bizSAFE Certification Singapore Incident Investigation and Reporting Questions and Answers

Question 1

An employee at a logistics company in Jurong slips and falls, resulting in a fractured leg.
A registered doctor issues a medical certificate for 5 consecutive days of medical leave.
According to the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations, what is the employer's legal obligation?

Accepted Answer

Report the incident to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) within 10 days of being notified of the accident.

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Notify the Commissioner of WSH immediately by phone and submit a full report within 24 hours.

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No reporting is required as the injury did not result in at least 24 hours of hospitalisation.

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Record the incident internally, but only report to MOM if the employee's medical leave exceeds 14 days.

Question 2

Which of the following situations, even if no one is injured, is classified as a 'Dangerous Occurrence' and must be reported to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) under the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations?

Accepted Answer

The collapse or failure of a tower crane on a construction site.

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A small, contained fire in a metal bin that is extinguished in under a minute.

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A power failure in the office building lasting for 30 minutes.

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A near miss where a pallet of goods falls from a forklift but lands in an empty aisle.

Question 3

A worker at a Biopolis research facility receives a written diagnosis from a doctor for an occupational disease listed in the Second Schedule of the WSH Act. What is the employer's statutory duty upon receiving notice of this diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Submit an incident report to the Commissioner for WSH within 10 days.

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Advise the worker to claim from their personal insurance.

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Wait for the worker to be hospitalised before making any report.

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Only the attending doctor is required to report the case to MOM.

Question 4

According to the principles of effective incident investigation promoted by the WSH Council for bizSAFE, what is the primary purpose of the investigation process?

Accepted Answer

To determine the root causes of the incident to prevent its recurrence.

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To gather sufficient evidence to assign blame and administer disciplinary action.

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To complete the necessary forms for the company's insurance and work injury compensation claims.

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To quickly restore the work area to full operational status to minimise downtime.

Question 5

At a manufacturing plant in Tuas, a heavy component slips from its rigging but lands safely in a designated exclusion zone, with no injury or damage. This event is classified as a near miss. How should this incident be handled to align with bizSAFE's proactive safety principles?

Accepted Answer

It should be reported and investigated to understand why the failure occurred and to improve the lifting procedure.

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It should be ignored as it had no negative consequences.

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The supervisor should verbally reprimand the lifting crew.

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It only needs to be recorded if the same event happens more than three times.

Question 6

Immediately after a workplace accident occurs and any injured persons have been given first aid, what is the first critical step in the incident investigation process?

Accepted Answer

Secure the incident scene to prevent disturbance of evidence.

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Interview all witnesses while their memories are fresh.

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Begin writing the incident report for MOM.

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Calculate the estimated cost of the damage.

An employee at a logistics company in Jurong slips and falls, resulting in a fractured leg.A registered doctor issues a medical certificate for 5 consecutive days of medical leave.According to the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations, what is the employer's legal obligation?

An employee at a logistics company in Jurong slips and falls, resulting in a fractured leg.
A registered doctor issues a medical certificate for 5 consecutive days of medical leave.
According to the WSH (Incident Reporting) Regulations, what is the employer's legal obligation?