Section 191 in The Building And Other Construction Workers '(Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Central Rules, 1998
191. Standards, ledger, putlogs. - The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that-
(a)standards of a scaffold are,-(i)plumb, where practicable;(ii)fixed sufficiently close together to secure the stability of such scaffold having regard to all the possible working situations and conditions for the intended use of such scaffold;(iii)spaced, as close as practicable, to ensure safety and stability of such scaffold;(b)adequate measures are taken to prevent displacement of a standard of a scaffold either by providing sole plate or a base plate, as necessary;(c)ledgers of metal scaffold are placed at vertical intervals with due regard to safety and stability of such scaffold;(d)bamboo ledgers are kept as nearly as possible and are placed and fastened to the standards of a scaffold with due regard to the stability of such scaffold.
