Fatality: Fall from scaffold opening/breakdown in co-ordination/communication
- Safety Flash
- Published on 1 December 2004
- Generated on 19 November 2025
- IMCA SF 10/04
- 1 minute read
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower has issued a safety circular, which has been passed to us by a member.
Although the notice is from last year, the company has re-issued it as a reminder to its personnel.
The incident involves a number of safety issues including:
- working at height
- communication
- lighting, and
- management of change.
Read the whole safety circular here.
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