Executive Training Course (1-Day)

Overarching Legislations in Facilities Management

» Qualified for 7 PDUs by PE Board

Course Background

Facilities Management operations and work is governed by a large number of legislations which are overseen by various Ministries and Statutory Boards. Some of the legislations are directly linked to specific technical maintenance requirements such as Lift and Cooling Tower Maintenance. Others such as Workplace Safety and Health are overarching rather than specific and as such may not receive as much attention as specific legislations leading to consequences for failure to comply.

Course Objectives

The course will provide condensed knowledge on key legislations overarching Facilities Management operations and work and the roles and responsibilities of Facilities Management vested parties in connection.

• Course Programme
• 1.  Building Control Related Acts & Regulations: Administered by BCA
  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Building Control Act & Facilities Management
    • Building Control (Inspection of Buildings) Regulations
    • Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations 2008
    • Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations
    • Offences & Penalties

  2.  Workplace Safety & Health Act: Administered by MOM

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Roles & Responsibilities of Vested Parties
  • Roles & Responsibilitie of Occupiers
  • Risk Assessment Plan & Risk Management
  • Offences & Penalties

  3.  Employment of Foreign Manpower Act: Administered by MOM

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Types of Work Passes & Identification of Foreign Workers
  • Offences & Penalties

  4.  Fire Safety Act & Regulations: Administered by SCDF

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Fire Safety Act & Facilities Management
    • Application Procedures: Fire Certificate / Trade Fair Clearance / Temporary Change of Use of Concourse Area in Public Building
    • Minor A&A Works
    • Temporary Fire Permit / Fire Safety Certificate
    • Fire Safety Managers / Fire Emergency Plan / Registered Inspectors
    • Offences & Penalties

  5.  Environmental Management Acts & Regulations: Administered by NEA

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Environmental Act & Facilities Management
    • Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act
    • Energy Conservation Act 2012
    • Environmental Protection and Management Act
    • Environmental Public Health Act / Cleaning Business License & Progressive Wage Model
    • Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act
    • Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act
    • Offences & Penalties

  6.  Private Security Industry Act : Administered by MHA

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Private Security Act / Police Licensing & Regulatory Department & Facilities Management
    • Licensing of Security Guards
    • Licensing of Security Providers / Progressive Wage Model
    • Offences & Penalties

Course Leaders

Dr Quah Lee Kiang FRIC
Dr Quah is the Director of the Real Estate & Construction Centre and the Real Estate & Construction Academy in Singapore. She has extensive regional and international experience in Project and Facilities Management & Maintenance research, advice and academia.

Dr Quah led the EU funded project BE4213 Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Buildings and Building Components, which among other things, sought to develop an objective building condition assessment system. This project formed part of ongoing research over the last 20 years which culminated in Dutch Standard NEN 2767 on Condition Assessment of Buildings, believed to be a ‘world first’.

Dr Quah’s professional and research affiliations include being Coordinator of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Working Commission 70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance for a decade and past President of the Chartered Institute of Building Singapore Centre.  She was also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Asia Board, Singapore Board and Asia Pacific Sustainability Board.

Dr Quah was conferred an Honorary Fellow by Oxford Brookes University for her work in real estate and construction education and the unusual impact her career has had on this particular academic field in Asia. 

Course Dates
Thursday 10 July 2025

Course Fees
$615 nett per person. Course fees includes full colour course documentation and refreshments at tea breaks. 

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.sg/credit) to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory. NTUC members may claim up to $250 under the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). 

Course Accreditation and Certificate of Attendance
The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.

Who should attend
The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

Cancellations
Cancellations made one week before the scheduled commencement date of the course will be subjected to an administrative fee of $100.00. The full fee of $615.00 will be payable thereafter for any cancellation; substitutions can be made at any time.

Registration & Enquiries
Mr Ken Chew
Tel: 6563 4166
Fax: 6563 4156
E-mail: exectrg@recc.com.sg

Please note:
It may be necessary for reasons beyond RECC’s control, to change the content and timing of the programme and the identity of the course leader/s.