WSH (WORK AT HEIGHTS) REGULATIONS 2013

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I - PRELIMINARY

1. Citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Application

PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. Avoidance of work at height
5. Fall prevention plan
6. Training for persons at work
7. Supervision of work at height
8. Open sides and openings
9. Cover, guard-rail and barrier to prevent fall
10. Travel restraint system
11. Fall arrest system
12. Inspection
13. Staircases
14. Safe means of access and egress between different working levels in building or structures
15. Teagle openings
16. Work on roofs
17. Fragile surfaces
18. Ladders

PART III PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS WORK AT HEIGHT

19. Application of this Part
20. Implementation of permit-to-work system
21. No hazardous work at height without permit-to-work
22. Application for permit-to-work
23. Evaluation of application
24. Issue of permit-to-work
25. Posting of permit-to-work and supervisor’s duty
26. Monitoring of work
27. Duty to report incompatible work
28. Daily review and revocation of permit-to-work

PART IV INDUSTRIAL  ROPE ACCESS SYSTEM
29. Industrial rope access equipment and personal protective equipment
30. Design and inspection

PART V MISCELLANEOUS
31. Offence
The Schedule

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WSH (FIRST-AID) REGULATIONS

(incorporating the amendments as stipulated in WSH (First-Aid) (Amendment) Regulations 2011)
The changes are highlighted in blue.

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
1. Citation and commencement
2. Definition
3. Application
4. Provision of first-aid boxes
5. First-aiders
6. First-aid room
7. First-aid for exposure to toxic or corrosive substances
8. Offences

Citation and commencement
The amendments shall come shall come into operation on 10th September 2011.

Definitions
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
‘‘first-aid’’ means —
(a) in cases where a person needs help from a medical practitioner or nurse, treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimising the consequences of bodily injury until such help is obtained; or
(b) treatment of minor bodily injury which does not require treatment by a medical practitioner or nurse;
‘‘hospital’’ means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or care or who suffer from any disease, injury or disability of mind or body, and includes a maternity home and a nursing home;
‘‘medical clinic’’ means any premises used or intended to be used by a medical practitioner, a dentist or any other person —
(a) for the diagnosis or treatment of persons suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, any disease, injury or disability of mind or body; or
(b) for curing or alleviating any abnormal condition of the human body by the application of any
apparatus, equipment, instrument or device requiring the use of electricity, heat or light, but does not include a hospital;
‘‘medical practitioner’’ means a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act.

Application
3. These Regulations shall not apply to —
(a) any hospital; and
(b) any medical clinic.’’

Provision of first-aid boxes
4.— (1) Every workplace shall be provided with a sufficient number of first-aid boxes.
(2) Where a workplace is located in a building, each floor of the building shall be provided with a sufficient number of first-aid boxes.
(3) Every first-aid box provided in a workplace shall —
(a) be adequately equipped;
(b) be properly maintained;
(c) be checked frequently to ensure that it is adequately equipped and that all the items in it are usable;
(d) be clearly identified as a first-aid box;
(e) be placed in a location that is well-lit and accessible; and
(f) be under the charge of a person appointed by the occupier of the workplace.

First-aiders
5.—(1) Where more than 25 persons are employed in a workplace, there shall be appointed in the workplace as first-aiders who shall be readily available during working hours such number of persons as complies with the ratio of one first-aider for every 100 persons employed in the workplace or part thereof.
(2) Every person appointed as a first-aider under paragraph (1) shall —
(a) have successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner; and
(b) undergo such subsequent re-training in first-aid treatment as the Commissioner may require.
(3) Where there is a shift work schedule in a workplace, the ratio of the number of first-aiders available on each shift to the number of persons employed at work on that shift shall comply with the ratio specified in paragraph (1).
(4) Every first-aider shall maintain a record of all treatment rendered by him.
(5) A notice shall be affixed in every workplace stating the names of the first-aiders appointed under paragraph (1).

First-aid room
6. Unless otherwise permitted by the Commissioner in writing, where there are more than 500 persons at work in a workplace, there shall be provided and maintained a first-aid room of such standard as may be approved by the Commissioner.

First-aid for exposure to toxic or corrosive substances
7.—(1) Where any person in a workplace may be exposed to toxic or corrosive substances, the occupier of the workplace shall make provision for the emergency treatment of the person if so required by the Commissioner.
(2) Where the eyes or body of any person in a workplace may come into contact with toxic or corrosive substances, the occupier of the workplace shall ensure that suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body are provided and properly maintained within the work area for emergency use.

Offences
8. Any —
(a) occupier of a workplace who fails to ensure that regulation 4, 5 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 6 or 7 is complied with in relation to the workplace; or
(b) first-aider who contravenes regulation 5 (4), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

The First and Second Schedules are deleted.

WSH (Operation of Cranes) Reg 2011 - Part III (Registration of Crane Operators)

Application for registration to be crane operator
6.—(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for his approval to register as a crane operator.
(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall be —
(a) in such form and manner as the Commissioner may determine; and
(b) accompanied by the appropriate fee.
(3) Upon receiving an application, the Commissioner may, subject to regulation 7 —
(a) issue the person with a certificate of registration to act as a crane operator (subject to such conditions); or
(b) refuse to approve the application.

Requirements for registration as crane operator
7.—(1) A person may register as a crane operator if he satisfies the Commissioner that —
(a) he has successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner on the operation of a mobile crane or tower crane;
(b) he has, in the opinion of the Commissioner, sufficient experience in operating a mobile crane or tower crane and has passed a proficiency test acceptable to the Commissioner; or
(c) he possesses any other equivalent qualification acceptable to the Commissioner.
(2) The Commissioner may require an applicant to produce a current medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner which certifies that the applicant is medically fit to operate a mobile crane or tower crane.
(3) The Commissioner shall not register an applicant who has been certified by a registered medical practitioner to be unfit to operate a mobile crane or tower crane.
Certificate of registration
8.—(1) A certificate of registration to act as a crane operator shall, unless the registration is earlier cancelled, be valid for a period of 2 years from the date of registration or for such shorter period as the Commissioner may specify in the certificate of registration.
(2) A certificate of registration is not transferable.
(3) Where a certificate of registration is lost, destroyed or defaced, the holder of the certificate may apply to the Commissioner for a replacement certificate on payment of the appropriate fee.
(4) An application under paragraph (3) to the Commissioner shall be supported by such documentary proof that the certificate of registration issued earlier is lost, destroyed or defaced.

