Explanations

ALEXANDER COUNTY

The following list is considered as those days for which holiday rates
of wages for work performed apply: New Years Day, Memorial/Decoration
Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day. Generally, any of these holidays which fall on a Sunday
is celebrated on the following Monday.  This then makes work performed
on that Monday payable at the appropriate overtime rate for holiday
pay.  Common practice in a given local may alter certain days of
celebration such as the day after Thanksgiving for Veterans Day.  If
in doubt, please check with IDOL.
Oil and chip resealing (O&C) means the application of road oils and
liquid asphalt to coat an existing road surface, followed by
application of aggregate chips or gravel to coated surface, and
subsequent rolling of material to seal the surface.

EXPLANATION OF CLASSES

ASBESTOS - GENERAL - removal of asbestos material/mold and hazardous
materials from any place in a building, including mechanical systems
where those mechanical systems are to be removed.  This includes the
removal of asbestos materials/mold and hazardous materials from
ductwork or pipes in a building when the building is to be demolished
at the time or at some close future date.

ASBESTOS - MECHANICAL - removal of asbestos material from mechanical
systems, such as pipes, ducts, and boilers, where the mechanical
systems are to remain.

LABORER - OIL AND CHIP RESEALING ONLY

Hook and unhook chip box from aggregate truck; distribute material
within chip box; perform flagging work related to oil and chip
resealing; hand spray oil fluids; handle traffic control, including
setting-up and maintaining barricades, drums, cones, delineators,
signs and other such items, as well as laying-out and applying or
removing temporary roadway markings used to control traffic in job
site related to oil and chip resealing; and perform clean-up related
to oil and chip resealing.

CERAMIC TILE FINISHER, MARBLE FINISHER, TERRAZZO FINISHER

Assisting, helping or supporting the tile, marble and terrazzo
mechanic by performing their historic and traditional work assignments
required to complete the proper installation of the work covered by
said crafts. The term "Ceramic" is used for naming the classification
only, and is in no a limitation of the product handled.  Ceramic takes
into consideration most hard tiles.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Installation, service and maintenance of low-voltage systems which
utilizes the transmission and/or transference of voice, sound, vision,
or digital for commercial, education, security and entertainment
purposes for the following:  TV monitoring and surveillance,
background/foreground music, intercom and telephone interconnect,
field programming, inventory control systems, microwave transmission,
multi-media, multiplex, radio page, school, intercom and sound burglar
alarms and low voltage master clock systems.

Excluded from this classification are energy management systems, life
safety systems, supervisory controls and data acquisition systems not
intrinsic with the above listed systems, fire alarm systems, nurse
call systems and raceways exceeding fifteen feet in length.


TRUCK DRIVER - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Class 1.  Drivers on 2 axle trucks hauling less than 9 ton.  Air
compressor and welding machines and brooms, including those pulled by
separate units, truck driver helpers, warehouse employees, mechanic
helpers, greasers and tiremen, pickup trucks when hauling
materials,tools, or workers to and from and on-the-job site, and fork
lifts up to 6,000 lb. capacity.

Class 2.  Two or three axle trucks hauling more than 9 ton but hauling
less than 16 ton.  A-frame winch trucks, hydrolift trucks, vactor
trucks or similar equipment when used for transportation purposes.
Fork lifts over 6,000 lb. capacity, winch trucks, four axle
combination units, and ticket writers.

Class 3.  Two, three or four axle trucks hauling 16 ton or more.
Drivers on water pulls, articulated dump trucks, mechanics and working
forepersons, and dispatchers.   Five axle or more combination units.

Class 4.  Low Boy and Oil Distributors.

Class 5.  Drivers who require special protective  clothing while
employed on hazardous waste work.

