Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations
Regulation 53
Duties of supplier and dealer of Class O petroleum
Subregulation 1
Every supplier and dealer shall ensure that all cylinders containing Class O petroleum, including the valves and fittings, which are owned, used or distributed by them comply with the accepted code of practice.
Subregulation 2
Every supplier and dealer who installs a hose to be connected to any LPG cylinder shall ensure that every hose is printed with an expiry date of the hose and shall not install any hose after the expiry date of that hose.
Subregulation 3
Before the supplier or dealer supplies any LPG cylinder to a household, a restaurant or an eating establishment, the supplier or dealer (as the case may be) shall carry out safety checks on the liquefied petroleum gas system to be connected to the cylinder (referred to in this regulation as the connected LPG system), whether or not the supplier or dealer installed the connected LPG system, if that supplier or dealer (as the case may be) has not conducted a safety check on the LPG system within 12 months before he supplies the LPG cylinder.
Subregulation 4
The supplier or dealer carrying out a safety check on any LPG system installed in a household shall —
record the date on which the safety check was conducted on a checklist in such form as the Commissioner may require;
obtain the written acknowledgement, on the checklist from an adult member of the household, that the safety check has been conducted; and
affix the checklist to the LPG cylinder in such manner as the Commissioner may require.
Subregulation 5
If a safety check reveals that any part of the connected LPG system is unsafe for use, the supplier or dealer shall not supply any LPG cylinder to the household for use with the unsafe part unless the supplier or dealer —
has informed an adult member of the household that the unsafe part may result in gas leakage, fire or injuries and advised him to replace the unsafe part; and
has obtained a written acknowledgement from an adult member of the household that the adult member has been informed and advised as described in sub-paragraph (a).
Subregulation 6
The supplier or dealer who installs an LPG system or LPG cylinder at any household, restaurant or eating establishment shall conduct safety training for all users of that LPG system or LPG cylinder, as the case may be.
Subregulation 7
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (6), the supplier shall conduct safety training for his dealers on the usage of LPG systems and LPG cylinders installed by the supplier or dealer.
Subregulation 8
The supplier and dealer shall maintain a record of all safety checks and trainings conducted under this regulation and retain the records for a period of 5 years after the date of installation of the LPG system or LPG cylinder, as the case may be.
Subregulation 9
The supplier shall as soon as practicable notify each of his dealers in writing of the relevant legislation, accepted code of practice and circulars issued by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 10
The supplier and dealer shall conduct their operations in a safe manner so as not to give rise to undue risks to any person from their supply of Class O petroleum.
Subregulation 11
The supplier and dealer shall not supply LPG cylinders to be connected to a LPG manifold system unless a fire safety certificate has been issued in respect of the LPG manifold system.
Subregulation 12
The dealer shall, before storing LPG cylinders of a supplier’s brand at an LPG centralised store owned by the dealer, obtain a letter of authorisation from the supplier to store LPG cylinders of the supplier’s brand at that LPG centralised store.