Safeguarding of excavations Sample Clauses

Safeguarding of excavations. Replace Clause 5.1.1.2 (b) with the following: The Contractor must note that the excavations for most of the structures are deep. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all temporary excavation faces are stable and safe at all times and shall either: • Provide a shoring system, designed by the Contractor and signed by a suitably qualified Professional Engineer, or • Reduce the slope of excavations to the safe angle as determined by a suitably qualified Professional geotechnical engineer employed by the Contractor. Where any part of the sides of the excavation for structures are steeper than 1 vertical : 2 horizontal and deeper than 1m below ground level, a 1m high perimeter barrier fence comprising at least 75mm diameter gum-poles or mild steel ‘Y’ fencing standard (at no more than 1,5m c/c) firmly anchored into the ground with at least 3 strands of high tensile fencing wire shall be erected no closer than 1m from the edge of the excavation (or further back if ground is unstable or disturbed). The barrier fence shall remain in place and be maintained until the relevant excavation is backfilled and/or profiled to shallower than 1:2 slope. In addition, the Contractor shall provide stormwater diversion berms or ditches upstream of excavations for structures and, where reasonably possible, make all excavations free-draining. Where making excavations free- draining is not reasonably possible, the Contractor shall not allow water from any source to accumulate beyond 300mm deep anywhere in any excavations (excluding sludge and scour ponds once complete).
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Safeguarding of excavations. The Contractor shall provide such safeguards and protections around and in the vicinity of excavations as may be necessary to prevent and avoid the occurrence of damage, loss, injury and death to property and persons because of such excavations. Liability for such damage, loss, injury or death shall rest with the Contractor.

Related to Safeguarding of excavations

  • Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults The Supplier will comply with all applicable legislation and codes of practice, including, where applicable, all legislation and statutory guidance relevant to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and with the British Council’s Child Protection Policy, as notified to the Supplier and amended from time to time, which the Supplier acknowledges may include submitting to a check by the UK Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) or the equivalent local service; in addition, the Supplier will ensure that, where it engages any other party to supply any of the Services under this Agreement, that that party will also comply with the same requirements as if they were a party to this Agreement.

  • Safeguarding 2.10. The Local Authority has overarching responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people in their area. They have a number of statutory functions under the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts which make this clear, and the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ 2015 guidance1 sets these out in detail.

  • CONFIDENTIALITY/SAFEGUARDING OF INFORMATION The CONTRACTOR shall not use or disclose any information concerning the AGENCY, or information that may be classified as confidential, for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of this contract, except with prior written consent of the AGENCY, or as may be required by law.

  • Technical Safeguards 1. USAC and the Department will process the data matched and any data created by the match under the immediate supervision and control of authorized personnel to protect the confidentiality of the data, so unauthorized persons cannot retrieve any data by computer, remote terminal, or other means.

  • Physical Safeguards SSA and OPM will store the data matched and any data created by the match in an area that is physically and technologically secure from access by unauthorized persons at all times. Only authorized personnel will transport the data matched and any data created by the match. SSA and OPM will establish appropriate safeguards for such data, as determined by a risk-based assessment of the circumstances involved.

  • Safeguards Business Associate, its Agent(s) and Subcontractor(s) shall implement and use appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of PHI other than as provided for by this Agreement. With respect to any PHI that is maintained in or transmitted by electronic media, Business Associate or its Subcontractor(s) shall comply with 45 CFR sections 164.308 (administrative safeguards), 164.310 (physical safeguards), 164.312 (technical safeguards) and 164.316 (policies and procedures and documentation requirements). Business Associate or its Agent(s) and Subcontractor(s) shall identify in writing upon request from Covered Entity all of the safeguards that it uses to prevent impermissible uses or disclosures of PHI.

  • Information Safeguards Business Associate will develop, document, implement, maintain and use appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of and to prevent non-permitted use or disclosure of PHI created for or received from Recipient or its Subsidiaries. These safeguards must be appropriate to the size and complexity of Business Associate’s operations and the nature and scope of its activities. Business Associate agrees that these safeguards will meet any applicable requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including (as of the effective date or as of the compliance date, whichever is applicable) any requirements set forth in the final HIPAA security regulations. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business Associate resulting from a use or disclosure of PHI by Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Addendum.

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