General Conditions of Contract

43. Health and Safety

43.1

Without prejudice to any other term or condition of this contract the Contractor shall comply in all respects with the provisions of any statute, statutory instrument, rule of regulation in force from time to time relating to:

43.1.1 

health and safety issues relevant or applicable to the goods, works and/or services to be provided to the council hereunder and shall bear the penalty for any contravention of the standard provisions relating to health and safety; and

43.1.2

Equal opportunities.  In particular, the Council requires the Contractor to be committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally.  No employee or potential employee shall receive less favourable treatment or consideration on the grounds of race colour religion or belief nationality ethnic or national origins sexual orientation gender re-assignment age disability marital status or part-time status or be disadvantaged by any conditions of employment that cannot be justified as reasonably necessary on operational grounds.

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