Section 2(1)(d) in The Prohibition Of Employment As Manual Scavengers And Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
(d)“hazardous cleaning” by an employee, in relation to a sewer or septic tank, means its manual cleaning by such employee without the employer fulfilling his obligations to provide protective gear and other cleaning devices and ensuring observance of safety precautions, as may be prescribed or provided in any other law, for the time being in force or rules made thereunder;