Common use of ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Clause in Contracts

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Perform scheduled and unscheduled inspections, including high rail inspections; troubleshoots and tests track and track components in accordance with regulations, including track, switch, joint switch, and crossings using precision measuring equipment such as track levels, track gauges and other related measuring devices. • Enter inspection data into NCTD computer software system(s) such as Raildocs. • Complete annual curve date reports, includes string lining. • Observe the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Perform lubrication, required adjustments, scheduled maintenance on assigned track sections in accordance with track standards class 5, layout, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer's maintenance instructions. • Attend on-the-job and formal training classes, assists individuals in higher classifications in their assignments or provides job specific training to lower classifications. • Responds to and provides assistance in emergencies which require inspection of/or repair to track involved in incidents, accidents, or derailments. • May operate vehicles between work locations. • Perform railroad track maintenance, repair, and installation. • Handle, unload and move track materials and equipment from rail cars, carts, or trucks. • Maintain track beds by cutting vegetation and brush when needed, and sweeping, picking, and digging dust from movable track parts. • Inspect, clear, and maintain drainage facilities. • Perform various tasks in the maintenance of NCTD Right of Way including, but not limited to, fence repair, graffiti removal, trash pickup, and debris removal. • Perform maintenance and repair to NCTD’s bridge structures including, but not limited to, rail, ties, ballast deck, open deck, retaining walls, walkways, approaches. • Remove and replace ballast; tamp ballast; unload or assist in unloading ballast from ballast cars. • Must be willing and able to work around large equipment such as railcars, locomotives cranes, off track equipment and on on-track equipment. • Understand and follow NCTD and industry safety rules, practices, and procedures. • Wear prescribed safety apparel and personal protective equipment. • Complete written forms and reports as required. • Perform flagging duties as may be required. • Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and maintenance. • Perform other related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Direct the day-to-day activities of the Railroad Track Laborers. • Perform scheduled and unscheduled inspectionsrailroad track maintenance, including high rail inspections; troubleshoots and tests track and track components in accordance with regulations, including track, switch, joint switchrepair, and crossings installation. • Repair and rebuild railroad track using precision measuring hand tools and specialized equipment. Specific duties will include tasks such as removing, and replacing ties, pulling and driving spikes, shoveling rock ballast, loading, and unloading equipment and material, repairing, and replacing rail, right of way clearing and cleaning, removing and replacing rail anchors and other various maintenance tasks as may be assigned. • Inspect track defects as required • Handle, unload and move track materials and equipment from rail cars, carts, or trucks. • Maintain track beds by cutting vegetation and brush when needed, and sweeping, picking, and digging dust from movable track parts. • Inspect, clear, and maintain drainage facilities. • Remove and replace ballast; tamp ballast; unload or assist in unloading ballast from ballast cars. • Safely and effectively operate various types of tools and equipment such as track levelshammers, track gauges jacks, and other related measuring devices. • Enter inspection data into NCTD computer software system(s) such as Raildocs. • Complete annual curve date reportsmechanical, includes string lininghydraulic, and pneumatic tools. • Observe the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Perform lubrication, required adjustments, scheduled maintenance on assigned track sections in accordance with track standards class 5, layout, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer's maintenance instructions. • Attend on-the-job and formal training classes, assists individuals in higher classifications in their assignments or provides job specific training to lower classifications. • Responds to and provides assistance in emergencies which require inspection of/or repair to track involved in incidents, accidents, or derailments. • May operate vehicles between work locations. • Perform railroad track maintenance, repair, and installation. • Handle, unload and move track materials and equipment from rail cars, carts, or trucks. • Maintain track beds by cutting vegetation and brush when needed, and sweeping, picking, and digging dust from movable track parts. • Inspect, clear, and maintain drainage facilities. • Perform various tasks in the maintenance of NCTD Right of Way including, but not limited to, fence repair, graffiti removal, trash pickup, and debris removal. • Perform maintenance and repair to NCTD’s bridge structures including, but not limited to, rail, ties, ballast deck, open deck, retaining walls, walkways, approaches. • Remove and replace ballast; tamp ballast; unload or assist in unloading ballast from ballast cars. • Must be willing and able to work around large equipment such as railcars, locomotives cranes, off track equipment and on on-track equipment. • Understand and follow NCTD and industry safety rules, practices, and procedures. • Wear prescribed safety apparel and personal protective equipment. • Complete written forms and reports as required. • Perform flagging duties as may be required. • Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and maintenance. • Perform other related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Perform scheduled and unscheduled inspections, including high rail inspections; troubleshoots and tests track and track components in accordance with regulations, including track, switch, joint switch, and crossings using precision measuring equipment such as track levels, track gauges and other related measuring devices. • Enter inspection data into NCTD computer software system(s) such as Raildocs. • Complete annual curve date reports, includes string lining. • Observe the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Perform lubrication, required adjustments, scheduled maintenance on assigned track sections in accordance with track standards class 5, layout, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer's maintenance instructions. • Attend on-the-job and formal training classes, assists individuals in higher classifications in their assignments or provides job specific training to lower classifications. • Responds to and provides assistance in emergencies which require inspection