Section 206 in The Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006
206. General provisions.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that,-(a)even cofferdam and caisson is,-(i)of good construction, sound material and of adequate strength;(ii)provided with adequate means for building workers to reach safely the top of such cofferdams or caissons, as the case may be, in the event of an inrush of water; and(iii)provided with safe means of access to every place where building workers are employed in such cofferdams and caissons, as the case may be;(b)the work relating to construction, positioning, modification or dismantling of cofferdams or caissons is carried out under the supervision of a responsible person;(c)all cofferdams and caissons are inspected by responsible person at intervals as specified by the Chief Inspector of Building and Other Construction Works;(d)a building worker is allowed to work in a cofferdam or caisson after such cofferdam or caisson is inspected and found safe by a responsible person within such proceeding period as approved by the Chief Inspector of Building and Other Construction Works and a record of such inspection is maintained in a register;(e)the work in compressed air in a cofferdam or caisson is,-(i)carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in the relevant national standards;(ii)carried out by such building workers who have completed 18 years of age and are medically examined as required under rule 223; and(iii)carried out under the supervision of a responsible person;(f)if the work in cofferdam or caisson is carried out in shifts, a record of the time spent by each building worker in such shift for carrying out the work is maintained in a register with particulars of time taken for the compression of such building worker, if required;(g)at every work site or project in a cofferdam or caisson, where building workers are employed to work in compressed air environment, a construction medical officer assisted by a nurse or trained first-aid attendant, is available at all times at such site or project during such work; and(h)there is one stand-by reserve compressor to meet the emergency at each working place or project in a cofferdam or caisson.
