SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 -- The general manager of Singapore's Tuas Incineration Plant - one of the city-state's main waste-to-energy facilities - has reportedly been fined S$145,000 for workplace safety lapses linked to a 2021 explosion that killed two employees and seriously injured another.

Ng Wah Yong, 56, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Workplace Safety and Health Act for failures in overseeing high-risk electrical operations at the facility, Singapore-based The Straits Times reported.

The case reportedly follows the National Environmental Agency's (NEA) S$230,000 fine on Nov 18 for similar shortcomings.

According to the report, thecourt heard that Ng failed to ensure the plant's permit-to-work system met regulatory standards and...