Forty-one people suffered fatal injuries while at work in 2018, while the overall number of workplace injuries rose last year, according to MOM’s WSH Report released on Thurs. The overall number of workplace injuries rose from 12,498 cases in 2017 to 12,810 cases in 2018, an increase of about 2.5 per cent. Both major and minor workplace injury cases increased last year, with 596 workers sustaining major injuries, compared to 574 cases the previous year. Workplace minor injuries also saw an increase in 2018, from 11,882 the year before to 12,173 cases. Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said the rise in workplace injuries was a “cause for concern”. Falls from height, slips, trips and falls, and vehicular-related incidents remained the top causes of fatal injuries in 2018, although the number of vehicular-related fatal incidents halved in 2018 compared to 2017. Construction remained the industry with the highest number of fatalities. As for occupational diseases, these decreased by 30 per cent last year compared to the year before.... Continue Reading