Legal & Reference Framework

All 174 instruments from MOM’s legislation hub, by subject and legal weight. Download any source PDF, or Ask where SAGE holds the text.

Hazards, incidents and safe systems of work.

Legislation

38Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Work Injury Compensation Act 2019
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Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Factories (Registration and Other Services — Fees and Forms) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Factories (Safety Training Courses) Order
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Factories (Work of Engineering Construction) Order
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Abrasive Blasting) Regulations 2008
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Asbestos) Regulations 2014
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Composition of Offences) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2009
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Exemption) Order
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Explosive Powered Tools) Regulations 2009
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (First-Aid) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Learning Report) Regulations 2019
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations 2017
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Medical Examinations) Regulations 2011
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations 2011
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Offences and Penalties) (Subsidiary Legislation under section 66(14)) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Operation of Cranes) Regulations 2011
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) Regulations 2008
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Safety and Health Management System and Auditing) Regulations 2009
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffolds) Regulations 2011
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Transitional Provision) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Workplace Safety and Health Committees) Regulations 2008
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Workplace Safety and Health (Workplace Safety and Health Officers) Regulations
Made under Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006
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Approved Codes of Practice

7Admissible

Not law, but admissible in court as evidence of good practice.

Code of Practice for Platform Services
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Code of Practice for Working Safely at Heights (Chinese)
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Code of Practice for Working Safely at Heights (English)
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Code of Practice on Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors’ WSH Duties
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Code of Practice on Safe Lifting Operations in the Workplaces
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Code of Practice on WSH Risk Management
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Workplace Safety and Health (Approved Codes of Practice) Notification 2025
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WSH Guidelines

47Advisory

Advisory. The recognised benchmark for safe systems of work.

Working Safely During Installation Maintenance and Replacement of Escalators and Moving Walks
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Design for Safety (Revised, 2022)
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Lifting Plan Development
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Preparing for Adverse Weather
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Procurement in the Construction Industry
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Tent-related Works
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Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Workplace Housekeeping
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WSH Guidelines Event Management
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WSH Guidelines for Delivery Services Industry
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WSH Guidelines for Hearing Conservation Programme
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WSH Guidelines for Working safely on Roofs (Revised, 2013)
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WSH Guidelines Implementation of WSH Management System for the Marine Industries
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WSH Guidelines Implementation of WSH Management System for the Metalworking Industry
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WSH Guidelines Management of Indoor Air Quality in Air-Conditioned Workplaces
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WSH Guidelines on Anchorage, Lifelines and Temporary Edge Protection Systems
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WSH Guidelines on Cleaning and Custodial Services
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WSH Guidelines on Combustible Dust
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WSH Guidelines on Compressed Air Works – Prevention of Compressed Air Illness and Barotrauma
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WSH Guidelines on Contractor Management
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WSH Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Occupational Diseases
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WSH Guidelines on Fatigue Management
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WSH Guidelines on Flammable Materials
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WSH Guidelines on Healthcare
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WSH Guidelines on Hospitality and Entertainment Industries
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WSH Guidelines on Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace
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WSH Guidelines on Inland Inshore Commercial Diving
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WSH Guidelines on Investigating Workplaces Incidents for SME
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WSH Guidelines on Laboratories Handling Chemicals
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WSH Guidelines on Landscape and Horticulture Management (Revised 2018)
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WSH Guidelines on Management and Removal of Asbestos
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WSH Guidelines on Management of Hazardous Chemicals Programme
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WSH Guidelines on Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace
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WSH Guidelines on Managing Safety and Health for SMEs in the Metalworking Industry
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WSH Guidelines on Personal Flotation Devices - Life Jackets
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WSH Guidelines on Personal Protective Equipment for Work at Heights
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WSH Guidelines on Process Hazard Analysis
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WSH Guidelines on Process Safety Performance Indicators
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WSH Guidelines on Safe Loading and Unloading on Vehicles - English
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WSH Guidelines on Safe Operation of Forklifts
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WSH Guidelines on Safe Use of Lorry Cranes
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WSH Guidelines on Safe Use of Machinery
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WSH Guidelines on Safeguarding Against Falling Objects
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WSH Guidelines on Statutory Medical Examinations
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WSH Guidelines on Toxic Industrial Waste Treatment
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WSH Guidelines on Working Safely During Maintenance of Electric Passenger and Goods Lifts
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WSH Guidelines on Working Safely during Modernisation, Installation or Dismantling of Electric Passenger and Goods Lift
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WSH Guidelines on Workplace Traffic Safety Management
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Work passes, levies, and dormitory licensing.

