Common use of Security and Safety Requirements Clause in Contracts

Security and Safety Requirements. Unless otherwise specified, Neutral Tandem will be required, at its own expense, to conduct a statewide investigation of criminal history records for each Neutral Tandem employee hired in the past five (5) years being considered for work on a BellSouth Premises, for the states/counties where the Neutral Tandem employee has worked and lived for the past five (5) years. Where state law does not permit statewide collection or reporting, an investigation of the applicable counties is acceptable. Neutral Tandem shall not be required to perform this investigation if an affiliated company of Neutral Tandem has performed an investigation of the Neutral Tandem employee seeking access, if such investigation meets the criteria set forth above. This requirement will not apply if Neutral Tandem has performed a pre-employment statewide investigation of criminal history records of the Neutral Tandem employee for the states/counties where the Neutral Tandem employee has worked and lived for the past five (5) years or, where state law does not permit a statewide investigation, an investigation of the applicable counties.