Singapore legislation
Regulation 56
Regulation 56
Trestle scaffolds
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2), (5) and (6) are complied with.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), no trestle scaffold in a workplace shall —
be constructed with more than 3 tiers; or
have a work platform more than 4.5 metres above the ground or floor or other surfaces upon which the scaffold is erected.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a trestle scaffold constructed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer.
Subregulation 4
It shall be the duty of a professional engineer who designs a trestle scaffold referred to in paragraph (3) to —
take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who constructs or uses the trestle scaffold according to his design; and
provide to any person who constructs or is to construct the trestle scaffold, all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction of the trestle scaffold according to his design.
Subregulation 5
No trestle scaffold shall be erected on a scaffold platform unless —
the width of the platform is such as to leave sufficient clear space for the transport of materials; and
the trestles or uprights are firmly attached to the platform and adequately braced to prevent displacement.
Subregulation 6
No trestle scaffold shall be erected on a suspended scaffold.
Subregulation 7
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace in which a trestle scaffold is constructed or erected to ensure that no trestle scaffold referred to in paragraph (3) 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]