Singapore legislation
Regulation 54
Regulation 54
Hanging scaffolds
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 hanging scaffold in a workplace shall be —
constructed before being hung into position on a building, ship or other structure;
securely anchored to the hull or any other part of the building, ship or structure to prevent lateral movement or sway;
constructed so that the work platform is in a horizontal plane; and
provided with safe means of access to and egress from its platform by means of stairs or ladders.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), stairs or ladders —
shall be placed in such a manner as to prevent any person from falling; and
shall not rise to a vertical distance of more than 3 metres between landings.
Subregulation 4
A hanging scaffold from which a person may fall more than 2 metres shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
Subregulation 5
It shall be the duty of a professional engineer who designs a hanging scaffold referred to in paragraph (4) 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 hanging scaffold according to his design; and
provide to any person who constructs or installs or is to construct or install the hanging scaffold, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction or installation of the hanging scaffold according to his design.
Subregulation 6
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a hanging scaffold is constructed or installed to ensure that no hanging scaffold referred to in paragraph (4) is used unless the design and drawings certified by the professional engineer are kept available at the workplace for inspection by an inspector.
Subregulation 7
[Deleted by S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]