Singapore legislation
Regulation 41
Regulation 41
Investigation of reportable safety incidents
Subregulation 1
If a reportable safety incident involving a fixed installation happens and the Commissioner of Building Control so requests, the fixed installation service contractor who last carried out maintenance works on the fixed installation before the happening of the reportable safety incident must, within the time stipulated by the Commissioner of Building Control ––
appoint a specialist professional engineer to investigate the reportable safety incident and prepare an investigation report of the reportable safety incident; and
submit the investigation report to the Commissioner of Building Control.
Subregulation 2
Without affecting paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Building Control may also by written notice require the owner of the fixed installation to submit the following, in the form and manner specified by the Commissioner of Building Control, within a stipulated time:
any information relating to the reportable safety incident;
any video recording of the reportable safety incident;
an investigation report of the reportable safety incident by appointing a specialist professional engineer.
Subregulation 3
The specialist professional engineer appointed under paragraph (1) must not be the same specialist professional engineer appointed under paragraph (2)(c).
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of paragraph (1) or (2), the specialist professional engineer appointed must not be ––
the supervisor QP who supervised the examining, inspecting, testing and commissioning of the fixed installation; or
the specialist professional engineer who performed the most recent examining, inspecting and testing of the fixed installation,without the Commissioner of Building Control’s written approval.
Subregulation 5
A specialist professional engineer must not, for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (2), carry out any investigation or prepare any investigation report if the specialist professional engineer, or a nominee of the specialist professional engineer, is a partner, director, officer or employee of —
the owner of the fixed installation; (b)the fixed installation service contractor who appointed the specialist professional engineer; or
an associate of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b).
Subregulation 6
Any person who fails to comply with a request or notice of the Commissioner of Building Control under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Subregulation 7
Any person who contravenes paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.