Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

Training programme

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of the responsible person to institute a training programme for every relevant person.

It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the training programme includes instruction in the following:

(a)

the relevant provisions of the Act and these Regulations;

(b)

the effects of noise on hearing;

(c)

the purpose of hearing protectors;

(d)

the advantages, disadvantages and attenuation of various types of hearing protectors;

(e)

the selection, fitting, use and care of hearing protectors; and

(f)

the purpose of hearing tests and the appropriate procedures and requirements of such tests.

It shall be the duty of the responsible person to conduct the training programme for every relevant person —

(a)

within 3 months of that person first commencing work in the workplace; and

(b)

at least once every 12 months.

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