HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5058        FILED ON: 6/7/2010

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4741

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Ten

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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.