Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
Regulation 8
Hearing protectors
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to provide suitable hearing protectors to every relevant person.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that any hearing protectors provided under paragraph (1) shall —
correctly fit the user;
attenuate the exposure of the user to sound pressure levels below 85 dB(A);
be compatible with the job requirements of the user; and
not prejudice the health and safety of the user.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to establish and implement procedures to ensure that —
hearing protectors are properly issued and maintained; and
every relevant person —
uses hearing protectors; and
is instructed in the proper use of the hearing protectors.
Subregulation 4
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that warning signs that comply with paragraph (5) are posted at all entrances to or at the periphery of all areas of the workplace in which any person is exposed or is likely to be exposed to excessive noise.
Subregulation 5
Every warning sign referred to in paragraph (4) shall clearly indicate that hearing protectors must be worn in the areas referred to in paragraph (4).
Subregulation 6
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]