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11.1.2 Litter shall be removed from shrub-beds and hedges in urban parks monthly.
11.1.3 All litter shall be removed from hedges at the time of pruning.
PART 12
FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT
12.1 Tractors shall carry an ACT Bushfire Council approved 20 litre knapsack filled with water.
Contractors and operators of machines may be liable for damages caused by, and the cost of
suppression for any fire which is-ignited by their machine. (Ref. Careless Use of Fire Act,
1936). Contractors shall ensure that hired operators are aware of this ordinance.
12.1.1 The Contractor shall install at his own cost the appropriate and approved fire extinguishers to vehicles and plant used on this Contract. The extinguishers shall be the types for wood tire, petrol fire, live electricity Eire and motor vehicle fire.
PART 13
NEEDLES AND SYRINGES
13.1 PRECAUTIONS IN HANDLING NEEDLES AND OTHER SHARPS
13.1.1 The Contractor shall make himself aware of the problem of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B. Information on Territory policy is available on. 205 0326.
13.1.2 During maintenance operations the Contractor shall use tool as much as possible especially when cleaning hedges or shrubbery. Workers shall wear protective leather gloves. If the Contractor or his staff find a needle or a syringe during maintenance operations, they shall not handle it due to the risk of "needle stick" injury and subsequent risk of contracting AIDS or "hepatitis B".
13.1.3 The Contractor shall note the location of needle/syringe he may find noted and shall notify. the Sharps Hotline on 207 5959. This is a 24 hour service. The Duty Officer will be paged and will attend within 20 minutes of notification. The Contractor shall wait for the arrival of the Sharps Hotline Officer and show him the location of the needle/syringe.
PART 15
TRADING
15.1 The Contractor shall attend training sessions, sponsored by Parks and Conservation, when
so directed by the Supervisor.
PART 16
SAFEKEEPING OF EQUIPMENT
16.1 The Contractor shall ensure the safekeeping of all equipment, during the term, of the contract. Unused material and spares, after a days work, shall not be stored at the work site.
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