Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
Regulation 15
Appointment and duties of competent person for asbestos‑removal work
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of an approved asbestos-removal contractor undertaking any asbestos-removal work to ensure that the asbestos-removal work does not start to be carried out unless an asbestos-removal plan of work has been prepared by a competent person appointed by the approved asbestos-removal contractor under paragraph (2)(a).
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of an approved asbestos-removal contractor undertaking any asbestos-removal work —
to appoint a competent person for the purposes of paragraph (3);
subject to paragraph (3)(d), to ensure that the asbestos-removal work is carried out by or under the supervision of the competent person; and
to ensure that the asbestos-removal plan of work prepared by the competent person in accordance with regulation 16 is properly and fully implemented in the course of that asbestos-removal work.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the competent person appointed by an approved asbestos-removal contractor in respect of any asbestos-removal work —
to prepare in accordance with regulation 16, and provide to the approved asbestos-removal contractor, an asbestos-removal plan of work before the commencement of the asbestos‑removal work;
to ensure that the asbestos-removal work is carried out in accordance with the asbestos-removal plan of work;
to co-ordinate and manage the carrying out of the asbestos-removal work; (d)to ensure that only persons trained in accordance with regulation 6 carry out the asbestos-removal work; and
to advise the asbestos-removal contractor on all proper measures relating to the asbestos-removal work.