Common use of PURPOSE & SCOPE Clause in Contracts

PURPOSE & SCOPE. The Fort Worth Area Office and DPR developed this partnering agreement jointly. The common objective and goal of the agreement is to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees involved in the construction industry and to help prevent serious accidents and fatalities within the industry through increased training, implementation of best work practices, enhanced safety and health programs, and compliance with applicable OSHA standards and regulations. Employers who choose to enter into this partnership will receive OSHA assistance (as resources allow) and an initial and annual on-site non-enforcement verification visit in accordance with approved protocols. This partnership will contain mentoring and training for participating subcontractors and their employees. The common purpose will be to engage and challenge those subcontractors and their employees to improve their own safety and health program. This partnership also seeks to increase communication and mutual respect between all stakeholders. DPR is committed to developing a business/labor/government partnership approach to safety management, thereby affording OSHA to direct its resources toward the construction industry whose safety and health efforts require the most assistance.