Incident Reporting
An incident report must be submitted to the Commissioner of Workplace Safety and Health for all accidents, dangerous occurrences and occupational diseases. Employers and occupiers are required to keep a record of all incident reports for three years. It is an offence to fail to make an incident report as required by the law.
The table below shows types of workplace incidents and the responsibilities of employers and occupiers. Examples of cases that need to be reported can be found here.
| Incident |
Who should report |
What to do |
| A workplace accident that causes the death of an employee. |
The employer of the injured worker. |
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A workplace accident that causes injury to an employee, who is then:
- Given more than three consecutive days of medical leave; or
- Hospitalised for at least 24 hours.
|
The employer of the injured worker. |
- Submit the incident report within 10 days of the accident
- If the employee subsequently dies from the injury, the employer must notify the Commissioner as soon as he/she knows of the employee's death.
|
A workplace accident that involves a self-employed person or member of public, causing him/her to:
- Die; or
- Sent to hospital for treatment of injury.
|
The workplace occupier |
|
| A dangerous occurrence |
The workplace occupier |
|
| An occupational disease |
- The doctor who diagnosed the disease; and
- The employer of the person with the disease
|
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For incidents that require immediate notification:
Notify the Commissioner of Workplace Safety and Health by calling +65 6317 1111 or sending a fax to +65 6317 1220.
Please provide the following information:
- Date and time of the incident;
- Place of the incident;
- Name and identification number of the injured/ deceased, if any;
- Name of the employer and occupier;
- Brief description of the incident; and
- Name and contact details of the person making the notification.
Submitting the Incident Report
You are required to submit an incident report to the Commissioner of Workplace Safety and Health within 10 days. Only one official representative (e.g. HR or Safety Officer) from the company is required to report the incident to MOM. Incidents should be reported using the iOSH service.
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The following information is required when reporting an incident to MOM:
- Informant's personal particulars and organisation details (where applicable)
- Accident details: When, where and how the incident happened
- Occupational disease details
- Injured person's details (e.g. personal particulars, employment, injury, insurance and other pre-existing accident condition information).
In the process of reporting, you may choose to save the notification as a draft before submission to MOM. Upon submission of the notification, you are encouraged to print or save a copy of the notification for record purposes and to fulfill the legal obligation under the regulations to keep all accident records for three years. Please take note of the iReport reference number and password generated at the acknowledgement page after submission, as this information will be required for subsequent reports.
MOM may conduct investigations at the accident site and work with relevant stakeholders after your notification, to prevent the recurrence of similar occurrences.
For accidents that involve employees, MOM will process eligible claims under the Work Injury Compensation Act and update the parties involved accordingly.
Amendment of Incident Reports
Incident reports may be amended within 30 days from the date of the submission. After the 30-day period for amendments has passed, only updates to the number of days of medical leave will be allowed. You will be required to enter your SingPass and the password provided when the report was first submitted.
Amend Submitted Incident Report
Please note that certain information in the report cannot be amended within the system. If you wish to make changes to such information, please make a request in writing to
MOM_OSHD@mom.gov.sg, or fax to +65 6317 1220.
The amended information will be updated automatically once you have confirmed and acknowledged your amendment request.
Purchase of lncident Reports
Parties to a work injury claim can access the below e-service to purchase a copy of the incident notification report that was submitted to MOM.
For injured employee
You will require (i) SingPass and (ii) an email account for the enquiry.
For employer, insurer and legal representative
Same as above. In addition, you will require your company’s UEN, the injured person’s ID (NRIC, FIN or passport number) and the date of the accident.
Purchase of Incident Report
Compensation for work injuries
There is no need to submit a separate report for work injury compensation. The incident report includes a section for this purpose.
Record keeping
Employers and occupiers are required to keep a record of any incident reports made. Such records should be kept at the employers'/occupiers' place of business for a period of three years from the time the report is made.
Penalties for failure to report
An employer or workplace occupier who fails to make an incident report as required by the law will face:
- A fine of up to $5,000 for a first-time offence; or
- A fine of up to $10,000 and/or a jail term of up to six months for subsequent offences.
On the other hand, those who make a false notification or report will also be liable to be fined up to $5,000 and/or a jail term of up to six months.
Incident cost calculator
There are many costs associated with an incident or injury and normally these costs go unnoticed and the total true cost is underestimated. With the Incident Cost Calculator, you can track the real costs of the incident or injury. Visit
here to find out more.
