Regulation 1
Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations.
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Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2006
- Sections
- 9
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About this subsidiary legislation
Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation WSHA-RG3 2006, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2006.
Part I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation 2
Application
Amended byS 460/2011 wef 01/09/2011
These Regulations shall apply to every workplace.
Regulation 3
Definitions
Amended byS 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014S 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“accident” means any unintended event which causes bodily injury to a person, but does not include any bodily injury sustained by a person —
(a)
in the course of commuting to or from his workplace using a mode of transport provided by his employer; or (b)in the course of his work as a domestic worker;“domestic worker” means any person employed in or in connection with the domestic services of any private premises;“registered dentist” means a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76).[Deleted by S 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014]
Definition
“accident” means any unintended event which causes bodily injury to a person, but does not include any bodily injury sustained by a person —
(a)
in the course of commuting to or from his workplace using a mode of transport provided by his employer; or (b)in the course of his work as a domestic worker;
Amended byS 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014S 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Definition
“domestic worker” means any person employed in or in connection with the domestic services of any private premises;
Definition
“registered dentist” means a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76).
Amended byS 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020
Regulation 4
Duty to notify and report accident leading to death
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Subregulation 1
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any employee, the employer of that employee shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 1A
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any platform worker, the relevant platform operator of that platform worker shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 2
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any person who is not at work or of any self-employed person, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
The employer, relevant platform operator or occupier, as the case may be, shall thereafter, but not later than 10 days after the accident, submit a report to the Commissioner.
Subregulation 4
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
In paragraphs (1A) and (3), the relevant platform operator, in relation to a platform worker, is —
(a)
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for one platform operator — that platform operator; and
(b)
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for 2 or more platform operators — each of those platform operators.
Regulation 5
Duty to notify and report dangerous occurrence
Subregulation 1
Where any dangerous occurrence occurs at a workplace, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the occurrence.
Subregulation 2
The occupier shall thereafter, but not later than 10 days after the occurrence, submit a report to the Commissioner.
Regulation 6
Duty to report accident leading to injury
Amended byS 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020
Subject to paragraph (1A), where —
(a)
an employee meets with an accident at a workplace on or after 1 September 2020; and
(b)
the employee is certified by a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist to be unfit for work, or to require hospitalisation or to be placed on light duties, on account of the accident,the employer of that employee must submit a report to the Commissioner of the accident within 10 days after the date the employer first has notice of the accident.
Subregulation 1A
Amended byS 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020
Paragraph (1) does not apply if, before the expiry of the period specified in paragraph (1) —
(a)
the employer has notified the Commissioner of the accident under regulation 4(1); and
(b)
a report of the accident (containing information that the accident has led to the death of the employee) has been submitted to the Commissioner under regulation 4(3).
Subregulation 2
Where an employee meets with an accident at a workplace which is reported under paragraph (1), and subsequently dies as a result of the injury, the employer of that employee shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the death.
Subregulation 2A
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Subject to paragraph (2B), where —
(a)
a platform worker meets with an accident at a workplace on or after 1 January 2025; and
(b)
the platform worker is certified by a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist to be unfit for work, or to require hospitalisation, on account of the accident,the platform operator of that platform worker must submit a report of the accident to the Commissioner within 10 days after the date the platform operator first has notice of the accident.
Subregulation 2B
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Paragraph (2A) does not apply if, before the expiry of the period specified in paragraph (2A) —
(a)
the platform operator has notified the Commissioner of the accident under regulation 4(1A); and
(b)
a report of the accident (containing information that the accident has led to the death of the platform worker) has been submitted to the Commissioner under regulation 4(3).
Subregulation 2C
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Where a platform worker meets with an accident at a workplace which is reported under paragraph (2A), and subsequently dies as a result of the injury, the platform operator of that platform worker shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the death.
Subregulation 3
Where any person who is not at work or any self-employed person meets with an accident at a workplace which requires him to be taken to a hospital for treatment in respect of that injury, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 4
Amended byS 735/2020 wef 01/09/2020
For the purposes of this regulation, an employer has notice of an accident when either of the following events occurs:
(a)
the employee informs any of the following persons of the date and place of the accident and the cause of the injury:
(i)
the employer;
(ii)
the foreman or any other person under whose supervision the employee was employed at the time of the accident;
(iii)
any person designated by the employer pursuant to section 35(2)(a)(iii) of the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 (Act 27 of 2019);
(b)
the employer has knowledge of the accident by any other means.
Subregulation 5
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
For the purposes of this regulation, a platform operator has notice of an accident when either of the following events occurs:
(a)
the platform worker informs any of the following persons of the date and place of the accident and the cause of the injury:
(i)
the platform operator;
(ii)
any person designated by the platform operator pursuant to section 35(2A)(a)(ii) of the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019;
(b)
the platform operator has knowledge of the accident by any other means.
Regulation 8
Duty to keep records
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Every employer, every platform operator and every occupier of a workplace shall keep a record of every notification or report made by him under these Regulations.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
The employer, platform operator or occupier, as the case may be, shall keep every record made by him for a period of 3 years from the time of the notification or report, as the case may be.
Subregulation 3
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
The employer, platform operator or occupier, as the case may be, shall furnish the Commissioner with such extracts of his records as the Commissioner may from time to time require.
Regulation 9
Form and manner of notification and reporting
Any notification or reporting required under regulations 4 to 7 shall be made in such form and manner as set out at the website http://www.mom.gov.sg/iReport.
Regulation 11
Offences
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025S 435/2024 wef 01/06/2024
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 1018/2024 wef 01/01/2025
A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes regulation 4(1), (1A), (2) or (3), 5(1) or (2), 6(1), (2), (2A), (2C) or (3) or 7(1), (2A) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
(b)
if the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Subregulation 2
A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes regulation 8(1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or
(b)
if the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Subregulation 3
A person, who without reasonable excuse, contravenes regulation 10 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “repeat offender”, in relation to any offence, means a person who —
(a)
is convicted, or found guilty, of an offence specified in the first column of Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule (called the current offence); and
(b)
has been convicted, or found guilty, of an offence specified opposite the current offence in the second column of Part 1 or 2 of that Schedule (as the case may be), on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted, or found guilty, of the current offence.
Common questions
- What is Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations?
- Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation WSHA-RG3 2006, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2006.
- Is Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations still in force?
- Yes — Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations is currently in force.
- When did Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations take effect?
- Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations was first recorded in 2006.
- How many regulations does Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations have?
- Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations contains 9 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations?
- The official text of Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.