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State of Tamilnadu - Section

Section 38 in The Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006

38. Lifting and carrying of excessive weight.

- An employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building and other construction work that,-
(a)no building worker lifts by hand or carries overhead or over his back or shoulders any material, articles, tool or appliances exceeding in weight the maximum limits set out in the following table:-
Person Maximum weight Load
Adult-man 50 kg.
Adult-woman 30 kg.
Adolescent-male 30 kg.
Adolescent-female 20 kg.
unless aided by any other building worker or a mechanical device.
(b)no building worker aided by other building workers, lift by hand or carry overhead or over their back or shoulders, any material, article, tool or appliance exceeding in weight the sum total of maximum limits set out for each building worker separately under clause (a), unless aided by a mechanical device.