Section 183 in U.P. Building And Other Construction Workers (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Rules, 2009
183. Piling, Shoring and Bracing in Tunneling or Excavation Work.
- 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 shall be of sound material with adequate strength; and(b)shores and braces used in excavation or tunneling work are of adequate dimensions and are so placed as to be 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.
