Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

Section 10

Duties according to different capacities

To avoid doubt, it is declared that —

(a)

a person may at any one time be 2 or more of the following:

(i)

an employer;

(ii)

a contractor;

(iii)

a subcontractor;

(iv)

a principal;

(v)

a self-employed person;

(vi)

an occupier of a workplace;

(vii)

a designer, manufacturer or supplier of any machinery, equipment or hazardous substance for use at work;

(viii)

an erector, installer or a modifier of machinery or equipment for use at work;

(ix)

an owner, a hirer or lessee of machinery moved by mechanical power or a person who maintains such machinery for use at work,and this Act may impose duties or liabilities on the person accordingly;

(b)

this Act may at any one time impose the same duty or liability on 2 or more persons, whether in the same capacity or in different capacities; and

(c)

a duty or liability imposed by this Act on any person is not diminished or affected by the fact that it is imposed on one or more other persons, whether in the same capacity or in different capacities.

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