Section 96: Piling, shoring, bracing and shuttering

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 shuttering for tunnelling work is of sound material with adequate strength;

(b) shores, and braces used in excavation or tunnelling work are of adequate dimensions and are so placed as to be effective for their intended purposes;

(c) earth supporting shores or braces used in excavation or tunnelling work bear against a footing of sufficient area and stability to prevent the shifting of such shores or braces; and

(d) shuttering in tunnelling being heavy, requisite equipment for erection should be provided for the use of the building workers to avoid any danger from falling.