Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations 2017

No. S 202

Workplace Safety and Health Act

(CHAPTER 354A)

Workplace Safety and Health
(Major Hazard Installations)
Regulations 2017

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

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 1 September 2017.

Definitions

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

“dangerous substance” means a substance, mixture or preparation —

(a) specified in the first column of Part 1 of the First Schedule; or

(b) within a category specified in the first column of Part 2 of the First Schedule,

that is present or likely to be present as a raw material, a product, a by‑product, an intermediate or an intermediate product;

“deemed major hazard installation” means any factory not falling within the description in the Second Schedule but directed by the Commissioner under regulation 11(1) to be registered as a major hazard installation;

“emergency response plan” means —

(a) an emergency response plan mentioned in regulation 27 of the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations (Cap. 109A, Rg 7); or

(b) an emergency action plan mentioned in regulation 22 of the Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Cap. 94A, Rg 4);

“major accident” means an occurrence that —

(a) arises from one or more uncontrolled events, including a major emission, fire or explosion;

(b) involves one or more dangerous substances in the course of any operation or work being carried out within a major hazard installation; and

(c) results in death, serious harm or a substantial number of persons requiring medical attention, whether or not within the major hazard installation;

“major accident hazard” means anything with the potential to cause a major accident;

“major accident prevention policy” means a document setting out the policy with respect to the prevention of major accidents mentioned in paragraph 1 of Part 2 of the Third Schedule;

“major hazard installation” means any premises described in the Second Schedule;

“near miss” means an unplanned incident that had the potential to result in a process‑related incident, but did not result in a process‑related incident;

“process-related incident” means an incident that occurs in connection with an activity involving one or more dangerous substances, including their use, storage, manufacturing, handling, on‑site movement or distribution, or a combination of these activities, resulting in —

(a) an unintended explosion or fire causing damage to property, death or bodily injury to a person; or

(b) an unplanned or uncontrolled discharge of one or more dangerous substances,

and includes a major accident;

“registered major hazard installation” means any premises registered as a major hazard installation under regulation 9(1)(a);

“safety and health management system” means a safety and health management system mentioned in Part III of the Workplace Safety and Health (Safety and Health Management System and Auditing) Regulations 2009 (G.N. No. S 607/2009);

“safety case” means a document for the purposes specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule and that complies with the requirements specified in Part 2 of that Schedule;

“serious harm” means any injury sustained by a person that —

(a) is life threatening;

(b) results in detriment to the person’s health over the long term; or

(c) results in permanent disability.

(2)  For the purposes of these Regulations, any change mentioned in regulation 17(3)(c) or any modification mentioned in regulation 18(2) is deemed to have a significant impact on the prevention of a major accident or the limitation of consequences of a major accident if the change or modification —

(a) introduces a new major accident hazard;

(b) changes a consequence of an existing major accident hazard;

(c) affects a control or mitigation measure put in place to ensure that the risk of a major accident remains as low as is reasonably practicable; or

(d) has an implication for the initiation or escalation of another major accident.

(3)  For the purposes of regulations 17(1) and 18(4), it is necessary to revise the safety case whenever the safety case must be updated for the purposes specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule or to comply with the requirements specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.

Made on 27 April 2017.

AUBECK KAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[C010-048-0020; AG/LEGIS/SL/354A/2015/3 Vol. 3]

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