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All Contractors are responsible for the implementation of the project safety requirements. These requirements will include maintaining and auditing individual Subcontractors’ safety performance for compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and established project safety requirements, including, but not limited to, Contractors’ individual safety and hazard communication programs. General Contractors are responsible for ensuring all Subcontractors conduct safety qualification prior to beginning assigned work.
Subcontractors are held to the same requirements and standards of safety performance as the Contractor. Contractors shall ensure that Subcontractors are properly trained and work in accordance with this document. Subcontractors are also subject to work site assessment and verification of policy provisions.
Daily inspections of work areas will be conducted by the Project Foreman or Safety Designee in conjunction with Subcontractor. When unsafe acts, conditions, fire hazards or other violations of job safety are observed, immediate corrective action shall be taken. Where immediate corrective action cannot be taken, Contractor shall be notified verbally and in writing and the Contractor will be required to correct the situation and notify the Safety Designee of the action taken in writing before the end of the work day. Failure to correct a problem shall result in the immediate stoppage of all work in the related area and work shall not be permitted to resume until unsafe conditions are corrected and an incident report is delivered to Owner.
Contractors will be required to submit a copy of their company safety/hazard communication program and maintain copies of all Material Safety Data Sheets on site while work is being performed. Contractor's safety program will meet or exceed the standards of this policy. Where the programs differ, the Owner’s safety guidelines will supersede as long as it meets all current standards. Prior to commencement of work at the site, Contractor, Contractor’s Safety Designee and Sub-Contractor(s) shall attend a pre-construction safety meeting with the Owner Safety and Security Team and any associated designees. The purpose of the meeting shall be to review procedures, forms, record keeping, reports, etc. and to clarify any misunderstandings about project safety.
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