Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007
Regulation 36
Bare wires and exposed live conductors
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite where any electrical installation is used in the worksite to ensure —
that the electrical installation is effectively earthed where these have provisions made for earthing; (b)that any exposed metal part of the electrical installation, other than the current carrying part, which is liable to become energised in the event of a failure in the insulation is effectively earthed; and
where the electrical installation is connected to any bare wire or other uninsulated live conductor, that no bare wires or other uninsulated live conductors are located at any place in a worksite where a person may work or pass, unless —
such wires or conductors are effectively insulated or guarded by a fence or other barrier; or
the person working or passing is an electrical worker licensed under the Electricity Act (Cap. 89A) to carry out such electrical works on the wires or conductors.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of —
the employer of the person who uses any electrical appliance or other current carrying equipment in a worksite; or
the principal under whose direction any person uses any electrical appliance or other current carrying equipment in a worksite,to ensure —
that the electrical appliance or current carrying equipment is effectively earthed where these have provisions made for earthing; and
that any exposed metal part of the electrical appliance or current carrying equipment, other than the current carrying part, which is liable to become energised in the event of a failure in the insulation is effectively earthed.