Workplace Safety and Health Precautions During Hazy Conditions

SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT: In July 2026, a fatal accident occurred during a training exercise involving a boat near a jetty. During the exercise, the boat was operating at high speed, causing one person to fall overboard. Although the individual was wearing a life jacket at the material time, he subsequently drowned, leading to a fatality.

The Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) issues this Notice to remind all principals, employers, occupiers, self-employed persons and persons at work to exercise heightened vigilance and implement appropriate measures to manage workplace safety and health risks arising from prevailing hazy conditions.