Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“competent person” means a person who has sufficient experience and training to perform the work required to be carried out;“designated person” means a competent person appointed in writing by —
an occupier of a shipyard;
an employer of persons carrying out work in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour; or
a principal who gives direction to persons on the work carried out by those persons in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour,to perform any task or duty prescribed under these Regulations;“employee’s lift” means a powered car operating in guides and used primarily to carry persons in a substantially vertical direction;“fire watchman” means a fire watchman appointed under regulation 35(1);“hazardous work” means any work that is likely to endanger the life of any person in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour and includes any type of work which is specified by the Commissioner in writing as hazardous work;“hot-work” means riveting, welding, flame cutting or burning and includes any other work involving the use or generation of heat or the production of sparks;“responsible person”, in relation to any work carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, means —
in the case of a shipyard, the occupier of the shipyard; and
in the case of a ship in a harbour —
the employer of any person who carries out the work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the work;“safety assessor” means a safety assessor appointed under regulation 18(1)(ii) or 27(1)(ii);“shipyard” includes any dry or wet dock, wharf, jetty and quay, and the precincts thereof;“ship repair manager” means a ship repair manager appointed under regulation 7.
Definition
“competent person” means a person who has sufficient experience and training to perform the work required to be carried out;
Definition
“designated person” means a competent person appointed in writing by —
an occupier of a shipyard;
an employer of persons carrying out work in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour; or
a principal who gives direction to persons on the work carried out by those persons in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour,to perform any task or duty prescribed under these Regulations;
Definition
“employee’s lift” means a powered car operating in guides and used primarily to carry persons in a substantially vertical direction;
Definition
“fire watchman” means a fire watchman appointed under regulation 35(1);
Definition
“hazardous work” means any work that is likely to endanger the life of any person in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour and includes any type of work which is specified by the Commissioner in writing as hazardous work;
Definition
“hot-work” means riveting, welding, flame cutting or burning and includes any other work involving the use or generation of heat or the production of sparks;
Definition
“responsible person”, in relation to any work carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, means —
in the case of a shipyard, the occupier of the shipyard; and
in the case of a ship in a harbour —
the employer of any person who carries out the work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the work;
Definition
“safety assessor” means a safety assessor appointed under regulation 18(1)(ii) or 27(1)(ii);
Definition
“shipyard” includes any dry or wet dock, wharf, jetty and quay, and the precincts thereof;
Definition
“ship repair manager” means a ship repair manager appointed under regulation 7.