trichy multistorey buildings are growing in size and number in the city with labourers from other states pouring in to cater to the rising demand for labour however absence of safety precautions and negligence from the part of builders and owners have put the lives of many construction labourers at risk lack of awareness among builders on the recent regulations by the government on making workplaces safe adds to the problem on saturday a weak compound wall collapsed on a construction labourer in bhima nagar killing him it was found that a deep pit was being dug under the wall which had weakened it such fatal accidents caused due to lack of planning and proper safety measures have happened several times in the past construction workers are often seen without any equipment on to protect them from inhaling dust fumes gases and vapours at the work site at many places workers are seen without basic equipment like shoes and gloves there is pressure on us to finish the work on time so we often avoid using safety gears that cause inconvenience said ramalingam a construction worker from madurai engaged in the construction of a multistorey building near annamalai nagar the rules and regulations were framed in tamil nadu in 2006 after the centre introduced the construction workers welfare cess act in the year 1996 said b alagesan additional director industrial safety and health trichy construction workers receive field training on safety in workplaces builders are often fined for flouting rules he said for any construction activity that costs above rs 10 lakh and engage more than 10 workers it is mandatory for the builders and owners to register with the industrial safety and health directorate awareness about this is still low we have been taking measures to increase awareness among the builders and make workplaces safer for the construction workers he added we carry frequent inspections at construction sites to check whether scaffoldings are being provided for the safety of the workers alagesan said besides we have been providing training on safety programmes to members of the confederation of real estate developers association credai sometimes construction workers themselves evade the safety rules which often result in fatal accidents hence the workers are trained twice a month on the safety measures to be taken at the working site said alagesan