Singapore legislation
Regulation 40
Regulation 40
Ties for 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.
Subregulation 2
A timber scaffold in a workplace shall be tied to a building or other structure by horizontal ties.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), each tie shall —
pass through an opening or hole in the wall in the building or structure; and
be secured at a right angle to another pole which shall be fixed firmly inside the building or structure.
Subregulation 4
Where it is not practicable to install any tie referred to in paragraph (3), the timber scaffold shall be tied to a building or other structure —
using ties which are constructed and installed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer; or
by such other means which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 5
Ties made up of wires shall not be used.
Subregulation 6
It shall be the duty of a professional engineer who designs any tie of a timber scaffold referred to in paragraph (4)(a) to —
take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who constructs, installs or uses the tie according to his design; and
provide to any person who constructs or installs or is to construct or install the tie of the timber scaffold, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction or installation of the tie according to his design.
Subregulation 7
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a timber scaffold is erected to ensure that no scaffold with ties referred to in paragraph (4)(a) is used unless the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector.
Subregulation 8
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]