This Industry Guidance Note (IGN) serves as guidance and reference on the basic requirements for the design, construction, installation, inspection and safe use of work practices for lifting persons on cranes, also referred to as man riding activities. Cranes are generally designed for lifting loads and are not normally designed for lifting persons. Ladders, scaffolds, stairways, aerial lifts and personnel hoists must first be considered prior to using a crane to hoist personnel. This is only recommended as the final option if there is no safer, practical or conventional means of access to an elevated work area.

This Note to Industry (NTI) serves as a notice to inform all relevant stakeholders, of the Code of Practice and Self-Assessment Checklist developed by the Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) for risk management at the workplace. This guidance tool is designed to help satisfy the minimum legal requirements for conducting Risk Management as stipulated under the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Chapter 277 and its regulations thereunder. As part of SHENA’s initiative to raise awareness on workplace safety and to improve the level of compliance by workplaces within Brunei Darussalam, SHENA has developed a Code of Practice and Self-Assessment Checklist for Risk Management (intended for use by all workplaces in Brunei Darussalam).

In reference to Page 71 of Code of Practice (COP): Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management)

This Code of Practice on the Workplace Safety and Health Risk Management (COPRM) is a written document that provides practical guidance to assist and supplement workplaces to comply with the Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations in Brunei Darussalam.   The Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations, requires employers, self-employed persons and principals to adopt a risk management system to protect his or her employees, and others, from bodily harm in the workplace.

This Radiation Technical Note serves to notify stakeholders that the Safety, Health and Environment National Authority (SHENA) has established the first Radiation Dosimetry Services Laboratory (RDSL) in Brunei Darussalam.   The RDSL is now ready to offer external radiation monitoring services for both individuals and facilities. These services support regulatory compliance under the Radiation Protection Act, Cap. 228, by ensuring that occupational dose exposures remain within the legal dose limits established for the protection of workers and the general public.