Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Guns) Regulations 2025
Schedule 1
Matters for inclusion in safety management plan
FIRST SCHEDULERegulation 5(2)(a)Matters for inclusion in safety management plan
1. Establishing and maintaining a safety management system to deal with safety hazard and risk identification, safety risk assessment and safety risk control.
2. The provision of information, education and training to —
employees and contractors of the applicant for, or the holder of, a gun licence concerned; and
if the system is for premises — visitors to the premises.
3. Internal auditing of the system mentioned in item 1.
4. Collecting information about the system mentioned in item 1 to monitor its effectiveness.
5. Keeping records of the system mentioned in item 1, including records of the following:
internal audits and statistics;
risk assessments undertaken;
training of personnel;
reports and investigations of any occurrence mentioned in regulation 23(1);
reviews of operational procedures;
consultations with employees and contractors about safety;
guns, gun parts or gun accessories manufactured or stored under the licence concerned;
maintenance carried out on buildings, plant and equipment;
testing of safety shut‑off systems and alarms;
testing of emergency procedures and the evacuation plan;
disposal of guns, gun parts or gun accessories;
alternative safety and security measures used.
6. Periodic reviews of the applicable standards and legislative requirements applicable to the system, and amendments of the system, if necessary, to comply with those standards and requirements.
7. Changing the system mentioned in item 1.
8. Supervising visitors and contractors in areas where there are guns, gun parts or gun accessories.
9. Maintaining buildings, plant and equipment, including each of the following:
cleaning to ensure buildings, plant and equipment are free from guns, gun parts or gun accessories before maintenance is carried out;
precautionary steps, including, for example, cleaning and clearing, to isolate a hazard before maintenance is carried out in the vicinity of the hazard;
the frequency of required maintenance.
10. Restricting smoking, the consumption of alcohol, the possession and use of firearms, and other activities potentially affecting the risk associated with the activities carried out under the licence.
11. Testing safety shut‑off systems and alarms.
12. If the regulated activity includes manufacturing or importing guns, gun parts or gun accessories into Singapore from another country — sampling and testing the guns, gun parts or gun accessories.
13. Transporting guns, gun parts or gun accessories under the licence concerned, including security provisions and procedures.
14. Storing and handling guns, gun parts or gun accessories under the licence concerned, including security provisions and procedures.
15. Receiving guns, gun parts or gun accessories at a place where the regulated activities are carried out.
16. Limiting the number of guns, gun parts or gun accessories in, and the number of persons in, buildings and other places where the regulated activities are carried out.
17. Restricting sources of ignition in buildings and other places where the regulated activities are carried out.
18. Separating materials that are not compatible.
19. Manufacturing guns, gun parts or gun accessories under the licence concerned, including storing and mixing materials or ingredients used to manufacture guns, gun parts or gun accessories.
20. Cleaning and tidying areas where guns, gun parts or gun accessories are in possession, handled or used under the licence.
21. Operating plant and equipment used in the activities, including, for example, a pump.
22. The competencies and training required for personnel who perform tasks directly connected with the regulated activity.
23. Recording and handling complaints about the regulated activities.