The contractor or other person in charge of work within the scope of this article,
shall familiarize himself with all provisions of the article covering such work and
may, upon request, receive explanations and instructions pertaining to the provisions
of this article from the code official. At all the times and periods during which
any work under this article is being performed and until such work is completed and
accepted and approved by the code official, the contractor shall place and maintain
all necessary barriers and other safeguards, including watchmen if necessary, upon
and around the work for the prevention of accidents, and at night he shall place,
maintain and keep suitable and sufficient lights and flares to warn of the obstructions
and hazards; and the person doing such work under a permit issued under this article
shall and will indemnify and save harmless the city from and against any and all actions
and claims and against all costs, damages and expense to which the city may be put
by reason of any injury or alleged injury to any person or property resulting or occasioned
by any act, negligence, carelessness or want of skill in connection with or in the
conduct of any of such work, or in guarding the same, or from any improper methods,
tools, implements or materials used in its prosecution or by or on account of any
alleged act or omission whatever of the contractor or his agents, employees or servants;
and the contractor and the person doing such work under the permit as herein provided
for shall well and truly make payment of any and all sums so recovered against the
city in any suit or suits on account of such alleged injuries to which the city may
be made a party, together with all such costs, damages and expenses as may be suffered
by the city, all in such manner as to save the city whole and harmless from all such
actions or claims.
