Singapore legislation

Regulation 60

of Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Regulation 60

Appointment of formwork supervisor

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of —

(a)

the employer of any person who carries out any work involving the construction, erection, alteration or dismantling of a formwork structure in a worksite; or (b)the principal under whose direction any person carries out any work involving the construction, erection, alteration or dismantling of a formwork structure in a worksite,to comply with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).

Subregulation 2

A formwork supervisor shall be appointed to supervise the construction, erection, alteration or dismantling of any formwork structure in a worksite.

Subregulation 3

No person shall be appointed as a formwork supervisor in a worksite unless he has received adequate safety and health training to familiarise him with the hazards associated with the construction, erection, alteration or dismantling of the formwork structure and the precautions to be observed.

Subregulation 4

No formwork structure shall be constructed, erected, altered or dismantled in a worksite except under the immediate supervision of a formwork supervisor.