Hiap Seng Lorry Enterprises owner fined record amount for fatal workplace incident

SINGAPORE: The sole proprietor of Hiap Seng Lorry Enterprises (Hiap Seng) has been fined a record amount under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act for his role in a fatal workplace incident. Ong Chin Chong was fined S$140,000 on Sep 2 after one of his employees died while unloading a bundle of wire mesh from a Hiap Seng lorry, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a press release on Friday (Sep 13).

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3 workplace deaths since start of new year: Ministry of Manpower

SINGAPORE: Three people have died in workplace accidents since the start of the new year, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Sunday (Jan 19), as it called for companies to ensure a safe working environment."This does not augur well for workplace safety and health," said MOM.

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16 weeks' jail for site supervisor who coerced worker to take blame for fatal workplace accident

SINGAPORE: A site supervisor for construction company ZAP Piling was sentenced to a total of 16 week' imprisonment for offences related to a fatal workplace incident on Jun 9, 2016, a press release from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Saturday (Apr 13).Tay Tong Chuan was sentenced to eight weeks' jail under the Penal Code for intentionally obstructing the course of justice by asking a worker to take the blame for the fatal incident. He was also given another eight week's jail under the Workplace Safety and Health Act for instructing his worker to carry out lifting operations involving a crawler crane without a permit-to-work and a lifting plan.

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