Find out the maximum penalties for failing to comply with the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act.
The tables below outline the maximum penalty for failing to comply with the WSH Act:
| Offence |
Maximum fine |
Maximum imprisonment |
Conditions |
| Not complying with Remedial Order |
$50,000
and additional fine of $5,000 for each day of continued offence |
12 months |
Either or both |
| Not complying with Stop Work Order |
$500,000
and additional fine of $20,000 for each day of continued offence |
12 months |
Either or both |
General penalties
For offences where no penalty is expressly provided in the WSH Act, the penalties are as follows:
| Type of offender |
Maximum fine |
Maximum imprisonment |
Conditions |
| Individual |
First conviction: $200,000
Repeat offender: $400,000 |
2 years |
Either or both |
| Corporate body |
First conviction: $500,000
Repeat offender: $1 million |
N.A. |
N.A. |
Note: If the previous offence caused the death of a person, any subsequent offence that causes the death of another person will have a maximum fine that is doubled.
Composition fines
For offences, instead of prosecution in Court, the Commissioner may consider compounding the offence.
Offences may be compounded to a sum not more than half the maximum fine prescribed for the offence or $5,000, whichever is lower.
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