TRUCK DRIVER - O & C - (Oil and Chip Resealing ONLY)

It involves driving of contractor or subcontractor owned, leased, or
hired pickup, dump, service, or oil distributor trucks.  Includes
transporting materials and equipment (including, but not limited to
oils, aggregate supplies, parts, machinery and tools) to or from the
job site; distributing oil or liquid asphalt and aggregate; stock
piling material; and maintaining trucks at job site related to oil and
chip resealing.

Class 1.  Distributors, liquid asphalt hauling and hauling of asphalt
rubber-tired rollers.

Class 2.  Stockpiling.

Class 3.  Tandem hauling to job site.

OPERATING ENGINEERS - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Class 1.  APSCO or Equal Spreading Machine, Backhoe, Backfiller, Boom
or Winch Cat, Bituminous Mixplane Machine, Blacksmith, Bituminous
Surfacing Machine, Bull-Dozer, Crane, Shovel, Dragline, Truck Crane,
Pile Driver, Concrete Breaker, Concrete or PumpCrete Pumps, Dinky or
Standard Locomotives, Well or Caisson Drills, Elevating Grader, Fork
Lifts, Flexplane, Gradeall, Hi-Lift Hoists, Guy-Derricks, Hysters,
Mechanic Motor Patrol, Mixers-21 cu. ft. or over, Push Cats, Pulls and
Scrapers, Two Well Point Pumps, Pulverizer or Tiller, PugMill,
Rubber-Tired Farm Type Tractor with Bulldozer/Blade/Auger or hi-lift
over 1/2 yd., Jersey Spreader, Tract-Air used with Drill or Hi-Lift,
Trenching or Ditching Machines, Wood Chipper w/Tractor, Self-Propelled
Roller w/Blade, Equipment Greaser, Self-Propelled Bump Grinder on
Concrete pavement, Boat Operator, Skid-Loaders, Tuggers, Lazer
Screed,and Self-Propelled Chip Spreader (when others run conveyors).

Class 2.  Any type tractor pulling any type roller or disc, Two Air
Compressors (220 cu. ft. capacity or over), Two AirTract Drills,
Air-Track Drill w/Compressor, Automatic Bins or Scales w/Compressor or
Generator, Pipeline Boring Machine, Bulk Cement Plant w/Separate
Compressor, Power Operated Bull Float, Hydra-Lift w/Single Motor,
Straw Mulcher Blower w/Spout, Self-Propelled Roller/Compactor,
Back-End man on Bituminous Surfacing Machine, oiler on milling
machine.
Class 3.  Air Compressor w/Valve driving piling, Boom or Winch Type
Truck, Two Conveyors, Self-Propelled Concrete Saw, Form Grader, Truck
Crane Oiler, Self-Propelled Vibrator, Rubber Tired Farm Type Tractor
w/Blade/Bulldozer/Auger/hi-lift - 1/2 yd. or less, Elevator Operator,
Man Lift (scissor lift) when lifting materials.

Class 4.  Air-Track Drill (one), Belt Drag Machine, Power Broom,
Mechanical Plasterer Applicator, Trac-Air, Air Compressor (220 cu. ft.
or over) One, Air Compressor (under 220 cu. ft) four, Automatic Bin,
Bulk Cement Plant w/Built-in Compressor running off same motor or
electric motor, Fireman or Switchman, Self-Propelled Form Tamper,
Light Plants (4), Welding Machines (4), Pumps (4), or Combination of
four (4) Pumps, Light Plants, Welding Machines, Air-Compressors (under
220 cu. ft.), Mudjacks or Wood Chipper, Mixers - less than 21 cu. ft.
Mortar Mixer w/Skip or Pump, Pipeline Tract Jack.  One Operating
Engineer may operate and maintain any combination of the following
pieces of equipment, not to exceed four (4) which shall be within a
reasonable distance, such combination may include any equipment in
this classification:  (Compressors, Light Plants, Generators, Welding
Machines, Pumps or Conveyors), One Well- Point Pump, Two Motor Driven
Heaters, One Air Compressor (under 220 cu. ft.), One Engine-Driven
Conveyor, One Motor Driven Heater, One Light Plant, One Pump, One
Welding Machine, One Ulmac or Equal Spreader, Oilers, and one
Generator 10 kw or greater.

