Common use of Safety; Security Clause in Contracts

Safety; Security. The Contractor shall execute and maintain its work so as to avoid injury or damage to any person or property. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the specifications relating to safety measures applicable in particular operations or kinds of work. In carrying out its work, the Contractor shall at all times exercise all necessary precautions for the safety of employees appropriate to the nature of the work and the conditions under which the work is to be performed, and be in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local statutory and regulatory requirements including Wisconsin Labor Code; and the U.S. Department of Transportation Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act. Safety precautions, as applicable, shall include but not be limited to: adequate life protection and life saving equipment; adequate illumination; instructions in accident prevention for all employees, such as the use of machinery guards, safe walkways, scaffolds, ladders, bridges, gang planks, confined space procedures, trenching and shoring, fall protection, and other safety devices; equipment and wearing apparel as are necessary or lawfully required to prevent accidents, injuries, or illnesses; and adequate facilities for the proper inspection and maintenance of safety measures. The Contractor shall be responsible for the safeguarding of all utilities. At least three (3) working days before beginning work, the Contractor shall call the "Diggers Hotline" Service in order to determine the location of substructures. The Contractor shall immediately notify the City of Waupun and the utility owner if he/she disturbs, disconnects, or damages any utility. In accordance with Wisconsin Labor regulations, the Contractor shall submit to the City of Waupun specific plans to show details of provisions for worker protection from caving ground during excavations of trenches of five feet or more in depth. The excavation/trench safety plan shall be submitted to and accepted by the City of Waupun prior to starting excavation. The trench safety plan shall have details showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazard of caving ground. If such a plan varies from the shoring system standards established by the State of Wisconsin, a Wisconsin registered civil or structural engineer shall prepare the plan. As part of the plan, a note shall be included stating that the registered civil or structural engineer certifies that the plan complies with the applicable construction codes In Wisconsin or that the registered civil or structural engineer certifies that the plan is not less effective than the shoring, bracing, sloping, or other provisions of the existing law or regulations. In no event shall the Contractor use a shoring, sloping, or protective system less effective than that required by the State. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the Contractor of the requirement to maintain safety in all areas. If excavation or trench work requiring a permit be undertaken, the Contractor shall submit his/her permit with the excavation/trench work safety plan to the City of Waupun before work begins. The names and telephone numbers of at least two medical doctors practicing in the vicinity and the telephone number of the local ambulance service shall be prominently displayed adjacent to telephones.