Occupational Safety & Health Legal Register

Legislations Applicable to the Department

No Legislations / Guidelines Licence Required Applicable to Department
1 Workplace Safety and Health Act

Note: This is applicable to all workplaces including laboratories, research centers, research institutes and education. This Act relates to the safety, health and welfare of persons at work in a workplace. 		NA Yes
2 Petroleum And Flammable Materials (PFM) Regulations

Note: This is applicable when petroleum or flammable materials regulated by SCDF are imported, transported, stored or used. 		Inventory declaration of PFM in a prescribed NUS format to OSHE Yes
3 Poisons Act

Note: This is applicable for the HSA regulated substances classified under Poisons (potent medical substances). 		Licence to import scheduled poisons Yes
4 Environmental Protection & Management Act

Note: This Act specifies the requirements for environmental pollution control on air, water, land, hazardous substances, and boundary noise under NEA. 		NA Yes
5 Environmental Public Health Act

Note: This Act specifies the regulatory requirements for public cleansing, disposal and treatment of toxic and environmentally hazardous chemicals under NEA. 		NA Yes
6 Sewerage and Drainage Act

Note: This Act regulates the construction, maintenance, improvement, operation and use of sewerage and land drainage systems under the PUB. 		NA Yes
7 Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Act

Note: This Act regulates 15 substances which are classified as explosive precursors under SPF. 		Licence to store and possess or control explosive precursors Yes
8 Radiation Protection Act

Note: The Act controls and regulates the import, export, manufacture, sale, disposal, transport, storage, possession and use of radioactive materials, ionizing radiation apparatus, and non-ionizing radiation apparatus. NEA regulates this Act. 		Ionising radiation apparatus/materials: Licence to keep, possess, import, export, transport

Non-ionising radiation apparatus:
Licence to keep, possess, import, export, use 		Yes
9 Fire Safety Act

Note: This is applicable to all buildings and premises and makes provisions for fire safety requirements under SCDF. 		NA Yes
10 Biological Agents and Toxin Act

Note: This Act regulates the possession, use, import, transfer and transportation of biological agents (BAs) and toxins that are known to be hazardous to human health. This is administered by MOH. 		Approval is required for the possession, import, handling and transportation of scheduled biological agents and toxins Yes
11 WHO guidelines for biosafety

Note: National guidelines for biosafety referenced by MOH 		NA Yes
12 Singapore Biosafety Guidelines for Research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Note: National guidelines referenced by GMAC 		GMAC notification/ approval required for conducting medium to high risk projects and for importation of GMOs or GMO-derived products Yes

 

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 Register of Safety & Health Legislations Applicable to NUS

 

Regulatory Body

 GMAC- Genetic Modification Advisory Committee
 HSA – Health Sciences Authority
 NA(CWC) – National Authority-Chemical Weapons Convention
 NEA – National Environmental Agency
 NEA- RPNSD – Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Department
 PUB – Public Utilities Board
 SCDF – Singapore Civil Defence Force
 SPF- Singapore Police Force
 MOH – Ministry of Health
 MOM – Ministry of Manpower