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THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION<br/>WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ACT, 1996<br/>Introduction 1<br/>CHAPTER I<br/>PRELIMINARY<br/>Sections<br/>1. Short title, extent, commencement and application 5<br/>2. Definitions ^ 5<br/>CHAPTER II<br/>THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND EXPERT COMMITTEES<br/>3. Central Advisory Committee 7 4. State Advisory Committee 8 5. Expert Committees 9<br/>CHAPTER III<br/>REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS<br/>6. Appointment of registering officers 9 7. Registration of establishments 9<br/>8. Revocation of registration in certain cases 10 9. Appeal 10 10. Effect of non-registration 11<br/>CHAPTER IV<br/>REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES<br/>11. Beneficiaries of the Fund 11 12. Registration of building workers as beneficiaries 11 13. Identity cards 12 14. Cessation as a beneficiary 12 15. Register of beneficiaries 12 16. Contribution of building workers 12 17. Effect of non-payment of contribution 13<br/>CHAPTER V<br/>BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS'<br/>WELFARE BOARDS<br/>18. Constitution of State Welfare Boards 13<br/>19. Secretary and other officers of Boards 14 20. Meetings of Board . . 14 21. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Boards 14<br/>22.<br/>23.<br/>24.<br/>25.<br/>26.<br/>27.<br/>28.<br/>29.<br/>30.<br/>31.<br/>32.<br/>33.<br/>34.<br/>35.<br/>36.<br/>37.<br/>38.<br/>39.<br/>40.<br/>41.<br/>42.<br/>43.<br/>44.<br/>45.<br/>46.<br/>47.<br/>48.<br/>Functions of the Boards Grants and loans by the Central Government Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Fund and its application Budget<br/>Annual report<br/>Accounts and audit<br/>CHAPTER VI<br/>HOURS OF WORK, WELFARE MEASURES AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF BUILDING WORKERS Fixing hours for normal working day, etc. Wages for overtime work Maintenance of registers and records Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work<br/>Drinking water Latrines and urinals Accommodation<br/>Creches<br/>First-aid<br/>Canteens, etc.<br/>CHAPTER VII SAFETY AND HEALTH MEASURES Safety Committee and safety officers Notice of certain accidents , t Power of appropriate Government to make rules for the safety and health of building workers Framing of model rules for safety measures CHAPTER VIII INSPECTING STAFF Appoinlmenl of Director-Goneral, Chiaf Inspector and Inspectors<br/>Powers of Inspectors<br/>CHAPTER IX SPECIAL PROVISIONS Responsibilit)' of employers Responsibility for payment of wages and ^ ^ NotL of commencement of building or other construct,on wor CHAPTER X penalties AND PROCEDURE Penalty for contravention of provisions regarding safety measures Penalty for failure to give notice of the wmmencement of the building or other construction wor<br/>14<br/>15<br/>15<br/>15<br/>16<br/>16<br/>16<br/>17<br/>17<br/>17<br/>18<br/>18<br/>18<br/>18<br/>18<br/>19<br/>I<br/>19<br/>19<br/>19<br/>21<br/>21<br/>22<br/>22<br/>23<br/>23<br/>24<br/>24<br/>49. Penalty for obstructions 25 50. Penalty for other offences ~ 25 51. Appeal 26 52. Recovery of penalty 27 53. Offences by companies 27 54. Cognizance of offences 28 55. Limitation of prosecutions 28<br/>CHAPTER XI<br/>MISCELLANEOUS<br/>56. Delegation of powers 28 57. Returns ■ 28 58. Application of^Act 8 of 1923 to building workers 28 59. Protection of action taken in good faith 28 ^ 60. Power of Central Government to give directions 28<br/>61. Power to remove difficulties 29<br/>62. Power to make rules 29 63. Saving of certain laws 31 64. Repeal and saving 31<br/>THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION<br/>WORKERS' (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT<br/>AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) CENTRAL<br/>RULES, 1998<br/>PART 1<br/>PRELIMINARY<br/>CHAPTER I<br/>Rules 1. Short title, application and commencement . . . 32<br/>2. Definitions . . . 32<br/>3. Interpretation of words not defined . . . 38 4. Savings . . . 38<br/>CHAPTER II<br/>RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS, ARCHITECTS PROJECT ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS, BUILDING WORKERS, ETC.<br/>5. Duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others. 38 6. Responsibilities of architects, project engineers and designers . 39 7. Responsibilities of the persons in the service of the State Government and the Board . . . 40<br/>8. Duties and responsibilities of workers . . . 40 9. Exemption . . . 