Occupational Safety & Health Legal Register

2026 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 ORMC Yes
3 Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC)

Note: This is applicable for chemicals regulated by the Singapore Customs which are classified as chemical weapons. 		NA(CWC) licence
Notify ORMC on CWC quantities		 No
4 Poisons Act

Note: This is applicable for the HSA regulated substances classified under Poisons (potent medical substances). 		Licence to import scheduled poisons Yes
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 Misuse of Drug Act

Note: This Act regulates the legitimate use of controlled drugs under HSA. 		Licence to import and export controlled drugs Yes
9 Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act (GEWCA)

Note: Note: This Act regulate the possession, manufacture, use, sale, import, export, transport, and disposal of guns, explosives, and explosive precursors..
9A Explosive Precursors (EP) Licence to store and possess of control Explosive Precursors Yes
9B Desensitised Explosives (DE) Licence to store and possess of control Desensitised Explosives Yes
10 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
11 Fire Safety Act

Note: This is applicable to all buildings and premises and makes provisions for fire safety requirements under SCDF. 		NA Yes
12 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
13 WHO guidelines for biosafety

Note: National guidelines for biosafety referenced by MOH 		NA Yes
14 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
15 Any other Acts or Guidelines (if yes, please provide details) e.g Infectious Disease Act, Animal and Birds Act, Control of Plants Act Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act Control of Vectors & Pesticides Act NA No

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