Workplace Safety and Health Report January-June … Safety and Health Report January-June 2015 National Statistics WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT, JAN-JUN 2015 Workplace Safety

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

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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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60

672

12,863

992

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As at end of June

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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.




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

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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

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Figure 1: Workplace injury rate, 2006-2015

OVERVIEW OF TRENDS

Jan-‐Jun 2006

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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

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Figure 2: Workplace injury rate by industry, 2006-2015




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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

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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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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

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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

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Figure 6: Workplace major injury rate, 2011-2015




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

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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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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.

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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


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Figure 9: Proportion of occupational disease by type, 2006-2015

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Others

Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WRMSD)

OccupaLonal Skin Diseases

Noise-‐Induced Deafness




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).

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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



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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.


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

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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.

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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




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

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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

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Table 1.4: Workplace fatal injury rates by industry, 2014 and 2015Per 100,000 employed persons




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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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


Logistics & Transport

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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




(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


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


0 0 0 0 1 0

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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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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



Food & Beverage Service ActivitiesAccommodation

EducationPublic Administrative and Defence Health Activities

2015P 20142014

As at end of June

292881655241065

16124

2016201822152

24964

Industry








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




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




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


Falls from Heights


Struck by Falling Objects


Exposure to Extreme Temperatures

Cut/Stabbed by Objects

Exposure to Electric Current


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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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




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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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




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.








Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities



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





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


Falls from Heights


Cut/Stabbed by Objects

Struck by Falling Objects


Over-exertion/ Strenuous Movements

Strike against Objects

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures


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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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.




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.






Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail Trade




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


Logistics & TransportAir Transport


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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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


Logistics & TransportAir Transport



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



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


BY TYPE OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

Noise-induced deafness (NID) was the leading OD in first half of 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

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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

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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


12.0

6.8

10.7 9.2

3.6

12.5

21.7

11.9

7.6 7.9

9.8 8.9

7.8 8.4

12.6

15.4

13.7

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10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

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100

200

300

400

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NID Incidence rate per 100,000 employed persons

Number of Confirmed NID Cases

Figure 14: Noise-Induced Deafness incidence rate, 2006-2015





Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail TradeTransportation & Storage

Financial & Insurance Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities


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



Domestic WorkEducationOther Personal Service Activities

2015P 20142014

As at end of June

2672277

10572866603

52020176575311

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Electricity, Gas & Air Conditioning SupplyWater Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Reme-diation ActivitiesWholesale & Retail TradeTransportation & Storage

Financial & Insurance Activities Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities


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



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.

Industry




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


Wholesale & Retail Trade



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


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


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

Industry




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.





Information & CommunicationsFinancial & Insurance Activities Real Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & Technical Activities



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



AccommodationFood & Beverage Service 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




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.

ANNEX D




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

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

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

• amputation

• blindness

• deafness

• paralysis

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

• exposure to electric current

• asphyxia/drowning

• hypothermia

• burns with more than 20 days of medical leave

• concussion with more than 20 days of medical leave

CONCEPTS & DEFINITIONS

ISSN 2424 - 7774 Print / ISSN 2424 - 7782 OnlinePublished in September 2015 by the Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore.1500 Bendemeer Road #04-01Ministry of Manpower Services CentreSingapore 339946website: www.wsh-institute.sgemail: [email protected]

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