Singapore legislation
Regulation 28
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 28
No hot-work without hot-work permit
Subregulation 1
Where any hot-work is or is to be carried out 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;
the employer of any person who carries out the hot-work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the hot-work; and
in the case of a ship in a harbour —
the employer of any person who carries out the hot-work; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out the hot-work,to ensure that no such hot-work is carried out without a hot-work permit in respect of that hot-work first issued by the ship repair manager of the ship to which the hot-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.