Section 73 in U.P. Building And Other Construction Workers (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Rules, 2009
73. Gear for suspension of scaffold.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that -(a)chains, ropes or lifting gears used for suspension of a scaffold are of adequate strength, made of sound material and suitable for the purposes of their use and are maintained in good repairs;(b)chains, wire ropes or metal tubes used for the suspension of a scaffold are -(i)properly and securely fastened to every anchorage point and to the scaffold ledgers of other main supporting members use for the support of such scaffold; and(ii)so positioned as to ensure stability of the scaffold.
