Industry Code: 40901
Employers in this industry use a variety of mobile equipment and manpower to supply, install and maintain complete power transmission systems (not generating systems) of towers and lines for utility companies. Businesses in this industry are regularly contracted by the utility companies which generate the power.
Operation Details:
This work is most often conducted in remote areas. Land is cleared of brush and trees, holes are dug, foundations of concrete poured, poles or towers erected, lines are spooled out and strung using a winch attached to a tractor or truck. Lines may be spliced or repaired manually by linemen who climb the poles or are mechanically lifted to the height required. Equipment utilized in this industry is varied: mobile equipment, cranes, trucks, welders, spooling equipment, line splicers, etc. Businesses may employ equipment operators, designers/engineers/technical staff, labourers, warehouse/yard staff, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Businesses that only maintain (cut/trim/mow) vegetation along the powerlines are classified in Right of Way Maintenance (industry 02200). Utility companies themselves may maintain a construction or maintenance division within their overall operations in Utilities - Electric and Natural Gas, industry 57400.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2011. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Telegraph Lines - Construction or Removal of
Telephone Lines - Construction or Removal of
Power Lines - Construction or Removal
Rate Group History:
Effective 1997, rate group 016300 describing landscaping-type activities, and rate group 412401 for right of way maintenance and powerline construction activities, were placed into rate group 421501.
Employers in this industry use a variety of mobile equipment and manpower to supply, install and maintain complete power transmission systems (not generating systems) of towers and lines for utility companies. Businesses in this industry are regularly contracted by the utility companies which generate the power.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Telegraph Lines - Construction or Removal of
Telephone Lines - Construction or Removal of
Power Lines - Construction or Removal
Operation Details:
This work is most often conducted in remote areas. Land is cleared of brush and trees, holes are dug, foundations of concrete poured, poles or towers erected, lines are spooled out and strung using a winch attached to a tractor or truck. Lines may be spliced or repaired manually by linemen who climb the poles or are mechanically lifted to the height required. Equipment utilized in this industry is varied: mobile equipment, cranes, trucks, welders, spooling equipment, line splicers, etc. Businesses may employ equipment operators, designers/engineers/technical staff, labourers, warehouse/yard staff, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Businesses that only maintain (cut/trim/mow) vegetation along the powerlines are classified in Right of Way Maintenance (industry 02200). Utility companies themselves may maintain a construction or maintenance division within their overall operations in Utilities - Electric and Natural Gas, industry 57400.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2011. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Rate Group History:
Effective 1997, rate group 016300 describing landscaping-type activities, and rate group 412401 for right of way maintenance and powerline construction activities, were placed into rate group 421501.