Common use of FIRST RESPONDER Clause in Contracts

FIRST RESPONDER. Qualified employees may be required to be on call during specific off hours. While on call, employees will be expected to carry an electronic communications device, be ready to respond, meet all legal requirements to be fit for duty, be able to arrive at the location of the emergency in one (1) hour or less, accept all overtime opportunities, and may be required to take a Company vehicle home. This employee will be the first contacted for overtime emergencies, except that calls of a specialized nature will continue to be assigned to the appropriate employee and employees designated as "outlying" will continue to be called first for problems in their respective territory. Calls to the First Responder will be attempted by phone first, then by electronic communications device. First Responders will normally be expected to handle all trouble calls associated with their department (Gas or electric). When a First Responder encounters a situation that requires additional help, it will be provided. Opportunities to be the first responder will be offered according to the standardized callout list in effect at that time. Employees who refuse the first responder opportunity will be charged for all hours worked by the employee who accepts. If no employees accept the first responder opportunity, the least senior qualified employee will be required to accept. The next time no one accepts, the next least senior employee will be required to accept. This process will continue, as needed, until all qualified employees have been required to accept and then begin again. The First Responder will be called if regularly scheduled employee(s) on duty are insufficient to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be as follows: ▪ 3:00 p.m. Friday through 7:00 a.m. Monday (6 hours at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call). If a holiday is observed on a Monday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. For areas that do not have Emergency Troubleman 24 hour coverage, the Company may elect to have a First Responder on call as follows: ▪ 3:00 p.m. Monday through 7:00 a.m. Friday (2 hour at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay each day, with a maximum of 8 hours, in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call) If a holiday is observed on a Friday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. In addition, the Company may elect to have an electric Secondary First Responder in Bloomington and Champaign. This Secondary First Responder will be called if the First Responder is unable to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be the same as the Primary First Responder. The standardized callout list will only be used if there are insufficient on-duty and on-call employees. If the first responder is unable to respond due to an emergency or situation beyond his control, he is to notify Management as soon as possible. If Management elects to replace the first responder for the remainder of the on call period, this opportunity will be offered as described

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Operating Labor Agreement, Operating Labor Agreement

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FIRST RESPONDER. Qualified employees may be required to be on call during specific off hours. While on call, employees will be expected to carry an electronic communications device, be ready to respond, meet all legal requirements to be fit for duty, be able to arrive at the location of the emergency in one (1) hour or less, accept all overtime opportunities, and may be required to take a Company vehicle home. This employee will be the first contacted for overtime emergencies, except that calls of a specialized nature will continue to be assigned to the appropriate employee and employees designated as "outlying" will continue to be called first for problems in their respective territory. Calls to the First Responder will be attempted by phone first, then by electronic communications device. First Responders will normally be expected to handle all trouble calls associated with their department (Gas or electric). When a First Responder encounters a situation that requires additional help, it will be provided. Opportunities to be the first responder will be offered according to the standardized callout list in effect at that time. Employees who refuse Unless mutually agreed between the first responder opportunity Company and the Union, apprentices will be charged for all hours worked by not fill the employee who acceptsFirst Responder duty. If no employees accept the first responder opportunity, the least senior qualified employee will be required to accept. The next time no one accepts, the next least senior employee will be required to accept. This process will continue, as needed, until all qualified employees have been required to accept and then begin again. The First Responder will be called if regularly scheduled employee(s) on duty are insufficient to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be as follows: ▪ 3:00 p.m. Friday through 7:00 a.m. Monday (6 hours at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call). If a holiday is observed on a Monday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. For areas that do not have Emergency Troubleman 24 hour coverage, the Company may elect to have a First Responder on call as follows: ▪ 3:00 p.m. Monday through 7:00 a.m. Friday (2 hour at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay each day, with a maximum of 8 hours, in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call) If a holiday is observed on a Friday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. In addition, the Company may elect to have an electric Secondary First Responder in Bloomington and Champaign. This Secondary First Responder will be called if the First Responder is unable to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be the same as the Primary First Responder. The standardized callout list will only be used if there are insufficient on-duty and on-call employees. If the first responder is unable to respond due to an emergency or situation beyond his control, he is to notify Management as soon as possible. If Management elects to replace the first responder for the remainder of the on call period, this opportunity will be offered as described3:00

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Operating Labor Agreement

FIRST RESPONDER. Qualified employees may be required to be on call during specific off hours. While on call, employees will be expected to carry an electronic communications device, be ready to respond, meet all legal requirements to be fit for duty, be able to arrive at the location of the emergency in one (1) hour or less, accept all overtime opportunities, and may be required to take a Company vehicle home. This employee will be the first contacted for overtime emergencies, except that calls of a specialized nature will continue to be assigned to the appropriate employee and employees designated as "outlying" will continue to be called first for problems in their respective territory. Calls to the First Responder will be attempted by phone first, then by electronic communications device. First Responders will normally be expected to handle all trouble calls associated with their department (Gas or electric). When a First Responder encounters a situation that requires additional help, it will be provided. Opportunities to be the first responder will be offered according to the standardized callout list in effect at that time. Employees who refuse the first responder opportunity will be charged for all hours worked by the employee who accepts. If no employees accept the first responder opportunity, the least senior qualified employee will be required to accept. The next time no one accepts, the next least senior employee will be required to accept. This process will continue, as needed, until all qualified employees have been required to accept and then begin again. The First Responder will be called if regularly scheduled employee(s) on duty are insufficient to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be as follows: ▪ 3:00 3:15 p.m. Friday through 7:00 a.m. Monday (6 hours at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call). If a holiday is observed on a Monday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 3:15 p.m. on Monday. For areas that do not have Emergency Troubleman 24 hour coverage, the Company may elect to have a First Responder on call as follows: ▪ 3:00 3:15 p.m. Monday through 7:00 a.m. Friday (2 hour at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay each day, with a maximum of 8 hours, in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call) If a holiday is observed on a Friday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 3:15 p.m. on Friday. In addition, the Company may elect to have an electric Secondary First Responder in Bloomington and Champaign. This Secondary First Responder will be called if the First Responder is unable to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be the same as the Primary First Responder. The standardized callout list will only be used if there are insufficient on-duty and on-on- call employees. If the first responder is unable to respond due to an emergency or situation beyond his control, he is to notify Management as soon as possible. If Management elects to replace the first responder for the remainder of the on call period, this opportunity will be offered as describeddescribed above. An employee who is contacted outside of regular hours and accepts the remainder of the on call period (until the next regularly scheduled work day) agrees to make the necessary arrangements to obtain the vehicle and electronic communications device from the original First Responder and will receive two (2) hours pay at the applicable overtime rate. At the start of the next regularly scheduled work day, the procedure described in section (B)(2) above will be used to fill the remainder of the on call period.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Operating Labor Agreement

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FIRST RESPONDER. Qualified employees may be required to be on call during specific off hours. While on call, employees will be expected to carry an electronic communications device, be ready to respond, meet all legal requirements to be fit for duty, be able to arrive at the location of the emergency in one (1) hour or less, accept all overtime opportunities, and may be required to take a Company vehicle home. This employee will be the first contacted for overtime emergencies, except that calls of a specialized nature will continue to be assigned to the appropriate employee and employees designated as "outlying" will continue to be called first for problems in their respective territory. Calls to the First Responder will be attempted by phone first, then by electronic communications device. First Responders will normally be expected to handle all trouble calls associated with their department (Gas or electric). When a First Responder encounters a situation that requires additional help, it will be provided. Opportunities to be the first responder will be offered according to the standardized callout list in effect at that time. Employees who refuse the first responder opportunity will be charged for all hours worked by the employee who accepts. If no employees accept the first responder opportunity, the least senior qualified employee will be required to accept. The next time no one accepts, the next least senior employee will be required to accept. This process will continue, as needed, until all qualified employees have been required to accept and then begin again. The First Responder will be called if regularly scheduled employee(s) on duty are insufficient to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be as follows: 3:00 p.m. Friday through 7:00 a.m. Monday (6 hours at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call). If a holiday is observed on a Monday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. For areas that do not have Emergency Troubleman 24 hour coverage, the Company may elect to have a First Responder on call as follows: 3:00 p.m. Monday through 7:00 a.m. Friday (2 hour at 1 ½ times their normal rate of pay each day, with a maximum of 8 hours, in addition to the amount of overtime they actually work while on call) If a holiday is observed on a Friday, the period of coverage shall end at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. In addition, the Company may elect to have an electric Secondary First Responder in Bloomington and Champaign. This Secondary First Responder will be called if the First Responder is unable to handle the situation. The period of on call and compensation will be the same as the Primary First Responder. The standardized callout list will only be used if there are insufficient on-duty and on-call employees. If the first responder is unable to respond due to an emergency or situation beyond his control, he is to notify Management as soon as possible. If Management elects to replace the first responder for the remainder of the on call period, this opportunity will be offered as described

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Operating Labor Agreement

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