Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 18
Implementation of permit-to-work
Subregulation 1
Where any high-risk work is or is to be carried out, it shall be the duty of —
in the case of a shipyard, the occupier of the shipyard; and
in the case of a ship in a harbour, the master, owner or agent of the ship,to —
implement a permit-to-work system in accordance with this Part; and
appoint a safety assessor (who shall be a workplace safety and health officer or a competent person) in accordance with paragraph (3).
Subregulation 2
The permit-to-work system referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide that —
the high-risk work is carried out with due regard to the safety and health of persons carrying out the work;
such persons are informed of the hazards associated with the high-risk work and the precautions they have to take; and
the necessary safety precautions are taken and enforced when the high-risk work is being carried out.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the person referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), as the case may be, to appoint a person as a safety assessor only if the person is one whom the occupier of the shipyard or the master, owner or agent of the ship, as the case may be, reasonably believes is competent to perform the functions and duties of a safety assessor.