Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
of Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations
Regulation 35
Gas plants
Subregulation 1
Every gas plant shall be of sound construction and properly maintained.
Subregulation 2
Every gas plant shall be inspected by a competent person before use and thereafter within such period as the Commissioner may specify.
Subregulation 3
Every water-sealed gasholder which has a storage capacity of not less than 25 cubic metres shall be examined externally by a competent person at least once every 2 years.
Subregulation 4
A record of the examination referred to in paragraph (3) containing such particulars as the Commissioner may determine shall be entered in or attached to a register.
Subregulation 5
No gasholder shall be repaired or demolished except under the direct supervision of a person who —
by his training and experience; and
with his knowledge of the necessary precautions against risks of explosion and of persons being overcome by gas,is competent to supervise the work.
Subregulation 6
No gas filling shall be allowed except under the direct supervision of a person who —
by his training and experience; and
with his knowledge of the necessary precautions against any risk,is competent to supervise the work.
Subregulation 7
No gas cylinder shall be filled unless —
the cylinder has been examined or tested by a competent person —
where the cylinder is for corrosive gases, at least once every 2 years; or
where the cylinder is for other gases, at least once every 5 years; and
the result of such examination or test is entered in a register and kept for inspection by an inspector.
Subregulation 8
It shall be the duty of the owner of a gas plant used in a workplace to comply with paragraphs (1) to (7).
Subregulation 9
It shall be the duty of a competent person to exercise all due diligence in conducting any test or examination under this regulation.