California Labor Code 6707 – Whenever the state, a county, city and county, or city issues a call …
Whenever the state, a county, city and county, or city issues a call for bids for the construction of a pipeline, sewer, sewage disposal system, boring and jacking pits, or similar trenches or open excavations, which are five feet or deeper, such call shall specify that each bid submitted in response thereto shall contain, as a bid item, adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life or limb, which shall conform to applicable safety orders. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose tort liability on the body awarding the contract or any of its employees. This section shall not apply to contracts awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14250) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
Terms Used In California Labor Code 6707
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 6302
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.