The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that,—
(a) adequate number of water outlets are provided on excavation or tunneling work and are readily made accessible throughout the tunnel for fire fighting purposes and such water outlets are maintained for effective fire fighting;
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(b) all air locks are equipped with fire fighting facilities at excavation or tunneling work;
(c) an audible fire alarm is provided to warn the building workers whenever a fire breaks out on an excavation or tunneling work;
(d) adequate number and types of fire extinguishers, in accordance with relevant national standards, are provided and made readily available to fight any outbreak of fire at an excavation of tunneling work;
(e) fire extinguishers with vapourising liquids and high pressure carbondioxide are not used in tunnels or other confined spaces: and
(f) the instructions regarding steps to be followed to fight out break of fire, at an excavation or tunneling work written in Tamil are displayed at conspicuous and vulnerable places of such excavation or tunneling work.