752 ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION 



The " General Station Rules " govern the employees as a 

 body and are concerned with such things as wages, hours, leaves 

 of absence, vacations, and miscellaneous matters regarding the 

 conduct of the men in the stations. 



Under " Safety Rules " come the usual regulations provid- 

 ing for the safety of the men working around electrical and 

 mechanical equipment. Safety Rules also include rules for the 

 " Hold-Off " system, by which the men are protected while 

 working on apparatus. 



Under the " Electrical Operating Instructions " are two 

 divisions normal and abnormal. The normal instructions deal 

 with every-day conditions, and their aim is to specify how the 

 apparatus shall be handled, what the connections shall be, and 

 how the various other routine operations of the station shall be 

 performed. The abnormal instructions are developed from cases 

 of trouble that have been experienced in the station, and such as 

 might occur. They include general instructions on handling 

 trouble, instructions on various line complications and on gen- 

 erator, transformer, bus and oil switch trouble. They also in- 

 clude the handling of the station during lightning storms and 

 low-water season operation, when particular attention must be 

 paid to efficiency, as well as instructions for the flood season, 

 and ice and sleet. 



The " Hydraulic Operating " instructions are similarly 

 divided into normal and abnormal. 



The section on " Records and Forms " includes instructions 

 on the use of the various forms, such as log sheets, graphic meter 

 records, and also on record and tabulation work. The section 

 on " Duties " specifies the particular duties of each operating 

 attendant. The " Electrical and Hydraulic Maintenance " 

 instructions cover such matters as the cleaning, inspection and 

 repair of apparatus. 



These instructions have been found very valuable in crystal- 

 lizing the operation of the plant, making it more automatic and 

 independent of the personal element. They have also made it 

 considerably easier for those in charge to break in and instruct 

 new men; under them all operators tend to do given things in 

 the same way, a way which has been determined by study and 

 experiment to be the best way. An attendant can be transferred 

 from one shift to another without having to learn new methods. 



