Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 22
Issue of permit-to-work
Subregulation 1
The ship repair manager may issue a permit-to-work in relation to any high-risk work if he is satisfied that —
there has been a proper evaluation of the risks and hazards involved in the carrying out of the high-risk work based on the available information;
no incompatible work which may pose a risk 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 will be carried out at the same time and in the same vicinity as the high-risk work;
all reasonably practicable measures will or have been taken to ensure the safety and health of the persons who carry out or are to carry out the high-risk work; and
all persons who are to carry out the high-risk work are informed of the hazards associated with it.
Subregulation 2
The ship repair manager who issues a permit-to-work in respect of any high-risk work shall retain a copy of the permit-to-work.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the ship repair manager to exercise all due diligence when performing his function in relation to the issuance of a permit-to-work under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 4
Subject to regulation 26, a permit-to-work shall be valid for the period stated therein, and if the high-risk work for which the permit-to-work is issued is not completed within the validity period, a fresh application shall be made in accordance with regulation 20.