Common use of Field Service Representative Clause in Contracts

Field Service Representative. Read meters. • Limited non-climbing meter orders-connects, disconnects, load control delinquent accounts (cut- off notices), etc. • Inspect/minor repair of lines, poles, and equipment (i.e., battery replacement, lock installation, and meter sealing). • Flagging for work zone. • Install service risers. • Connect/disconnect service at riser. • Revenue security. • Service mounted equipment inspections. • Repair meter enclosures and HPP. • Install/remove/replace HPP Breakers. • Locate U/G cable. • Locate fault and repair secondary underground cable. • Connect/disconnect U/G service in dead front transformer or secondary pedestal. • Install U/G secondary riser at house. • Install U/G cable. • Assist with emergency restoration of service as needed within scope of job classification. • Flagging for work zone (without use of aerial device). • 300 volt or less hands-on service work. • Inspect, maintain lines and equipment within scope of job classification (without use of aerial device). • Report, test, clean up environmental spills. • Use approved/tested hot line tools to operate, maintain, inspect lines and equipment at transformer locations. • Capacitor work limited to inspection and data recording. • Regulator work limited to read- ing, recording, and resetting of meter hands position. • Electronic recloser work limited to data recording and battery replacement. • Lighting installation, troubleshooting, repair. • Troubleshoot Radio/TV interference. • Drop/install O/H and U/G services/secondary at pole. • Termination of primary cable in de-energized conditions. • A DST may use an insulated hot stick and remove a transformer hot tap or a transformer switch hot tap. (Not to exceed 300 volts). • Employees classified as a DST II for one year may operate primary fuse cutouts on single-phase line after having received revised level 5 DST training. • Use aerial device. • Observe/comply with the minimum approach distance requirements. • May be assigned to assist a DLT, DLTB, or DLTC • Assist DLT or DLTB in splicing primary underground cable that has been previously energized. • Operate a two-man bucket truck, material handler, line truck and other equipment when not in close proximity to energized primary lines above 300 volts. • A DST assigned to work on two-man bucket trucks, material handlers, or line trucks may perform tasks equal to, or less than, their stated duties. • A DST will not be assigned as the second person on a two-man crew when it would be in conflict with Article VIII, Safety, Section 3. • Except in training situations, it is understood that DST's will not be assigned to the above tasks until they have been trained to perform the task which they are assigned. • DST's will not switch underground primary lines except as part of a Southern Region pilot program as agreed upon by the Union. • A DST who was a former DLT can perform all DLT job activities except climbing a pole and serving as a second person on a site where another DLT is working primary voltage. • Training for DST's will be provided by Distribution Line Technicians and other professional training personnel. 10/25/01 Rev 10/1/10

Field Service Representative. Read meters. • Limited non-climbing meter orders-connects, disconnects, load control delinquent accounts (cut- off notices), etc. • Inspect/minor repair of lines, poles, and equipment (i.e., battery replacement, lock installation, and meter sealing). • Flagging for work zone. • Install service risers. • Connect/disconnect service at riser. • Revenue security. • Service mounted equipment inspections. • Repair meter enclosures and HPP. • Install/remove/replace HPP Breakers. • Locate U/G cable. • Locate fault and repair secondary underground cable. • Connect/disconnect U/G service in dead front transformer or secondary pedestal. • Install U/G secondary riser at house. • Install U/G cable. • Assist with emergency restoration of service as needed within scope of job classification. • Flagging for work zone (without use of aerial device). • 300 volt or less hands-on service work. • Inspect, maintain lines and equipment within scope of job classification (without use of aerial device). • Report, test, clean up environmental spills. • Use approved/tested hot line tools to operate, maintain, inspect lines and equipment at transformer locations. • Capacitor work limited to inspection and data recording. • Regulator work limited to read- ing, recording, and resetting of meter hands position. • Electronic recloser work limited to data recording and battery replacement. • Lighting installation, troubleshooting, repair. • Troubleshoot Radio/TV interference. • Drop/install O/H and U/G services/secondary at pole. • Termination of primary cable in de-energized conditions. • A DST may use an insulated hot stick and remove a transformer hot tap or a transformer switch hot tap. (Not to exceed 300 volts). • Employees classified as a DST II for one year may operate primary fuse cutouts on single-phase line after having received revised level 5 DST training. • Use aerial device. • Observe/comply with the minimum approach distance requirements. • May be assigned to assist a DLTLine Apprentice 2, DLTB, 3 or DLTC 4 or Journeyman Lineworker. • Assist DLT a Journeyman Lineworker or DLTB Line Apprentice 3 or 4 in splicing primary underground cable that has been previously energized. • Operate a two-man bucket truck, material handler, line truck and other equipment when not in close proximity to energized primary lines above 300 volts. • A DST assigned to work on two-man bucket trucks, material handlers, or line trucks may perform tasks equal to, or less than, their stated duties. • A DST will not be assigned as the second person on a two-man crew when it would be in conflict with Article VIII, Safety, Section 3. • Except in training situations, it is understood that DST's will not be assigned to the above tasks until they have been trained to perform the task which they are assigned. • DST's will not switch underground primary lines except as part of a Southern Region pilot program as agreed upon by the Union. • A DST who was a former DLT (Jouneyman Lineworker) can perform all DLT job activities except climbing a pole and serving as a second person on a site where another DLT is working primary voltage. • Training for DST's will be provided by Distribution Line Technicians Journeyman Lineworkers and other professional training personnel. 10/25/01 Rev 10/1/10