BROTHERHOOD DAY
Effective May 1, 2006, Local 429 resign is now
the first Friday of each month. In order
to maintain your place on the Available For Work Book, you must resign by fax,
e-mail, regular mail, or in person on the first Friday of each month.
LOCAL 429 HOLDS UNION MEETINGS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD
MONDAYS EACH MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HOLIDAYS, AT 7:00 P.M.
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If you
are interested in attending an OSHA 10 class please call the Local Union Office
at 615-889-4429 to have your name put on the list. When we get enough people
signed up we will schedule another class. Thanks!
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If you need to resign you can do it either by fax at 615-889-5150
or by e-mail, send it to resign@ibew429.org.
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NEW SHORT CALL PROCEDURE!!!!!
The new short call procedure,
effective
OSHA
Requirements Regarding Working “Live” Circuits
1910.333(a) General.
Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock
or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts,
when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be
energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with
the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.
1910.333(a) (1) Reenergized
parts. Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be de-energized
before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate
that de-energizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible
due to equipment design or operational limitation. Live parts that operate at
less than 50 volts to ground need not be de-energized if there will be no
increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.
If you MUST
work live circuits, you MUST wear your personal protective equipment and stay
out of your local hospital burn unit!
In the future you may be required to be
finger printed to work on TVA property.
All TVA Job Sites and other Federal Projects,
will require the OSHA 10-hour training course.
Please contact the Local Union Office for more information
at