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Piling, shoring and bracing:-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 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 supported 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.