Explanations

MERCER COUNTY

ELECTRICIAN (SOUTHEAST) - Townships of Ohio Grove, Suez, and North
Henderson.

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.

CERAMIC TIEL 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 way 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 - OIL AND CHIP RESEALING ONLY.

This shall encompass laborers, workers and mechanics who drive
contractor or subcontractor owned, leased, or hired pickup, dump,
service, or oil distributor trucks.  The work 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 when in connection with the actual oil and chip contract.
The Truck Driver (Oil & Chip Resealing) wage classification does not
include supplier delivered materials.

OPERATING ENGINEERS - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Class 1.  An engineer on Crane, Shovel, Clamshell, Dragline, Backhoe,
Derrick, Tower Crane, Cable Way, Spreader (servicing two pavers),
Asphalt  Spreader, Asphalt Mixer, Plant Engineer, Dipper Dredge
Operator, Dipper Dredge Craneman, Dual Purpose Truck (boom or winch),
Leverman or Engineman  (hydraulic dredge), Mechanic, Paving Mixer with
tower attached, Pile Driver, Boom Tractor, Stationary, Portable or
Floating Mixing Plant, Trenching Machine  (over 40 H.P.), Building
Hoist (two drums), Hot Paint Wrapping Machine, Cleaning and Priming
Machine, Backfiller (throw bucket), Locomotive Engineer, Qualified
Welder, Tow or Push Boat, Concrete Paver, Seaman Trav-L- Plant or
similar machines, CMI Autograder or similar machines, Slip Form Paver,
Caisson Augering  Machine, Mucking Machine, Asphalt Heater-Planer
Unit, Hydraulic Cranes, Mine Hoists. An engineer on Athey,
Barber-Green, Euclid or Haiss Loader, Asphalt Pug Mill, Fireman and
Drier, Concrete Pump, Concrete Spreader (servicing one paver)
Bulldozer, Endloader, Log Chippers or similar machines, Elevating
Grader, Group Equipment Greaser, LeTourneaupul and similar machines,
off-road haul units, DW-10  Hyster Winch and similar machines, Motor
Patrol, Power Blade, Push Cat, Tractor Pulling elevating Grader or
Power Blade, Tractor Operating Scoop or Scraper,  Tractor with Power
Attachment, Roller on Asphalt or Blacktop, Single Drum Hoist, Jaeger
Mix and Place Machine, Pipe Bending Machine, Flexaplane or similar
machines, Automatic Curbing Machines, Automatic Cement and Gravel
Batch Plants (one stop set-up), Seaman Pulvi-Mixer or similar
machines, Blastholer  Self-propelled Rotary Drill or similar machines,
Work Boat, Combination Concrete Finishing Machine and Float,
Self-propelled Sheep Foot Roller or Compactor (used  in conjunction
with a Grading Spread), Asphalt Spreader Screed Operator, Apsco
spreader or similar machine, Slusher, Forklift (over 6000 lb. cap. or
working at  heights above 28 ft.) Concrete Conveyors, Chip Spreader,
Underground Boring Machine (BUILDING ONLY), Straddle Carrier,
Hydro-Hammer (BUILDING ONLY),  Hydraulic Pumps or Power Units Driven
by any power source (except manually), used to hoist or lift machinery
or material.

Class 2.  An engineer on Asphalt Booster, Fireman and Pump Operator at
Asphalt Plant, Mud Jack, Underground Boring Machine (HIGHWAY ONLY),
Concrete  Finishing Machine, Form Grader with Roller on Earth, Mixers
(3 bag to 16E), Power Operated Bull Float, Tractor without Power
attachment, Dope Pot (agitating  motor), Dope Chop Machine,
Distributor (back end), Straddle Carrier, Portable Machine Fireman,
Hydro-Hammer (HIGHWAY ONLY), Power Winch on Paving Work,
Self-propelled Roller or Compactor (other than provided for above),
Pump Operator (more than one well-point pump), Portable Crusher
Operator, Trench Machine  (under 40 H.P.), Power Subgrader (on forms)
or similar machines, Forklift (6000 or less cap.) Gypsum Pump,
Conveyor over 20 H.P., Fuller Kenyon Cement Pump or  similar machines.
An engineer on Air Compressor (400 c.f.m. or over HIGHWAY ONLY),
Light Plant, Mixers (1 or 2 bag), Power Batching Machine (Cement Auger
or  Conveyor), Boiler (Engineer or Fireman), Water Pumps (HIGHWAY
ONLY), Mechanical Broom, Automatic Cement and Gravel Batch Plants (two
or three stop  set-up), Small Rubber-tired Tractors (not including
backhoes or endloaders), Self-propelled Curing Machine, Brush Chipper,
Driver on Truck Crane or similar  machines.

