Workplace Safety and Health (Explosive Powered Tools) Regulations 2009

No. S 325

Workplace Safety and Health Act

(Chapter 354A)

Workplace Safety and Health (Explosive Powered Tools) Regulations 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Workplace Safety and Health (Explosive Powered Tools) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2009.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“authorised person” means —

(a)	a manufacturer of tools, projectiles or charges for use in a tool; or
(b)	any person authorised by the manufacturer of a tool to repair the tool;

“charge” means an explosive charge;

“defect” means any defect that may impair or affect the safe and normal operation of a tool;

“direct acting tool” means a tool in which the driving force on the projectile comes directly from compressed gases from a charge;

“indirect acting tool” means a tool in which the driving force from a charge is transmitted indirectly onto the projectile via a piston;

“operator” means a person who uses a tool and who has successfully completed a training course acceptable to the Commissioner on the operation of that tool;

“projectile” means any stud, pin, dowel, screw, rivet, spike, nail or other object driven against, into or through any substance by means of a tool;

“recognised testing body” means a testing body acceptable to the Commissioner;

“repair” includes any act or attempt to improve, modify, alter or adjust any tool;

“tool” means any explosive powered tool from which a projectile may be driven against, into or through any substance by means of a charge, and includes every attachment or accessory used, adapted or intended to be used with the device, but does not include a firearm within the meaning of the Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13) or a side wall coring gun used in exploratory bore hole work;

“use”, in relation to a tool, means to load, unload or discharge the tool, or to attempt to load, unload or discharge the tool.

Application

3. These Regulations shall apply in relation to every workplace in which an explosive powered tool is used.

Made this 8th day of July 2009.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[C010-048-00005; AG/LEG/SL/354A/2006/7 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 65(8) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act).

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