Section 197: Scaffold used by building workers of different employers

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

(a) where a scaffold or a part of a scaffold is used. which has previously been used by another employer for his building workers, such scaffold or part thereof is used only after its inspection and examination by a responsible person for its use that such scaffold or part is safe and fit for such use: and

(b) if any rectification, alteration or modification in a scaffold or part thereof is needed to suit its use, such rectification, alteration or modification is made in consultation with the responsible person referred to in clause(a), before using such scaffold or part.