Register of crane operators
9. The Commissioner shall keep an up-to-date register of all persons registered as crane operators.
Production of certificate of registration upon request
10.—(1) Registered crane operator to produce his certificate of registration for inspection upon request by an inspector.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine
not exceeding $2,000.
Renewal of registration
11.—(1) An application by a person for the renewal of his certificate of registration to act as a crane operator shall be made in such form and manner as the Commissioner may determine, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee.
(2) Any renewal fee paid is not refundable.
(3) The Commissioner may —
(a) renew the certificate of registration to act as a crane operator for a period of 2 years or for such shorter period as the Commissioner may specify in the certificate of registration; or
(b) refuse the application for renewal if the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is no longer a fit and proper person to be registered as a crane operator.
Conditions for renewal of registration as crane operator
12.—(1) The Commissioner may impose such conditions for the renewal of registration as a crane operator as he thinks fit.
(2) The conditions may include any one or all of the following:
(a) requiring an applicant to attend a refresher course acceptable to the Commissioner on the operation of a mobile crane or a tower crane;
(b) requiring an applicant to pass a proficiency test acceptable to the Commissioner for crane operation;
(c) requiring an applicant to produce a current medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner which certifies that the applicant is medically fit to operate a mobile crane or tower crane.
Suspension and cancellation of registration
13.—(1) The Commissioner may suspend or cancel the registration of any registered crane operator if the Commissioner is satisfied that the registered crane operator —
(a) has obtained his registration by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of
any material fact;
(b) has been certified by a registered medical practitioner to be unfit to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane; or
(c) has failed to comply with any of the duties set out in these Regulations.
(2) Duty of a registered crane operator upon becoming aware of any medical condition which may render him unfit to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane to inform the Commissioner of such medical condition without undue delay.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
Notice of suspension and cancellation of registration
14.—(1) When the Commissioner has suspended or cancelled the registration of a registered crane operator under regulation 13, the Commissioner shall inform the registered crane operator concerned by notice in writing of such suspension or cancellation.
(2) The suspension or cancellation shall take effect 21 days after the date of the service of the notice on the registered crane operator or, if an appeal against the suspension or cancellation of registration has been made to the Minister under paragraph (4), on the date the Minister dismisses the appeal.
(3) Notwithstanding that the suspension or cancellation has not taken effect, any registered crane operator whose registration is suspended or cancelled by the Commissioner shall not, between the date of the service of the notice of suspension or cancellation and the date the suspension or cancellation takes effect (both dates inclusive), operate a mobile crane (not being a lorry loader) or a tower crane.
(4) A registered crane operator whose registration has been suspended or cancelled by the Commissioner under regulation 13 may, within 21 days of the date of the service of the notice of suspension or cancellation, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(5) The notice of suspension or cancellation may be served on any person by delivering it to him, or by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, his last known residential address.
Surrender of certificate
15.—(1) A registered crane operator shall immediately surrender to the Commissioner his certificate of registration when the suspension or cancellation takes effect in accordance with regulation 14(2).
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Duties of crane operator
16. Duty of a crane operator —
(a) before the start of every workshift, to carry out operational tests on all limiting and indicating devices under no load conditions before any lifting operation is carried out and
shall enter the results of such tests in a log book or log-sheet;
(b) to ascertain whether the ground conditions, in particular the ground surface on which a mobile crane is to be operated, are safe for travel or any lifting operation; and if he is of the
opinion that it is not safe for travel or any lifting operation, he shall report this to the lifting supervisor;
(c) to ensure that any outrigger when it is required is fully extended and secured;
(d) not to carry out any lifting operation unless he has been briefed by the lifting supervisor on the lifting plan referred to in regulation 4;
(e) not to hoist any object if he is unable to ascertain the weight of the load;
(f) not to hoist any load unless he has received a clear signal from a signalman when this is required under regulation 19;
(g) not to engage in any act or manoeuvre which is not in accordance with safe and sound practice;
(h) not to hoist any load if there is any obstruction in the path of manoeuvre and if there is any such obstruction, he shall report this immediately to the lifting supervisor;
(i) not to manoeuvre or hold any suspended load over any public road or public area unless that road or area has been cordoned off;
(j) not to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane within 3m of any live overhead power line;
(k) not to use the crane for any operation for which it is not intended, including pulling or dragging a load;
(l) to ensure that any stationary truck mounted or wheel mounted crane is adequately and securely blocked while it is on a slope; and
(m) to report any failure or malfunction of the crane to the lifting supervisor and to make an appropriate entry of the failure or malfunction in the log book or log-sheet of the crane.

WSH (Operation of Cranes) Reg 2011 - Part IV (Appointment & Duties of Personnel)

Appointment and duties of lifting supervisor
17.—(1) Duty of the responsible person to appoint a lifting supervisor before any lifting operation involving the use of any crane is carried out in a workplace.
(2) Responsible person not to appoint any person as a lifting supervisor for any lifting operation involving the use of a crane in a workplace unless the person is one who —
(a) has successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner to equip him to become a lifting supervisor; and
(b) has, in the opinion of the responsible person, such relevant experience in lifting operations for a period of not less than one year before the appointment as a lifting supervisor.
(3) Duty of the lifting supervisor —
(a) to co-ordinate all lifting activities;
(b) to supervise all lifting operation by a mobile crane or tower crane in accordance with the lifting plan referred to in regulation 4;
(c) to ensure that only registered crane operators, appointed riggers and appointed signalmen participate in any lifting operation involving the use of amobile crane or a tower crane;
(d) to ensure that the ground conditions are safe for any lifting operation to be performed by any mobile crane;
(e) to brief all crane operators, riggers and signalmen on the lifting plan referred to in regulation 4; and
(f) if any unsatisfactory or unsafe conditions are reported to him by any crane operator or rigger, take such measures to rectify the unsatisfactory or unsafe condition or otherwise ensure that any lifting operation is carried out safely.



