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Over 100 warnings issued to shipyards for safety breaches in last 2 months
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 25 October 2010 1543 hrs
Gan Kim Yong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Shipyards in Singapore were issued more than 100 warnings for flouting work safety rules in the last two months.
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said that while yards have systems and processes in place, there are pockets of non-compliance.
Speaking at the Keppel Group Safety Convention on Monday, he said the warnings were mostly for failing to comply with safety procedures on the ground and for poor implementation of risk management control.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) found non-compliance in routine shipyard work such as work at heights and lifting activities, where fatalities are most common.
Mr Gan said more needs to be done to ensure that the safety culture reaches all levels.
Mr Gan, however, noted progress in the marine industry's workplace safety and health performance.
He said: "I am glad that the marine industry is making steady progress to make work safer and healthier for our workers. In the first half of this year, there were three fatalities, less than half that of the same period last year. It has also seen a 45 per cent reduction in the man-days lost per million man-hours worked due to work incidents, from 247 to 236. As work in the marine sector becomes safer with fewer interruptions due to work incidents, it will contribute to productivity gains."
-CNA/ir
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 25 October 2010 1543 hrs
Gan Kim Yong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Shipyards in Singapore were issued more than 100 warnings for flouting work safety rules in the last two months.
Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said that while yards have systems and processes in place, there are pockets of non-compliance.
Speaking at the Keppel Group Safety Convention on Monday, he said the warnings were mostly for failing to comply with safety procedures on the ground and for poor implementation of risk management control.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) found non-compliance in routine shipyard work such as work at heights and lifting activities, where fatalities are most common.
Mr Gan said more needs to be done to ensure that the safety culture reaches all levels.
Mr Gan, however, noted progress in the marine industry's workplace safety and health performance.
He said: "I am glad that the marine industry is making steady progress to make work safer and healthier for our workers. In the first half of this year, there were three fatalities, less than half that of the same period last year. It has also seen a 45 per cent reduction in the man-days lost per million man-hours worked due to work incidents, from 247 to 236. As work in the marine sector becomes safer with fewer interruptions due to work incidents, it will contribute to productivity gains."
-CNA/ir
