Singapore legislation

Section 19

of Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

Section 19

Duties of occupiers of common areas

(1)

For the purposes of subsection (2), where a building comprises one or more workplaces, any common property or limited common property of the building (called in this section the common area) which is used by persons at work in any such workplace or is used by such persons to move through is treated as part of their workplace.

(2)

It is the duty of the occupier of the common area to comply with any provision of this Act with respect to —

(a)

electric generators and motors located in the common area;

(b)

hoists and lifts, lifting gear, lifting appliances and lifting machines located in the common area;

(c)

means of access into or egress from the common area; and

(d)

any machinery or plant located in the common area which belongs to or is supplied by the owner or occupier of the common area.

(3)

In this section —

Definition

“common property” and “limited common property” have the meanings given by the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004;

Definition

“occupier”, in relation to a common area, includes the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation (as the case may be) having control of that common area.

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