Singapore legislation

Regulation 140

of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Regulation 140

Operators of employee’s lift

Subregulation 1

It shall be duty of the occupier of a worksite to ensure that —

(a)

no employee’s lift is operated in the worksite unless it is in the charge of a designated person stationed in the car as its attendant; and

(b)

no person other than the lift car attendant moves the car of the employee’s lift or opens the car door or gate of the employee’s lift.

Subregulation 2

It shall be the duty of the lift car attendant —

(a)

not to cause the lift car to move unless he is satisfied that the load is prepared for movement; and (b)to exercise all due diligence when operating the employee’s lift.