Singapore legislation
Regulation 52
Regulation 52
Scaffolds and work platforms erected on cantilever or jib supports
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (4) are complied with.
Subregulation 2
A scaffold in a workplace that is erected on cantilever or jib supports shall be adequately supported, fixed and anchored on the supports to prevent displacement.
Subregulation 3
The cantilever or jib supports used to support the scaffold shall —
have outriggers of adequate length and cross section; and
be constructed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
Subregulation 4
Where a work platform in a workplace rests on bearers that let into a wall at one end and it does not have other support, the bearers shall —
pass through the wall;
be of adequate strength; and
be securely fastened on the other side of the wall.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 53, “cantilever or jib support” includes any structure, including a bracket or beam, that projects beyond a fulcrum or point of attachment and that is not supported directly from the ground or floor below.