Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 21
Evaluation of permit-to-work
Subregulation 1
On receipt of the application for a permit-to-work, the safety assessor shall —
assess whether all reasonably practicable measures have been taken to ensure the safety and health of the persons who will be carrying out the high-risk work; and
inspect the site (including its surroundings) where the high-risk work is to be carried out together with the supervisor or foreman of the person who is to carry out the work to ensure that the high-risk work can be carried out with due regard to the safety and health of the person or any other person at work in the shipyard or on board the ship in the harbour who may be affected.
Subregulation 2
If the safety assessor is satisfied that the high-risk work can be carried out with due regard to the safety and health of the person who is to carry out the high-risk work and other persons at work in the shipyard or on board the ship in the harbour who may be affected, he shall endorse the application for the permit-to-work and forward the endorsed application to the ship repair manager.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the safety assessor to exercise all due diligence when performing his functions in relation to the evaluation and endorsement of an application for a permit-to-work under paragraphs (1) and (2).