Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 27
Implementation of hot-work permit
Subregulation 1
Where any hot-work is or is to be carried out in relation to a ship (including a ship under construction) in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, 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 hot-work permit 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 hot-work permit system referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide that —
the hot-work is carried out with due regard to the safety and health of persons carrying out the hot-work;
such persons are informed of the hazards associated with the hot-work and the precautions they have to take; and
the necessary safety precautions are taken and enforced when the hot-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.