Common use of OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION Clause in Contracts

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. Prior to the commencement of work on Site, or at any other time the Superintendent directs, the Contractor shall consult with the Principal and the Superintendent for the purposes of ensuring that, as far as practicable, the works can be carried out without risk to the health and safety of either those doing the work, or anyone else who may be at or near the construction site. The Contractor shall ensure that the following information is recorded, reviewed and updated regularly, and kept until the Works are completed: The identification of hazards to which a person at the Site is likely to be exposed; An assessment of the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from those hazards; and The risk control measures through which the risk of injury or harm may be eliminated or otherwise controlled. If the Contractor becomes aware that a change in the design of the Works could better eliminate or control a risk of injury or harm to those doing the construction work, or anyone else who may be at or near the Site, the Contractor shall ensure that this information is passed on to the Principal and the Superintendent. The Contractor shall ensure that any Occupational Safety and Health information it receives from the Principal or the Superintendent is incorporated into its hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control measures. SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN Prior to the commencement of the work on Site, the Contractor shall prepare and implement a Safety Management Plan relevant to the works under the Contract. The Safety Management Plan shall be maintained, and where necessary updated, throughout the Contract. The Safety Management Plan shall be appropriate to the risks associated with the work under the Contract and shall contain provision for, but not be limited to, the following elements: Occupational Safety and Health induction for new employees; listing of competencies required for specialist work (eg. xxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx); the arrangements for managing occupational safety and health incidents on the Site, including accident/incident reporting and investigation the safety rules at the Site and description the arrangements for ensuring that all persons working at or visiting the Site are informed of the rules; hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control including routine inspection processes; plant/equipment inspection processes; pre-job planning, procedural issues and JSA's (Job Safety Analyses, also known as Safe Work Method Statements). Within the Safety Management Plan, particular attention is to be given to identifying hazardous activities including, but not limited to, work in confined spaces, asbestos removal, demolition work, excavation work, working near power lines and live conductors and working at heights; emergency evacuation procedures; methods of communicating and consulting with employees and transmitting new work procedures to employees; hazardous substances exposure management; site security; purchasing/hiring controls (to avoid unknowingly bringing hazards onto the Site); quantitative performance measures (application to be determined by contract size and duration); traffic management plan; and any other matters that the Superintendent may direct from time to time. Each element of the Safety Management Plan shall specifically address: the person on the Site who shall take responsibility for the successful implementation of each element; the hierarchical structure by which the responsibility is performed, and; the specific manner by which the element is performed. The Contractor shall prepare the Safety Management Plan in conjunction with a competent person suitably experienced and qualified in safety matters. The Principal may direct that the Contractor prepare the Safety Management Plan in conjunction with the Consultant. Prior to the commencement of the Works, the Contractor shall certify to the Superintendent that its Safety Management Plan: has been prepared; has been provided to each person doing construction work at the Site (where this is practical) or is otherwise available for inspection on the Site; and has been implemented on Site.