YHI International COO and subsidiary charged with alleged failure to ensure employee safety, causing death

YHI Corporation (Singapore), a subsidiary of YHI International, has been charged for allegedly failing to take reasonably practicable measures necessary to ensure the safety and health of an employee at work, leading to their death.

The automotive and industrial product manufacturer was charged on Oct 13, 2023, under section 12(1) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 (WSHA), it said in a Friday (May 3) evening bourse filing. 

Alex Ong Chin Kiong, chief operating officer of YHI International, also faces a mirror charge under section 48(1) of the WSHA, for allegedly committing the same offence. He is also a director of YHI Singapore.

The company said YHI Singapore has appointed legal counsel to advise on the charge. It will update shareholders on related material developments when appropriate, it added.

Shares of YHI International closed up S$0.015 or 3.1 per cent at S$0.50 on Friday, before the announcement.