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SINGAPORE : Employers who need help on reducing workplace accidents can soon visit a Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) clinic for free advice.
The clinics, which will have eight runs next year - twice per quarter in the next 12 months - are one of three key initiatives by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and WSH Council to increase workplace safety awareness.
The clinics offer free advisory services, where consultants will assist with legislation, funding and work-injury compensation.
Informational packages will also be issued to employers and skits held at public places to increase awareness.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower, Hawazi Daipi said the Workplace Safety and Health Act will cover all companies by September next year, and benefit another 1.4 million workers.
The Act extends to new sectors such as retail, entertainment and public service. These new sectors contributed 29 per cent of all workplace injuries and 6 per cent of workplace deaths last year.
Among the four employees who lost their lives on the job last year was a steward who slipped and fell while carrying a tray with glass wine goblets.
Last year also saw two deaths arising from slips and trips in workplaces not yet covered by the WSH Act.
The most common incident type was falls which accounted for 21 per cent of workplace injuries.
Slips and trips contributed to 17 per cent of injuries, while cuts & stabs from objects made up 11 per cent of injuries at work. - CNA /ls
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