Section 132 in Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005
132. Safety measures for tunnelling operation.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that-(a)where there is a danger of falling or sliding of material from the roof, the face or wall of a tunnel, adequate measures such as shoring, supporting by means of rock bolts, segments or steel sets are taken for the safety of building workers;(b)the excavated areas are made safe by use of suitably designed and installed steel sets, rockbolts or similar other safe means;(c)the responsible person referred to in rule 121 examines and inspects the work places in a tunnel before the commencement of a work in such tunnel, and at regular intervals thereafter, to ensure safety of the building workers in such tunnel;(d)the portal area of tunnel with loose soil, or rock, likely to cause injury to a person are adequately protected with supports.
