Section 202 in U.P. Building And Other Construction Workers (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Rules, 2009
202. Flooding.
- The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that :(i)Watertight bulkhead doors are installed at the entrance of a tunnel to prevent flooding during a tunneling work where more than one tunnel is driven from a shaft;(ii)All necessary measvres are taken to ensure that no building worker is trapped in any isolated section of a tunnel when any bulkhead door of such tunnel is closed;(iii)Where there is likelihood of flooding or water rushing into a tunnel during a tunneling work, arrangements are made for immediate starting of water pumps to take out water of such flooding or water rushing and for giving alert signals to the building workers and other persons to keep them away from danger;(iv)Steel curtains - The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that air-tight steel curtains are provided in areas liable to flooding or tunnel work and in case of descending tunnel such curtains are provided in the top half of such tunnels to ensure the retention of pockets of air for rescue purpose.
