Section 21: Stacking of materials

The employer shall ensure, at a construction site of building or other construction work that—

(a) all building materials are stored or stacked in safe and orderly manner to avoid obstruction of any passage-way or place of work;

(b) material piles are stored or stacked in such a manner as to ensure stability;

(c) material or equipment is not stored upon any floor or platform in such quantity as to exceed its safe bearing capacity; and

(d) material or equipment is not stored or placed so close to any edge of a floor, platform or hatch as to endanger the safety of persons below or working in the vicinity.