Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 19
No high-risk work without 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;
the employer of any person who carries out the high-risk work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the high-risk work; and
in the case of a ship in a harbour —
the employer of any person who carries out the high-risk work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the high-risk work,to ensure that no such high-risk work is carried out without a permit-to-work in respect of that high-risk work first issued by the ship repair manager of the ship to which the high-risk work relates.
Subregulation 2
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall operate to interfere with or render unlawful any rescue work or other work necessary for the general safety of life or property.