Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
170 - BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
Chapter 19 - RULES GOVERNING APPRENTICESHIP IN CONSTRUCTION OF ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES
Section 170-19-II - Definitions

A. "Qualified Apprentice." Qualified Apprentice means a person in an apprentice program recognized by the United States Department of Labor or by the Maine Department of Labor and directly related to the work being performed.

B. "Apprenticeable Occupation." Apprenticeable Occupation has the same meaning as in 26 MRS §3201(2).

C. "Available." Available means either otherwise not fully employed or willing to consider an offer of employment during the phase of construction of a generation facility in which the relevant occupational skills are needed.

D. "Bureau." Bureau means the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor.

E. "Construction of a generation facility." Construction of a generation facility means every phase of an operation to physically construct a facility and includes preparation of the site, erecting fencing and other protective structures to secure the site, maintenance and transport of materials on the site, and removal of equipment and debris when the operation is completed.

F. "Director." Director means the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards.

G. "Person constructing a generation facility." Person constructing a generation facility means a general contractor or subcontractor, or other entity who has a significant measure of control over the construction of a generation facility.

H. "Persons employed in the construction." Persons Employed in the Construction means all persons employed in an apprenticeable occupation during any phase or time period of an operation to construct a generation facility, or during the entire duration of such an operation, or during some combination of those periods of time. A phase or time period of the operation may include an employer's established pay period.