Singapore legislation

Regulation 56

of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Regulation 56

Design of chute by professional engineer

Subregulation 1

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

(a)

any chute exceeding 12 metres in height for use in the worksite is constructed, installed or repositioned in accordance with the design and drawings of the professional engineer who designed the chute; and

(b)

no person shall use any such chute unless a certificate under paragraph (3)(ii) has been issued in respect of it.

Subregulation 2

It shall be the duty of the professional engineer who designs a chute exceeding 12 metres in height for use 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, installs, repositions or uses the chute according to his design; and

(b)

provide to any person who is constructing, installing or repositioning or who is to construct, install or reposition the chute all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction, installation or repositioning of the chute according to his design.

Subregulation 3

It shall be the duty of —

(a)

the professional engineer who designed the chute exceeding 12 metres in height for use in a worksite; or

(b)

any other professional engineer who is appointed by the occupier of a worksite to oversee the construction, installation or repositioning of a chute exceeding 12 metres in height for use in the worksite,to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that the chute —

(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 chute is safe for its intended use.