Appointment and duties of rigger
18.—(1) Duty of the responsible person to appoint a rigger before any lifting operation involving the use of any mobile crane or tower crane is carried out in the workplace by a crane operator.
(2) Duty of the responsible person —
(a) not to appoint any person as a rigger in a workplace unless the person has successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner to equip him to be a rigger; and
(b) to ensure that the rigger who is appointed is attired in such a way as would distinctively identify him as a rigger.
(3) No person shall rig up loads for any lifting operation by a mobile crane or tower crane unless he is a rigger appointed in accordance with paragraph (1).
(4) Duty of appointed rigger to —
(a) check the slings to be used for slinging the loads to ensure that the slings are of good construction, sound and suitable material, adequate strength and free from patent defect;
(b) ensure that an adequate number of legs of the sling are used and that the slinging angle is correct so as to prevent the sling from being overloaded during the hoisting;
(c) ascertain the weight of the load which is to be lifted and inform the crane operator of the weight of the load;
(d) ensure that only proper lifting gears are used in conjunction with the sling;
(e) ensure that the load to be lifted is secure, stable and balanced;
(f) ensure that any loose load (which includes any stone, brick or tile) is placed in a receptacle to prevent the load or part thereof from falling during the lifting operation;
(g) place adequate padding at the edges of the load which come in contact with the sling so as to prevent the sling from being damaged; and
(h) report any defect in the lifting gear to the lifting supervisor.



Appointment and duties of signalman
19.—(1) Duty of the responsible person to appoint a signalman before any lifting operation involving the use of any mobile crane or tower crane is carried out in a workplace by a crane operator.
(2) Duty of the responsible person —
(a) not to appoint any person as a signalman in a workplace unless the person has successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner to equip him to be a signalman; and
(b) to ensure that the appointed signalman is attired in such a way as would distinctively
identify him as a signalman.
(3) No person shall give signal to the crane operator unless he is a signalman appointed in accordance with paragraph (1).
(4) Duty of the appointed signalman to —
(a) ensure or verify with the rigger that the load is properly rigged up before he gives a clear signal to the crane operator to lift the load; and
(b) give correct and clear signals to guide the crane operator in the manoeuvre of the load safely to its destination.

WSH (Operation of Cranes) Regulations 2011 - Part V (Installation, Repair, Alteration, etc of Mobile / Tower Crane)

Only approved crane contractor to install, repair, alter or dismantle mobile crane or tower crane
20.—(1) No person shall install, repair, alter or dismantle a mobile crane or tower crane unless he is an approved crane contractor.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply —
(a) to the installation or dismantling of a fly jib; and
(b) to the repair of any non-load bearing part of a crane, unless the repair affects the safe operation of the crane.
Application for approval to be approved crane contractor
21.—(1) A firm or company may apply to the Commissioner for approval to act as an approved crane contractor.
(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall be —
(a) accompanied by the appropriate fee;
(b) in such form and manner as the Commissioner may require; and
(c) accompanied by such particulars, information, statements and documents as the Commissioner may require.
Certificate of approval
22.—(1) On receipt of an application, the Commissioner may —
(a) issue to the applicant a certificate of approval, subject to conditions as the Commissioner may think fit to impose; or
(b) refuse to approve the application.
(2) Where the Commissioner refuses to approve the applicant to act as an approved crane contractor, he shall give the applicant notice in writing of the reasons for his refusal.
(3) The Commissioner may at any time vary or revoke any of the existing conditions imposed under paragraph (1) or impose new conditions.
(4) A certificate of approval for a firm or company to act as an approved crane contractor is valid for a period of 2 years.
(5) A certificate of approval may be renewed.
Production of certificate of approval upon request
23.—(1) The approved crane contractor to produce his certificate of approval for inspection upon request by an inspector.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
Suspension or cancellation of certificate
24. The Commissioner may suspend or cancel the certificate of approval issued to any approved crane contractor if the Commissioner is satisfied that the approved crane contractor —
(a) has obtained the certificate of approval under these Regulations by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of any material fact; or
(b) is contravening or has contravened any condition subject to which the certificate was issued.
Notice of suspension or cancellation of certificate
25.—(1) When the Commissioner has suspended or cancelled the certificate of approval under regulation 24, the Commissioner shall inform the approved crane contractor concerned by notice in writing of such suspension or cancellation.
(2) The suspension or cancellation shall take effect 21 days after the date of the service of the notice on the approved crane contractor or, if an appeal against the suspension or cancellation of the certificate of approval has been made to the Minister under paragraph (4), on the date the Minister dismisses the appeal.
(3) Notwithstanding that the suspension or cancellation has not taken effect, any approved crane contractor whose certificate of approval is suspended or cancelled by the Commissioner shall not, between the date of the service of the notice of suspension or cancellation and the date the suspension or cancellation takes effect (both dates inclusive), install, repair, alter or dismantle a mobile crane or tower crane.
(4) An approved crane contractor whose certificate of approval has been suspended or cancelled may appeal to the Minister within 21 days of the date of the service of the notice of suspension or cancellation. The Minister's decision shall be final.
(5) A notice of suspension or cancellation may be served on any firm or company by leaving it at, or sending it by registered post to, the last known business address.



Duties of approved crane contractor
26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), duty of an approved crane contractor: to —
(a) obtain a manufacturer’s manual which contains instructions on the safe procedures for the installation, repair, alteration and dismantling of the mobile crane or tower crane, before
he installs, repairs, alters or dismantles any mobile crane or tower crane; and
(b) ensure that the crane is installed, repaired, altered or dismantled in accordance with the instructions contained in such manual.
(2) Where the manual referred to in paragraph (1) is not available, the approved crane contractor to ensure that the installation, repair, alteration or dismantling of any mobile crane
or tower crane is under the immediate supervision of an authorised examiner.



