The harbour pilot from PSA Marine who died after he fell overboard in the waters off the Southern Islands on Saturday is the fifth...
In 2022, MOM put in place tougher sanctions to curb the rise in workplace deaths.barred from hiring new foreign workers for up to three monthsHigher penalties for breaches of WSH laws that could result in death or serious injury were introduced, with a maximum fine of $50,000, up from $20,000 previously.
The extension of these measures comes as the annual workplace fatality rate per 100,000 workers improved during the heightened safety period, falling from 1.5 for the period from January to August 2022, to 0.8 for the September-to-December period.
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