construction accident updates and case studies
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Construction Accident Updates and Case Construction Accident Updates and Case StudiesStudies
19 August 2015
OSH Inspectorate
OSHD, MOM
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OverviewOverview
�Safety Performance of
Construction Industry
�Bad Practices
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�Case Studies
�Learning Points
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18%18%
Fatal Injuries*
40
50
60 5659
54
33
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18%18%Decrease in Fatal
Injuries (Con)in 2014 compared to 2013
0
10
20
30
40
2012 2013 2014
26
33
27 Singapore
Construction
*Excluding workrelated trafficaccidents
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27%27%
FFH Fatal Injuries
10
12
14
14 14
109
11
8
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27%27%Decrease in FFH Fatal
Injuries (Con)in 2014 compared to 2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
2012 2013 2014
98
Singapore
Construction
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Safety Performance of SingaporeSafety Performance of Singapore
14
45
2013
FFH
Others
14
42
2012
FFH
Others
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Number of Fatal Injuries*
10
44
2014
FFH
Others
4542
*Excluding work
related traffic
accidents
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Construction Fatality Rate Remains the Highest Among all the Sectors in 2014
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
Workplace Fatal Injury Rate (per
100,000 employed persons)
Include work-related
traffic accidents
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2011 2012 2013 2014
Construction 5.51 5.94 7.16 5.50
Marine 9.42 5.64 2.73 3.75
Manufacturing 3.11 2.80 1.63 1.40
Others 0.96 0.68 1.58 0.99
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
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Construction Industry Accounts for the Significant
Share of the Fatal Injuries
Include work-related traffic accidents
16%13%
10% 9%
21%
12%
80%
90%
100%
Percentage of Workplace Fatal Injuries
Others
Wholesale & Retail Trade
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36%
46% 47% 45%
16%
11%4% 7%
21%
21%
10% 10%
15%20%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2011 2012 2013 2014
Retail Trade
Transportation & Storage
Manufacturing
Marine
Construction
A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceA Great Workforce A Great Workplace2014 in Review2014 in ReviewContraventions BreakdownContraventions Breakdown
Main Issues for Issuance of SWO
• Scaffolds
• Open Sides
Access & Egress
• Scaffolds
• Open Sides
Access & Egress• Access & Egress
• Formwork Activities
• Material Storage & Housekeeping
• Access & Egress
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SCAFFOLDSSCAFFOLDSSCAFFOLDSSCAFFOLDS
A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceA Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceSCAFFOLDSSCAFFOLDSCommon ContraventionsCommon Contraventions
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Description of Accident
• On the day of accident, the Deceased
was assisting two co-workers to
dismantle the timber formwork at the 2nd
storey internal lift shaft core-wall.
• They were standing on a work platform of
a scaffold erected within the lift core-wall.
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• In the process, the Deceased was
believed to have fallen through a gap
between the edge of the work platform
and the lift core-wall.
• The Deceased landed inside the lift pit
and was pronounced dead by attending
paramedics.
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Initial position ofthe Deceased Formwork being
dismantled
600mm600mm
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600mm600mm
Deceased could have fallenfrom either openings
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Open SideOpen SideOpen SideOpen Side
A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceA Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceOPEN SIDEOPEN SIDECommon ContraventionsCommon Contraventions
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Description of Accident
• The Deceased and 5 other co-workers were
installing the steel reinforcement bars (rebars)
for a roof reinforced concrete (RC) beam of a 2-
storey detached house.
• This RC beam was located at an edge of the
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• This RC beam was located at an edge of the
roof. The Deceased while handling one end of a
rebar tripped and fell over the edge of the roof
platform and landed on the ground about 9.8m
down.
• The Deceased was conveyed by the
ambulance to the National University Hospital
where he succumbed to his injuries.
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860mm
590mm
450mm
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-200mm gap
-450mm diagonal
gap
Deceased was working
on the rebars450mm
200mm
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Access & Access &
EgressEgressEgressEgress
A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceA Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceAccess & EgressAccess & EgressCommon ContraventionsCommon Contraventions
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Learning PointsLearning Points
�Costs of accidents & poor WSH
management
�Tangible vs. non-tangible
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Learning PointsLearning Points
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Demerit Points SystemDemerit Points System
• Issued to main or sub-contractors for breaches
under WSHA and relevant subsidiary legislations
• Single stage DPS where DP is issued based on
severity of offences committed
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Demerit Points SystemDemerit Points System
Type of Incident Number of Demerit Points
Composition fines1 DP per fine, from the 4th fine
onwards
Stop Work Order (Partial) 5
Stop Work Order (Full) 10
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Prosecution action taken for accident that led to serious
injuries to any person18
Prosecution action taken for dangerous occurrence
(potential for multiple fatalities)18
Prosecution action taken for accident that led to death
of one person25
Prosecution action taken for accident that led to death
of more than one person 50
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Demerit Points SystemDemerit Points System
Phase
Demerit Points
accumulated
within 18-
month period
Allowed to hire
new workers
Allowed to
renew existing
workers
Duration of
debarment
1 25 to 49 No Yes 3 months
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2 50 to 74 No Yes 6 months
3 75 to 99 No Yes 1 year
4 100 to 124 No Yes 2 years
5 125 and above No No 2 years
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Business Under Surveillance (BUS) ProgrammeBusiness Under Surveillance (BUS) Programme
• Helps poor performing companies to improve their
WSH performance
• Potential BUS “passengers”:
� Had fatal accidents
� Demonstrated poor WSH mgmt such as SWO
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� Accumulated DP
• Expects frequent inspections
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IMPACTS TO BUSINESS DUE TO IMPACTS TO BUSINESS DUE TO
ACCIDENTS & POOR WSH MGMTACCIDENTS & POOR WSH MGMT
Tangible Non-Tangible
• Time
• Manpower
• Reputation
• Business opportunities
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• Manpower
• Close monitoring
• Business opportunities
• Profitability
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Accidents do not affect the Accidents do not affect the injured alone....injured alone....
It affects the loved It affects the loved
ones tooones too
And also the And also the
organisationorganisation
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organisationorganisation
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Thank You for
your attention