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Master Pole Attachment Agreement
<br />"Indemnitees from any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages and
<br />expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or
<br />in connection with the attachment of any Equipment to any pole, the performance
<br />of any work, the operation of any Equipment, or the Company's system, or the
<br />acts or omissions of Company or any of its suppliers or contractors of any tier, the
<br />respective successors and assigns of Company or any such suppliers or contractors,
<br />the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, or anyone
<br />acting on Company's behalf in connection with said attachment of Equipment,
<br />performance of Work, or operation of Equipment or Company's system.
<br />14.2 Such indemnity, protection and hold harmless shall include any demand, claim, suit
<br />or judgment for damages to property or injury to or death of persons, including
<br />officers, agents, and employees of either party hereto including payment made
<br />under or in connection with any Worker's Compensation Law or under any plan
<br />for employees' disability and death benefits, which may arise out of or be caused
<br />or contributed to by the erection, maintenance, presence, use or removal of
<br />Company's attachments or by the proximity of the respective cables, wires,
<br />apparatus and appliances of Company including any claims or demands of
<br />customers of the Company with respect thereto.
<br />14.3 City Light shall not be liable to the Company or to the Company's customers, and
<br />the Company hereby indemnifies, protects and saves harmless City Light against
<br />any and all such claims or demands, suit or judgment for loss, liability, damages
<br />and expense by the Company's customers, for any interruption to the service of the
<br />Company, or for interference with the operation of the cables, wires, and
<br />appliances of the Company, or for interference with the operation of the cables,
<br />wires, and appliances of the Company.
<br />14.4 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the foregoing release, indemnity
<br />and hold harmless shall apply to and for the benefit of the indemnitees.
<br />14.5 City Light is willing to permit attachments of the Equipment to the poles for the
<br />fees described in Section 4 only in consideration of and in reliance upon such
<br />release, indemnity and hold harmless.
<br />SECTION 15. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. INSURANCE AND BONDS
<br />15.1 Company shall ensure that, with respect to all persons performing the Work,
<br />Company or its suppliers or contractors maintain in effect at all times dunng the
<br />term coverage or insurance in accordance with the applicable laws relating to
<br />worker's compensation and employer's liability (including, but not limited to, the
<br />Washington Industrial Insurance Act and the laws of the state in which any such
<br />person was hired), regardless of whether such coverage or insurance is mandatory
<br />or merely elective under the law. Company shall furnish to City Light such
<br />assurance and evidence of such coverage or insurance (such as copies of insurance
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