Singapore legislation

Regulation 39

Construction of timber scaffolds

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.

Every timber scaffold in a workplace shall not exceed 15 metres in height.

No timber scaffold with a single row of standards shall be erected in a workplace.

Every timber scaffold in a workplace shall be —

(a)

securely tied and braced at the corners; and

(b)

rigidly anchored to the building or other structure at regular close intervals.

Transverse and longitudinal braces of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall be securely placed and lashed to the standards.