Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Workplace Safety and Health (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015
Regulation 10
Duties of contractor
Subregulation 1
The contractor of a structure must, as soon as practicable, inform the person who appointed the contractor of any foreseeable design risk that the contractor knows the structure poses or will pose to an affected person.
Subregulation 2
The contractor —
must not appoint a person to design a structure unless the contractor reasonably believes that the person is competent to perform the duties of a designer under these Regulations and any other regulation made under section 65 of the Act; and
must provide the designer appointed under sub‑paragraph (a) all relevant information to enable the designer to perform the duties of a designer under these Regulations and any other regulation made under section 65 of the Act.
Subregulation 3
The contractor —
must not appoint a person to be a contractor of a structure (called in this regulation the subcontractor) unless the contractor reasonably believes that the subcontractor is competent to perform the duties of a contractor under these Regulations and any other regulation made under section 65 of the Act; and
must provide the subcontractor appointed under sub‑paragraph (a) all relevant information to enable the subcontractor to perform the duties of a contractor under these Regulations and any other regulation made under section 65 of the Act.
Subregulation 4
A contractor of a structure must, where required by the developer of the project in which the structure is required, attend a design‑for‑safety review meeting.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of paragraph (4), any reference to the developer includes a reference to the person to whom the developer’s duties under regulation 6 has been delegated.
Subregulation 6
To avoid doubt, any reference to a contractor in this regulation includes a reference to a subcontractor.