Common use of Contractor Work Hours, Safety Clause in Contracts

Contractor Work Hours, Safety. and Protection of Lives and Health. For construction contracts over $100,000, Contractor shall comply with all standards and regulations applicable to the working hours of laborers and mechanics required by 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by the Department of Labor regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 5). In general, these regulations and standards require Contractor to pay a basic rate for the first 40 hours of a standard 40-hour work week, and a rate of not less than one and half times the basic pay rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours. Contractor shall exercise proper precaution at all times for the protection of persons and property and shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property, either on or off the worksite, which occur as a result of his prosecution of the work. The safety provisions of applicable laws and building and construction codes, in addition to specific safety and health regulations described by Chapter XIII, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor, Part 1518) Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, as outlined in the Federal Register, Volume 36, No. 75, Saturday, April 7, 1971, Title 29 – LABOR, shall be observed and Contractor shall take or cause to be taken, such additional safety and health measures as NCORR may determine to be reasonably necessary.

Contractor Work Hours, Safety. and Protection of Lives and Health. For construction contracts over $100,000, Contractor shall comply with all standards and regulations applicable to the working hours of laborers and mechanics required by 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by the Department of Labor regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 5). In general, these regulations and standards require Contractor to pay a basic rate for the first 40 hours of a standard 40-hour work week, and a rate of not less than one and half times the basic pay rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours. Contractor shall exercise proper precaution at all times for the protection of persons and property and shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property, either on or off the worksite, which occur as a result of his prosecution of the work. The safety provisions of applicable laws and building and construction codes, in addition to specific safety and health regulations described by Chapter XIII, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor, Part 1518) Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, as outlined in the Federal Register, Volume 36, No. 75, Saturday, April 7, 1971, Title 29 – LABOR, shall be observed and Contractor shall take or cause to be taken, such additional safety and health measures as NCORR NCEM may determine to be reasonably necessary.