Duties of owner of mobile crane and tower crane
27. To ensure that after every installation, repair, alteration and dismantling of a mobile crane or tower crane —
(a) the crane is tested and certified safe by an authorised examiner for the operations for which it is intended; and
(b) the crane is not used unless it has been tested and certified in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. Citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Application
PART II -GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. Only approved scaffold contractor to construct, erect, install, re-position, alter, maintain, repair or dismantle certain scaffolds
5. Scaffold erectors
6. Scaffold supervisor
7. Personal protective equipment for scaffold erectors
8. Supervision of construction, erection, installation, re-positioning, alteration, maintenance, repair or dismantling of scaffolds
9. Construction and materials
10. Foundation of scaffolds
11. Scaffolds supported by buildings, ships or other structures
12. Designated access point for scaffolds
13. Stairs and ladders
14. Standards and ledgers
15. Transoms
16. Bracing
17. Gear for suspension of scaffolds
18. Work platforms
19. Loading requirements for scaffolds
20. Design by professional engineer
21. Boards, planks and decking
22. Toe-boards and guard-rails
23. Overlay and screening nets
24. Scaffolds to be free of material which endanger safety
25. Measures against electrical hazards
26. Inspection of scaffolds
27. Labelling of scaffolds after inspection
28. Construction, erection, maintenance, repair and dismantling of scaffolds
PART III - METAL SCAFFOLDS
29. Approved metal scaffolds
30. Design of certain metal scaffolds by professional engineer
31. Ties for metal scaffolds
32. Transoms for modular or tube-and-coupler scaffolds
33. Spigots, jointpins or sleeves
34. Adjustable base plates
35. Frame or modular scaffolds to be erected in one plane
36. Cross brace not to be used as means of access or egress
PART IV - TIMBER SCAFFOLDS
37. Timber scaffolds not to be used in shipyards
38. Materials for timber scaffolds
39. Construction of timber scaffolds
40. Ties for timber scaffolds
41. Duration of use of timber scaffolds
PART V - SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS
42. Suspended scaffolds
43. Suspended scaffolds raised or lowered by climbers, winches or powered device
44. Safety device for suspended scaffolds
45. Prohibition of overloading of suspended scaffolds
46. Suspended scaffolds counter-balanced by counter-weights
47. Prevention of sway
48. Age limit of operator
49. Personal protective equipment for users of suspended scaffolds
50. Notice to be displayed in suspended scaffolds
PART VI - OTHER SCAFFOLDS
51. Tower scaffolds
52. Scaffolds and work platforms erected on cantilever or jib supports
53. Design of cantilever or jib supports by professional engineer
54. Hanging scaffolds
55. Personal protective equipment for users of hanging scaffolds
56. Trestle scaffolds
PART VII - APPROVED SCAFFOLD CONTRACTORS
57. Application for approval to be approved scaffold contractor
58. Certificate of approval
59. Production of certificate of approval
60. Suspension or cancellation of certificate
61. Notice of suspension or cancellation of certificate
PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
62. Offence
63. Revocation
64. Savings and transitional provision

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Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part VI (Other Scaffolds)

Tower scaffolds
51.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.
(2) The height of a tower scaffold erected or installed on board a ship in a shipyard shall not exceed 4 times the lesser of the base dimensions of the scaffold.
(3) The height of a tower scaffold in a workplace, other than a tower scaffold referred to in paragraph (2), shall not exceed 8 times the lesser of the base dimensions of the scaffold.
(4) Where the height of a tower scaffold in a workplace, excluding the handrails and their supports at the uppermost lift of the scaffold, exceeds 3 times the lesser of the base dimensions of the scaffold, the scaffold shall be effectively tied to the building or a rigid structure so as to prevent toppling.
(5) Any tower scaffold which can be moved on casters shall —
(a) be constructed with due regard to its stability and, if necessary, adequately weighted at the base;
(b) be used only on a firm and even surface; and
(c) be provided with a positive locking device on each caster to hold the scaffold in position.
(6) Duty of employer / principal to ensure that no more than 2 work platforms shall be used on a tower scaffold in the workplace at any one time.
(7) Duty of employer / principal to ensure that —
(i) no tower scaffold is moved except by applying force at or near the base;
(ii) the casters are locked to hold the tower scaffold in position while the person is on the tower scaffold; and
(iii) no person remains on the tower scaffold when it is being moved.

Scaffolds and work platforms erected on cantilever or jib supports
52.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (4) are complied with.
(2) A scaffold in a workplace that is erected on cantilever or jib supports shall be adequately supported, fixed and anchored on the supports to prevent displacement.
(3) The cantilever or jib supports used to support the scaffold shall —
(a) have outriggers of adequate length and cross section; and
(b) be constructed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
(4) Where a work platform in a workplace rests on bearers that let into a wall at one end and it does not have other support, the bearers shall —
(a) pass through the wall;
(b) be of adequate strength; and
(c) be securely fastened on the other side of the wall.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 53, ‘‘cantilever or jib support’’ includes any structure, including a bracket or beam, that projects beyond a fulcrum or point of attachment and that is not supported directly from the ground or floor below.

Design of cantilever or jib supports by professional engineer
53.—(1) A professional engineer who designs a cantilever or jib support to —
(a) take such measures to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person
who constructs or uses the cantilever or jib support according to his design; and
(b) provide to any person who constructs or is to construct the cantilever or jib support, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction
procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction of the cantilever or jib support according to his design.
(2) Occupier of a workplace in which a scaffold is erected on cantilever or jib supports to ensure that the scaffold is not used unless —
(a) the scaffold (including the cantilever or jib support) has been examined by the professional engineer after its erection or installation, and a certificate stating that the scaffold is safe
for use has been obtained from the professional engineer;
(b) the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer and the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (a) are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector; and
(c) the scaffold has been inspected by a professional engineer at least once every 3 months to ensure that it is safe for use.
(3) The professional engineer to immediately inform the occupier when he discovers any defect in a scaffold in the course of his examination or inspection.
(4) Occupier of the workplace, upon being informed of any defect in a scaffold, to immediately take action to rectify the defect before the scaffold is used.
(5) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Hanging scaffolds
54.—(1) The responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (4) are complied with.
(2) A hanging scaffold in a workplace shall be —
(a) constructed before being hung into position on a building, ship or other structure;
(b) securely anchored to the hull or any other part of the building, ship or structure to prevent lateral movement or sway;
(c) constructed so that the work platform is in a horizontal plane; and
(d) provided with safe means of access to and egress from its platform by means of stairs or ladders.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), stairs or ladders —
(a) shall be placed in such a manner as to prevent any person from falling; and
(b) shall not rise to a vertical distance of more than 3m between landings.
(4) A hanging scaffold from which a person may fall more than 2m shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
(7) Any person who contravenes paragraph (6) shall be fined on conviction not exceeding $2,000.

