Singapore legislation
Regulation 6A
Regulation 6A
Giving of notice of accident by platform operator
Subregulation 1
The prescribed time for a platform operator to give notice of an accident to the Commissioner and the platform operator’s insurer under section 35(3) of the Act is 10 days after the date the platform operator first has notice of the accident in accordance with section 35(2A) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), where the platform worker of the platform operator contracts an occupational disease mentioned in section 34G(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act, the platform operator first has notice of the accident when the platform operator has knowledge that a health professional has certified that, in the health professional’s opinion, the platform worker is suffering from such a disease.
Subregulation 3
Notice of an accident —
to the Commissioner under section 35(3)(a) of the Act must be given in the form and manner specified by the Commissioner at the website https://www.mom.gov.sg/iReport; and
to the platform operator’s insurer under section 35(3)(b) of the Act must be given in writing.
Subregulation 4
The notice of an accident under paragraph (3)(a) is deemed to be given when the platform operator makes a report in respect of the same accident in accordance with regulation 4, 6 or 7 of the Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations.