APPENDIX "A"
Decisions of the Joint Industry Committee
The following decisions of the Joint Industry Committee were
included as Appendix A to the Standard Agreement between NEII
and the IUEC which expired on July 8, 2002. the Company and
the Union recognize these decisions as binding during the term
of the present Agreement, except to the extent any of these
decisions are in conflict with changes made to Article IV or
Article IV (A) during negotiations for the present Agreement.
1. Wiring of Car Stations
After due consideration of all the information that the Executive
Board could gather, back as far as 1948, it was the decision
of the Board that the Manufacturers be permitted to do the internal
wiring in the car stations to a terminal block within the car
station.
2. Pre - Drilled Overhead Beams
Decision arrived at was that Otis would refrain from drilling
holes on the bottom flange of the eye beam used to support the
deflector sheave as soon as it was possible to stop the production
line.
3. Pre - Wiring of Controllers
On the protest registered over the pre-wiring of controllers,
the employers agreed that the pre-wiring of cross connections
on controllers would be discontinued and in the future, auxiliary
panels would go out without any leads for any wiring on them.
The employers further agreed that there would be no objection
to a local removing the wiring, and replacing it, until the
situation is corrected.
4. Multi - Wire Cable
The ruling of the Board was that the use of multi wire cable
has become prevalent throughout the Industry and they can find
no objection to its use.
5. Key Hole Slots
A review of past decisions and precedent established the fact
that it had been previously agreed that key hole slots provided
in car and/or landing doors are not a violation of Article IV
of the Standard Agreement.
Also, it is found that it had previously been agreed that holes
provided in the factory for mounting of interlocks, safety edges,
detectors and photocells, are not a violation of Article IV
of the Standard Agreement.
When Door Closer arms, lazy arms, or relating arms are fastened
to the doors by means of drilled and/or tapped holes on the
door such drilling and tapping shall be done in the field by
Elevator Constructors. In cases where doors are delivered to
the job site, pre - drilled or tapped for such devices as referred
to in this paragraph, doors will not be installed until a satisfactory
settlement between the employer and the Union is made.
6. Escalators
It is agreed that the escalator truss or parts of truss maybe
used as a shipping container for escalator components, such
as tracks, sprockets, etc. Such components shall be secured
within the truss with only sufficient fastenings to provide
safe transit and shall not be permanently aligned.
It shall not be a requirement that tracks be removed from the
truss prior to final alignment.
Connections between the straight inclined track system and the
upper and lower end curved track systems shall be made in the
field by Elevator Constructors.
Upper and lower sprockets or carriages are to be installed in
the field by Elevator Constructors. See Article IV, Par. 2,
Item C for additional information.
7. Extended Wiring On Controllers
Controllers are not to be shipped from the factory with extended
wiring attached thereto.
In the case of escalator controllers, because of limited space
available, extended wiring in the form of cables or separate
wires may be connected at one end to the controller in the factory
provided, however, that the other end of such extended wiring
is not prepared for connections.
8 Plug - in Connections Door Protection
Prepared plug - in connections for door protection devices such
as furnished on the photobell protection device is not a violation
of Article IV of the Standard Agreement.
9. DMR Plug - in Connection
The plug connection presently being used on the DMR Regulating
Unit will be discontinued. Factory installed wires leading out
of the regulator shall have the loose ends unprepared for field
connection by the Elevator Constructor.
It is agreed that the employer will use up present stock of
regulators equipped with plugs. However, any regulators installed
on new jobs after July 1, 1964, will be prepared as described
in the above paragraph.
10. Car Door Operators
Haughton Type 'T' and 'TH' and Westinghouse Type 'E' and other
similar car door operators shall have the external wiring to
the motor and the door or gate contact installed in the field
by Elevator Constructors.
11. Wood Flooring
When wood flooring on elevator platforms, including stage lifts,
organ consoles and orchestra elevators, is to be installed in
the field the work shall be done by Elevator Constructors.
12. Door Operators
(1) The pattern for the Industry, for shipping door operators
would be based on the practice in existence at the time of the
Joint Industry Committee's decision of December 12, 1963.
(2) As a guide for present and future Joint industry Committees,
it was determined that the following Exhibits would be used
to settle any future dispute relative to the shipping of door
operators and would be construed as examples of the practice
in existence in December 9 - 12, 1963.
Exhibit 'A' (Haughton `T' Operator as per photo dated 12/13/67)
Operators may be shipped as per this Exhibit except all external
wiring, all greenfield, all greenfield connectors and the gate
switch shall be removed.
Exhibit `B' (Haughton 'TH' Two - speed Operator as per photo
dated 12/13/67)
Operators may be shipped as per this Exhibit except all external
wiring, all greenfield, all greenfield connectors and the gate
switch shall be removed.
Exhibit 'C' (Haughton 'TH' Center - opening Operator as per
photo dated 12/13/67)
Operators may be shipped as per this Exhibit except all external
wiring, all greenfield, all greenfield connectors and the gate
switch shall be removed.
