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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.5

FAR 36.513 Accident prevention.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section tells contracting officers when to include the Accident Prevention clause (52.236-13) in solicitations and contracts. It matters to contractors because it determines whether they will be bound by that clause, including a stricter Alternate I version for long-duration or hazardous work. It also addresses notifying safety officials when a contractor is told to correct serious or imminent dangers.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling fixed-price construction, dismantling/demolition/removal, and certain services at Government facilities

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.236-13 in solicitations and contracts for fixed-price construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements when the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold
  • Use the clause with Alternate I if the contract will involve work of a long duration or hazardous nature
  • Insert the clause or the clause with Alternate I for services performed at Government facilities when technical representatives advise special precautions are appropriate
  • Inform OSHA or other cognizant Federal, State, or local officials when the contractor has been notified to take immediate action to correct serious or imminent dangers

Key terms: 52.236-13 · Accident Prevention · Alternate I · simplified acquisition threshold · Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-13, Accident Prevention, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may insert the clause in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction or a fixed-price contract for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. If the contract will involve work of a long duration or hazardous nature, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause or the clause with its Alternate I in solicitations and contracts when a contract for services to be performed at Government facilities (see FAR part 37) is contemplated, and technical representatives advise that special precautions are appropriate.

(c) The contracting officer should inform the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), or other cognizant Federal, State, or local officials, of instances where the contractor has been notified to take immediate action to correct serious or imminent dangers.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 36.512 Cleaning up. · 36.514 Availability and use of utility services. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 36

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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