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City of Everett 00 72 00 - 13 00 72 00 - 13 GENERAL CONDITIONS 4.4.4. Attention to Work The Contractor, acting through its representative, shall give personal attention to and shall manage the Work so that it shall be prosecuted faithfully and completed under the Project schedule. When its representative is not personally present at the Project Site, its designated alternate shall be available and shall have the authority to act in matters relating to this Contract. 4.4.5. Safety The Contractor alone shall be responsible for safety on the job Site, including, but not limited to, the safety of its and its Subcontractor's employees. The Contractor shall maintain the Project Site and perform the Work in a manner which meets the Owner's responsibility under statutory and common law for the provision of a safe place to work. 4.4.6. Threats, Intimidation and Harassment Forbidden Contractor shall not allow its employees, its Subcontractors, its Subcontractors’ employees, or any other agents to threaten bodily injury or property damage, to intimidate or attempt to intimidate any person, or to assault or physically harass any person. Forbidden conduct includes, but is not limited to, threatening, appearing, or actually doing any of the following: pushing, shoving, striking, physically blocking a person or a person’s vehicle, vandalism, malicious mischief, or any other act that a reasonable person would understand be intended to intimidate, cause personal injury, or cause property damage. Contractor shall remove from the job site any person reasonably under its control or direction who the Contractor or Owner reasonably believes violated this section. The lack of a request from the Owner or Owner’s Representative to the Contractor to remove someone from the job Site does not relieve the Contractor from its obligation to remove someone. 4.4.7. Weapons Forbidden Contractor shall not allow its employees, its Subcontractors, its Subcontractors’ employees, or any other agents or representatives to carry or possess, openly or concealed, explosives or weapons on the job Site, except: (a) such explosives are as reasonably required for performance of the Work, such as those necessary for blasting or demolition work called for by the Contract Documents or (b) commissioned law enforcement officers or security personnel under authority of their commission. A weapon is any object, instrument or chemical which is (1) designed in such a manner to inflict harm or injury to another person; or (2) any item used in a manner threatening harm or injury to another person. Weapons include, but are not limited to, firearms, dangerous knives, dangerous chemicals, tear gas, martial arts weapons, blackjacks or other weapons. Further, weapons should include those delineated in EMC Chapter 10.78. b. Possession of mace, pepper spray or the like for defensive purposes is not a violation of this policy. Contractor shall remove from the job Site any person reasonably under its control or direction who the Contractor or Owner reasonably believes violated this section. The lack of a request from the Owner or Owner’s Representative to the Contractor to remove someone from the job Site does not relieve the Contractor from its obligation to remove someone. 4.4.8. Safety Standards The Contractor shall comply with Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330) as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Part 5). Under this section, the Contractor shall not require any laborer or mechanic to work in surroundings or under working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to its health and safety as determined under construction, safety, and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. These requirements do not apply to the purchase of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. 4.4.9. Public Safety and Convenience The Contractor shall conduct its work so as to ensure the least possible obstruction to Traffic and inconvenience to the general public, business, organizations and residents in the vicinity of the Work and to reasonably protect persons and property. No roads or street shall be closed to the public except with
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