Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
Regulation 27
Labelling of scaffolds after inspection
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the scaffold supervisor who carries out the inspection of a scaffold under regulation 26 to, immediately after such inspection, display a notice or label indicating whether the scaffold is safe for use or otherwise.
Subregulation 2
The notice or label referred to in paragraph (1) shall —
be in a form readily understood by the persons employed in the workplace; and
be displayed at every designated access point.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), it shall be the duty of —
the employer of any person who uses or is to use any scaffold in a workplace to which regulation 26 applies; or
the principal under whose direction any person uses or is to use any scaffold in a workplace to which regulation 26 applies,to ensure that the person does not use the scaffold unless a notice or label is displayed at the designated access point indicating that the scaffold is safe for use.
Subregulation 4
Paragraph (3) shall not apply in relation to a person who is —
a scaffold supervisor carrying out any inspection of a scaffold under regulation 26; or
a scaffold erector carrying out the repair of a scaffold under regulation 28.