Percentage of Companies with Workplace Fatalities that Had Previously Received Stop-work Orders

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what percentage of the 15 construction sector workplace deaths in the second half of 2024 have occurred at sites that have previously received safety violations or stop-work orders; (b) what percentage have occurred during overtime or rushed work to meet project deadlines; and (c) whether the Ministry will implement a system where contractors with safety violations are barred from bidding for public projects for a period of time depending on the severity of violations.

The Member may refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question Nos 39, 40 and 41 for Oral Answer at the 7 January 2025 Sitting, which addressed the same issues. [Please refer to "Effectiveness of Workplace Safety Time-out at Construction Sites", Official Report, 7 January 2025, Vol 95, Issue 148, Oral Answers to Questions section.]