No. S 277
Workplace Safety and Health Act
(CHAPTER 354A)
Workplace Safety and Health
(General Provisions) (Amendment)
Regulations 2014
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Manpower, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2014.
Amendment of regulation 23
2.  Regulation 23 of the Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations (Rg 1) is amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
(1)  It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that all openings in floors of the workplace are securely covered or fenced unless the nature of the work renders such covering or fencing impracticable.”; and
(b)by deleting paragraphs (2) to (6).
[G.N. Nos. S 463/2009; S 609/2009; S 517/2011]
Made this 7th day of April 2014.
LOH KHUM YEAN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[C010-048-00013; AG/LLRD/SL/354A/2010/8 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 65(8) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act).