新加坡：人力部呼吁建筑业以及运输和仓储业的公司，自10月5日至18日自愿进行安全暂停，此前自上个月以来已发生七起工作场所死亡事故。
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has called on companies in the construction industry, as well as the transportation and storage industry, to conduct a voluntary safety time-out from Oct 5 to 18, following seven workplace deaths since last month.
人力部周一（10月5日）在面书发文指出，这两个领域近期发生的死亡案例是一个“严峻的提醒，即工作场所安全与健康绝不能掉以轻心”。
In a Facebook post on Monday (Oct 5), MOM said that the recent deaths in the two sectors were a "grave reminder that workplace safety and health cannot be taken for granted".
人力部敦促公司检讨其工作场所安全与健康程序，强化风险管控，并解决安全漏洞。
MOM urged companies to review their workplace safety and health procedures, strengthen risk controls and address safety gaps.
人力部补充说，应特别注意混凝土泵的安全使用，以及防止车辆溜车的措施，包括确保司机离车前拉好手刹，并在适当情况下使用楔块。
It added that particular attention should be paid to the safe use of concrete pumps, and measures to prevent vehicles from rolling away, including ensuring that handbrakes are engaged before drivers leave their vehicles and using wheel chocks where appropriate.
除了自愿安全暂停外，人力部表示，将于10月5日至11月4日在两个领域推出加强执法措施，“以强化威慑力和问责制”。
Alongside the voluntary safety time-out, MOM said that it would introduce enhanced enforcement measures in both sectors from Oct 5 to Nov 4, "to strengthen deterrence and accountability".
初犯的罚款将从2000新元（约1500美元）增至3000新元，累犯或更严重的违规行为将面临更高罚款。
The composition fine for first-time offences will increase from S$2,000 (about US$1,500) to S$3,000, with higher fines for repeat or more serious offences.
在检查中发现的初犯工作场所安全违规行为，罚款将为3000新元（2350美元），高于之前的2000新元。累犯或更严重的违规行为将面临更高罚款。
For first-time workplace safety offences detected during inspections, the composition fine will be S$3,000 (US$2,350), up from S$2,000. Higher fines will apply for repeat or more serious offences.
停工令的最短期限也将从五周延长至八周，而在涉及严重工作场所安全疏忽导致致命或严重事故的“恶劣案件”中，公司可能被禁止聘请新的外籍劳工三个月。
The minimum duration of stop-work orders from also increase from five weeks to eight weeks, while companies may be barred from hiring new migrant workers for three months in "egregious cases" involving serious workplace safety lapses that result in fatal or serious accidents.
在今年6月全国发生一连串工作场所死亡事故后，曾推出相同的加强措施，为期6月26日至7月31日。
The same enhanced measures were introduced nationwide in June following a spate of workplace deaths then. They were in place from Jun 26 to Jul 31.
人力部政务部长Dinesh Vasu Dash周一表示，近期的死亡事故集中在两个行业，因此人力部呼吁这些行业的公司自愿进行安全暂停，并加强执法。
Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash, Minister of State for Manpower, said on Monday that the recent fatalities have been concentrated in the two industries, which was why MOM was calling on companies in these sectors to conduct a voluntary safety time-out and stepping up enforcement.
他补充道：“自9月以来发生的七起工作场所死亡事故令人深感忧虑，我们必须果断行动，防止进一步的生命损失。”
"The seven workplace fatalities since September are deeply concerning, and we must act decisively to prevent further loss of lives," he added.
一名22岁工人于9月28日在丹戎禺路一处组屋建筑工地高处坠落身亡，而两名工人于9月22日在大士港因所乘平台坠海而丧生。
A 22-year-old worker died on Sep 28 after falling from height at a BTO construction site along Tanjong Rhu Road, while two workers died after a platform carrying them fell into the sea at Tuas Port on Sep 22.
人力部的数据显示，2026年上半年发生21起工作场所死亡事故，新加坡的年度化致命伤害率为每10万名工人1.1起。
MOM's figures reported 21 workplace fatalities in the first half of 2026 with Singapore's annualised fatal injury rate to 1.1 per 100,000 workers.
车辆事故是主要原因，造成9人死亡。7起工作相关交通死亡事故中有4起涉及平台工作者。
Vehicular incidents were the leading cause, accounting for nine deaths. Four of the seven work-related traffic fatalities involved platform workers.
Dinesh先生表示：“我也呼吁我们的行业合作伙伴和利益相关者，包括劳工运动，在其网络内加强这些努力。”
Mr Dinesh said: "I also call on our industry partners and stakeholders, including the labour movement, to reinforce these efforts within their networks.
他补充道：“持续的警惕和共同努力将帮助我们强化安全实践，建设更安全的工作场所。”
"Continued vigilance and collective effort will help us strengthen safety practices and build safer workplaces," he added.
人力部表示，雇主应利用此机会就工作场所风险与工人和主管进行沟通，并在各级强化安全工作实践。
MOM said that employers should use this opportunity to engage workers and supervisors on workplace risks and reinforce safe work practices at all levels.