Singapore legislation

Regulation 137

of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Regulation 137

Handling of suspended loads

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of the operator of any crane or material handling machinery used in a worksite to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that a suspended load is not moved over any person in the worksite.

Subregulation 2

It shall be the duty of —

(a)

the employer of any person who carries out any work involving lifting operations in a worksite; or

(b)

the principal under whose direction any person carries out any work involving lifting operations in a worksite, to ensure that loads that have a tendency to swing or turn freely during hoisting are controlled by tag-lines.