Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
Regulation 9
Construction and materials
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that every scaffold, and every member or component thereof, in a workplace shall be —
of sound material, good construction and adequate strength;
free from patent defects; and
suitable and safe for the purpose for which it is intended.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that every scaffold erected at a building under construction, so far as is reasonably practicable, be erected such that it precedes the construction of the uppermost permanent floor of the building by not less than one metre above that floor.
Subregulation 3
Where the height of the scaffold referred to in paragraph (2) extends beyond the uppermost permanent floor by 2 metres or more, it shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the scaffold shall be adequately supported to prevent its collapse.