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Division 01 - DOC STANDARD GENE~L CONDITIONS SINGLE CONTRACT PROJECTS Issue Date June 01, 2013 Revised - January 15, 2015

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SECTION 01 35 26 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURES

PART I - GENERAL 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS: A.

The following documents apply to all required work for the Project: (1) the Contract Drawings, (2) the Specifications, (3) the General Conditions, (4) the Addendum, and (5) the Contract [City of New York Standard Construction Contract]. B. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of "The City of New York Department of Design and Construction Safety Requirements". This document is included in the Information for Bidders.

1.2 SUMMARY: A.

This Section includes administrative and general procedural requirements for Safety and Health Requirements, including: 1. Definitions 2. Required Safety Meeting 3. Compliance with Regulations 4. Submittals 5. Personnel Protective Equipment 6. Hazardous Materials 7. Emergency Suspension of Work 8. Protection of Personnel 9. Environmental Protection

1.3 DEFINITIONS:

A. Refer to Article 2 of the Contract for definition of terms, words and expressions used in the General Conditions not otherwise defined herein.

B. Design Consultant: "Design Consultant" shall mean the entity responsible for providing design services for the Project, including without limitation, preparing the construction documents (drawings and specifications) and providing services in connection with such documents during construction. The entity serving as the "Design Consultant" may be a corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, individual or combination thereof. Such entity may be either an employee(s) of the City or an entity engaged by the City to provide such services.

1.4 REQUIRED SAFETY MEETINGS: A.

Prior to commencing construction, the Resident Engineer will schedule and hold a preconstruction kick-off meeting either at DDC's main office or at the Project site with representatives of the Contractor, including the principal on-site project representative and one or more safety representatives, Commissioner's designated representatives and other concerned parties for the purpose of reviewing the Contract Safety requirements. The Contractor's safety requirements shall be reviewed, and implementation of safety provisions pertinent to the Work shall be discussed. B. The Contractor is responsible for conducting weekly documented jobsite safety meetings, given to all jobsite personnel including all subcontractors on the project, with the purpose of discussing safety topics and job specific requirements at the DOCworksite.

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