Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations
Regulation 12
Electric generator, motor, transmission machinery, etc.
Subregulation 1
Subject to regulation 13, it shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every dangerous part (including any flywheel) of any electric generator, motor, transmission machinery or other machinery in the workplace is securely fenced unless the dangerous part of the generator, motor or machinery —
is in such a position or of such construction as to be safe to every person at work in the workplace as it would be if securely fenced; or
is made safe for persons at work in the workplace by other effective means which will protect the persons from being injured by the dangerous part when that part is in motion or in use.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that in any room or place in the workplace where transmission machinery is used, there is provided and maintained efficient devices or appliances in that room or place by which the power can promptly be cut off from the transmission machinery.
Subregulation 3
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), it shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that any part of a stock-bar used in a workplace which projects beyond the headstock of a lathe is securely fenced or is otherwise made safe to every person at work in the workplace.