A subcontracted worker was killed and another seriously injured in a fire during welding work at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard, prompting union strike action.
South Korea will begin high-level safety supervision at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries after three shipyard workers died in separate workplace accidents during July.
A 24-year-old welder died at a Tuas shipyard worksite occupied by Seatrium after he was found unconscious inside a 28-inch stainless-steel pipe on board a newly fabricated process module. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said it is investigating the incident and restated confined-space safety measures.
The Supreme Court has upheld the suspended sentence of a safety manager at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries following a fatal accident at the Ulsan shipyard. The incident involved a falling steel plate.
