SINGAPORE: ECO Special Waste Management (ECO SWM) was fined S$230,000 on Aug 20 for “unsafe work practices” that led to a fire at its Tuas ...
SINGAPORE: ECO Special Waste Management was fined S$230,000 on Aug 20 for “unsafe work practices” that led toIn a press release, the Ministry of Manpower said the company failed to “take reasonably practicable measures to ensure the safety and health of its employees”.A flash fire broke out at the plant at 23 Tuas View Circuit on the morning of Feb 23, 2017 while a worker was discharging recovered liquid Hexane into a plastic intermediate bulk container .
MOM said in its release that investigations found that the company had failed to conduct a risk assessment to ensure that the plastic IBCs were suitable for storing the highly flammable Hexane.“The IBC used by ECO SWM was not suitable as it could not dissipate the electrostatic charges generated during the discharging of Hexane, which ignited the flammable Hexane vapour-air mixture that resulted in the fire,” it said.
The company was also found to have failed in ensuring its workers followed safe operating procedures when dealing with hazardous products, it added.
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