I have to agree. I've had kids on job, sent to truck to get some extra parts while I was on ladder, wait, wait, wait .....finally come down take the fixture back down, go out to find out what's up, only to find his thumbs working harder than he'd done all day. And where were the parts, still on the truck. His excuse? Now mind you I'm the owner. "You're on your phone 'all the time'." Well I just about lost it on him.
True, but the laws of physics cannot be avoided.
And normally if POCO inspects your secondary conduit run to their pole or transformer; 3 90’s max and better have sweeping 90’s
we don’t have anything but sweeping 90s on our system. Bending radius on primary is 10-12 times a 1.5-2” cable.And normally if POCO inspects your secondary conduit run to their pole or transformer; 3 90’s max and better have sweeping 90’s
Here's the thing that I don't get, one of our local POCO's requires large sweep 90's for an underground from the pole to the house even on 120/240. The electrician installs the raceway and pulls the wire so why does the POCO care when their not even installing the conductors?
My guess is that they want to minimize the chance of any hidden damage to the conductors during the pulling process even if they do not do it. Or maybe their standard was written for the case where they had to do the pull and they just applied it across the board?
That makes no sense, unless the PoCo assumes responsibility after they are installed..
Unless they assume responsibility forever..Yeah I always see these whiny specs from utilities - giant pipes, large sweeps, sometime RMC. Bunch of wimps dont know how to pull wire
Well, the municipality is completely indemnified from any work you do on the house, even if the inspector misses something, at least that's how it is by me. Everything falls on the EC, and I mean EVERYTHING. I assume it's the same for the POCO.
Companies don’t have that right unless it’s a safety/security issue.
Actually, they do.
As a private company, they do have the right to prohibit cell phone use on the job for non-emergency things. There is also a moral/ethical concern with being paid hourly and not doing work related things while being paid for such.
How did you guys get on the topic of cell phone usage on the job? lol. I was following this thread initially, and now all of sudden you're on cell phone usage on the job, lol
Again, they do not have the rite to tell you that you can not have a cell phone on you, unless it is a safety/security issue. The phone in your pocket has zero to do with work performance. Can I wear a T shirt under my company issued shirt?
Speaking as an employer, you can't prove that by me, I've had many kids that can't seem to leave their phones alone, and infact it has significant impact on performance. As to safety I'd have to say yes it is, on a jobsite I would be hard pressed to say it wouldn't be a safety issue, on construction site, too many hazards to be not paying attention what is going on around you, injury to self or someone else a real possibility.
The phone has nothing to do with it, its about personnel responsibility and work ethic, two things required to maintain prosperous employment, but that’s JMO.
www.khou.com
...and who’s searching my pockets for a cell phone? And no, I don’t believe itVERIFY: Is it legal for employers to take away your phone?
One expert KHOU 11 News spoke with said it is legal as long as the employer doesn't use unlawful force in taking the phone away from the employee.
the owner of the contracting company we use has a policy if you have a cell phone on you during working hours your fired.
it’s been tested through a labor board.
Just because you don’t believe it doesn’t make it false.
