Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013 · As enacted
29. Industrial rope access equipment and personal protective equipment
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Where any industrial rope access system is used in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that —
it comprises at least 2 independent anchorage lines, of which one is the working line and the other is the safety line;
the person who uses the industrial rope access system is provided with a suitable harness connected to the working line and the safety line;
the working line is equipped with safe means of ascent and descent and has a self-locking system to prevent the user from falling should he lose control of his movements; and
no part of the system comes into contact with anything that could affect the safe use of the system.
It shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that every equipment of the industrial rope access system used in the workplace —
is of good construction, sound material and adequate strength;
is free from patent defects;
is properly maintained; and
carries a unique marking to allow traceability to a test inspection, thorough examination or a certificate of conformity.
Subregulation 1
Where any industrial rope access system is used in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that —
it comprises at least 2 independent anchorage lines, of which one is the working line and the other is the safety line;
the person who uses the industrial rope access system is provided with a suitable harness connected to the working line and the safety line;
the working line is equipped with safe means of ascent and descent and has a self-locking system to prevent the user from falling should he lose control of his movements; and
no part of the system comes into contact with anything that could affect the safe use of the system.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that every equipment of the industrial rope access system used in the workplace —
is of good construction, sound material and adequate strength;
is free from patent defects;
is properly maintained; and
carries a unique marking to allow traceability to a test inspection, thorough examination or a certificate of conformity.