Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 17
Application of this Part
This Part shall apply only to the following types of work that are carried out in relation to a ship (including a ship under construction) in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour (referred to in these Regulations as high-risk works):
work which involves the use of any hazardous, volatile, corrosive or flammable chemical, material or solvent in significant quantities;
[Deleted by S 279/2014 wef 01/05/2014](c)spray painting work;
grit-blasting work carried out in a confined space;
testing or dismantling of any pipe or equipment that —
contains, or had contained, oil or substances that are flammable, toxic or corrosive; or
contains steam;
ballasting and de-ballasting of a ship;
repair or maintenance work carried out on the hydraulic system of a ship;
bunkering and transferring of fuel oil;
radiography work; and
such other work as the Commissioner may specify in writing to the occupier of the shipyard or the master, owner or agent of the ship or the employer or principal of the person carrying out the work.