Section 132 in Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008
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 face or wall of a tunnel, adequate measures such as snoring, 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, rock bolts or similar other safe means;(c)the responsible person referred to in Rule 121 examines and inspects the workplaces in a tunnel before the commencement of work in such tunnel, and at regular intervals thereafter, to ensure safety of the building workers in such tunnel;(d)the portal areas of a tunnel with loose soil, or rock, likely to cause injury to a person are adequately protected with supports.
