Common use of Information and Training Clause in Contracts

Information and Training. i. The Contractor shall ensure that employees directly involved with operational vegetation management are trained as specified in the standard 240-52456757 – “Contract specification for Vegetation management services on Eskom networks”. ii. The training of Principal Contractor employees in occupational health and safety matters relevant to their work is the responsibility of the Principal Contractor, unless other arrangements have been made contractually. iii. The Principal Contractor shall ensure that his officials and employees are acquainted with all relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Regulations and the requirements of all relevant Environmental Legislation. iv. The Principal Contractor shall provide his/her employees with information on potential health and safety hazards to which they may be exposed at their workplace. v. The Principal Contractor shall instruct and train his/her employees in the measures available for the prevention, control and protection against those hazards. vi. No person shall be employed in any work at a construction site unless that person has received the necessary information, instruction and training so as to be able to do the work competently and safely. vii. The information, instruction and training should be given in a language understood by the worker and written, oral, visual and participative approaches should be used to ensure that the worker has assimilated the material. viii. The Principal Contractor shall provide his employees with all personal protective equipment and the appropriate tools required for the safe and proper execution of the work. ix. The Principal Contractor shall, if requested to do so by the Procurement Department, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Risk Management Department, that his employees and any sub- contractors have completed site and job orientation and any other qualifications and safety training that may be required by Eskom. x. The Project Manager shall ensure that the Principal Contractor and his staff undergo compulsory on site safety induction prior to commencing work on Eskom work sites.