Singapore legislation
Regulation 31
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 31
Issue of hot-work permit
Subregulation 1
The ship repair manager may issue a hot-work permit in relation to any hot-work if he is satisfied that —
it is necessary to carry out the hot-work;
there is no alternative work method to the hot-work;
there has been a proper evaluation of the risks and hazards involved in the carrying out of the hot-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 hot-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 hot-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 hot-work; and (f)all persons who are to carry out the hot-work are informed of the hazards associated with it.
Subregulation 2
The ship repair manager who issues a hot-work permit in respect of any hot-work must issue the hot-work permit as a controlled document that is serialised.
Subregulation 3
The ship repair manager who issues a hot-work permit in respect of any hot-work shall retain a copy of the hot-work permit.
Subregulation 4
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 hot-work permit under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 5
Subject to regulation 37, a hot-work permit shall be valid for the period stated therein, and if the hot-work for which the hot-work permit is issued is not completed within the validity period, a fresh application shall be made in accordance with regulation 29.
Subregulation 6
Regulations 23 and 24 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, in respect of a hot-work permit as they apply in respect of a permit-to-work.