Personal Protective Equipment Survey Results
1.
Does your Utilities Department or Government's Codes Department make
their meter readers wear boots 6" above the ankle?
Metro
Nashville Water Services |
No |
City
of Gatlinburg |
No |
City
of Gallatin |
No |
City
of Goodlettsville |
N/A |
City
of Alcoa |
No |
City
of Lebanon |
No |
City
of Athens |
N/A |
City
of Portland |
No |
City
of Murfreesboro |
Yes |
City
of Maryville |
No |
Town
of Collierville |
No |
City
of Springfield |
No |
2. Do
you have any other safety/personal protective equipment requirements
for meter readers?
Metro
Nashville Water Services |
Yes |
City
of Gatlinburg |
Yes |
City
of Gallatin |
No |
City
of Goodlettsville |
N/A |
City
of Alcoa |
Yes |
City
of Lebanon |
Yes |
City
of Athens |
N/A |
City
of Portland |
Yes |
City
of Murfreesboro |
Yes |
City
of Maryville |
No |
Town
of Collierville |
Yes |
City
of Springfield |
Yes |
If
so, what are they?
Metro
Nashville Water Services |
Reflective
safety vests, gloves, safety glasses, ball caps, Class 75 ANSI
approved Safety-toe footwear. We strongly suggest and encourage
our meter readers to wear 6" – 8" ankle high safety-toe
footwear. We don’t make them. |
City
of Gatlinburg |
Steel-toed
boots, gloves |
City
of Gallatin |
N/A |
City
of Goodlettsville |
We’re
not in the meter reading business. |
City
of Alcoa |
All
Meter Readers must wear seat belts to and from their routes. They
are exempt while on routes. They are required to wear hard hats
at construction sites. Also confined space tripods and sniffers
while reading water meters in water pits. |
City
of Lebanon |
Carry
dog repellant spray |
City
of Athens |
We
do not have Utilities. |
City
of Portland |
Eye
protection, gloves, safety boots/shoes, and safety vests. |
City
of Murfreesboro |
Required
to wear steel-toe boots, the height of the boot is optional and
they are also required to wear lime green reflector vest. |
City
of Maryville |
N/A |
Town
of Collierville |
Reflective
safety vests for when they work along the road, leather or rubber
work gloves, safety glasses, metal toed work boots (not necessarily
6" above ankle). All required PPE is supplied at no cost
to the employee, by the department. |
City
of Springfield |
(1)
We don’t make our meter readers wear boots 6" above the ankle;
however, we provide them with rubber boots that meet that requirement.
They don’t always wear them – just in situations where the ground
is muddy, slippery, tall grass, bad weather, etc. (2) they carry
HALT with them for protection, as well as insect spray. |
CONTACTS:
Joe
A. Estes, Sr.
Chuck
Gregory |
Metro
Nashville Water Services |
615/862-4862
615/862-4711 |
Janet
Curry |
City
of Gatlinburg |
865/436-1400 |
Dave
Crawford |
City
of Gallatin |
615/452-5400
ext. 337 |
Jim
Thomas |
City
of Goodlettsville |
615/851-2231 |
Stephen
T. Biggar |
City
of Alcoa |
865/981-4173 |
Jim
D. Henderson |
City
of Lebanon |
615/443-2809 |
Rita
Brown |
City
of Athens |
|
Mary
Lou Thompson |
City
of Portland |
615/325-6776 |
Sherry
Carpenter |
City
of Murfreesboro |
615/848-2553 |
Teresa
Best |
City
of Maryville |
865/380-1380 |
Murray
Beard |
Town
of Collierville |
901/853-3215 |
Gina
Holt |
City
of Springfield |
615/382-2200 |
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