Workplace Safety

This site is dedicated for workplace safety and health issues in Singapore. I will try to keep updated laws and applicable news on workplace safety and health in Singapore. I have simplified some of the arrangements for simplicity. Please refer to the actual Regulations for original context.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Work at Height

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--> Below is an example of where the contractor provides a proper lifeline, but the worker just could not be bothered to secure his harn...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Road roller on fire

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--> A road roller was on fire at a construction site near Causeway point. The workers just standing around. This shows the importance ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

WSH (WORK AT HEIGHTS) REGULATIONS 2013

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. Citation and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Application PART II GENERAL PROVIS...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

WSH (FIRST-AID) REGULATIONS

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

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Arrangement of Regulations 1. Citation and commencement These Regulations shall come into operation on 10th September 2011. 2. Definitions 3...

WSH (MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS) REG 2011 - Part II (MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS)

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Application 3. These Regulations shall apply to all workplaces in which persons are employed in any hazardous occupation, being any occupati...

WSH (MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS) REG 2011 - Part III (Registration to Act as Designated Workplace Doctors)

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Application for registration as designated workplace doctor 12.—(1) A person who — (a) is a medical practitioner registered under the provis...

WSH (Operation of Cranes) Regulations 2011

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. Citation and commencement 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Workplace Safety a...

WSH (Operation of Cranes) Reg 2011 - Part II (General Provisions)

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"crane" means a machine incorporating an elevated structural member or jib beneath which suspended loads may be moved vertically (...

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

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Application for registration to be crane operator 6.—(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for his approval to register as a crane oper...

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

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Appointment and duties of lifting supervisor 17.—(1) Duty of the responsible person to appoint a lifting supervisor before any lifting opera...

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

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Only approved crane contractor to install, repair, alter or dismantle mobile crane or tower crane 20.—(1) No person shall install, repair, a...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. Citation and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Application PART II -GENERAL PROVISIONS 4. O...

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part VII (Approved Scaffold Contractor)

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Application for approval to be approved scaffold contractor 57.—(1) A firm or company may apply to the Commissioner for his approval to act ...
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Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part VI (Other Scaffolds)

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Tower scaffolds 51.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with. (2) The height of a t...

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part V (Suspended Scaffold)

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42.—(1) Responsible person to ensure that no suspended scaffold is erected or installed unless — (a) the outriggers or other supports are — ...

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

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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 shipyar...

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

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Approved metal scaffolds 29. Responsible person to ensure that no metal scaffold shall be erected or installed in a workplace unless — (a) i...

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011 - Part I & II (General)

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1. These Regulations come into operation on 10th September 2011. Application 3. These Regulations shall apply to every workplace in which an...
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