ITB 18-03-03 Right-of-Ways and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | ITB 18-03-03 Right-of-Ways and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services 30 2.25 ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES The Contractor’s employees must not possess, distribute, consume, use or cause to be used, any controlled substance or alcohol on the Work sites. Any Contractor employee under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance must not be permitted to perform any Work under the Contract. Any Contractor or Contractor employee found to be in violation of this requirement will be permanently prohibited from performing any Work under this Contract. Actions taken under this Article must not relieve the Contractor of the obligation to provide su fficient personnel to perform adequate and timely Service as required in this Contract. 2.26 EMPLOYEE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The Contractor must require their employees to comply with the instructions pertaining to conduct, safety and health regulations forming a part of this Contract. All equipment operators must wear safety protection equipment required or recommended by the equipment manufacturer and OSHA; and, all power operating equipment, truck, hand, mechanical or vehicular tools, etc. must be operated within the safety parameters defined by OSHA. Equipment must be carefully maintained and operated with proper safety guards and devices installed and fully operational and with discretion when near pedestrians or vehicles. All employees must wear a safety vest when working by roads and in areas with vehicular traffic. 2.27 EMPLOYEE TRAINING/OPERATING OF EQUIPMENT The Contractor must ensure that all employees have been properly trained, certified, and/or licensed to operate power equipment, power and mechanical tools, mowers, trucks, and etc., and must maintain records of all training, qualifications and certifications to be made available for the City’s review upon request. The Contractor must provide training to all employees, at Contractor’s expense, to ensure the competencies in performing tasks are met to prevent the endangerment of personnel or the public. At no time must the safeguards on lawn mower, edger, weed eater or any other power equipment with factory installed safety measures be altered, turned off or used improperly. All safeguards must be in place and operational at all times. Employees must not be permitted to use radios, cell phones, texting devices, mp3 players, or other media devices, while operating equipment and may be subject to removal from the Work site for repeated violations. Employees are prohibited from smoking during performance of the Work under this Contract. 2.28 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Contractor is solely responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. Contractor must take all necessary precautions for the safety of, and must provide the necessary protection to prevent damage, injury or loss to:  All employees on the Project site(s) and other persons who may be affected thereby;  All the Work and all materials or equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in storage on or off the Project site(s).  Other Property at the Project site(s) or adjacent thereto, including trees, shrubs, lawn, walks, pavements, roadways, structures and utilities.