Exhibit 'D' (Westinghouse 'E' Line Operator as per photo 500581A,
dated 12/13/67)
Operators may be shipped as per this Exhibit except all external
wiring, all greenfield, all greenfield connectors and the magnetic
locks shall be removed.
Exhibit 'E' (Dover Operator per photo dated 12/13/67)
Operators may be shipped as per this Exhibit except all external
wiring, all greenfield, all greenfield connectors, the gate
switch and the cams to actuate the safety edges shall be removed.
13. Pre - Assembling of Machine to Machine Beams (Armor Elevator
Co.)
It was agreed by the Joint Industry Committee that the Armor
Elevator Company is in violation of Article IV, Paragraph 2,
sub - item "g" of the Standard Agreement by the method
of pre - assembling the machine to the machine beams and the
pre - drilling of the governor mounting plate.
14. Holes Drilled in the Factory for the Mounting of Sight
Guards
shall not be considered a violation of Article IV of the Standard
Agreement. The installation (and tapping if required), shall
be done in the field by Elevator Constructors.
15. Type M Hoistway Door Track Assembly (Haughton Elevator Company)
It was mutually agreed that the spirator would be removed and
that the pre - drilling and tapping was covered by Decision
#1 of the Joint Industry Committee dated December 12, 1963.
16. Pre - Fastening Booster or Blocking Beams to Machine Beams
(General Elevator Company of Baltimore)
The Joint Industry Committee finds that General Elevator of
Baltimore method of pre - fastening booster or blocking beams,
as established and shown on Exhibit 'A' entitled "Standard
Machine Beam Detail with Booster Beam" dated May 7, 1968
is not a violation of Article IV.
17. Dover Leveling Switches
Dover Leveling Switches, as they are now constructed, are not
a violation of the Standard Agreement.
18. Westinghouse and Otis Basement Machines
Westinghouse Basement Type #28 Geared Machine with deflector
sheave attached as per DS Sheet 274D and Otis Basement Type
16BT machine with attached deflector sheave as per sheet 6588G
are not in violation of Article IV of the Standard Agreement.
19. Top Emergency Exit Switches (Otis)
It was agreed that the switch could be removed in the field
and remounted.
20. Otis Integral Hanger
That the primary function and responsibility of both the Union
and the Industry is to assure a safe, reliable and workmanlike
installation as regard door equipment. The employers agree that
they cannot object to the dismantling of components if such
becomes necessary to accomplish this.
(It continues:) There has been some question on interpretation
of this clause, therefore, it has been agreed that the application
of this decision requires that the mechanic - in - charge use
his discretion with regard to removal of the hanger bar to accomplish
the stated objective. Management supervisors should not be critical
or attempt to penalize the mechanic for using such discretion
but if he questions the decision, it should be adjusted between
the Construction Manager and the Local Business Representative.
At the 1954 meeting of the International Executive Board and
the Manufacturers' Labor Committee, it was mutually agreed that:
The Executive Board believes that when Article IV, Paragraph
8, that states "NO restrictions shall be imposed as to
methods, tools, or equipment used" was written in the Standard
Agreement, neither party, at the time, had in mind lethal tools,
therefore; we believe the members of the International Union
have a perfect right to refuse to use explosive powered tools.
21. Cargo Masters 500 lbs. up to 1000 lbs.
All door assembly units must be removed before installation
of car.
Pre - wiring of Cargo Master to be limited to door and ejector
operation.
Ejector unit must be shipped separately.
The above conditions apply specifically to the Cargo Master
with a capacity of 500 lbs. to 1000 lbs. as manufactured by
Guilbert, Inc., and are not to be applied to the D/W provision
of Article IV, Paragraph 3, Item 3, of the Standard Agreement.
22. Procedure For One Man Pressure Relief Valve Test
At a meeting of the National Arbitration Committee held on February
8, 1984, at the Sheraton Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour, Florida,
it was jointly agreed that pressure relief valve test work may
be performed by one mechanic so long as the following procedure
is followed:
Item 1. The elevator must be equipped with a quick release coupling
to which a pressure gauge could be connected.
Item 2. The Elevator Constructor mechanic is to be supplied
with a temporary run button (the cable is to be of a length
which would permit the Elevator Constructor to position himself
outside of the machine room or the hoistway while performing
the test).
Item 3. With the elevator at the top floor, doors closed, shut
off the main line disconnect.
Item 4. Disconnect one wire, which places the elevator on inspection,
add one jumper on the directional limit, one jumper on the final
limit, and connect the temporary run button to the appropriate
terminals.
Item 5. Connect the pressure gauge to the quick release coupling.
Item 6. Put in the main line disconnect and position yourself
outside of the machine room and/or hoistway and using the temporary
run button, run the elevator up against the stop ring until
you observe (hear) the bypass valve open.
Item 7. After checking the pressure gauge the mechanic is to
open the bottom hoistway door and observe the cylinder and pipe
for possible damage or leakage.
Item 8. If damage has occurred it will be repaired in the normal
manner using a repair crew.
Item 9. The car will then be restored to normal service and
observed as it runs the first few trips.
