Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
of Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013
Regulation 11
Fall arrest system
Subregulation 1
Where a fall arrest system is used in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of any person who carries out or is to carry out at that workplace any work at height to ensure that —
the fall arrest system —
is of good construction, sound material and adequate strength;
is free from patent defects; and
is suitable and safe for the purpose for which it is intended;
every person using the fall arrest system is trained in the safe and correct use of the system; and
no part of the fall arrest system comes into contact with anything that could affect the safe use of the system.
Subregulation 2
Where a fall arrest system using a full-body harness is used in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of any person who carries out or is to carry out at that workplace any work at height to ensure that —
the system incorporates a suitable means of absorbing energy and limiting the forces applied to the user’s body; and
in the event of a fall, there is enough fall clearance available to prevent the user from hitting an object, the ground or other surfaces.