Personal protective equipment for users of hanging scaffolds
55.—(1) Duty of employer / principal under whose direction any person uses or is to
use any hanging scaffold in a workplace, to provide to the person —
(i) a safety harness attached with a shock absorbing device; and
(ii) sufficient and secured anchorage by means of an independent life line or other equally effective means.
(2) Duty of the person who uses any hanging scaffold to use the safety harness attached with a shock absorbing device provided to him.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Trestle scaffolds
56.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2), (5) and (6) are complied with.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no trestle scaffold in a workplace shall —
(a) be constructed with more than 3 tiers; or
(b) have a work platform more than 4.5m above the ground or floor or other surfaces upon which the scaffold is erected.
(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a trestle scaffold constructed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
(5) No trestle scaffold shall be erected on a scaffold platform unless —
(a) the width of the platform is such as to leave sufficient clear
space for the transport of materials; and
(b) the trestles or uprights are firmly attached to the platform
and adequately braced to prevent displacement.
(6) No trestle scaffold shall be erected on a suspended scaffold.
(7) Occupier of a workplace in which a trestle scaffold is constructed or erected to ensure that no trestle scaffold referred to in paragraph (3) is used unless the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector.
(8) Any person who contravenes paragraph (7) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part IV (Timber Scaffolds)

Timber scaffolds not to be used in shipyards
37. Duty of the occupier of a shipyard to ensure that no timber scaffold is used in the shipyard.
Materials for timber scaffolds
38.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (7) are complied with.
(2) Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace —
(a) shall be of a suitable quality;
(b) shall be in good condition;
(c) shall have the bark completely stripped off; and
(d) shall not be painted or treated in any way such that defects in the wood cannot be seen easily.
(3) Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace shall comprise —
(a) Bintangor rollers; or
(b) other species of timber rollers which are of similar strength, durability and resilience as Bintangor rollers and which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
(4) Every standard of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 50mm throughout its length.
(5) Every timber roller used as a ledger or horizontal bracing, transom or putlog in a scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 38mm at the tip.
(6) The members or components of a timber scaffold shall be lashed using rattan strips or other material approved in writing by the Commissioner.
(7) The lashing required shall be done with strips not less than 1.8m in length with a minimum of 6 turns per strip.



Construction of timber scaffolds
39.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.
(2) Timber scaffold shall not exceed 15m in height.
(3) No timber scaffold with a single row of standards shall be erected in a workplace.
(4) Every timber scaffold in a workplace shall be —
(a) securely tied and braced at the corners; and
(b) rigidly anchored to the building or other structure at regular close intervals.
(5) Transverse and longitudinal braces of a timber scaffold shall be securely placed and lashed to the standards.



Ties for timber scaffolds
40.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.
(2) A timber scaffold in a workplace shall be tied to a building or other structure by horizontal ties.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), each tie shall —
(a) pass through an opening or hole in the wall in the building or structure; and
(b) be secured at a right angle to another pole which shall be fixed firmly inside the building or structure.
(4) Where it is not practicable to install any tie referred to in paragraph (3), the timber scaffold shall be tied to a building or other structure —
(a) using ties which are constructed and installed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer; or
(b) by such other means which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
(5) Ties made up of wires shall not be used.
(6) Duty of a professional engineer who designs any tie of a timber scaffold referred to in paragraph (4)(a) to —
(a) take such measures to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who constructs, installs or uses the tie according to his design; and
(b) provide to any person who constructs or installs or is to construct or install the tie of the timber scaffold, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings
and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction or installation of the tie according to his design.
(7) Duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that no timber scaffold with ties referred
to in paragraph (4)(a) is used unless the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector.
(8) Any person who contravenes paragraph (7) shall be guilty and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.



Duration of use of timber scaffolds
41. Duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a timber scaffold is erected to ensure that the timber scaffold shall be dismantled within a period of 9 months after its erection.

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part III (Metal Scaffolds)

Approved metal scaffolds
29. Responsible person to ensure that no metal scaffold shall be erected or installed in a workplace unless —
(a) it has been type-tested by a recognised testing body in accordance with a standard or specification acceptable to the Commissioner; and
(b) it complies with such conditions as the Commissioner may think fit to impose.
Design of certain metal scaffolds by professional engineer
30.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that every metal scaffold —
(a) exceeding 15m in height in any shipyard; or
(b) exceeding 30m in height in any workplace other than in a shipyard,
be erected or installed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
(2) Duty of a professional engineer who designs any metal scaffold referred to in paragraph (1) to —
(a) take such measures to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who erects, installs or uses the scaffold according to his design; and
(b) provide to any person who erects or installs or is to erect or install the scaffold, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper erection or installation of the scaffold according to his design.
(3) Duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a metal scaffold referred to in paragraph (1) is erected or installed to ensure the scaffold is not used unless —
(a) the scaffold has been examined by the professional engineer after its erection or installation, and a certificate stating that the scaffold is safe for use has been obtained from the professional engineer;
(b) the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer and the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (a) are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector; and
(c) the scaffold has been inspected by a professional engineer at least once every 3 months to ensure that it is safe for use.
(4) Duty of the professional engineer, when he discovers any defect in a metal scaffold in the course of his examination or inspection referred to in paragraph (3), to immediately inform the
occupier of the workplace.
(5) Duty of the occupier referred to in paragraph (4), upon being informed of any defect in a scaffold under that paragraph, to immediately take action to rectify the defect before the scaffold is used.
(6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (3)(b) shall be guilty and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.



Ties for metal scaffolds
31.—(1) Duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (7) are complied with.
(2) Every alternate lift and every uppermost lift of an independent tied metal scaffold in a workplace shall be effectively tied to the building or structure by means of ties.
(3) Ties shall be located no further than one bay from the ends of the independent tied metal scaffold and thereafter, at intermediate spacing of not more than 3 bays or 7.5 m apart, whichever is less.
(4) Ties other than tie tubes and couplers shall not be used without the approval in writing of the Commissioner.
(5) Every tie under this regulation shall conform with the following:
(a) tie tubes shall be attached by right angle couplers to the outside ledger or standard or, in the case of an independent scaffold, to both the inside and outside standards as close as possible to the junction of the standards and ledgers; and
(b) the ends of the tie tubes shall be attached to the building or structure by one of the following methods:
(i) the tie tubes shall form part of a yoke constructed of tubes and couplers which passes around and bears hard against the sides of a column, pier, beam or similar structural members;
(ii) each tie tube shall pass through the wall and be secured with 2 pieces of tube of minimum length of 300mm nd shall be attached one on each side of, and bear hard against, the wall;
(iii) each tie tube shall be attached to a reveal tie not greater than 1.5 m in length but reveal ties shall not be used where a horizontal diagonal plan bracing is used; or
(iv) each tie tube shall pass through ring bolts which shall be secured by casting in or being anchored in the wall.
(6) Every tie tube shall be perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the scaffold and, where this is not practicable, the deviation from the perpendicular shall not exceed 15°.
(7) Every tie shall be capable of withstanding a force of 1,000 kgf applied in either direction along the length of the tie.



Transoms for modular or tube-and-coupler scaffolds
32. It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that every modular scaffold or tube-and-coupler scaffold in a workplace is provided with transverse horizontal members or transoms for each lift.


