The whs regulations include specific duties for a person conducting a business or. Apply to be an approved scaffold contractor ministry of manpower. Workplace safety and health work at heights regulations. A guide to scaffold use in the construction industry. For scaffold supervisors, you need to submit pdf copies of the following. Suspension scaffold rigging must at least 6 times the intended load. The workplace safety and health wsh awards celebrates and recognises companies. These regulations may be cited as the workplace safety and health scaffolds regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 10th september 2011.
Oshas scaffold standard for the construction industry division 3. Every scaffold erector and every suspended scaffold rigger involved in the erection and dismantling of scaffolds must be equipped with and use a safety harness. Scaffolding hazards continue to rank high on the list of the most frequently cited standards in the construction industry. 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. As stipulated under the factories scaffolds regulations, a scaffold is any temporary structure on and from which a person performs work in any factory, construction site or shipyard or.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the workplace safety and health act, mr tan chuanjin, senior minister of state, charged with the responsibility of the minister for manpower, hereby makes the following regulations. In general, contracts that are not defined as developments under the planning act are not required to comply with the wsh dfs regulations. Relevant regulations, regulation 5 of the workplace safety and health scaffolds. See table 1 for examples of applications of the dfs regulations. Factories required to have a safety and health management system may use the required documents to constitute. Explain the minimum code and safety regulations for scaffold use in manitoba. These regulations may be cited as the workplace safety and health work at heights regulations 20 and shall.
The wsh act states that it is the duty of the occupier of the workplace to take, as far as it is reasonably practicable, measures to ensure that i the workplace, ii all means of access to. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires competent person means a person who has sufficient experience and training to perform the work required to be carried out, and has passed such courses as the commissioner may. Qualico from the manitoba home builders workplace safety and health committee. To do that, it is important to understand the provisions in the wsh scaffolds regulations, their intents and applications. Act are required to comply with the wsh dfs regulations if all the qualifying criteria are met e. Oregon osha standards and technical resources publication. The workplace safety and health design for safety regulations 2015 herein referred as wsh dfs regulations will be effective from 1 august 2016.
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires approved scaffold contractor means any firm or company which is the holder of a valid certificate of approval. Workplace safety and health scaffolds regulations 2011 enacting. General guide for scaffolds and scaffolding work safe work. These regulations may be cited as the workplace safety and health. These accidents can be prevented by complying with the requirements of the wsh scaffolds regulations and applying effectively the relevant safe work procedures on site. The regulations require stakeholders such as developers, designers and contractors to work together to address risks at source and. Legislation workshop on the wsh scaffolds regulations. Oshas scaffold standard for the construction industry division 3, subdivision l, scaffolding. These regulations may be cited as the workplace safety and health general provisions regulations.