Department of General Services. Effective April 1, 2002, Department of General Services (DGS) employees who are required to climb Telecommunications tower antenna structures and employees of the same department who are required to hold backup safety lines for climbers at a height of thirty feet or more, shall receive an hourly differential of ten dollars ($10) per actual climbing hour using climbing equipment or holding backup safety lines. Climbing requires the use of hands and feet and shall not include such things as taking an elevator or climbing stairs contained in a building upon which a tower antenna structure is located. Employees are required to complete training prescribed by DGS in positions requiring climbing.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement