Section 179 in Goa Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008
179. Materials for ladders.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that all wooden ladders used in building work;(a)are constructed upright of adequate strength and are made of straight-grained wood, free from defects and having the grain of such wood running lengthwise;(b)have rungs made of straight-grained wood free from defects and mortised or securely notched into the upright; and(c)have reinforcing metal ties, if the tenons of such ladders are not secured by wedges.Chapter - XVII Catch Platform and Hoardings, Chutes, Safety Belts and nets
