nashik after a nearfatal fall of a labourer from the third floor of an underconstruction building around 11am on monday questions have once again been raised over the working conditions and safety norms at construction sites suresh shelke who was present at the site where the accident occurred said that the labour gajendra fell while he was straightening an iron rod on the third floor of the underconstruction building gajendra was working alone at the spot when the accident occurred the rainfall on sunday night left the surface slippery which could have been responsible for gajendra slipping and falling from the building luckily gajendra survived the fall as he fell on a heap of sand he added shelke said that none of the labourers was wearing safety gear on the site which has been underconstruction for the past few months gajendra was immediately taken to a private hospital for treatment the work on site was stopped for the entire day after the incidenthe added amol shende owner of the underconstruction site squarely blamed the contractor for negligence it is the job of the contractor to ensure that the labourers are safe and get proper safety gears while working in adverse conditions he said while refusing to comment over his responsibility in such mishaps the situation is same in almost 85 of the ongoing construction sites across the city said the confederation of real estate developers association of india credai president of the association jayant thakkar said that about 15 of the city builders registered with credai comply with all the safety norms safety gears such as helmets boots jacket and safety net is provided during the construction considering the safety of the workers on site he added speaking about the issue assistant labour commissioner kishor dahifalkar said that the department can only take action against individuals who register with them and flout the norms the safety of the labourers falls under building and under construction worker condition of service and employment rules and all the builders have to comply with the same he said adding that no recent drive about creating awareness among the builders has been conducted