real Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Administrative & Support Service Activities
Community, Social & Personal Services
365,071141,07628,30842,10114,15616,1191,4877,046
6,3173,1823,135
58,49742,8759,6262,7406,886617
7,3172,4504,1341,6671,941
21,7567,705
10,8933,4971,274
678,951245,98740,178
107,24145,38922,7519,654
14,450
38,19420,07018,12493,10767,55016,8984,319
12,5791,1728,1365,1117,2652,8623,382
37,2652,239
20,3166,0701,838
MetalworkingManufacture of Food, Beverages & TobaccoManufacture of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Wholesale TradeRetail Trade
Logistics & Transport
AccommodationFood & Beverage Service Activities
Legal, Accounting & Management ActivitiesArchitectural & Engineering Activities
Cleaning & Landscape Maintenance Activities
Health ActivitiesArts, Entertainment and Recreation
2015P 20142014
As at end of June
298,59788,39817,55940,66916,8083,2301,0951,208
11,9399,7422,197
64,25236,19114,5171,655
12,8626,4351,2351,5333,6381,7451,420
14,3376,640
14,4792,767920
Industry
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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.
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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 2014.
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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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