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23 <br /> <br />Revised 07/20 <br /> <br />code requirements relating to the prevention of accidents or injuries to persons on or about the <br />location of the Work. <br /> <br />All trenches, excavations, or other hazards in the vicinity of the Work shall be well barricaded, <br />and properly lighted at night. When Work requires closing of an area normally used by the <br />Owner or the public, the Contractor shall furnish, erect, and maintain temporary barricades, and <br />properly light the area. The Contractor shall comply with any directions and public authorities in <br />this respect. <br /> <br />7.20 The Contractor shall designate a responsible officer or employee as safety inspector, <br />whose duties shall include accident prevention on the Project as well as implementation of the <br />Contractor’s safety measures and safety programs on the Project. The name of the safety <br />inspector shall be made known to the Designer and the Owner at the preconstruction <br />conference. <br /> <br />7.21 In emergencies affecting the safety of persons, the Work, or property at the Project site or <br />adjacent thereto, the Contractor is obligated to act in the Contractor’s discretion to prevent <br />threatened damage, injury, or loss. As soon as practicable, the Contractor shall notify the <br />Designer and Owner of such emergency. The Contractor shall give the Designer and the Owner <br />prompt written notice of any significant changes in the Work or deviations from the Contract <br />Documents caused by such emergency. If the Contractor believes that additional work done in <br />an emergency entitles the Contractor to an increase in the Contract Price or an extension of the <br />Contract Time, the Contractor may make a claim therefore as provided in Articles 14 or 15. <br /> <br />7.22 The Contractor shall at all times keep the premises free from accumulation of waste <br />materials or rubbish caused by the Work. At least weekly and at the completion of the Work, the <br />Contractor shall remove all waste materials and rubbish from and about the Project. At the <br />completion of the Work, the Contractor shall remove all tools, construction equipment, <br />machinery, and surplus materials. The Contractor shall leave the Work in condition for <br />occupancy by the Owner such that no cleaning or other operations are required. Material <br />cleared from the Project and deposited on adjacent property shall not be considered as having <br />been disposed of satisfactorily. If the Contractor fails to keep the Project clean of waste <br />materials or rubbish, fails to satisfactorily clean-up weekly or at the completion of the Work, the <br />Owner may do so and the costs thereof may be deducted from any amounts due the Contractor. <br /> <br />7.23 Utilities, temporary facilities, and signs shall be provided as described in the Contract <br />Documents. Absent a contrary direction in the Supplementary Conditions, the Contractor shall <br />pay all bills for water, electricity, or other public utility service to the Project site. <br /> <br />7.24 The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the Owner, the Designer, the Designer's <br />consultants, and their officers, agents, and employees harmless against all costs, damages, and <br />expenses, including attorney's fees and costs of defense, arising out of claims by any separate <br />contractor or by any Subcontractor, sub-subcontractor, or supplier engaged by or employed by <br />the Contractor or employed by any of the Subcontractors claiming through him, including <br />without limitation damages, losses, and expenses arising out of or relating to any <br />inconvenience, delay, interference, or other action or non-action of the Contractor or the <br />Contractor’s Subcontractors on the Project. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 0844D1D6-E311-4FC5-8B5B-BB1E27A908ED