Spigots, jointpins or sleeves
33.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (6) are complied with.
(2) Spigots, jointpins or sleeves shall be used to connect one standard of a metal scaffold in a workplace to another standard.
(3) Where spigots, jointpins or sleeves are used to locate and connect one standard to another, such spigots, jointpins or sleeves shall —
(a) permit full bearing over the whole bearing area at the ends of the standards; and
(b) have such external or internal dimensions that the maximum difference of mating diameters in any part between the spigot, jointpin or sleeve and the other standard does not exceed 1.6mm.
(4) Spigots and jointpins shall engage in the ends of the standards by at least 70mm.
(5) Sleeves shall cover the end of the standard by at least 70 mm.
(6) The standards shall be securely held if they are connected by the spigots, jointpins or sleeves.



Adjustable base plates
34. Where an adjustable base plate is used on a standard of a metal scaffold in a workplace and the adjustment exceeds 150mm, it is the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the standard
is tied longitudinally to the adjacent standard or standards at a height of not more than 460mm above the supporting surface by right angle or swivel couplers.



Frame or modular scaffolds to be erected in one plane
35. Responsible person to ensure that every frame or modular scaffold in a workplace is erected such that every lift is horizontal and in one plane.



Cross brace not to be used as means of access or egress
36. Duty of the employer / principal of any person who uses or is to use any frame scaffold to ensure that no cross brace on the frame scaffold shall be used as a means of access or egress by the person.

WSH Committee Regulations 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29 and 65 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Manpower, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I - PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the WSH (Workplace Safety and Health Committees) Regulations 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2008.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
‘‘chairman’’ means the chairman of a workplace safety and health committee
‘‘member’’ means a member of a workplace safety and health committee and includes a chairman
‘‘secretary’’ means the secretary of a workplace safety and health committee appointed under regulation 5(2) or deemed to be appointed under regulation 5(1);
‘‘workplace safety and health committee’’, in relation to a factory, means the workplace safety and health committee appointed under regulation 4(2)(a) in respect of the factory.
Application
3. These Regulations shall apply in relation to every factory in which 50 or more persons are ordinarily at work, excluding persons who carry out any work which is of a temporary nature and is not ordinarily carried out in the factory.

PART II - FORMATION OF WSH COMMITTEE
Appointment of workplace safety and health committee and chairman
4.—(1) For the purposes of section 29(1) of the Act, a workplace safety and health committee shall be appointed in respect of every factory to which these Regulations apply.
(2) It shall be the duty of the occupier of such a factory to appoint, in respect of the factory —
(a) a workplace safety and health committee; and
(b) a person as a chairman of the workplace safety and health committee, being a person whom the occupier reasonably believes is competent to perform the functions and duties of its chairman.
Appointment of secretary
5.—(1) Where there is a person appointed as the workplace safety and health officer of a factory, he shall be deemed to be appointed as the secretary of the workplace safety and health committee of that factory.
(2) Where no person is appointed as the workplace safety and health officer of a factory, it shall be the duty of the occupier of the factory to appoint, from among the members of the workplace safety and health committee of the factory, a person to be its secretary.
Composition of workplace safety and health committee
6. It shall be the duty of the occupier of a factory to ensure that —
(a) the workplace safety and health committee of the factory consists of members who are representatives of persons at work in the factory and of the management of the factory; and
(b) at all times, the number of members who are representatives of the persons at work in the factory is not less than those who are representatives of the management of the factory.

PART III - MEETINGS OF WSH COMMITTEE
Meetings
7.—(1) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a factory to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that the workplace safety and health committee of the factory meets at least once a month to discuss matters relating to the safety and health of persons at work in that factory.
(2) No person shall prevent any member from attending any meeting of his workplace safety and health committee that is held during working hours.
(3) No person shall make any deduction from the salary of any member for being absent from work for the purpose of attending any meeting of his workplace safety and health committee.
Minutes of meeting
8.—(1) It shall be the duty of the secretary of the workplace safety and health committee of a factory to furnish a copy of the minutes of every meeting of the workplace safety and health committee of the factory to every member thereof and to the occupier of the factory.
(2) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a factory to —
(a) keep a copy of such minutes in the factory for inspection by any inspector; and
(b) furnish a copy of such minutes to the Commissioner at any time when required by the Commissioner.
Non-member may attend meetings
9. A workplace safety and health committee of a factory may invite any person employed in the factory who has suffered bodily injury as a result of any accident or dangerous occurrence which took place in the factory to attend any meeting of the committee to discuss the accident or dangerous occurrence.
Matters to be discussed at meetings
10. At any meeting of a workplace safety and health committee of a factory, only matters relating to the safety and health of persons at work in the factory shall be discussed.

