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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5058 FILED ON: 6/7/2010 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4741 [LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: James Arciero, James B. Eldridge _______________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act Relative To The Town Of Littleton Electric Light Department _______________ PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________
An Act Relative
To
The Town Of Littleton Electric Light Department.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 129C of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, Lineworkers and Qualified Persons employed by the Town of Littleton Electric Light Department may work on live wires, electrical equipment or other energized conductors up to 25,000 volts phase-to-phase or 14,400 volts phase-to-ground directly with rubber gloves, when de-energizing is not feasible and only when following the applicable provisions of the American Public Power Association Safety Manual (2008, or latest edition), concerning proper safe work practices, personal protective equipment and clothing. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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