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Materials for ladders:-The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that all wooden ladders used in building work— (a) are constructed upright of adequate strength and are made of straight-grained wood, free from defects and having the grain of such wood running lengthwise; (b) have rungs made of straight-grained wood free from defects and mortised or securely notched into the upright; and (c) have reinforcing metal ties, if the tenons of such ladders are not secured by wedges. CHAPTER XVI CATCH PLATFORM AND HOARDINGS, CHUTES, SAFETY BELTS AND NETS