Tag Archives: Safety

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung has spoken up about the NUS controversy. He told the NUS President and Board Chairman to take a tough stand on issues that threaten students' safety. Its existing two strikes and you are gone method is too lenient when it comes to dealing with people who are charged with sexual misconduct. Other tertiary institutions will be reviewing their framework to put a stop to this unacceptable behaviour. Why does it have to take so much and so long for some justice to come to light?

Woman complained about dislodged toilet door at Toa Payoh HDB Hub and thinks it's irresponsible for janitors to leave it unattended. She also feels it is not safe for women.

Our reader alerted us to a mother whose children avoided injuries from a car accident because she took the time and effort to buckle them up properly. It's thanks to the child seats that her kids are safe!

Mount Elizabeth Hospital clarified that the water leak from its roof was not due to a collapse but a burst sprinkler head, which caused ceiling boards to come off. It assured people that the ceiling has been restored.

The crowd-crush that took place yesterday at Tampines MRT station nearly turned into a deadly stampede, says commuter who was present at the dangerously crowded platform.

Uber knowingly bought more than 1000 defective Honda Vezels and rented it to drivers without necessary repairs despite Honda's safety recall in 2016. It was only after several Vezel fires that they promised to take action and work with the LTA to solve the issue.

A netizen sent us this angry email after facing off against a team of MRT Transcom police officers who pulled him aside for screening at Eunos MRT Station.

Responding to the recent highway collapse near PIE which left 1 dead and 10 injured, Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say said it was a man-made incident that could be avoided if everyone paid enough attention to workplace safety. DUH.

A contractor was fined $280,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death by a 1500kg metal gate back in 2014. The accident happened at a construction site at Bartley Rd. The worker was asked to check on the sliding of the gate when it toppled and pinned him to the ground. Sterling Engineering had failed to ensure safety standards and did not bother to supervise its workers properly. Lowest bid again?

A woman warned others to be careful of suspicious men who claim to be Grab drivers in order to pick up female passengers. She recalled being approached by an entirely different car with a different number plate and how the "driver" even had a friend in the car. "Be extra aware when you make a booking and who's car you're really getting into! You can never predict what's about to happen, so it doesn't cost much to put your safety ahead."