How high off the ground is in the air?

[grillman]

We have a rule in our contract the you can't go in the air until it is above 15 degrees, unless an outage. The other day when it was about 10 out our dispatch called a serviceman to pull a meter for an electrician. No big deal except he was going to have to be on a ladder to pull the meter. This begs the question, how high do you have to be. Management was giving this guy hell about it, but I see it as, if your feet are not on the ground, and you are in the elements, what does it matter if you are in hooks, in a bucket, or on a ladder?

[CHICAGO HAND.]

Our contract says we dont work in inclement weather unless it is "essential" duties, well guess what, ya you got it they like to tell us what essential is nowadays.That would be just about everything.
Be careful how you negotiate your contract.
Anything below 0 degrees is inclement.
we have nothing about heights.

[shaun]

We have a rule in our contract the you can't go in the air until it is above 15 degrees, unless an outage. The other day when it was about 10 out our dispatch called a serviceman to pull a meter for an electrician. No big deal except he was going to have to be on a ladder to pull the meter. This begs the question, how high do you have to be. Management was giving this guy hell about it, but I see it as, if your feet are not on the ground, and you are in the elements, what does it matter if you are in hooks, in a bucket, or on a ladder?

Damn... How high was the meter?