What is Construction?
As per ILO the term "Construction refers to the building and civil engineering activities.Following types of works are included in the scope of the construction activities:
- Construction, repair, alteration, maintenance or demolition of a building. This would further include the following:
Scaffolding, centring & shuttering, Bar bending, Masonry, Plastering, Carpentry work, Tile flooring, Roofing, Concrete work, Jali work, Joinery work, Painting, Welding, Smithy work, Electrical work, & Plumbing etc. - Construction of any railway line or siding
- Construction, structural alteration, repair, maintenance and laying of any foundations or demolition of Dock or harbor, Canals, Dams, Embankments including river valley projects including tanks and water courses, Inland navigation, Roads & highways, Tunnels, Bridges, Viaducts, Water works, Reservoirs, Oil, gas, water, sewerage pipelines, Aqueducts, Airfields, Sea protection works, Steel or reinforced concrete structures other than a building, Any other civil or constructional engineering work of a nature similar to any of the above or, Construction operations connected with the installation of machinery in any of the above activities.
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