HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5058 FILED ON: 6/7/2010
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[LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero, James B. Eldridge
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
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
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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James Arciero
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2nd Middlesex
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James B. Eldridge
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Middlesex and Worcester
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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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.