Singapore legislation

Regulation 38B

of Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations

Regulation 38B

Executive workplace safety and health course

Amended byS 119/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) (as applicable), every regulated person must ensure that, at all times, at least one specified officer of the regulated person has successfully completed a relevant course.

Subregulation 2

Where the only or last remaining specified officer of a regulated person who has successfully completed a relevant course ceases to be a specified officer of the regulated person, the regulated person must ensure compliance with paragraph (1) within 3 months after the date of that cessation.

Subregulation 3

If a person commences a business in a high-risk industry on or after 1 March 2024, that person must ensure compliance with paragraph (1) within 3 months after the date of commencing the business.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 119/2024 wef 01/03/2024

A regulated person that contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Regulation 38B — Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations