Following the explosion at the Tuas Incineration Plant in 2021, which killed two National Environment Agency (NEA) officers, NEA has strengthened its workplace safety practices in its waste management facilities and across the entire organisation.

"[The incident] was a painful chapter for the NEA and MSE family," Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said in parliament on Jan. 9, 2024. "NEA has implemented measures to prevent similar incidents from taking place."

NEA provided support to the affected families

Fu gave a ministerial statement on Jan. 9 addressing the Tuas Incineration Plant explosion.

As the case was before the courts, she was unable to share certain details to not affect court proceedings.

She reiterated the background to the incident, most of it made available to the public previously, and measures that have since been put in place to ensure better workplace safety.

On Sep. 23, 2021, Kwok Yeow Wai, Wee Eng Leng and Low Yin Choon were in an electrical switch room of the incineration plant when an explosion happened.

The trio were NEA officers sent down to troubleshoot a fault.

Kwok and Wee died from the accident, while Low survived with third-degree burns and has since returned to work.