The WSH alert stated: “Workers involved in vehicular repair may be exposed to physical hazards when working with vehicle parts or engine components.”

The type of premises where the incident occurred is not known. Preliminary investigations revealed that the mast’s locking pins had been removed without first ensuring that the mast was properly secured. In the April 28 fatal incident, the technician was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics who were there after the forklift mast fell on the worker. They should also ensure that checks are carried out by competent personnel and risk controls are confirmed as being effective before work at height is authorised.įor tasks inside or near lift shafts, they should deploy trained welders with work-at-height training and to strictly instructing workers against climbing over or through guard rails. The WSH Council, a statutory body under MOM, is urging companies engaged in such work activities to implement essential measures for fall prevention.Ĭompanies should ensure that their WSH management system includes measures such as worker training, work supervision and the provision of personal protection equipment. “Workers are at risk of falling from height when working next to or inside a lift shaft,” the WSH alert stated. The type of premises where the incident occurred was not stated. He was carrying out welding work on a piece of metal immediately next to the open lift shaft before his fall.

Investigations found that guard rails were in place around the exposed sides of the lift shaft, but the worker was not fitted with any fall arrest equipment or travel restraints at the time. In the second, a technician preparing to repair a forklift was pinned by the forklift's mast on April 28.Įleven workplace fatalities have been recorded so far this year, the Ministry of Manpower said at a briefing on Tuesday (May 23).Īfter the April 18 incident, the worker was taken to a hospital where he later died of his injuries, the WSH alert issued on Wednesday stated. In the first incident on April 18, a worker fell into a newly constructed lift shaft and landed on the ground 6m below. SINGAPORE - Two workers died in separate workplace accidents last month, one pinned by a forklift mast and the other after falling into a lift shaft, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council reported in an alert.

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