40 USC Ch. 5: Front Matter
From Title 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKSCHAPTER 5-HOURS OF LABOR AND SAFETY ON PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 5-HOURS OF LABOR AND SAFETY ON PUBLIC WORKS
SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
321 to 326. Repealed or Omitted.
SUBCHAPTER II-CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS
327.
"Secretary" defined.
328.
Forty hour week; overtime compensation; contractual conditions; liability of employers for violation; withholding funds to satisfy liabilities of employers.
329.
Contracts subject to this subchapter; workers covered; exceptions.
(a)
Contracts involving employment of laborers or mechanics.
(b)
Exceptions.
(c)
Inapplicability to small contracts.
330.
Report of violations and withholding of funds for unpaid wages and liquidated damages.
(a)
Reports of inspectors; determination of amount of unpaid wages and liquidated damages; authorization for direct payments by Comptroller General.
(b)
Rights of action and intervention against contractors and sureties.
(c)
Right of contractors to appeal; limitations; administrative determination; review by Secretary and issuance of final decision; filing claim in United States Court of Federal Claims.
(d)
Applicability of other laws.
331.
Limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
332.
Violations; penalties.
333.
Health and safety standards in building trades and construction industry.
(a)
Condition of contracts; proceedings for promulgation of regulations; hearing, consultation with Advisory Committee.
(b)
Compliance with section and regulations: inspections, hearings, orders, findings of fact, and decisions; application of sections 38 and 39 of title 41; opportunity for hearing; consequences of noncompliance: cancellation of contracts, completion contracts, additional costs, and withholding of assistance; nonapplication of section 330 of this title.
(c)
Jurisdiction; cause shown; enforcement of compliance.
(d)
Finding of ineffective protection against violations; transmission of names of violators to Comptroller General; contract awards prohibition; termination of restriction and notification of Comptroller General and Government agencies; judicial review.
(e)
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; establishment; membership; appointment; representation of interests; advice in formulation of standards, regulations, and policy matters; appointment of experts or consultants; compensation, travel expenses, etc.
(f)
Safety programs: promotion; prevention of injuries through reports, data, and consultations with employers.
334.
Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items.