| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Agency | MOM |
| Applicant access | UEN-registered businesses with Corppass; Registered foreign business users |
| Processing estimate | Factory Registration and Notification: 7 working days. Renewable Factory Registration excluding MHIs: 30 working days. Major Hazard Installation (MHI) registration: 30 working days |
| Validity | The directory lists one year; one-time notification and renewable registration are different routes. |
Scope and eligibility
Factories covered by the WSH Act must notify or register before operating. Low-risk activities use one-time notification; high-risk activities require registration. Major Hazard Installations (MHI) must register at least six months before operations. Construction worksites have not required MOM registration since 1 April 2019.
Application steps
- Determine the activity and whether MHI rules apply
- use the appropriate notification or registration route
- supply the hazard assessment and supporting plans applicable to that route
- pay the assessed registration fee and maintain the required registration.
Documents to prepare
- Process Hazard Analysis for specified renewable registrations
- MHI assessment form for MHI premises
- available supporting award/purchase documents and location or layout plans.
Attachment filenames must be no longer than 130 characters and use letters, digits, underscores or hyphens. Spaces are converted to underscores. Check the accepted file formats and size for each upload field in the official application.
Fees and validity
| Fee item | Published amount |
|---|---|
| Factory notification | No processing fee |
| Registration excluding MHI | S$45–S$2,340 |
| MHI registration | S$4,550–S$12,800 |
The directory lists one year; one-time notification and renewable registration are different routes.
Important details and examples
Fees depend on work, headcount or MHI class and dangerous-substance quantities. The sidebar lists seven working days for ordinary registration/notification and 30 for renewable registration or MHI registration.