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First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 15th January 2010 at 5.00 pm.

No. 117 — WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (CHAPTER 354A)

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH

(APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE)
NOTIFICATION 2010

In accordance with section 40B(3) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, the
Workplace Safety and Health Council hereby notifies that the Council has approved
the Codes of Practice set out in the Schedule, with effect from 1st February 2010.

2. The approved Codes of Practice may be inspected at the place and time
and on such days as follows:
Place: Workplace Safety and Health Council,
5 Maxwell Road #20-00,
MND Building,
Singapore 069110
Day: Mondays to Fridays
(public holidays excepted)
Time: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

THE SCHEDULE
Year
Approved Codes of Practice Published
1. Code of Practice for Working Safely at Height 2009
2. SS 537: Code of Practice for Safe Use of Machinery 2008
Part 1: General requirements
3. SS 531: Part 1: Code of Practice for Lighting of Work Places, 2006
Indoor
4. SS 531: Part 2: Code of Practice for Lighting of Work Places, 2008
Outdoor
5. SS 531: Part 3: Code of Practice for Lighting of Work Places, 2008
Lighting requirements for safety and security of outdoor work
places
6. SS 548: Code of Practice for Selection, use, and maintenance 2009
of respiratory protective devices (Formerly CP 74:1998)
7. SS 549: Code of Practice for Selection, use, care and 2009
maintenance of hearing protectors (Formerly CP 76:1999)
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THE SCHEDULE — continued

Year
Approved Codes of Practice Published
8. SS 536: Code of Practice for the safe use of mobile cranes 2008
(Formerly CP 37:2000)
9. SS 510: Code of Practice for safety in welding and cutting 2005
(and other operations involving the use of heat)
10. CP 101: Code of Practice for safe use of powered 2004
counterbalanced forklifts
11. CP 91: Code of Practice for lockout procedure 2001
12. CP 27: Code of Practice for factory layout — safety, health 1999
and welfare considerations
13. CP 62: Code of Practice for the safe use of tower cranes 1995
14. CP 63: Code of Practice for the lifting of persons in work 1996
platforms suspended from cranes
15. CP 79: Code of Practice for safety management system for 1999
construction worksites
16. CP 84: Code of Practice for entry into and safe working in 2000
confined spaces
17. CP 14: Code of Practice for Scaffolds 1996
18. CP 20: Code of Practice for suspended scaffolds 1999
19. CP 23: Code of Practice for formwork 2000
20. CP 88 – 1: Code of Practice for temporary electrical 2001
installations — Construction and building sites
21. CP 88 – 3: Code of Practice for temporary electrical 2001
installations — Shipbuilding and ship-repairing yards
22. SS 473 – 1: Personal eye-protectors — general requirements 1999
23. SS 473 – 2: Personal eye-protectors — selection, use and 1999
maintenance
24. SS 508 – 1: Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety 2004
signs — Design principles for safety signs in workplaces and
public areas
25. SS 508 – 3: Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety 2004
signs — Safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
26. SS 98: Industrial safety helmets 2005
27. SS 513 – 1: Personal protective equipment — Footwear — 2005
Safety footwear
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THE SCHEDULE — continued

Year
Approved Codes of Practice Published
28. SS 513 – 2: 2005 Personal protective equipment — Footwear 2005
— Test methods for footwear

Revocation
3. The Workplace Safety and Health (Approved Codes of Practice) Notifi-
cation 2007 is revoked.

Made this 11th day of January 2010.

LEE TZU YANG
Chairman,
Workplace Safety and Health Council,
Singapore.