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PINETREE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT JOB NO. 2
INTRODUCTION
This project is basically a defence project and will cover work in seven different locations along the east coast of Canada.
These locations are in a part of the country that is very rugged and where weather and working conditions are severe.
It is essential that people going to work on these projects remember the facts that this work is primarily in defence of their country and they should be prepared to accept the severe conditions, accommodations and the lack of contact with facilities with which they are normally accustomed.
They should also be prepared to work with the least possible dissension with their fellow employees and with any other people they may contact while in these locations.
It is also very essential that they remember their oath of Secrecy and do not discuss with any unauthorized person any of the information that they may obtain or things they may see before or during the course of the work or after the completion thereof.
All personnel will be transferred to the Toll area for the duration of the project.
The organization will consist of three groups operating under one construction superintendent. Each group will consist of one supervising construction foreman, two line foremen, one splicing foreman, sixteen linemen, two splicers, two helpers and two installers. (One group will have eighteen linemen).
As no plant will be in place upon arrival at any site, all extra men will have to assist in any work to which the 7 are assigned; for example splicers & installers to do line work, until their particular type of work is ready for them to work on.
It is also necessary that work be so planned and executed that all phases come to completion at the same time in order that the group may move as a unit to the next location.
All work must be done as quickly as possible and to be of the highest standard of quality.
All sites are more or less mountainous, very rocky and with little overlay of soil, some locations have scrub forest and at others there is no vegetation whatsoever.
These conditions vary considerably but during the summer months the mean temperature would range between 40 and 50 degrees above zero. During winter months the temperature drops to as low as 60 degrees below zero for weeks on end. It is understood from information available that during summer months there is varying rainfall for about eighteen days of every month. It is also understood that it generally snows every month of the year.
There will be two means of transportation available either by air or water.
A – RADIO – It is expected that there will be a transmitter set up at each site that will be available for either voice or telegraph communications between sites and to a base point.
B – MAIL SERVICE – It is expected there will be mail service in and out of these locations to a base point dependent largely on the air service available.
A - ARMY OR AIR FORCE BARRACKS
At some locations we may be housed and fed in the Air Force Barracks, in these cases it is absolutely essential that we conform strictly to the rules as set down by the base commander for Air Force personnel and us. (Any meals and lodging that we have so far experienced with any kind of armed force have been excellent).
B - CONTRACTORS BASE CAMPS
In some locations we will probably be housed and fed in the base camps established by the prime contractors. In these camps certain rules are set up by the camp manager and we will have to conform to these rules, some of these rules are as follows:
1.- No drinking of alcoholic beverages.
2.- No gambling.
3.- No smoking in bed.
4.- Latrines must be used.
5.- Meal hours must be strictly adhered to.
6.- Camps must be kept clean and neat.
7.- No clothing may be hung closer than 6 feet from the heating units.
8.- No one but those assigned may tamper with or adjust heating units.
9.- We will have to take the part assigned to us in the local fire brigade.
At each site there will be a competent first aid man with First Aid equipment and a two or three bed camp assigned as a Hospital. Any serious accident or sickness cases will necessarily have to be flown out to civilization (It is felt that in case of accidents that an offer of assistance to the camp first aid man by any of our personnel that are competent first aiders would be appreciated).
With the exception of one site, there will be no church services available.
There will be no requirements for cash on the job. Minor personal needs can be filled at the commissary stores and the amount deducted from the employee’s cheques (on a monthly basis) during and/or at the completion of the job.
Since there will be no banking facilities, the company are prepared on receipt of authority from those of age to handle their pay in one of the following ways:
In the case of those not of age, pay must be deposited in the bank to the employee’s credit. Salary payment authorization forms will be provided for this purpose.
Care should be taken to arrange for the closing out of any main advance or sub-advance funds presently in the hands of personnel to be transferred.
On this project some sites are classified by the Government as Semi Isolated with $50.00 a month additional for all ranks. Other locations are classified as isolated with $100.00 additional for all ranks.
The Payroll Division will detach and retain pay cheque stubs for each employee until individual requests are received for delivery of same on return from work on the Project. The Payroll Division will enter the period ending date on each stub for identification purposes.
It is very desirable that everyone have their teeth checked and any necessary work done before leaving.
1 – Rubber Pea Jackets
2 – Rubber Overalls
3 – Lumberman’s Rubber Boots
4 – Parka with detachable hood and lining.
5 – Kit Bag
6 – Tinted Safety Glasses.
Small radios are of little value as reception is very spasmodic and poor in this country.
Insurance will be placed by the Company under a blanket policy to cover all employees engaged in this project. The basic cover of which would indemnify for death or injuries resulting from accidental means of $20,000 principal sum, $100.00 weekly indemnity in event of continuous disablement (not exceeding 52 weeks) and $1,000.00 medical expense.
CONCLUSION
It is sincerely hoped that each employee chosen to work on this project will do his utmost to be agreeable, to produce a good day’s work and to conform to the rules and conditions he encounters, with good spirit.
Any person whom it found that cannot conform to the rules, who may create disturbances and cause trouble, who cannot or will not produce a good day’s work or any who develop prolonged or chronic sicknesses, will be removed from the job and returned to their home immediately. In cases of complaints or difference of opinions a sincere attempt should be made to clear these up on the job without interference to the progress of the work.
Finally anyone arriving at point of departure for their job under the influence of liquor will be taken off the project and returned to their headquarters immediately. Any forbidden articles such as liquor, guns, cameras etc. found in luggage at the time of departure for the job will be confiscated.
RL Tivy
Construction Superintendent
(Special Project)