Singapore legislation
Regulation 46
of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007
Regulation 46
Cantilevered and material platform
Subregulation 1
The requirements on cantilevered platforms or material platforms mentioned in this Part shall apply to —
any cantilevered platform erected for the purposes of loading and unloading of any material or equipment; and
any material platform which —
is used for the purposes of loading and unloading of any material or equipment; and
is subjected to a load weighing 1,000 kilogrammes or more.
Subregulation 2
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite to ensure that —
any cantilevered platform or material platform used in the worksite is —
designed such that it is capable of bearing a load of at least twice its safe working load; and
constructed, installed or repositioned in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer who designed the platform; (b)no person shall use any such cantilevered platform or material platform in the worksite unless a certificate under paragraph (4)(ii) has been issued in respect of it; and
sign boards showing the safe working load of a cantilevered platform or material platform used in the worksite is prominently displayed at suitable locations at the platform.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of the professional engineer who designs a cantilevered platform or material platform for use in a worksite to —
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 platform according to his design; and
provide to any person who is constructing or is to construct the platform all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction of the platform according to his design.
Subregulation 4
It shall be the duty of —
the professional engineer who designed the cantilevered platform or material platform for use in a worksite; or
any other professional engineer who is appointed by the occupier of a worksite to oversee the construction of a cantilevered platform or material platform,to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that the platform —
is constructed in accordance with the design of the professional engineer who designed it; and
is safe for its intended use when completely constructed and if so, to issue a certificate stating that the platform is safe for its intended use.
Subregulation 5
The cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite shall not be loaded beyond its safe working load except by an inspector or a professional engineer when testing the platform.
Subregulation 6
Materials or equipment shall not remain on a cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite for a period longer than is necessary for loading or unloading.
Subregulation 7
It shall be the duty of —
the employer of any person who carries out any work on a cantilevered platform or material platform in a worksite; or
the principal under whose direction any person carries out any work on a cantilevered platform or material platform in a worksite,to comply with paragraphs (5) and (6).