61. Inspection of hot-work equipment

Where any hot-work is carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to comply with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).

All electrode holders, welding cables, cable connectors and other arc welding equipment shall be inspected by a competent person once every 30 days.

All equipment and fittings used for the purpose of carrying out hot-work, including any gas hoses, torches, blowpipes, pressure regulators, nozzles and connections, shall be inspected and tested by a competent person or a workplace safety and health officer once every 14 days to ensure that they are free from defects and leaks.

All safety devices referred to in regulation 59 shall be inspected and tested by a competent person or a workplace safety and health officer once every 12 months to ensure that they are effective.

It shall be the duty of the competent person, or the workplace safety and health officer, as the case may be, to —

enter the results of the inspection and test into a register;

keep the register of the inspection and test at the shipyard or on board the ship in the harbour; and

produce the register for inspection upon request by an inspector.

[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]

Where any hot-work is carried out in a shipyard or on board a ship in a harbour, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to comply with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).

All electrode holders, welding cables, cable connectors and other arc welding equipment shall be inspected by a competent person once every 30 days.

All equipment and fittings used for the purpose of carrying out hot-work, including any gas hoses, torches, blowpipes, pressure regulators, nozzles and connections, shall be inspected and tested by a competent person or a workplace safety and health officer once every 14 days to ensure that they are free from defects and leaks.

All safety devices referred to in regulation 59 shall be inspected and tested by a competent person or a workplace safety and health officer once every 12 months to ensure that they are effective.

It shall be the duty of the competent person, or the workplace safety and health officer, as the case may be, to —

enter the results of the inspection and test into a register;

keep the register of the inspection and test at the shipyard or on board the ship in the harbour; and

produce the register for inspection upon request by an inspector.

[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]