Common use of HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Clause in Contracts

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT. 33.1 The COMPANY places prime importance on health, safety and environment (hereinafter “HS&E”) issues and requires that the CONTRACTOR GROUP subscribes to and actively pursues the highest standards of HS&E performance. 33.2 The CONTRACTOR shall take full responsibility for the adequacy, stability and safety of all its operations and methods necessary for the performance of the WORK and shall keep strictly to the provisions of Section V – Health, Safety and Environment. The CONTRACTOR shall collaborate with the COMPANY in establishing HS&E interface arrangements and the production of a HS&E interface document. 33.3 Failure to meet the requirements of Section V – Health, Safety and Environment or to satisfy the COMPANY’s reasonable requirements with regard to the control of HS&E risks in any material respect will be regarded as due cause for the COMPANY giving notice to terminate all of any part of the WORK or the CONTRACT in accordance with Clause 24.1(b). 33.4 The CONTRACTOR shall co-operate with the COMPANY in providing an appropriate response to any emergency occurring at the WORKSITE and shall immediately take such action as may be necessary to protect life and make safe property where such is in imminent peril. 1. Pre-Spud meetings and inspections 1.1 Pre-Spud meeting (a) review the safety procedures and requirements of the PROJECT and the WORKSITE, the Contractor Site Safety Programme, the Drilling Contractor’s well site safety programme and any other safety plan submitted by or to the CONTRACTOR in accordance with this CONTRACT; (b) define the authorities and reporting relationships between the COMPANY and the CONTRACTOR (for operating, health and safety issues); and (c) outline potential problems and procedures to deal with such problems.