LOCAL WORKPLACE

INCIDENT
BY: JERRELL LIANG WEN ZHUO

STUDENT ID: 23009957

CLASS: W34Q
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKPLACE INCIDENT, IDENTITY OF THE
RELEVANT AUTHORITY THAT SHOULD ATTEND TO THE INCIDENT
AND AN EXPLANATION OF THEIR ROLE

IDENTITY OF THE RELEVANT AUTHORITY THAT

DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOULD ATTEND TO THE INCIDENT AND AN
WORKPLACE INCIDENT EXPLANATION OF THEIR ROLE.

• A 59-year-old worker fell into the sea
while crossing a gangway and drowned
• The location of the accident that took
place was the Eastern Bunkering A
Anchorage.
• Bosses of companies are responsible-
they should make sure that workers wear
safety wear such as a life jacket so they
will not drown
STATING AND ELABORATION OF 3 FACTORS
THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT
• Lack of risk assessment- There was no proper evaluation of the gangway and the risks
involved in crossing it, and if it was safe for workers to cross it
• Failure to comply with safety and health regulations- Alliance Instrumentation did not
check the width of the gangway
• Lack of workplace safety measure- workers were not being briefed about the dangers of
crossing the gangway
HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN BREACHED DURING THE INCIDENT

• Lack of risk assessment- Alliance instrumentation did not consider the dangers of
crossing the gangway
• Failure to comply with safety and health regulations- the workers did not look at the
width of the gangway and just crossed the gangway.
• Lack of workplace safety measure- the workers did not know what was safe and what
was not safe.
SUGGESTION AND EXPLANATION OF TWO PREVENTIVE
MEASURES TO AVOID A SIMILAR WORKPLACE INCIDENT

• Provide safety training to ensure that the workers are educated of the dangers and risk of
each worksite and avoid those areas.
• Conduct thorough risk assessment to evaluate the risks of crossing the gangway.
REFERENCES

• Slide 2: Chew Hui Min @ChewHuiMinCNA, Min, C. H., & Bookmark Bookmark Share
WhatsApp Telegram Face. (2022, July 4). Worker dies after falling into sea while
boarding service boat. CNA. Retrieved May 5, 2023, from
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/workplace-death-drown-fall-sea-2788606