PART IV - FUNCTIONS OF WSH COMMITTEE
General inspection of factory
11.—(1) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a factory to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that the workplace safety and health committee of the factory inspects the factory at least once a month to see if necessary measures are taken to ensure the safety and health of persons at work in the factory.
(2) Following every inspection of the factory under paragraph (1), it shall be the duty of the chairman of the workplace safety and health committee of the factory to ensure that the workplace safety and health committee —
(a) discusses the observations of the members during the inspection at its next meeting; and
(b) records in a report —
(i) its opinion in respect of the lack of any measure, or any deficient measure, taken to ensure the safety and health of persons at work in the factory; and
(ii) its recommendations on the actions to be taken in the factory to ensure the safety and health of persons at work in the factory.
Inspection of factory after accident or dangerous occurrence
12.—(1) Where any accident or dangerous occurrence has taken place in any factory —
(a) it shall be the duty of the occupier of the factory to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that the workplace safety and health committee of the factory immediately carries out an inspection of the factory; and
(b) it shall be the duty of the workplace safety and health officer appointed in respect of the factory (if one has been appointed) to immediately conduct an investigation into the accident or dangerous occurrence and furnish the chairman of the workplace safety and health committee of the factory with a report of the findings of his investigation.
(2) After an inspection has been carried out in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) of a factory where an accident or a dangerous occurrence has taken place, it shall be the duty of the chairman of the workplace safety and health committee of the factory to ensure that the workplace safety and health committee of the factory —
(a) holds a meeting to discuss the observations of the members during the inspection and the report of the workplace safety and health officer referred to in paragraph (1)(b), if any; and
(b) records in a report —
(i) its opinion in respect of the lack of any measure, or any deficient measure, taken to ensure the safety and health of persons at work in the factory so far associated with the condition of the factory and the cause of the accident or dangerous occurrence; and
(ii) its recommendations on the actions to be taken in the factory to ensure the safety and health of persons at work in the factory.
Action to be taken on report of workplace safety and health committee
13.—(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman to furnish every report of his workplace safety and health committee referred to in regulation 11(2)(b) or 12(2)(b) to the occupier of the factory.
(2) It shall be the duty of the occupier of the factory, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving any report furnished under paragraph (1), to do the following:
(a) discuss the recommendations of the workplace safety and health committee with the workplace safety and health officer (if one has been appointed) or the chairman;
(b) record in the report the occupier’s decision; and
(c) direct any person at work in the factory to take such action as the occupier thinks necessary in the interests of the safety and health of persons at work in the factory.
(3) It shall be the duty of the occupier of the factory to keep a copy of every report furnished under paragraph (1) in the factory.
Workplace safety and health committee to assist in organising certain activities to promote safe conduct of work in factory
14. The workplace safety and health committee of a factory may assist in organising any contest, competition or other activity for the purpose of promoting the safe conduct of work in the factory.
Guidelines to promote safe conduct of work in factory
15.—(1) The workplace safety and health committee of a factory shall, with the approval of the occupier of the factory, issue a set of guidelines to promote the safety and health of persons at work in the factory.
(2) The guidelines may, with the approval of the occupier of the factory, be amended or revoked by the workplace safety and health committee.
(3) It shall be the duty of the occupier of the factory to publish a copy of the guidelines, and all amendments made to the guidelines, in such manner as will secure adequate publicity at the factory for the guidelines.
Basic knowledge of members of workplace safety and health committee
16. It shall be the duty of the occupier of a factory to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that the members of the workplace safety and health committee have a basic understanding and knowledge of the functions and duties of a workplace safety and health committee under the Act.
Powers of workplace safety and health committee
17. The workplace safety and health committee of a factory shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions and duties under the Act, have the power to do all or any of the following:
(a) to enter, inspect and examine the factory at any reasonable time;
(b) to inspect and examine any machinery, equipment, plant, installation or article in the factory;
(c) to require the production of factory records, certificates, notices and documents kept or required to be kept under the Act, including any other relevant document, and to inspect
and examine any of them;
(d) to make such examination and inquiry of the factory and of any person at work in that factory as may be necessary to execute its duties;
(e) to assess the levels of noise, illumination, heat or harmful or hazardous substances in the factory and the exposure levels of persons at work therein;
(f) to investigate any accident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease that occurred within the factory.

PART V - MISCELLANEOUS
Offences
18. Any person who contravenes regulation 4(2), 5(2), 6, 7(1), (2) or (3), 8(1) or (2), 11(1) or (2), 12(1) or (2), 13(1), (2) or (3), 15(3) or 16 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Revocation
19. The Factories (Safety Committees) Regulations (Cap. 104, Rg 2) are revoked.
Savings and transitional provisions
20.—(1) Every person who, immediately before 1st September 2008, is the chairman or secretary or a member of a safety committee of a factory under the revoked Factories (Safety Committees) Regulations (Cap. 104, Rg 2) shall continue in such capacity as if he were the chairman or secretary or a member, as the case may be, of a workplace safety and health committee appointed under these Regulations in respect of that factory.
(2) These Regulations shall not affect any inspection or investigation commenced or pending before 1st September 2008, and every such inspection or investigation may be continued and everything which is or is to be done pursuant to every such inspection or investigation may be done in all respects after that date as if these Regulations had not been enacted.

Workplace Safety and Health Act to Cover Six New Sectors from 1 March 2008

With effect from 1 March 2008, six new sectors will be covered under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act.
The WSH Act is targeted at cultivating good safety habits and practices in all persons at a workplace - from top management to workers. It requires every individual at workplace to take reasonable practical steps to ensure the safety and health of every person at work at the workplace. The extension will contribute to the long-term plans to raise WSH standards across all industries in Singapore.
The six new sectors are as follow:

1. Healthcare Activities
2. Veterinary Activities
3. Hotels, Food and Beverage Sectors
4. Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management Activities
5. Landscape Care and Maintenance Service Activities
6. Services allied to Transportation of Goods

WSH (Construction) Reg 2008

The WSH (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS 2007 replaces the BOWEC w.e.f. 1 Jan 2008.

The contents of the regulation are as follows:

PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. Citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Application

PART II - SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT
4. Safety and health management system
5. Site coordination meeting
6. Workplace safety and health co-ordinator
7. Duties of workplace safety and health co-ordinator
8. Powers of workplace safety and health co-ordinator
9. Safety and health training

PART III - PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM
10. Application of this Part
11. Implementation of permit-to-work
12. No high-risk construction work without permit-to-work
13. Application for permit-to-work
14. Evaluation of permit-to-work
15. Issue of permit-to-work
16. Posting of permit-to-work and supervisor’s duty
17. Monitoring of work
18. Duty to report incompatible work
19. Revocation of permit-to-work

PART IV - GENERAL PROVISIONS
20. Structures and supports
21. Stability of structures
22. Falling hazards
23. Work on roofs
24. Storage and placement of materials and equipment
25. Protection against falling objects
26. Slipping hazards
27. Hazards arising from protruding objects
28. Vehicular hazards
29. Runways and ramps
30. Entry into building under construction
31. Safe means of access and egress between different working levels in building or structures
32. Lighting
33. Personal protective equipment

PART V - ELECTRICAL SAFETY
34. Electrical power circuits
35. Installation of electric wiring and power lines
36. Bare wires and exposed live conductors
37. Residual current circuit breakers and overcurrent protective devices
38. Prohibition on use of fuse
39. Welding sets
40. Industrial plug and socket-outlet
41. Distribution board and socket-outlet assembly
42. Electrical installations and equipment used underground or in confined space

PART VI - LADDERS
43. Construction
44. Resting surface and prevention against slipping
45. Landing place

PART VII - CANTILEVERED & MATERIAL PLATFORMS
46. Cantilevered and material platform
47. Guard-rails and toe-boards
48. Use of wire rope
49. Inspection by designated person

PART VIII - DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS
50. Accumulation of debris
51. Method of removal of debris, etc.
52. Floor openings for debris removal
53. Chutes
54. Construction of chutes
55. Debris collection area
56. Design of chute by professional engineer

PART IX - FORMWORK STRUCTURES
57. General duty on occupier
58. General requirement
59. Supports and shores
60. Appointment of formwork supervisor
61. Duties of formwork supervisor
62. Register
63. Design and construction of formwork structure
64. Duties of professional engineer on formwork structure
65. Concrete work
66. Dismantling
67. Steel reinforcement
68. Reshoring

