Singapore legislation

Regulation 29

of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Regulation 29

Runways and ramps

Subregulation 1

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

(a)

every runway and ramp in the worksite is adequately constructed and securely braced and supported in relation to the span;

(b)

every runway and ramp for motor vehicles in the worksite is constructed in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer; and

(c)

no person in the worksite shall use any such runway or ramp for motor vehicles in the worksite unless a certificate under paragraph (3)(ii) has been issued in respect of that runway or ramp.

Subregulation 2

It shall be the duty of the professional engineer who designs a runway or ramp for motor vehicles in a worksite to —

(a)

take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who constructs or uses the runway or ramp according to his design; and

(b)

provide to any person who is constructing or is to construct the runway or ramp all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction of the runway or ramp according to his design.

Subregulation 3

It shall be the duty of —

(a)

the professional engineer who designs a runway or ramp for motor vehicles in a worksite; or (b)any other professional engineer who is appointed by the occupier of a worksite to oversee the construction of a runway or ramp for motor vehicles in the worksite, to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that the runway or ramp —

(i)

is constructed in accordance with the design of the professional engineer who designed it; and

(ii)

is safe for its intended use when completely constructed and if so, issue a certificate stating that the runway or ramp is safe for its intended use.