Construction Safety, Hearings...90-1&2, on H.R. 2567, Washington D.C., Augst 29, 30, 1967; February 6, 7, 19681968 - 175 pages |
Common terms and phrases
accident experience accident prevention administration AFL-CIO apply assisted construction Associated General Contractors August 23 Bridgeton Bureau of Reclamation BURTON Chairman Chief of Engineers committee Company compliance comply concrete construction contracts construction industry construction projects contracting officer Contractors of America Corps of Engineers costs damage Delaware Delaware Memorial Bridge devices disabling injuries DUNN Education and Labor effective Electrical employees enforcement equipment ERLEWINE EVANS fact fatalities federally assisted figures Gowdy guards HAGGERTY HATHAWAY hazardous health and safety injury frequency rate inspection inspectors Jim Harrison LATHAM laws legislation man-hours manual ment National Safety Council NAUMANN negligence O'HARA operations percent personnel plaintiff problem reasonable regulations representative responsibility result safe safety codes safety engineers safety program safety requirements safety standards Secretary Select Subcommittee severity rates specific statement statistics STEIGER struction Subcommittee on Labor supervisors testimony tion trench U.S. Army United unsafe conditions workmen
Popular passages
Page 41 - The Select Subcommittee on Labor of the House Committee on Education and Labor will come to order.
Page 2 - ... section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 USC 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
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 117 - 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 103 - Officer. (f) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of matters which will result In either an increase or decrease In the contract price, and shall take action with respect thereto as directed by the Contracting Officer.
Page 83 - ... sufficient for the purpose. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to any such stop orders shall be made the subject of claim for extension of time or for excess costs or damages by the Contractor.
Page 103 - Federal excise tax or duty which would otherwise have been payable on such transactions or property or which was the basis of an increase in the contract price, the contract price shall be decreased by the amount of the relief, refund, or drawback, or that amount shall be paid to the Government, as directed by the Contracting Officer.
Page 2 - Act shall be given promptly to the contractor or subcontractor to which it pertains by the person making such finding or order, and all such findings, orders, and notices shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the person making them. A notice or order issued pursuant to section 7 of this Act may be annulled, canceled, or revised by an authorized representative of the Secretary.
Page 103 - ... in accordance with the safety provisions of the Manual of Accident Prevention in Construction, published by the Associated General Contractors of America, to the extent that such provisions are not in contravention of applicable law.'t 603.15 Construction review.
Page 145 - Islands, shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions on claims against the United States, for money damages, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if...