Construction The RE has the overall responsibility for management of the construction project, including oversight of the safety and health of all personnel on the job site. The RE is charged with providing safety leadership at all times and safety enforcement when required. The RE should give instruction to employees under their direction on the safe use of tools, materials, equipment, and safe work practices while carrying out their responsibilities. All project personnel are required to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while working within the ROW (Reference Policies and Procedures 06E-02). Each employee has responsibility for the safety of others, using their knowledge and influence to prevent accidents and contribute ideas and suggestions for the improvement of project safety. Section 00820 cites the requirements for the compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, as well as the Occupation Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the UDOT Safety and Health Manual. The Contractor is required to provide and maintain safe access to work for purposes of inspection or testing. The RE and staff should not attempt to inspect work where there is not adequate and safe access. Such situations should be brought to the Contractor’s attention and the Contractor notified that any work installed that is not inspected because of inadequate or unsafe access will not be included for payment until safe access is provided for proper inspection. Before entering an area for purposes of inspection, each employee should make certain the area is safe. For example, a trench should be properly shored and braced in accordance with OSHA 1926.651 (Subpart P) requirements. Employees working in the vicinity of bridge construction, pile driving, pipe laying, or other operations involving the use of cranes should take extra precautions. Personnel should never walk under any load suspended by a crane and remain a safe distance away from cables under load or work in the vicinity of power lines. Concrete batch plants, asphalt plants, precast yards, etc., present many hazards such as moving machinery, vehicular traffic, overhead operations, ladders and stairs, etc. The
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