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APPENDIX BHazard Communication and Material Safety Data Sheets. The Contractor shall provide copies ofcurrent Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to the Engineer for all chemical products used, handled, storedor transported to City property or project sites. The Contractor shall provide updated copies of such MSDSto the Engineer within 15 days of the Contractor’s receipt of such updated copies.Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint. The contract documents indicate the locations of any known orpresumed asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint in proposed work areas. Only those Contractorswith the required Cal/OSHA training, certification and permits for asbestos abatement and removal and/or leadabatement and removal will be allowed to handle these materials.ADD NEW SUBSECTION 7-10.4.5 TO READ:7-10.4.5 Compliance with Laws. The Contractor will perform the Work and any other obligations underthis Agreement in strict compliance with all applicable local, state and Federal laws, codes, standards andregulations.7-10.4.5 a. Security. The Contractor shall maintain a daily log of all employees and Subcontractorspresent on-site. This log shall be used in an emergency to identify missing personnel. Contractoremployees and Subcontractors must be logged in and out of the site each day.A visitor is defined as any person not covered by contractual agreements with the City, excludingregulatory inspectors and compliance officers. Visitors may include vendors, tour groups or guests of theCity of Oakland or the Contractor. All visitors to City facilities or properties must have prior writtenauthorization from the Engineer. Visitors must be escorted by a Contractor supervisor or manager, or byCity of Oakland personnel, at all times while on-site. Visitors are prohibited from contact with hazardoussubstances or materials on-site and are also prohibited from entering any area of the work site that requirespersonal protective equipment (PPE), respirators, or specialized safety equipment, medical monitoring orsafety training.Contractors shall immediately notify the Engineer of any other party who requests entry to City facilitiesor property. This includes requests from county, state or Federal government agencies.7-10.4.5 b. Supervision. The Contractor will at all times be solely responsible for all means, methods,techniques, sequences and procedures of the Work, and the acts and omissions of all employees,Subcontractors and agents, and all other persons performing any of the Work.7-10.4.5 c. Employee Training and Qualifications. The Contractor will provide only properly trained andqualified personnel to perform work under this Contractor Agreement. The Contractor will provide onlyemployees who are trained in both general safe work practices and all applicable specific hazards of theWork.7-10.4.5 d. Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements. The Contractor agrees that Contractor hasbeen retained by the City of Oakland for reasons that include, but are not limited to, the Contractor’sexpertise with regard to safety and health hazards associated with the work to be performed by Contractor.The Contractor agrees that it has, and will have, sole responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of itsemployees, Subcontractors, and agents performing Work under this Agreement. The Contractor has theauthority and responsibility to control, and/or correct all hazards associated with the work to be performed byContractor. If the Contractor becomes aware of a hazard that the Contractor contends was created orcaused by the City, the Contractor must notify the City immediately in the case of an imminent hazard, andno later than five working days in all other cases. If the Contractor fails to do so, the Contractor agrees toassume all responsibility to control and/or correct the hazard as if the Contractor were the creator or thecause of the hazard.1. Safety Equipment. Contractors must provide their own first aid supplies and emergency responseequipment. The Contractor must certify that at least one employee on each work shift has currenttraining in emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The City does not supplyair monitoring or sampling equipment, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment (PPE),fall protection equipment or other safety equipment to persons who are not City of Oaklandemployees. Contractors are required to provide their own tools and equipment and maintain theirown PPE, respiratory protection, breathing air supplies, breathing air distributions systems, fallprotection and other safety equipment and supplies.2. Lockout/Tagout and Control of Hazardous Energy. At the pre-construction meeting the Contractorshall provide the Engineer with copies of its lockout and tagout procedures for control of hazardousenergy related to City equipment and utilities involved in the Contractor’s scope of work. TheContractor shall obtain permission and authorization from the Engineer before placing any lockout ortagout on City of Oakland equipment. Contractor employees must have their own individual locks andtags assigned to each employee for use in locking out and tagging out equipment required for theirOakland Street Lighting Conversion ProjectProject Special Provisions D-26 Bid Documents: Feb 2012 Update