GAS MAINS OR CONNECTIONS CONSTRUCTION — including tunneling at street crossings — employees whose regular hourly wage equals or exceeds $38.00 per hour
Assignment of this classification is subject to verification at the time of final audit that the employee’s regular hourly wage equals or exceeds $38.00 per hour. The payroll of an employee whose regular hourly wage is not shown to equal or exceed $38.00 per hour shall be classified as 6315(2), Gas Mains or Connections Construction.
This classification applies to the construction of gas mains and laterals from the main line to the property line, and includes incidental trenching, shoring and tunneling at street crossings. This classification also applies to the installation of gas lines within property lines when the gas pipe exceeds 6" in diameter.
The installation of gas lines within property lines using pipe that does not exceed 6" in diameter shall be classified as 5183(1)/5187(1), Plumbing.
The construction of cross-country pipelines between natural gas producing fields and points of connection with local distributing systems shall be separately classified as 6233, Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction.
All tunneling other than at street crossings shall be separately classified.
Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology:
GAS MAINS OR CONNECTIONS CONSTRUCTION — including tunneling at street crossings — employees whose regular hourly wage equals or exceeds $39.00 per hour Assignment of this classification is subject to verification at the time of final audit that the employee’s regular hourly wage equals or exceeds $39.00 per hour. The payroll of an employee whose regular hourly wage is not shown to equal or exceed $39.00 per hour shall be classified as 6315(2), Gas Mains or Connections Construction. Footnote:
This classification applies to the construction of gas mains and laterals from the main line to the property line, and includes incidental trenching, shoring and tunneling at street crossings. This classification also applies to the installation of gas lines within property lines when the gas pipe exceeds 6" in diameter. The installation of gas lines within property lines using pipe that does not exceed 6" in diameter shall be classified as 5183(1)/5187(1), Plumbing. The construction of cross-country pipelines between natural gas producing fields and points of connection with local distributing systems shall be separately classified as 6233, Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction. All tunneling other than at street crossings shall be separately classified. | 9/1/2022 |
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