PART X - DEMOLITION
69. General duty on occupier
70. Preparation of demolition work
71. Protection of adjacent structures
72. Removal of load bearing structures
73. Demolition of walls, partitions, etc.
74. Access to floor
75. Barricades, catch platforms and warning signs
76. Mechanical method of demolition

PART XI - EXCAVATION & TUNNELLING WORKS
77. General requirements on excavation work
78. Duties of professional engineers on excavation
79. Access and egress from excavation
80. General duty on occupier
81. Stability of tunnelling work
82. Ventilation
83. Illumination level
84. Access to and egress from tunnel or shafts
85. Plant and ancillary equipment
86. Means of communications
87. Tampering with fittings
88. Training
89. Rescue team
90. Fire-fighting facilities and procedure

PART XII - COMPRESSED AIR ENVIRONMENT
91. General duty on occupier
92. Safe system of work
93. Warning notices
94. Use of bulkhead
95. Plant and ancillary equipment
96. Supply of air
97. Power source
98. Temperature and humidity
99. Means of communications
100. Appointment of competent person for compressed air works
101. Identification badges
102. Conditions for person working in compressed air environment
103. Condition for multiple entries in compressed air environment
104. Prohibition on consumption of alcohol and smoking
105. Man-locks
106. Compression and decompression procedure and use of man-lock
107. Medical locks
108. Man-lock and medical lock attendants
109. Attendance at man-lock
110. Attendance at medical lock
111. Appointment of medical practitioner
112. Resting facilities and first-aid room
113. Maintenance of records
114. Training of personnel

PART XIII - EXPLOSIVES
115. General duty on employer and principal
116. Handling of explosives
117. Smoking, open lights, etc.
118. Opening packages
119. Deepening holes
120. Size of holes
121. Removing cartridge wrappers
122. Loading near other operations
123. Loading and tamping
124. Work of firing of any blast
125. Warning and retreat
126. Return to blast area
127. Misfires
128. Operations during thunderstorm

PART XIV - PILING
129. Stability of adjacent structures
130. Inspection
131. Pile driver not in use
132. Pile testing
133. Footing

PART XV - CRANES, EMPLOYEE’S LIFTS & MATERIAL HANDLING MACHINERY
134. Strength and stability
135. Capacity chart
136. Thorough examination and inspection
137. Handling of suspended loads
138. Prohibition on riding on loads
139. Cranes or machinery at rest
140. Operators of employee’s lift

PART XVI - MISCELLANEOUS
141. Offence
142. Revocation

For details, refer to the relevant regulation.

WSH (Workplace Safety and Health Officers) Regulations

The WSH (Workplace Safety and Health Officers) Regulations will take effect on 1 August 2007.

The Regulations will replace three subsidiary legislations under the former Factories' Act:
(a) Factories (Qualifications and Training of Safety Officers) Notification;
(b) Factories (Registration and Duties of Safety Officers) Regulations; and
(c) Factories (Safety Officers) Order.

The key change in the new regulations is the removal of the distinction between a full-time and part-time WSH officer. It adopts an outcome-based approach where occupiers decide on the extent of appointment for the WSH officers, whether part-time or full-time.

Workplaces required to appoint a WSH officer are stipulated in the Second Schedule of the Regulations, including:
(a) Shipyards in which any ship, tanker and other vessels are constructed, reconstructed, repaired, refitted, finished or broken up;
(b) Factories used for processing petroleum or petroleum products;
(c) Factories in which building operations or works of engineering construction of a contract sum of $10 million or more are carried out; and
(d) Any other factories in which 100 or more persons are employed, except those which are used for manufacturing garments.

(Extracted from OSH ALert dated 17 July 2007)

Approved Codes of Practice

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
(APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE) NOTIFICATION 2007
(Made Under Section 39 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act)

In accordance with section 39 (3) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006, the following 23 Codes of Practice were approved for the purpose of providing practical guidance on safety and health to the industry:

CP 14: 1996 Code of Practice for Scaffolds
CP 20: 1999 Code of Practice for Suspended Scaffolds
CP 23: 2000 Code of Practice for Formwork
CP 27: 1999 Code of Practice for Factory Layout - Safety, Health and Welfare Considerations
CP 37: 2000 Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Mobile Cranes
CP 62: 1995 Code of Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes
CP 63: 1996 Code of Practice for the Lifting of Persons in Work Platforms Suspended from Cranes
CP 74: 1998 Code of Practice for Selection, Use and Maintenance of Respiratory Protective Devices
CP 76: 1999 Code of Practice for Selection, Use, Care and Maintenance of Hearing Protectors
CP 79: 1999 Code of Practice for Safety Management System for Construction Worksites
CP 84: 2000 Code of Practice for Entry into and Safe Working in Confined Spaces
CP 88: Part 1: 2001 Code of Practice for Temporary Electrical Installations Part 1: Construction and Building Sites
CP 88: Part 3: 2004 Code of Practice for Temporary Electrical Installations Part 3: Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing Yards
CP 91: 2001 Code of Practice for Lockout Procedure
SS 98: 2005 Specification for Industrial Safety Helmets
CP 101: 2004 Code of Practice for Safe Use of Powered Counterbalanced Forklifts
SS 473: Part 1: 1999 Specification for Personal Eye-Protectors Part 1: General Requirements
SS 473: Part 2: 1999 Specification for Personal Eye-Protectors Part 2: Selection, Use and Maintenance
SS 510: 2005 Code of Practice for Safety in Welding and Cutting (and Other Operations Involving the Use of Heat)
SS 508: Part 1: 2004 Specification for Graphical Symbols - Safety Colours and Safety Signs Part 1: Design Principles for Safety Signs in Workplaces and Public Areas
SS 508: Part 3 : 2004 Specification for Graphical Symbols - Safety Colours and Safety Signs Part 3: Safety Signs Used in Workplaces and Public Areas
SS 513: Part 1: 2005 Specification for Personal Protective Equipment - Footwear Part 1: Safety Footwear
SS 513: Part 2: 2005 Specification for Personal Protective Equipment - Footwear Part 2: Test Methods for Footwear

Requirement for RSO

Based on Factories (Safety Officer) Order / Factories (Reg. & Duties of Safety Officer) Reg.
Note: Going to be history soon.

Useful links on ESH legal requirements

For link to MOM website presenting the WSH Act and Subsidiary legislation, click here.

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