Common use of LINE DEPARTMENT Clause in Contracts

LINE DEPARTMENT. (a) A Crew Leader shall not be required to climb or do other Journeyman's work except in cases of emergency, as it would interfere with his properly looking after his work as Crew Leader and the safety of the men in his charge except in cases where the crew comprises not more than five (5) employees (including the Crew Leader) in which case in addition to having charge of the crew he shall perform work. (b) Troublemen shall be on duty for a period of eight and one-quarter (8¼) consecutive hours and subject to call for three (3) additional hours, the period of duty and call shall be consecutive provided however, that they shall be off for lunch and available one- half (½) hour of the said eight and one-quarter hours. The period of duty and call to be arranged satisfactorily with the department head. (c) Duties of the Troubleman shall include the restoration of service on lines and apparatus of the company, light and power circuits, telephone line instruments, switchboard communicating systems, lighting apparatus and repairing street lamps, appliances and other apparatus in the workrooms of the Company. In no case shall Troublemen be required to make installation or permanent repairs to inside lighting circuits or fixtures. (d) A relief Troubleman who substitutes for a regular Troubleman may be selected from a Journeyman in the Line Department and will work at the regular Troubleman's rate of pay. (e) All line trucks, other than service or trouble trucks which operate primarily as one-man trucks, shall be operated during normal work hours by a Journeyman Lineman or a Groundman Truck Driver, providing these classifications are available. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to re-assign available on duty employees to provide such classifications. In the event there are no Journeyman Lineman or Groundman Truck Drivers available, other classifications in the Line Department may be assigned to perform these duties. When a crew is called out on overtime a Groundman Truck Driver will be a part of that crew, if available. No more than one Groundman Truck Driver will be required per crew. (f) Control levers of hydraulically driven pole hole digging equipment, hydraulically driven line truck hoisting equipment, and any equipment or compressor used to bury cable or bust concrete shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. An apprentice lineman may operate said control levers on a training basis only. Digging control levers of mechanically driven pole hole digging equipment shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. (g) Utility, unless mutually agreed to, may employ not more than one apprentice lineman to each five Journeyman Lineman, one apprentice substation electrician to each three journeymen substation electricians, and one meterman apprentice to each two journeymen metermen where the services of apprentices may be required.

LINE DEPARTMENT. (a) A Crew Leader shall not be required to climb or do other Journeyman's work except in cases of emergency, as it would interfere with his properly looking after his work as Crew Leader and the safety of the men in his charge except in cases where the crew comprises not more than five (5) employees (including the Crew Leader) in which case in addition to having charge of the crew he shall perform work. (b) Troublemen shall be on duty for a period of eight and one-quarter (8¼) consecutive hours and subject to call for three (3) additional hours, the period of duty and call shall be consecutive provided however, that they shall be off for lunch and available one- half (½) hour of the said eight and one-quarter hoursincluding a 30 minute lunch. The period of duty and call to be arranged satisfactorily with the department head. (c) Duties of the Troubleman shall include the restoration of service on lines and apparatus of the company, light and power circuits, telephone line instruments, switchboard communicating systems, lighting apparatus and repairing street lamps, appliances and other apparatus in the workrooms of the Company. In no case shall Troublemen be required to make installation or permanent repairs to inside lighting circuits or fixtures. (d) A relief Troubleman who substitutes for a regular Troubleman may be selected from a Journeyman in the Line Department and will work at the regular Troubleman's rate of pay. (e) All line trucks, other than service or trouble trucks which operate primarily as one-man trucks, shall be operated during normal work hours by a Journeyman Lineman or a Groundman Truck Driver, providing these classifications are available. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to re-assign available on duty employees to provide such classifications. In the event there are no Journeyman Lineman or Groundman Truck Drivers available, other classifications in the Line Department may be assigned to perform these duties. When a crew is called out on overtime a Groundman Truck Driver will be a part of that crew, if available. No more than one Groundman Truck Driver will be required per crew. (f) Control levers of hydraulically driven pole hole digging equipment, hydraulically driven line truck hoisting equipment, and any equipment or compressor used to bury cable or bust concrete shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. An apprentice lineman may operate said control levers on a training basis only. Digging control levers of mechanically driven pole hole digging equipment shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. (g) Utility, unless mutually agreed to, may employ not more than one apprentice lineman to each five Journeyman Lineman, one apprentice substation electrician to each three journeymen substation electricians, and one meterman apprentice to each two journeymen metermen where the services of apprentices may be required.

LINE DEPARTMENT. (a) A Crew Leader shall not be required to climb or do other Journeyman's work except in cases of emergency, as it would interfere with his properly looking after his work as Crew Leader and the safety of the men in his charge except in cases where the crew comprises not more than five (5) employees (including the Crew Leader) in which case in addition to having charge of the crew he shall perform work. (b) Troublemen shall be on duty for a period of eight and one-quarter (8¼) consecutive hours and subject to call for three (3) additional hours, the period of duty and call shall be consecutive provided however, that they shall be off for lunch and available one- one-half (½) hour of the said eight and one-quarter hours. The period of duty and call to be arranged satisfactorily with the department head. (c) Duties of the Troubleman shall include the restoration of service on lines and apparatus of the company, light and power circuits, telephone line instruments, switchboard communicating systems, lighting apparatus and repairing street lamps, appliances and other apparatus in the workrooms of the Company. In no case shall Troublemen be required to make installation or permanent repairs to inside lighting circuits or fixtures. (d) A relief Troubleman who substitutes for a regular Troubleman may be selected from a Journeyman in the Line Department and will work at the regular Troubleman's rate of pay. (e) All line trucks, other than service or trouble trucks which operate primarily as one-man trucks, shall be operated during normal work hours by a Journeyman Lineman or a Groundman Truck Driver, providing these classifications are available. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to re-assign available on duty employees to provide such classifications. In the event there are no Journeyman Lineman or Groundman Truck Drivers available, other classifications in the Line Department may be assigned to perform these duties. When a crew is called out on overtime a Groundman Truck Driver will be a part of that crew, if available. No more than one Groundman Truck Driver will be required per crew. (f) Control levers of hydraulically driven pole hole digging equipment, hydraulically driven line truck hoisting equipment, and any equipment or compressor used to bury cable or bust concrete shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. An apprentice lineman may operate said control levers on a training basis only. Digging control levers of mechanically driven pole hole digging equipment shall normally be operated by a Journeyman Lineman. (g) Utility, unless mutually agreed to, may employ not more than one apprentice lineman to each five Journeyman Lineman, one apprentice substation electrician to each three journeymen substation electricians, and one meterman apprentice to each two journeymen metermen where the services of apprentices may be required.