220 CMR, 50, 853

Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Section 853 - Compressor Station Labor and Expenses

This account shall include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred (other than fuel and power) in operating transmission and distribution compressor stations.

ITEMS

Labor:

1. Supervising.
2. Operating and checking engines, equipment valves, machinery, gauges, and other instruments, including cleaning, wiping, polishing and lubricating.
3. Operating boilers and boiler accessory equipment, including fuel handling and ash disposal, recording fuel used, and unloading and storing coal and oil.
4. Repacking valves and replacing gauge glasses, etc.
5. Recording pressures, replacing charts, keeping logs, and preparing reports of station operations.
6. Inspecting and testing equipment not specifically to determine necessity for repairs.
7. Pumping drips at the station.
8. Taking dew point readings.
9. Testing water.
10. Cleaning structures housing equipment, cutting grass and weeds, and minor grading around station.
11. Cleaning and repairing hand tools used in operations.
12. Driving trucks.
13. Watching during shutdowns.
14. Clerical work at station.

Materials and Expenses:

15. Scrubber oil.
16. Lubricants, wiping rags, and waste.
17. Charts and printed forms, etc.
18. Gauge glasses.
19. Chemicals to treat water.
20. Water tests and treatment by other than employees.
21. Janitor and washroom supplies, first aid supplies, landscaping supplies, etc.
22. Employees' transportation and travel expenses.
23. Freight, express, parcel post, trucking, and other transportation.
24. Utility services: light, water, telephone.

220 CMR, 50, 853