Section 126 in The Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006
126. Piling, shoring and bracing.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that,-(a)plank used for sheet piling in excavation or tunneling work is of sound material with adequate strength;(b)shores and braces used in excavation or tunneling work are of adequate dimensions and are so placed as to the effective for their intended purposes;(c)earth supported shores or braces used in excavation or tunneling work bear against a footing of sufficient area and stability to prevent the shifting of such shores or braces.
