Section 134 in Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005
134. Shafts.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that-(a)surroundings of a shaft used in excavation or tunnel work are protected from being washed away by construction of sufficient height;(b)where a building worker is required to enter a shaft at an excavation or tunnelling work, safe means of access is provided for such entry;(c)every shaft at excavation or tunnelling work is provided with a steel casing, concrete piping, timber shoring or other materials of adequate strength for the safety of building workers working in such shaft;(d)such casing and bracing are provided to a shaft at an excavation or tunnelling work upto the depth of such shaft at an excavation or tunnelling work according to the appropriate design for such casing and bracing;(e)a reinforced concrete raft and beam is provided around the opening of a shaft at an excavation or tunnelling work if the ground surrounding such opening is unstable or unsafe.
