Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Workplace Safety and Health (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2009

Regulation 21

Training of workers and supervisors

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person entering or working in a confined space to ensure, before such entry or work, that the person has first received adequate safety and health training for the purpose of familiarising himself with the hazards associated with such entry into or work in the confined space and the precautions to be observed.

Subregulation 2

Where any person conducts oversight or supervisory work in a confined space, it shall be the duty of his responsible person to ensure that the person has first received adequate safety and health training to ensure that the work which the person oversees or supervises can be carried out safely.