10 CFR § 851.10 - General requirements.

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title: "10 CFR § 851.10 - General requirements."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "851.10"
section_name: "General requirements."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "851"
part_name: "WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM"
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regulatory_source: "71 FR 6931, Feb. 9, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 851.10 General requirements.

(a) With respect to a covered workplace for which a contractor is responsible, the contractor must:

(1) Provide a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or have the potential to cause death or serious physical harm to workers; and

(2) Ensure that work is performed in accordance with:

(i) All applicable requirements of this part; and

(ii) The worker safety and health program for that workplace.

(b) The written worker safety and health program must describe how the contractor complies with the:

(1) Requirements set forth in subpart C of this part that are applicable to the hazards associated with the contractor's scope of work; and

(2) Any compliance order issued by the Secretary pursuant to § 851.4.

[71 FR 6931, Feb. 9, 2006, as amended at 80 FR 5009, Jan. 30, 2015]