Singapore legislation

Regulation 27

of Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffolds) Regulations 2011

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 —

(a)

be in a form readily understood by the persons employed in the workplace; and

(b)

be displayed at every designated access point.

Subregulation 3

Subject to paragraph (4), it shall be the duty of —

(a)

the employer of any person who uses or is to use any scaffold in a workplace to which regulation 26 applies; or

(b)

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)

a scaffold supervisor carrying out any inspection of a scaffold under regulation 26; or

(b)

a scaffold erector carrying out the repair of a scaffold under regulation 28.