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SingaporeApproved code / guidance

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Official directory listing
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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeRegulation

Workplace Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations

Controls and management of noise exposure.

Occupational hygiene
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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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Official directory listing
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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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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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2026-09-05
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2026-12-05

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Ministry of Manpower
SingaporeAct

Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

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

General duties
Source, review and applicability

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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Official directory listing
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2026-09-05
Next editorial review
2026-12-05

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Ministry of Manpower
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