Singapore legislation
Regulation 38
Regulation 38
Materials for timber scaffolds
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (7) are complied with.
Subregulation 2
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace —
shall be of a suitable quality;
shall be in good condition;
shall have the bark completely stripped off; and
shall not be painted or treated in any way such that defects in the wood cannot be seen easily.
Subregulation 3
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace shall comprise —
Bintangor rollers; or
other species of timber rollers which are of similar strength, durability and resilience as Bintangor rollers and which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 4
Every standard of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 50 millimetres throughout its length.
Subregulation 5
Every timber roller used as a ledger or horizontal bracing, transom or putlog in a scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 38 millimetres at the tip.
Subregulation 6
The members or components of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall be lashed using rattan strips or other material approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 7
The lashing required under paragraph (6) shall be done with strips not less than 1.8 metres in length with a minimum of 6 turns per strip.