Section 99 in Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005
99. Pipes and pumps.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that-(a)a scaffolding carrying a pipe for pumped concrete is strong enough to support such pipe at time when such pipe is filled with concrete or water or any other liquid and to bear all the building workers who may be on such scaffold at such time, safely;(b)every pipe for carrying pumped concrete is-(i)securely anchored at its end point and at each curve on it;(ii)provided near the top of such pipe with an air release valve; and(iii)securely attached to a pump nozzle by a bolted collar or other adequate means;(c)the operation of concrete pump are governed by standard signals relevant in accordance with the relevant national standards;(d)building workers employed around a concrete pump wear safety goggles.
