Section 174 in Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005
174. 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-XVI Catch platform and hoardings, chutes safety belts and nets
