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922.7
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
record the time on line 19. (2)
However, if you pick up the vehicle at the
garage and inspect it at that point,
the time required is part of the
garage time and is not recorded on line
19. (3) Vehicle inspection time
is not allowed for a carrier who has a
drive-out agreement or uses
his/her own vehicle under
contract.
g.
Line 20, Personal Needs, etc. An
allowance of 5 minutes is permitted
on the first trip for personal needs,
obtaining hat and coat from wall
racks before leaving office, visiting
swing room to obtain rain gear from
locker, etc. An additional 2 minutes is
allowed on the second trip, and
an additional 2 minutes is allowed on
the third trip. Do not record this
item on Form 1838-C; it is recorded on
Form 1838.
h.
Line 21, Recurring Office Work Not
Covered by Form (Use Comment
section to identify each activity.
Describe activity performed and time
spent.) Record time necessary for
miscellaneous office activities that
cannot be included on lines 1 through
20 (such as window caller, safety
talks, etc.).
i.
Line 22, Waiting for Mail (Office) and
All Other Activities Not Performed
on a Continuing Basis. (Use Comment
section to identify each activity.)
Time shown on this line is deducted
from the total office time. Be aware
of its purpose and impressed with the
fact that a slowdown in office
work to avoid waiting for mail will
adversely affect the results of the
count and/or inspection and may result
in a showing of a poor office
time record. The proper recording of
time waiting for mail, including
time waiting for redistributed mail,
could pinpoint faulty schedules or the
need for attention to distribution
during your scheduled office time.
Activities that are not a part of
the normal routine cannot become a part
of the route office time. These
items are included on this line for
deduction purposes.
j.
Line 23, Counting Mail and Filling Out
Form 1838-C Worksheet. Record
only the time required to count the
mail and complete the worksheet.
922.52
Street Time Waiting for Relays,
Transportation, Other (Comment
Section)
Enter the time used on the sheet
waiting for relays in the Relay block.
Enter
the time used waiting for
transportation in the Transportation block.
If
breakdown occurred on a motorized
route, also report the time lost involved
in the breakdown in the
Other block.
922.6
Totaling
On return to the office -- except on
day of inspection when the form is
completed by a manager or route
examiner -- total volume entries on
worksheet.
922.7
Disposition of Forms
1838-C
Forms 1838-C, including duplicates,
must be kept in the delivery unit during
street time. If necessary, a
separate piece of paper may be used to record
street comments for transfer to Form
1838-C. A designated place will be