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914
Mail Count and Route
Inspection
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
9
Mail Count and Route
Inspection
911
911.1
Count of mail is the physical counting
and recording of the number of pieces
of mail delivered or collected on a
city delivery route.
911.2
The count of mail is used to gather and
evaluate data to adjust routes fairly
and equitably to insure that the
workload for each route will be as near as
possible to an 8-hour workday for the
carrier.
911.3
The data obtained during the count and
inspection period, along with current
management records, and the manager's
knowledge of the route, are the
basis for making route
adjustments.
912
Counts of mail shall be conducted on
one or more routes when it is
determined to be operationally
necessary. These inspections will be
conducted between the first week of
September and May 31, excluding
December. A physical inspection of the
route shall be made on one or more
days during the count week by a route
examiner who accompanies the
carrier during his or her full
tour.
913
A notice giving schedule of a count
week and proposed day of inspection for
each route shall be posted at the
delivery unit not later than 5 working days
preceding start of count. One day's
advance notice will be given if a decision
is made to inspect on days other than
the scheduled date.
914
Absences, for other than emergency,
will not be granted during the week of
count and inspection.