Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007
Regulation 15
Issue of permit-to-work
Subregulation 1
The project manager of a worksite may issue a permit-to-work in relation to any high-risk construction work which is to be carried out in the worksite if the project manager is satisfied that —
there has been a proper evaluation of the risks and hazards involved in the carrying out of the work based on the available information;
no incompatible work which may pose a risk to the safety and health of other persons at work in the worksite will be carried out at the same time in the same vicinity as the high-risk construction work;
all reasonably practicable measures will or have been taken to ensure the safety and health of the persons who carry out or are to carry out the high-risk construction work; and (d)all persons who are to carry out the high-risk construction work are informed of the hazards associated with it.
Subregulation 2
The project manager of a worksite who issues a permit-to-work in respect of any high-risk construction work shall retain a copy of the permit-to-work.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the project manager of a worksite to exercise all due diligence when performing his function in relation to the issuance of a permit-to-work under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 4
Subject to regulation 19, a permit-to-work shall be valid for the period stated therein, and if the high-risk construction work for which the permit-to-work is issued is not completed within the validity period, a fresh application shall be made in accordance with regulation 13.