Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Noise monitoring
Subregulation 1
Where there are 10 or more relevant persons employed or working in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to cause noise monitoring to be carried out at least once every 3 years, or earlier if any change in machinery, equipment, process, operation, work, control or other condition is likely to cause any such person to be exposed to excessive noise.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commissioner may require the occupier of the workplace to cause noise monitoring to be carried out at such other intervals as the Commissioner may determine, and the occupier must cause noise monitoring to be carried out at that interval.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), it shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to —
appoint a competent person to carry out noise monitoring;
not later than 14 days after receiving the report referred to in paragraph (4)(c) from the competent person, communicate the contents of the report to all relevant persons;
not later than 30 days after the carrying out of the noise monitoring, submit a copy of the report referred to in paragraph (4)(c) to the Commissioner; and
keep the report available for at least 10 years.
Subregulation 4
It shall be the duty of the competent person referred to in paragraph (3)(a) to —
carry out noise monitoring using —
recognised methods;
accepted standard procedures; and
suitable equipment which is properly calibrated to ensure accuracy;
properly interpret the results of noise monitoring;
prepare a report of the results of noise monitoring; and
submit the report to the occupier of the workplace not later than 14 days after the carrying out of noise monitoring.
Subregulation 5
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]
Subregulation 6
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]