40<br/><br/>PART II<br/>CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REGISTRATION OF<br/>ESTABLISHMENTS<br/>CHAPTER III<br/>CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE<br/>Constitution of Central Advisory Committee<br/>Terms of Office<br/>Resignations<br/>Cessation of membership Disqualification for membership<br/>Removal from membership<br/>Manner, of filling vacancies<br/>Staff of Central Advisory Committee<br/>Allowances of members Disposal of business<br/>Meetings Notice of meetings and list of business<br/>Quorum<br/>CHAPTER IV<br/>REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS Manner of making application for registration of establishments. Grant of certificate of registration Payment of additional fees and amendment of register etc Conditions of registration<br/>Fees<br/>CHAPTER V APPEALS, COPIES OF ORDERS, PAYMENT OF FEES, ETC. Filing of appeal before the appellate officer Failure to appear on the date of hearing Restoration of appeals Hearing of appeal Copy of order of registration or of order in appeal. Payment of fees<br/>PART III<br/>SAFETY AND HEALTH<br/>CHAPTER VI<br/>GENERAL PROVISIONS<br/>Excessive noise, t^ibration, etc.<br/>Fire protection Emergency action plans Fencing of motors, etc.<br/><br/>38. Lifting and carrying of excessive weight 49 39.'Health and safety policy 49 40. Dangerous and harmful environment 50 41. Overhead protection 50 42. Slipping, tripping, cutting, drowning and falling hazards . . ^ 51 43. Dust, gases, fumes, etc. 51 44. Corrosive substances 51 45. Eye protection 52 46. Head protection and other protective apparel 52 47. Electrical hazards 52<br/>48. Vehicular traffic 53 49. Stability of structures 53 50. Illumination of passageways, etc. 53 51. Stacking of materials 53 52. Disposal of debris 53 53. Numbering and marking of floors 5454. Use of safety helmets and shoes<br/>CHAPTER VII<br/>LIFTING APPLIANCES AND GEAR<br/>54<br/>55. Construction and maintenance of lifting appliances . 54 56. Test and periodical examination of lifting appliances. 55<br/>57. Automatic safe load indicators 55<br/>58. Installation . . . 56<br/>59. Winches • . . 56<br/>60. Buckets 57 61. Identification and marking of safe working load 57 62. Loading of lifting appliances and lifting gears 58 63. Operator's cab or cabin . . . 58 64. Operation of lifting appliances 58<br/>65. Hoists 60 66. Fencing of and means of access to lifting appliances 62 67. Rigging of derricks 62 68. Securing of derrick foot 62<br/>69. Construction and maintenance of lifting gear 62 70. Test and periodical examination of lifting gears 63<br/>71. Ropes 63<br/>72. Heat treatment of lifting gears 64 73. Certificate to be issued after actual testing and examination, etc. 65 74. Register of periodical test, examination and certificates thereof . 65 75. Vacuum and magnetic lifting gear 66 76. Knotting of chains and wire ropes 66<br/>77. Carrying of persons by means of lifting appliances, etc. . 78. Hoists carrying persons<br/>79 Attachment of loads<br/>80. Tower Cranes 81. Qualification of operator of lifting winches and of signaller, etc.<br/>CHAPTER VIII<br/>RUNWAYS AND RAMPS 82. Use of runways and ramps by building worker<br/>83. Use by vehicles<br/>84. Slope of ramps<br/>85. Use by wheelbarrows, etc. • . . .<br/>CHAPTER IX<br/>" WORK ON OR ADJACENT TO WATER<br/>86. Transport by water<br/>87. Prevention from drowning<br/>chapter' X<br/>TRANSPORT AND EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT<br/>88. Earth moving equipment and vehicles<br/>89. Power shovels and excavators<br/>90. Bulldozer<br/>91. Scrapers 92. Mobile asphalt layers and finishers<br/>Pavers<br/>Road rollers<br/>General safety<br/>CHAPTER XI<br/>CONCRETE WORK General provisions regarding use of concrete Preparation and pouring of concrete and erection of<br/>concrete structures<br/>Buckets<br/>Pipes and pumps Mixing and pouring of concrete<br/>101. Concrete panels and slabs 102. Stressed and tensioned elements<br/>103. Vibrators 104. Inspection and supervision 105. Beams, floors and roofs 106. Stripping<br/>107. Reshoring<br/><br/>CHAPTER XII<br/>DEMOLITION 108. Preparation 78 109. Protecfion of adjacent structures 78<br/>110. Demolition of walls, partitions, etc. 78 111. Method of operation 79<br/>112. Access to floor 79<br/>113. Demolition of structural steel 79 114. Storage of material or article 79 115. Floor openings 80 116. Inspection 80 117. Warning signs, barricades, etc. 80<br/>118. Mechanical method of demolition 80<br/>CHAPTER XIII<br/>EXCAVATION AND TUNNELLING WORKS 119. Notification of intention to carry out excavation and tunnelling work 81 120. Project engineer 81 