Construction Safety: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on H.R. 2567U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968 - 175 pages Considers H.R. 2567, to authorize DOL to inspect and investigate Federal construction projects, and to enforce health and safety standards where violations or hazardous conditions are in evidence. |
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Page 41 - The Select Subcommittee on Labor of the House Committee on Education and Labor will come to order.
Page 1 - That no part of such contract will be performed nor will any of the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment to be manufactured or furnished under said contract be manufactured or fabricated in any plants, factories, buildings, or surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary or hazardous or dangerous to the health and safety of employees engaged in the performance of said contract.
Page 113 - Commission, the Contracting Officer may, without prejudice to any other legal or contractual rights of the Commission, issue an order stopping all or any part of the work; thereafter a start order for resumption of work may be issued at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Page 100 - The contractor shall maintain an accurate record of, and shall report to the contracting officer...
Page 99 - State or local taxes. (c) Contract clause. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (a) Except as may be otherwise provided in this contract, the contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties. (b) Nevertheless, with respect to any Federal excise tax or duty on the transactions or property covered by this contract, if a statute, court decision, written ruling, or regulation takes effect after the contract date...
Page 117 - That concludes my statement, Mr. Chairman. I will be glad to answer any questions. Senator CULVER.
Page 99 - ... (e) Unless there does not exist any reasonable basis to sustain an exemption, the Government, upon request of the Contractor, without further liability, agrees, except as otherwise provided in this contract, to furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption from any tax which the Contractor warrants in writing was excluded from the contract price. In addition, the Contracting Officer may furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption from any tax that may, pursuant to this clause, give...
Page 2 - Each finding made and notice or order issued under this section shall be given promptly to the operator of the mine to which it pertains by the person making such finding or order...
Page 148 - A possessor of land is subject to liability for physical harm caused to his invitees by a condition on the land if, but only if, he...
Page 99 - Government, as directed by the Contracting Officer. The contract price shall be similarly decreased If the Contractor, through his fault or negligence or his failure to follow instructions of the Contracting Officer, is required to pay or bear the burden of, or does not obtain a refund or drawback of, any such Federal excise tax or duty. (c...