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3.15 Climbing Pay
- Air Resources Board
Air Resources Board (ARB) employees who are required to climb to the sampling points of (including, but not limited to) smoke stacks, structures, vessels, vehicles, or storage tanks at a height of 30 feet or more shall receive an hourly differential of $10.00 per actual climbing hour. Said employees may be required to successfully complete training prescribed by ARB as a condition of employment in positions requiring climbing. Effective July 1, 2022, “climbing” smoke stacks and storage tanks requires the use of hands and feet for thirty (30) feet upward to sampling points. “Climbing” does not include such things as taking an elevator or climbing the stairs. - Caltrans and Water Resources
Caltrans and Department of Water Resources employees who are required to climb using climbing equipment, and employees of the same departments who are required to hold backup safety lines for climbers, shall receive an hourly differential of $10.00 per actual climbing hour using climbing equipment or holding backup safety lines. Said employees may be required to successfully complete training prescribed by their respective departments as a condition of employment in positions requiring climbing or securing backup safety lines. - Department of Industrial Relations
Effective April 1, 2002, Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) employees who are required to climb a tower crane, or any other structure in which the employee is required to use climbing equipment, to a height of thirty (30) feet or more for the purpose of conducting an inspection or investigation shall receive an hourly differential of ten dollars ($10) per actual climbing hour. Said employee may be required to successfully complete training prescribed by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a condition of employment in positions necessitating climbing. - Department of General Services and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Department of General Services (DGS) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) employees who are required to climb Telecommunications tower antenna structures and employees of the same departments who are required to hold backup safety lines for climbers at a height of thirty feet or more, shall receive an hourly differential of ten dollars ($10) per actual climbing hour using climbing equipment or holding backup safety lines. Climbing requires the use of hands and feet and shall not include such things as taking an elevator or climbing stairs contained in a building upon which a tower antenna structure is located. Employees are required to complete training prescribed by DGS or CalOES in positions requiring climbing. - Compensation Terms
Effective April 1, 2002, employees who “climb” pursuant to a., b., c., and d. will receive a minimum of one hour of climbing pay for any amount of climbing during the first hour of each day. Additional times spent climbing after the first hour during the same day will be rounded to the nearest quarter hour. >