The present practice of providing tools for the Industrial Lift Truck and Tow Tractor Repair Department will be continued. The Company will repair or replace, as appropriate, tools damaged on Company premises from causes beyond the employees’ control.

Twice daily, industrial vehicles are checked for operational defects (i.e., horns, windshield wipers, lights, seats, brakes, etc.) by their assigned operators, when they are assigned out at the beginning of the shift and when they are returned to the marshalling area at the end of the shift. Any operational defects which are detected are reported to the appropriate supervisor at these times.

Also, at any time during the course of the day that an industrial vehicle operator detects a mechanical or safety defect in the vehicle, the employee should report this immediately to the supervisor for review of the condition. If this review is not satisfactory, the operator may request evaluation by the safety engineer.

Industrial vehicles, which have defects making them unsafe to drive are taken out of service and repaired. Vehicles in the truck repair shop which have been tagged out by the Safety Unit will only be released by the Safety Unit. Industrial vehicles in for repairs, for which a safety repair order has been issued, will only be released by a supervisor of the Plant Engineering Department having responsibility for truck repair.

Arrangements have been made to clean the vehicle marshalling area on a daily basis during the week.

Steel cabs, heaters, and defrosters will be installed on vehicles normally assigned to outside operations and tow trucks normally assigned to the shipping island by October 1st. Should weather conditions in September be exceptionally adverse, the Company will give consideration to the request of the Union to complete winterization at an earlier date.

When a cab-equipped industrial vehicle normally used outside is removed from service, its replacement will also be cab-equipped unless weather conditions do not warrant. Where side panels are missing they will be replaced.

AIR CONDITIONING

All 9026 Dept. yard Hi-Los, Tows and Revelator will be equipped with Air Condition units.

*DISQUALIFICATION

Vehicle operators who voluntarily disqualify themselves, must complete a form 28 in hourly personnel. Upon completion of the form 28, the employee will surrender his/her license to the hourly personnel representative.  The license will not be re-issued, until such time as the employee is reclassified to a position requiring such license,, or in those instances that plant requirements necessitate the employee being utilized to cover production activities.

VERTICAL EXHAUSTS

Vertical exhausts will be installed on tow tractors with enclosed cabs. All other industrial vehicles will be surveyed to insure that the exhaust extends into the counterweight opening or other openings designed for vehicle exhaust. Corrective action will be taken as noted in the above survey.

GOVERNORS

Industrial vehicle governors will be maintained within the range of seven (7) miles per hour. Attempts by the Company and Union to discover a “tamper proof" vehicle governor that is practical and applicable to our operations will be continued.

Management will direct supervision to re-instruct all vehicle operators to drive safely within the prescribed speed limits.