Class 3.  Oiler, Mechanic's Helper, Mechanical Heater (other than
steam boiler), Belt Machine, Small Outboard Motor Boats (Safety Boat
and Life Boat), Engine  Driven Welding Machine, and Small Tractors
(used to unroll or roll wire mesh), Water pumps (BUILDING ONLY), Air
Compressors (BUILDING ONLY), Permanent  Automatic Elevators.

LABORER - BUILDING

Class 1:  General laborer, carpenter tender, tool cribman, salamander
tender, flagman, form handler, floor sweeper, material handler,
fencing laborer, cleaning  lumber, landscaper, unloading explosives,
laying of sod, planting/removal of trees, wrecking laborer, unloading
of Re-Bars, scaffold worker, signal man on crane.

Class 2:  Handling of materials treated with creosote, kettle men,
prime mover or motorized unit used for wet concrete or handling of
building materials,  vibrator operator, motar mixer, power tools used
under the jurisdiction of laborers, sand points, gunnite nozzle men,
welders, cutters, burners and torchmen,  chain saw operator,
jackhammer and drill operators, paving breakers, air tamping
hammerman, concrete saw operator, concrete burning machine operator,
coring machine operator - hod carrier and plasterer tender.

Class 3:  Caisson worker after 6 foot depth, dynamite man, asbestos
abatement worker, tunnel miners - mixerman (plaster only), pump man.

LABOR - HEAVY & HIGHWAY

Class 1:  Rod or chain man, flagman, dumpman, spotter, broom man,
landscaper, planting and removal of trees, fencing laborers,
dispatcher, ticket writer,  scaleman, cleaning of forms or lumber (in
bone yard), laying of sod, moving and/or maintenance of flares and
barricades.
Class 2:  Operation of all hand, electric, air, hydraulic or
mechanically powered tools under the jurisdiction of Laborers'
including jackhammers, tempers, air  spades, augers, concrete saws,
chain saws, utility saws, rock drills, vibrators, mortar mixer, power
and hand saw (when clearing timber) general laborer (not  elsewhere
covered), craft-tender, material checker, material handler, form
handler, concrete dumper, puddler, form setter helper, explosives
handler, dynamite  helper, center strip, reinforcing in concrete, wire
mesh handler and installer, prime mover or any mechanical device
taking the place of concrete buggy or  wheelbarrow, sandpoint setter,
asphalt kettleman.  Sheeting hammer drivers, laying and jointing of
telephone conduit, gas distribution men, pipe setter on  laterals,
drain tiles, culvert pipe, and storm sewer catch basin leads, catch
basins, manholes, batch dumpers, tank cleaners, cofferdam workers,
bankman on  floating plant, jointman with pipelayers.  Back-up man
(corker, joint maker) with pipe setter on sewer and water mains,
batterboard man or laser operator on  sewer and water main, labor in
ditch, or tunnel, on sewer or water mains and telephone conduit.
Cutters, burners, torchman, gravel box man, asphalt plant  laborers,
concrete plant laborer, deck hand, unloading of steel and rebar, laser
beam operator, wrecking laborers.

Class 3:  Asphalt raker or luteman, head form setter, head dynamite
man (powderman) head string or wireline man (on paving), pipe setter
on sewer or water  main, gunnite nozzle man, asphalt or concrete curb
machine operator, head grade man, head tunnel miner, concrete burning
machine operator, coring machine  operator, welder.

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 217-782-1710 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.