Explanations

LAWRENCE 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.


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.

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.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Installation, operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, and service
of radio, television, recording, voice sound and vision production and
reproduction  apparatus, equipment and appliances used for domestic,
commercial, education, entertainment and private telephone systems.

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.

OPERATING ENGINEERS - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Class 1.  Power Cranes, Draglines, Derricks, Shovels, Gradalls,
Mechanics, Tractor Highlift, Tournadozer, Concrete Mixers with Skip,
Tournamixer, Two Drum  Machine, One Drum Hoist with Tower or Boom,
Cableways, Tower Machines, Motor Patrol, Boom Tractor, Boom or Winch
Truck, Winch or Hydraulic Boom Truck,  Truck Crane, Tournapull,
Tractor Operating Scoops, Bulldozer, Push Tractor, Asphalt Planer,
Finishing Machine on Asphalt, Large Rollers on Earth, Rollers on
Asphalt Mix, Ross Carrier or similar Machine, Gravel Processing
Machine, Asphalt Plant Engineer, Paver Operator, Dredging Equipment,
or Dredge Engineer, or  Dredge Operator, Central Mix Plant Engineer,
CMI or similar type machine, Concrete Pump, Truck or Skid Mounted,
Tower Crane, Engineer or Rock Crusher Plant,  Concrete Plant Engineer,
Ditching Machine with dual attachment, Tractor Mounted Loaders, Cherry
Picker, Hydro Crane, Standard or Dinkey Locomotives,  Scoopmobiles,
Euclid Loader, Soil Cement Machine, Back Filler, Elevating Machine,
Power Blade, Drilling Machine, including Well Testing, Caissons, Shaft
or any  similar type drilling machines, Motor Driven Paint Machine,
Pipe Cleaning Machine, Pipe Wrapping Machine, Pipe Bending Machine,
Apsco Paver, Boring Machine,  (Head Equipment Greaser), Barber-Greene
Loaders, Formless Paver, (Well Point System), Concrete Spreader, Hydra
Ax, Span Saw, Marine Scoops, Brush Mulcher,  Brush Burner, Mesh
Placer, Tree Mover, Helicopter Crew (3), Piledriver-Skid or Crawler,
Stump Remover, Root Rake, Tug Boat Operator, Refrigerating Machine,
Freezing Operator, Chair Cart- Self-Propelled, Hydra Seeder, Straw
Blower, Power Sub Grader, Bull Float, Finishing Machine,
Self-Propelled Pavement Breaker, Lull  (or similar type Machine), Two
Air Compressors, Compressors hooked in Manifold, Overhead Crane, Chip
Spreader, Mud Cat, Sull-Air, Fork Lifts (except when  used for
landscaping work), Soil Stabilizer (Seaman Tiller, Bo Mag, Rago Gator,
and similar types of equipment), Tube Float, Spray Machine, Curing
Machine,  Concrete or Asphalt Milling Machine, Snooper Truck-Operator,
Backhoe, Farm Tractors (with attachments), 4 Point Lift System (Power
Lift or similar type),  Skid-Steer (Bob Cat or similar type), Wrecking
Shears, Water Blaster.

Class 2.  Concrete Mixers without Skips, Rock Crusher, Ditching
Machine under 6', Curbing Machine, One Drum Machines without Tower or
Boom, Air Tugger,  Self-Propelled Concrete Saw, Machine Mounted Post
Hole Digger, two to four Generators, Water Pumps or Welding Machines,
within 400 feet, Air Compressor  600 cu. ft. and under, Rollers on
Aggregate and Seal Coat Surfaces, Fork Lift (when used for landscaping
work), Concrete and Blacktop Curb Machine, One Water  Pump, Oilers,
Air Valves or Steam Valves, One Welding Machine, Truck Jack, Mud Jack,
Gunnite Machine, House Elevators when used for hoisting material,
Engine  Tenders, Fireman, Wagon Drill, Flex Plane, Conveyor, Siphons
and Pulsometer, Switchman, Fireman on Paint Pots, Fireman on Asphalt
Plants, Distributor Operator  on Trucks, Tampers, Self-Propelled Power
Broom, Striping Machine (motor driven), Form Tamper, Bulk Cement
Plant, Equipment Greaser, Deck Hands, Truck Crane  Oiler-Driver,
Cement Blimps, Form Grader, Temporary Heat, Throttle Valve, Super
Sucker (and similar type of equipment).

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.