Parliament of Singapore

“ Any person who fails to comply with a stop-work order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $20,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction. ”

“ The regulations may impose duties on any person who has control or influence over any aspect of workplace safety or health, including but not limited to any occupier, owner, employer, manufacturer, designer or employed person. ”

“ For the purpose of satisfying himself as to the identity of the person arrested, the police officer or inspector may require such evidence of identity as he may consider necessary to be furnished by the person. ”

“ A certificate purporting to be a certificate by an analyst employed by the Health Sciences Authority or the testing laboratory appointed by the Commissioner under subsection (2) (c) as to the result of an analysis of a sample under this section shall be admissible in any proceedings under this Act as evidence of the matters stated therein, but either party may require the person by whom the analysis was made to be called as a witness.
(4) No person shall interfere with any equipment, instrument or device used for monitoring the workplace or taking samples for analysis. ”

“ Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (1) shall apply in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate. ”

“ Any person who is found in a workplace shall render all necessary assistance and co-operation to the inspector as are necessary for an entry, inspection, examination, inquiry, the taking of samples or otherwise for the exercise of his powers under this Act in relation to that workplace. ”

“ A crew member at work on board any ship, aircraft or any other international mode of transport which does not pose a risk to the safety and health of any person other than the crew member himself or any other crew member on board the ship, aircraft or other international mode of transport. ”

“ Explosion or fire damage to the structure of any room or place in which persons are at work, or to any machine or plant contained therein, and resulting in the complete suspension of ordinary work in the room or place or stoppage of machinery or plant for not less than 5 hours, where the explosion or fire is due to the ignition of dust, gas or vapour, or the ignition of celluloid or substance composed wholly or in part of celluloid. ”

“ Every person who, immediately before the appointed day, is an approved auditor under section 71B of the repealed Act shall continue in such appointments as if he were appointed as a workplace safety and health auditor under section 30 of this Act, and his appointment shall expire on the day his appointment would have expired if this Act had not been enacted. ”

“ Where the owner of any machinery moved by mechanical power has entered into a contract of hire or lease with a hirer or lessee, the duty imposed under subsection (4) shall apply to the hirer or lessee of the machinery instead of the owner.
(6) Where the owner, hirer or lessee of any machinery moved by mechanical power has entered into a contract with another person to maintain the machinery, the duty under subsection (4) (a) shall apply to that other person instead of the owner, hirer or lessee of the machinery. ”

“ Any dock, wharf or quay where loading, unloading or bunkering of a ship is carried out by persons other than by the crew of the ship.
5. Any premises delineated as a railway area under the Rapid Transit Systems Act (Cap. 263A) and where any inspection, testing or maintenance of any railway is carried out.
6. Any premises (other than domestic premises) in which a steam boiler, steam receiver or air receiver is used.
7. Any laboratory or other premises where the testing, examination or analysis of any article is carried out. ”

“ Upon the approval of a person as an authorised person, the Commissioner shall issue the applicant with a certificate of approval to act as a relevant authorised person for such period and subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may specify therein. ”

“ No person shall occupy or use any premises as a factory if—
(a) the regulations require the person to hold a certificate of registration of a factory or a factory permit issued under the regulations; and (b) the person does not hold such a valid certificate of registration of a factory or factory permit. ”

“ An approved code of practice that is also either a code of practice issued or approved under another written law or a document prepared by a person other than the Commissioner shall consist of the contents of that code or document as that code of document existed on the date it was issued or approved as an approved code of practice under this section. ”

“ Nothing in this Act or in any approved code of practice shall derogate from the effect of any other written law for the time being in force.
Civil liability
60.— (1) Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(a) as conferring a right of action in any civil proceedings in respect of any contravention, whether by act or omission, of any provision of this Act; or (b) as conferring a defence to an action in any civil proceedings or as otherwise affecting a right of action in any civil proceedings. ”

“ Regulations made under subsection (2) (t) may—
(a) apply any of the provisions of this Act to the classes of premises, processes or operations referred to in that subsection; (b) impose duties on persons involved in the type of work referred to in that subsection, including any developer, contractor, architect or engineer; and (c) prescribe the qualifications and training to be received by persons involved in the type of work referred to in that subsection. (8) All regulations made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette. ”

“ Explosion or failure of structure of a steam boiler or of a receiver or container used for the storage at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure of any gas or gases (including air) or any liquid or solid resulting from the compression of gas.
7. Failure or collapse of formwork or its supports.
8. Collapse, in part or in whole, of a scaffold exceeding 15 metres in height or of a suspended scaffold or a hanging scaffold from which any person may fall more than 2 metres. ”

“ The regulations may provide for the application of any provision of this section, with such modifications as the Minister considers appropriate, to any body corporate or unincorporated association formed or recognised under the law of a territory outside Singapore. ”