Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Workplace Safety and Health (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2009

Regulation 8

Ventilation in confined space

Amended byS 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024

It shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person entering or working in a confined space to ensure that the ventilation in the confined space complies with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).

Subregulation 2

Adequate and effective ventilation shall be maintained in the confined space for the purposes of entry into and work in the confined space.

Subregulation 3

The air supply for the ventilation shall be —

(a)

from a source free from contaminants; and

(b)

directed to the area where a person is or will be present in the confined space.

Subregulation 4

Where exhaust ventilation is used, the exhaust air from the ventilation system shall be exhausted to a location outside the confined space where it does not present a hazard to any person.