OPERATING ENGINEER - O & C (Oil and Chip Resealing ONLY).  Includes
the operation of all motorized heavy equipment used in oil and chip
rsealing, including but not limited to operating self-propelled chip
spreaders, and all types of rollers (both hard and rubber tired); and
other duties pertaining to the operation or maintenance of heavy
equipment related to oil and chip resealing.

Class 1.  See Class 1 above for types of equipment operated.

Class 2.  See Class 2 above for types of equipment operated.

Class 3.  See Class 3 above for types of equipment operated.

Class 4.  See Class 4 above for types of equipment operated.


OPERATING ENGINEER RIVER WORK 1 - operate the following machines when
working on River Work and Levee Work on the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers, Lakes and Tributaries:  Crane, Shovel, Drageline, Scrapers,
Dredge, Derrick, Pile-Driver, Push Boat, all power boat operators,
Mechanic, Engineman on Dredge, Leverman on Dredge, All Bituminous
Spreader machines, Backhoe, Backfiller, Boom, or Winch Cat, Bituminous
Mixplane Machine, Blacksmith, Bituminous Surfacing Machine, Bulldozer,
Truck Cranes, Hydraulic Truck Mounted Boom/Crane, Concrete Finishing
Machine, or Spreader Machine, Concrete Breaker, Concrete or Pumpcrete
Machines, Concrete Plant Operator, All Off Road Material Hauling
Equipment, Dinky or Standard Locomotives, Well Drill, Elevating
Grader, Fork-Lifts, Flexplane, Gradeall, Hi-Lift, Power Handblade
Tugger type Hoist, Hoist Two Drum (or over one), Guyderrick, Hyster,
Motor Patrol, Mixers - 21 Cu. Ft. or over, Push Cat, Pulls, &
Scrapers, Pumps-Two Well Points, Equipment Greaser,  P & H Pulverizer
or Pulverizer equal to Pugmill, Pugmill, Rubber-Tired farm type
tractor w/Bulldozer/Blade/Auger or Hi-Lift over ½ yard, Skimmer
Scoops, Seaman Tiller, Jersey Spreader, Tract-Air used with Drill or
Hi-Lift, Trenching or Ditching Machine, Wood Chipper w/Tractor,
self-propelled roller w/Blade, Concrete Pumps and Small Equipment
Operators.

OPERATING ENGINEER RIVER 2 - when working on River Work and Levee Work
on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Lakes and Tributaries shall be
employed as the Oiler or Fireman on Crane, Dragline, Shovel, Dredge,
Truck Crane, Pile Driver, Gradeall, Dinky or Standard Locomotive, Guy
Derrick, Trenching Machine or Ditching Machine 80 H.P. and over, All
Terrain (cherry-picker) with over 40 ton Lifting Capacity, Deck Oiler
and Deckhands.


Other Classifications of Work:

For definitions of classifications not otherwise set out, the
Department generally has on file such definitions which are available.
If a task to be performed is not subject to one of the classifications
of pay set out, the Department will upon being contacted state which
neighboring county has such a classification and provide such rate,
such rate being deemed to exist by reference in this document.  If no
neighboring county rate applies to the task, the Department shall
undertake a special determination, such special determination being
then deemed to have existed under this determination.  If a project
requires these, or any classification not listed, please contact IDOL
at 618/993-7271 for wage rates or clarifications.

LANDSCAPING

Landscaping work falls under the existing classifications for laborer,
operating engineer and truck driver.  The work performed by landscape
plantsman and landscape laborer is covered by the existing
classification of laborer.  The work performed by landscape operators
(regardless of equipment used or its size) is covered by the
classifications of operating engineer.  The work performed by
landscape truck drivers (regardless of size of truck driven) is
covered by the classifications of truck driver.