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SingaporeAct

Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

The principal workplace safety and health statute. Start here before reading activity-specific subsidiary legislation.

General duties
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MOM directory checked. Singapore Statutes Online returned access restrictions during this review; the consolidated text and amendments were not independently revalidated.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations

Workplace risk management requirements.

Risk management
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations

General workplace safeguards and provisions.

General duties
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations

Notification and reporting of specified workplace events.

Reporting
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations

Construction-work safety requirements.

Construction
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Confined Spaces) Regulations

Requirements for work in confined spaces.

Confined spaces
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations

Controls and management of noise exposure.

Occupational hygiene
Source, review and applicability

Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Medical Examinations) Regulations

Prescribed occupational medical examinations.

Worker health
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations

Requirements concerning work at height.

Work at height
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Design for Safety) Regulations

Safety responsibilities connected with design.

Construction
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations

Requirements for major hazard installations.

Process safety
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Directory reference, not a consolidated legal-text review. Check the current instrument, schedules, amendments and applicability on Singapore Statutes Online.

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeApproved code / guidance

Approved Codes of Practice: official approval references

Find the official approval notices and codes; distinguish them from legislation and unapproved guidance.

Codes and standards
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Approval and legal effect depend on the instrument and context. A voluntary standard is not automatically legislation.

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Ministry of Manpower
MalaysiaAct

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514), reprint

Malaysia's central occupational safety and health statute; use the reprint alongside subsequent instruments.

General duties
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DOSH lists the reprint. Check its consolidation date and all later amendments; the former Factories and Machinery framework must not be treated as the default current framework.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaCommencement notice

OSHA Amendment Act 2022 (A1648): commencement notice P.U. (B) 128

The official notice appoints 1 June 2024 for commencement of the 2022 amendment Act.

General duties
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This is a commencement notice, not the full amended Act.

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Attorney General's Chambers
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000 (USECHH)

Chemical exposure assessment and management.

Occupational hygiene
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013 (CLASS)

Hazard classification and chemical information requirements.

Chemicals
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019

Occupational noise exposure requirements.

Occupational hygiene
Source, review and applicability

English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004 (NADOPOD)

Notification of specified events and occupational ill health.

Reporting
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Officer) Regulations 1997

Requirements concerning safety and health officers.

Competence and participation
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Safety and Health Committee) Regulations 1996

Workplace safety and health committee requirements.

Competence and participation
Source, review and applicability

English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996 (CIMAH)

Major industrial accident hazard provisions.

Process safety
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Construction Work (Design and Management)) Regulations 2024

Construction design and management duties.

Construction
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Plant Requiring Certificate of Fitness) Regulations 2024

Requirements for prescribed plant certification.

Machinery and plant
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
MalaysiaRegulation

Occupational Safety and Health (Special Scheme of Inspection) Regulations 2025

The 2025 special inspection scheme instrument listed by DOSH.

Machinery and plant
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English display title. Consult the gazetted instrument and amendments; the directory alone does not establish every current duty or exception.

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health
IndonesiaAct

Law No. 1 of 1970 on Work Safety (Keselamatan Kerja)

Foundational work-safety legislation addressing workplaces and prevention duties.

General duties
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Original Indonesian text. English title and description are editorial aids, not an authoritative translation or consolidation.

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Ministry of Manpower JDIH
IndonesiaRegulation

Government Regulation No. 50 of 2012 on SMK3

The occupational safety and health management-system regulation.

Risk management
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JDIH lists the instrument as Berlaku (in force). Verify establishment-specific applicability and later instruments before relying on it.

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Ministry of Manpower JDIH
IndonesiaRegulation

Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 5 of 2018 on the Work Environment

Workplace environmental safety and health requirements.

Occupational hygiene
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JDIH lists the instrument as Berlaku (in force). Consult the Indonesian instrument and annexes, not a generic regional exposure-limit table.

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Ministry of Manpower JDIH
IndonesiaRegulation

Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 13 of 2025 on P2K3

The 2025 regulation concerning occupational safety and health advisory committees.

Competence and participation
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Includes a newer committee instrument rather than relying solely on historical P2K3 references. The detailed transition provisions require local review.

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Ministry of Manpower JDIH
ThailandAct

Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Act B.E. 2554 (2011)

The principal occupational safety, health and working-environment Act.

General duties
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Ministry-hosted English translation of the original Act, not a verified current consolidation. Authoritative Thai text and subsequent regulations control.

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Ministry of Labour
ThailandRegulation

Ministerial Regulation on Heat, Lighting and Noise B.E. 2559 (2016)

Addresses thermal conditions, lighting, noise, measurement and related safeguards.

Occupational hygiene
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Original Thai instrument. Related Director-General notifications supply further details; numerical limits should not be applied without those instruments and task context.

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Ministry of Labour / Royal Gazette
VietnamAct

Law No. 84/2015/QH13 on Occupational Safety and Health

Vietnam's occupational safety and health law; a starting point for the legal framework.

General duties
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Base-instrument reference, not a current consolidated-law certificate. Check amendments, implementing instruments and competent-authority responsibilities.

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Government of Vietnam
VietnamRegulation

Decree No. 39/2016/ND-CP

Details implementation of provisions of the occupational safety and health law.

Risk management
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Official portal records an effective date of 1 July 2016. Read with amendments and applicable implementing guidance.

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Government of Vietnam
VietnamRegulation

Decree No. 44/2016/ND-CP

Covers technical safety inspection, safety training and working-environment monitoring.

Occupational hygiene
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Official portal records an effective date of 1 July 2016. This page does not certify the latest consolidated version.

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Government of Vietnam
PhilippinesAct

Republic Act No. 11058

The Act strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health standards.

General duties
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Official Supreme Court source identified; full-page retrieval timed out during this check. Read the Act with current implementing rules and sector-specific requirements.

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Supreme Court E-Library
PhilippinesRegulation

Department Order No. 252-25: revised implementing rules of RA 11058

DOLE's revised implementing rules for the occupational safety and health compliance Act.

General duties
Source, review and applicability

Official publication identified. The linked PDF was not fully retrievable in this review; verify its current text, effectivity and transition provisions before application. Do not use an older IRR by default.

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Department of Labor and Employment
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