of/or repair to track involved in incidents, accidents, or derailments. • May operate vehicles between work locations. • Perform railroad track maintenance, repair, and installation. • Repair and rebuild railroad track using hand tools and specialized equipment. Specific duties will include tasks such as removing, and replacing ties, pulling and driving spikes, shoveling rock ballast, loading, and unloading equipment and material, repairing, and replacing rail, right of way clearing and cleaning, removing and replacing rail anchors and other various maintenance tasks as may be assigned. • Handle, unload and move track materials and equipment from rail cars, carts, or trucks. • Maintain track beds by cutting vegetation and brush when needed, and sweeping, picking, and digging dust from movable track parts. • Inspect, clear, and maintain drainage facilities. • Perform various tasks in the maintenance of NCTD Right of Way including, but not limited to, fence repair, graffiti removal, trash pickup, and debris removal. • Perform maintenance and repair to NCTD’s bridge structures including, but not limited to, rail, ties, ballast deck, open deck, retaining walls, walkways, approaches. • Remove and replace ballast; tamp ballast; unload or assist in unloading ballast from ballast cars. • Safely and effectively operate various types of tools and equipment such as hammers, jacks, and other mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic tools. • Observe the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Must be willing and able to work around large equipment such as railcars, locomotives cranes, off track equipment and on on-track equipment. • Understand and follow NCTD and industry safety rules, practices, and procedures. • Wear prescribed safety apparel and personal protective equipment. • Complete written forms and reports as required. • Perform flagging duties as may be required. • Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and maintenance. • Perform other related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Must be able to work independently. • Safely and effectively operate various types of equipment such as loaders, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, truck cranes, bulldozers, haul trucks, water trucks, railroad track equipment, on track equipment tampers, regulators, track stabilizers, tie cranes, tie inserters, spike pullers, spike drivers, and speed swings. • Inspects and maintains trucks and equipment daily including but not limited to any attached apparatuses such as boom, hi-rail gear, tools, etc. • Perform scheduled inspection, maintenance, and unscheduled inspectionsrepair on related equipment used in Maintenance of Way activities, including high rail inspections; troubleshoots as necessary. • Follow proper safety and tests track housekeeping procedures pertaining to the job and track components employees under management. • Operates equipment safely and efficiently in accordance with regulations, including track, switch, joint switchpolicies, and crossings using precision measuring equipment such as track levels, track gauges and other related measuring devicesprocedures. • Enter inspection data into NCTD computer software system(s) such Performs daily equipment safety and maintenance checks, making emergency adjustments as Raildocs. • Complete annual curve date reportsnecessary, includes string lining. • Observe the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Perform lubrication, required adjustments, scheduled maintenance on assigned track sections in accordance with track standards class 5regulatory requirements and NCTD policies, layout, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer's maintenance instructionsdocumentation per daily inspection and repairs reports as requested by company management. • Attend on-the-job Takes actions to avoid potential hazards and formal training classesobstructions, assists individuals in higher classifications in their assignments or provides job specific training to lower classificationssuch as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects, this includes Underground Service Alert (USA) mark outs. • Responds to Performs mechanical, electrical, and provides assistance hydraulic repairs in emergencies which require inspection of/or repair to track involved in incidents, accidents, or derailmentsthe field and/or the shop. • May operate vehicles between work locationsCommunicates with direct supervisor on daily production, safety issues, and mechanical repairs. • Drives machines onto truck trailers. • Identifies and reports material and equipment usage and problems. • Identifies parts/material needs and process requests in accordance with NCTD policy and procedures. • Repair and rebuild railroad track using hand tools and specialized equipment. Specific duties will include tasks such as removing, and replacing ties, pulling and driving spikes, shoveling rock ballast, loading, and unloading equipment and material, repairing, and replacing rail, right of way clearing and cleaning, removing and replacing rail anchors and other various maintenance tasks as may be assigned. • Perform railroad track maintenance, repair, and installation. • Handle, unload and move track materials and equipment from rail cars, carts, or trucks. • Maintain track beds by cutting vegetation and brush when needed, and sweeping, picking, and digging dust from movable track parts. • Inspect, clear, and maintain drainage facilities. • Perform various tasks in the maintenance of NCTD Right of Way including, but not limited to, fence repair, graffiti removal, trash pickup, and debris removal. • Perform maintenance and repair to NCTD’s bridge structures including, but not limited to, rail, ties, ballast deck, open deck, retaining walls, walkways, approaches. • Remove and replace ballast; tamp ballast; unload or assist in unloading ballast from ballast cars. • Safely and effectively operate various types of tools and equipment such as hammers, jacks, and other mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic tools. • Observe and inspect the condition of the railroad tracks, track beds and right-of-way for problems or defects per the Federal Railroad Administration and California Public Utilities Commission regulations. Through visual inspections identify broken rails, defective switches, and signals, deteriorating track bed, track obstructions and weather-related problems; check switch points; observe right-of-way and passing trains for shifted loads and spillage. • Must be willing and able to work around large equipment such as railcars, locomotives cranes, off track equipment and on on-track equipment. • Understand and follow NCTD and industry safety rules, practices, and procedures. • Wear prescribed safety apparel and personal protective equipment. • Complete written forms and reports as required. • Perform flagging duties as may be required. • Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and maintenance. • Perform other related duties as assigned.