Local Road Management Manual 192 the non-conforming work or non-compliance and, if re-work is extensive or complicated or time consuming, shall require the Contractor to submit a proposal for corrective action. The corrective action proposal shall be reviewed by the Resident Engineer and if acceptable, approval will be notified to the Contractor. All Non-Compliance Notice shall be logged and tracked and should be discussed during Weekly Coordination Meeting. The intent is that non-conforming work be corrected as quickly as possible. There may be a tendency, with some Contractors, to put off correcting defective work until late in the project in the hope that the work will be accepted as is in order to maintain schedule. The Resident Engineer should not allow corrective action to be delayed and should refuse to approve for payment the maximum amount of work associated with the Non-Compliance Notice. Any direct costs incurred by the PEO caused by non-conforming work should be the responsibility of the Contractor. 4.8 Recommended Materials Testing and Corresponding Report Forms Table 6.1 shows a matrix of materials testing and reporting forms for Typical Pay Items for the construction or rehabilitation of local gravel roads. The DPWH Standard Specifications for Public Works and Highways shall be used as the reference for material testing for local road projects. The DPWH schedule of minimum test requirements for its road projects should be the reference in conducting material testing. 5. Construction Safety and Health (CSH) 5.1 Authority and Mandate The Department of Labor and Employment, in protecting construction personnel and the general public in the vicinity of construction sites, has issued Department Order No. 13, Series of 1998 (DO 13-1998), providing guidelines governing occupational safety and health in the construction industry. The requirements to ensure safety and health for road construction projects can be found on the provisions of DO 13-98.

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