Employment (First-Aid Equipment) Regulations 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 20 Sep 1996

No. S 419

Employment Act

(Chapter 91)

Employment (First-aid Equipment) Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 93 and 139 of the Employment Act, the Minister for Labour hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Employment (First-Aid Equipment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1996.

2. In these Regulations, “place of employment” does not include a factory as defined in the Factories Act [Cap. 104].

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an employer shall, for every 200 or less workmen employed by him, provide at the place of employment the following quantities and types of first-aid equipment:

(a)	20 individually wrapped sterile adhesive dressings;
(b)	one crepe bandage 5.0 cm;
(c)	one crepe bandage 7.5 cm;
(d)	absorbent gauze (one packet of 10 pieces);
(e)	one adhesive plaster roll (1.25 cm width);
(f)	4 triangular bandages;
(g)	one pair of scissors;
(h)	4 safety pins;
(i)	2 pairs of disposable gloves;
(j)	one one-way valve mask or mouth piece; and
(k)	where tap water is not available, sterile water or saline in one 100 ml disposable container.

(2) Where the place of employment is located in a building, an employer shall, for every 200 or less workmen employed by him on each floor of the building, provide on that floor the quantities and types of first-aid equipment referred to in paragraph (1).

4. The employer referred to in regulation 3 shall ensure that all first-aid equipment to be provided in accordance with that regulation are in good and usable condition and are replenished as soon as possible after use.

5. The Employment (First-Aid Equipment) Regulations are revoked.

[Rg 3.]

Made this 6th day of September 1996.

MOSES LEE KIM POO

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Labour,
Singapore.

[LRD 08:1; AG/SL/39/95/1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 139(3) of the Employment Act).

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