121. Responsible person 81<br/>122. Warning signs and notices 82 123. Register of employment, etc. 82<br/>124. Illumination 82<br/>125. Stability of structure 82 126. Piling, shoring and bracing 83<br/>127. Safe access 83<br/>128. Trenches 83 129. Depth of trenches 84 130. Positioning and use of machinery 84 131. Breathing apparatus 84 132. Safety measures for tunnelling operation 84<br/>133. Pneumatic tools 84<br/>134. Shafts 84<br/>135. Lift for shaft 85<br/>136. Means of communication 85 137. Signals 85<br/>138. Clearances 85<br/>139. Shelters 86 140. Use of internal combustion engine 86 141. Inflammable oils • 86 142. Coupling and hoses 86<br/>143. Hose installation 86 144. Fire resistant hoses 86<br/>' 145. Flame proof equipment 86 146. Storing of oil and fuel underground 86 147. Use of gases underground 87 148. Water for fire-fighting 87<br/>149. Flooding<br/>150. Steel curtains<br/>151. Rest shelters 152. Permissible limit of exposure of chemicals<br/>153. Ventilation 154. Air supply intake point<br/>155. Emergency generators<br/>156. Air mains<br/>157. Bulk head and air-locks<br/>158. Diaphragms 159. Portable electrical hand tools<br/>160. Circuit breaker<br/>161. Transformer<br/>162. Live wire<br/>163. Welding sets 164. Quality and quantity of air<br/>165. Working temperature 166. Man-locks and working in compressed air environment 167. Safety instruction<br/>168. Medical lock<br/>CHAPTER XIV CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF STEEP ROOF<br/>169. Work on steep roofs 170. Construction and installation of roofing brackets 171. Crawling boards CHAPTER XV<br/>LADDERS AND STEP-LADDERS<br/>172. Construction and safe use<br/>173. Rungs 174. Materials for ladders<br/>CHAPTER XVI CATCH PLATFORM AND HOARDINGS, CHUTES, SAFETY BELTS AND NETS • 94 175. Catch platforms g^ 176. Hoardings 94 177. Chutes, its construction and use 178. Safety belt and its use<br/><br/>Safety net and its use Storage of safety belts and nets, etc.<br/>CHAPTER XVII<br/>STRUCTURAL FRAME AND FORMWORK<br/>General provision<br/>Formwork, false work and shoring Erection or dismantling of steel and prefabricated structure<br/>Formwork<br/>Deshoring<br/>CHAPTER XVIII<br/>STACKING AND UNSTACKING Stacking and unstacking of materials and articles Stacking of cement and other material bags<br/>CHAPTER XIX<br/>SCAFFOLD<br/>Scaffold construction Supervision by a responsible person<br/>Maintenance<br/>Standards, ledger, putlogs Working platform Board, plank and decking<br/>Repair of damaged scaffold<br/>Opening<br/>Guardrails Scaffold used by building workers of different employers Protection against electric power line<br/>Screening net and wirenets<br/>Tower scaffold Gear for suspension of scaffold<br/>Trestle scaffold and cantilever scaffold<br/>Scaffold supported by building Use of winches and climbers for suspended scaffold. Safety devices for suspended scaffold<br/>CHAPTER XX<br/>COFFERDAMS AND CAISSONS<br/>General provisions<br/>Pressure plant and equipment<br/>CHAPTER XXI<br/>SAFETY ORGANISATION<br/>Safety Committees Safety Officer<br/><br/>210. Reporting of accidents 107 211. Procedure for enquiry into causes of accident or dangerous occurrence 108<br/>CHAPTER XXII<br/>EXPLOSIVES 212. Handling of explosives HO 213. Precautions HO<br/>CHAPTER XXIIl<br/>PILING 214. General provisions ^H 215. Stability of adjacent structure HI 216. Protectioxi of operator HI 217. Instrviction to and supervision of building workers on a pile-driving equipment 218. Entry of unauthorised person 219. Inspection and maintenance of pile-driving equipment 220. Operation of pile-driving equipment 221. Working platform on piling frames<br/>222. Pile testing<br/>CHAPTER XXIV<br/>MEDICAL FACILITIES<br/>223. Medical examination of building workers, etc. 224. Duties of construction medical officers 225. Occupational health centres<br/>226. Ambulance room<br/>227. Ambulance van<br/>228. Stretchers 229. Occupational health services for the building workers 230. Notice of poisoning or occupational diseases<br/>231. First-aid boxes 232. Emergency care services or emergency treatment CHAPTER XXV INFORMATION TO BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS 233. Furnishing of information to Bureau of Indian Standards PART IV HOURS OF WORK, WELFARE, PAYMENT OF WAGES, REGISTERS AND RECORDS, ETC.<br/>CHAPTER XXVI hours of work, rest intervals AND WEEKLY OFF, ETC. 234. Hours of work, intervals of rest and spread over, etc. . 235. Weekly rest, payment for work done on the day o rest at overtime rate, etc.