Legislation

16Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990
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Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015
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Hours, salary, leave, and employment claims.

Legislation

17Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Employment Act 1968
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Employment Agencies Act 1958
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Employment Claims Act 2016
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Unions, retirement and re-employment, parental leave.

Legislation

25Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001
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Industrial Relations Act 1960
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Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993
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Trade Unions Act 1940
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A separate legal regime from employment — check the instrument itself.

Legislation

17Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Immigration Act 1959
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Linked from MOM’s hub for completeness; most impose no duty on employers.

Legislation

7Mandatory

The Acts and the binding regulations made under them. Compliance is mandatory.

Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018
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Singapore Labour Foundation Act 1977
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Trade Disputes Act 1941
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Legislation

Work Injury Compensation Act 2019

Work Injury Compensation (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2020

Work Injury Compensation (Declaration of Government Employees) Declaration 2021

Work Injury Compensation (Exemption from Section 30) Order 2020

Work Injury Compensation (Insurance) Regulations 2020

Work Injury Compensation (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2020

Work Injury Compensation (Workers’ Fund) Regulations 2020

Work Injury Compensation Regulations 2020

Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

Factories (Registration and Other Services — Fees and Forms) Regulations

Factories (Safety Training Courses) Order

Factories (Work of Engineering Construction) Order

Workplace Safety and Health (Abrasive Blasting) Regulations 2008

Workplace Safety and Health (Asbestos) Regulations 2014

Workplace Safety and Health (Composition of Offences) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2009

Workplace Safety and Health (Construction) Regulations 2007

Workplace Safety and Health (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015

Workplace Safety and Health (Exemption) Order

Workplace Safety and Health (Explosive Powered Tools) Regulations 2009

Workplace Safety and Health (First-Aid) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Learning Report) Regulations 2019

Workplace Safety and Health (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations 2017

Workplace Safety and Health (Medical Examinations) Regulations 2011

Workplace Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations 2011

Workplace Safety and Health (Offences and Penalties) (Subsidiary Legislation under section 66(14)) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Operation of Cranes) Regulations 2011

Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) Regulations 2008

Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Safety and Health Management System and Auditing) Regulations 2009

Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffolds) Regulations 2011

Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008

Workplace Safety and Health (Transitional Provision) Regulations

Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013

Workplace Safety and Health (Workplace Safety and Health Committees) Regulations 2008

Workplace Safety and Health (Workplace Safety and Health Officers) Regulations

Approved Codes of Practice

Code of Practice for Platform Services

Code of Practice for Working Safely at Heights (Chinese)

Code of Practice for Working Safely at Heights (English)

Code of Practice on Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors’ WSH Duties

Code of Practice on Safe Lifting Operations in the Workplaces

Code of Practice on WSH Risk Management

Workplace Safety and Health (Approved Codes of Practice) Notification 2025

WSH Guidelines

Working Safely During Installation Maintenance and Replacement of Escalators and Moving Walks

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Design for Safety (Revised, 2022)

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Lifting Plan Development

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Preparing for Adverse Weather

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Procurement in the Construction Industry

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Tent-related Works

Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines on Workplace Housekeeping

WSH Guidelines Event Management

WSH Guidelines for Delivery Services Industry

WSH Guidelines for Hearing Conservation Programme

WSH Guidelines for Working safely on Roofs (Revised, 2013)

WSH Guidelines Implementation of WSH Management System for the Marine Industries

WSH Guidelines Implementation of WSH Management System for the Metalworking Industry

WSH Guidelines Management of Indoor Air Quality in Air-Conditioned Workplaces

WSH Guidelines on Anchorage, Lifelines and Temporary Edge Protection Systems

WSH Guidelines on Cleaning and Custodial Services

WSH Guidelines on Combustible Dust

WSH Guidelines on Compressed Air Works – Prevention of Compressed Air Illness and Barotrauma

WSH Guidelines on Contractor Management

WSH Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Occupational Diseases

WSH Guidelines on Fatigue Management

WSH Guidelines on Flammable Materials

WSH Guidelines on Healthcare

WSH Guidelines on Hospitality and Entertainment Industries

WSH Guidelines on Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace

WSH Guidelines on Inland Inshore Commercial Diving

WSH Guidelines on Investigating Workplaces Incidents for SME

WSH Guidelines on Laboratories Handling Chemicals

WSH Guidelines on Landscape and Horticulture Management (Revised 2018)

WSH Guidelines on Management and Removal of Asbestos