Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
Regulation 19
Loading requirements for scaffolds
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that signboards stating the maximum permissible weight of tools and materials and the maximum number of persons permissible on each bay are prominently displayed at suitable locations on the scaffold in a workplace.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to ensure that the signboards referred to in paragraph (1) are displayed at all times until the scaffold is dismantled.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a scaffold is constructed, erected or installed to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (4) to (8) are complied with.
Subregulation 4
Subject to regulation 45, a scaffold in a workplace shall not be overloaded and, so far as is reasonably practicable, the load thereon shall be evenly distributed.
Subregulation 5
When any material is transferred to or from a scaffold in a workplace, the material shall be moved or deposited without imposing any violent shock.
Subregulation 6
The maximum loading for persons and materials allowed on any work platform in any bay of a scaffold in a workplace shall be —
in the case of a timber scaffold, 75 kgf per square metre; or
in any other case, 220 kgf per square metre.
Subregulation 7
The maximum number of persons allowed on any work platform in any bay of a timber or metal scaffold in a workplace shall be —
in the case of a timber scaffold, not more than 2 persons; and
in the case of a metal scaffold, not more than 4 persons.
Subregulation 8
The maximum number of persons allowed in any bay of a timber or metal scaffold in a workplace shall be —
in the case of a timber scaffold, not more than 4 persons; and
in the case of a metal scaffold, not more than 8 persons.