<br/>Ill<br/><br/>236. Night shifts 237. Application of provisions of this Chapter to certain classes of building workers<br/>CHAPTER XXVIl<br/>NOTICES, REGISTERS, RECORDS AND COLLECTION OF/<br/>STATISTICS<br/>Notice of wages periods, etc.<br/>Notice of commencement and completion Register of persons employed as building workers . Muster-roll, wages register, deduction register, overtime register and issue of wage books and service certificates .<br/>Returns<br/>" CHAPTER XXVIIl<br/>WELFARE OF BUILDING WORKERS<br/>Latrine and urinal accommodation<br/>Canteens<br/>Foodstuff to be served in the canteen Serving of tea and snacks at the workplaces Charges of foodstuff<br/>CHAPTER XXIX<br/>WAGES<br/>Payment of wages Display of notices of wage regarding date of payment of wages<br/>PART V<br/>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS<br/>CHAPTER XXX<br/>POWERS OF DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTORS<br/>250. Power to engage experts, agencies<br/>251. Powers of Inspectors<br/>252. Prohibition order<br/>Manner of test and examination before taking lifting appliance, lifting gear and wire rope into<br/>use for the first time Notifiable Occupational Diseases in Building and other Construction Work<br/>Contents of a First-aid Box<br/>Articles for ambulance room<br/>Contents of Ambulance Van or Carriage.<br/>SCHEDULE VI.— Permissible Exposure in cases of Continuous Noise SCHEDULE VII.— Periodicity of Medical Examination of Building Workers<br/>SCHEDULE VIll.— Number of Safety Officers, Qualification, Duties, etc.<br/><br/>SCHEDULE IX.— Hazardous process<br/>SCHEDULE X.— Services and facilities to be provided in occupational health centres<br/>SCHEDULE XI.— Qualification of construction medical officer<br/>SCHEDULE XII.— Permissible levels of certain chemical /<br/>substances in the work environment<br/>FORM I.— Application for registration of establishments employing building workers<br/>FORM II.— Certificate of Registration . . . FORM III.— Register of Establishments FORM IV.— Notice of Commencement/Completion of Building or other Construction Work<br/>FORM V.—Certificate of Initial and Periodical Test and Examination of Winches, Derricks and their Accessory Gear<br/>form VI. Certificate of Initial and Periodical Test and Examination of Cranes or Hoists and their Accessory Gear .<br/>FORM VII. Certificate of Initial and Periodical Test and Examination of Loose Gears<br/>FORM VIII.— Certificate of Test and Examination of Wirerope Before being taken into use . . . FORM IX.— Certificate of Annealing of Loose Gears . FORM X. Certificate of Annual Thorough Examination of Loose Gears Exempted from Annealing . FORM XI.— Certificate of Medical Examination FORM XIL— Health Register ! . " " FORM XIII.— Notice of Poisoning or Occupational Notifiable Diseases FORM XIV.— Report of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences FORM XV.— Register of Building Workers Employed by the Employer<br/>FORM XVI.— Muster-Roll FORM XVII.— Register of Wages FORM XVIII.—Form of Register of Wages-cum-Muster-RolI FORM XIX.— Register of Deductions for Damage or Loss FORM XX.— Register of Fines form XXI.— Register of Advances form XXII.— Register of Overtime form XXIII.—Wage Book form XXIV.—Service Certificate form XXV.— Annual Return of Employer to be sent to the Registering Officer form XXVI.—Register of Periodical Test—Examination of Lifting Appliance and Gears etc.<br/><br/>* THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION<br/>WORKERS' WELFARE CESS ACT, 1996<br/>Introduction<br/>Sections /<br/>1. Short title, extent and commencement<br/>2. Definitions 3. Levy and collection of cess 4. Furnishing of returns<br/>5. Assessment of cess<br/>6. Power to exempt<br/>7. Power of entry 8. Interest payable on delay in payment of cess 9. Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time 10. Recovery of amount due under the Act 11. Appeals<br/>12. Penalty<br/>13. Offences by companies<br/>14. Power to make rules<br/>15. Repeal and saving<br/><br/><br/>THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' WELFARE CESS RULES, 1998<br/>Rules<br/>1. Short title and commencement<br/>2. Definitions<br/>3. Levy of cess<br/>4. Time and manner of collection 5. Transfer of the proceeds of the cess to the Board . 6. Information to be furnished by the employer<br/>7. Assessment<br/>8. Return of overpaid cess<br/>9. Exemption 10. Powers of Assessing Officer and other officers 11. Date of payment 12. Penalty for non-payment<br/>13. Revovery of overdue amount<br/>14. Appeal • 15. Filing of complaints FORM I.—[Format of information to be furnished for Assessment— See rule 71 FORM 11.—Notice of stoppage or Reduction of work<br/> |
