Singapore legislation
Regulation 61
of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Regulation 61
Inspection of hot-work equipment
Subregulation 1
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).
Subregulation 2
All electrode holders, welding cables, cable connectors and other arc welding equipment shall be inspected by a competent person once every 30 days.
Subregulation 3
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.
Subregulation 4
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.
Subregulation 5
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.
Subregulation 6
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]