SINGAPORE Law and Practice Contributed by: Joseph Chun, Shook Lin & Bok LLP
• Consider whether additional work or changes to the occupier/operator/contractor’s work processes are required and provide directions accordingly. Post-Remediation Monitoring • Ascertain remediation has been achieved (if volun- tarily carried out or ordered). • Continued periodic sampling may be ordered under the EPMA. 13. Climate Change and Emissions Trading 13.1 Key Policies, Principles and Laws The key policies and laws directly relating to climate change in Singapore include: • Singapore Green Plan 2030 – see 1.1 Environmen- tal Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • EA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • CPA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • ECA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • EPMA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Poli- cies, Principles and Laws ; • BCA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • RTA – see 1.1 Environmental Protection Policies, Principles and Laws ; • SGX/ACRA Mandatory Climate-related Disclosures for Companies (see 6.5 ESG Requirements ); and • MAS Environmental Risk Management Guidelines for Financial Institutions (see 6.5 ESG Require- ments ). 13.2 Targets to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Singapore’s submitted 2035 nationally determined contribution under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992 (“UNFCCC”), Singapore pledged to reduce GHG emissions to between 45 and 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2035.
In its updated Long-Term Low-Emissions Strategy submitted under the UNFCCC, Singapore announced its aim to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. 14. Asbestos and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 14.1 Key Policies, Principles and Laws Relating to Asbestos and PCBs Asbestos is considered HS, and thus its import, man- ufacture, and sale must be licensed. The import of asbestos has been banned. Its storage and use are also regulated, as per EPMA. An employer of or principal giving directions to a per- son: • carrying out at a workplace any work involving – (a) cable penetration insulation; (b) fire protection boards, panels, walls, and doors; (c) gaskets; (d) refractory lining; (e) sprayed insulation; and (f) thermal insulation of pipes, boilers, pressure vessels, and process vessels; or • carrying out any building works involving a building erected before 1991, must, in accordance with the WSHA, ensure an asbes- tos survey is conducted to ascertain the presence of asbestos. Only asbestos-removal contractors approved by MOM can undertake asbestos removal work or repair work. Approved contractors must notify MOM at least seven days before starting any asbestos removal work. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (“PCBs”) are also HS, hence their import, manufacture, sale, and storage must be licensed. PCBs have been banned from import or use. The transportation of PCBs is regulated under the EPMA. Licensed toxic industrial waste collectors must under the EPHA be engaged to collect waste containing asbestos or PCBs for disposal at the landfill.
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