5 CFR Appendix A to Subpart I of Part 550 - Schedule of Pay Differentials Authorized for Hazardous Duty Under Subpart I
Appendix A to Subpart I of Part 550—Schedule of Pay Differentials Authorized for Hazardous Duty Under Subpart I
hazard pay differential, of part 550 pay administration (general)
Duty | Rate of hazard pay differential (percent) | Effective date |
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Exposure to Hazardous Weather or Terrain: | ||
(1) |
25 | First pay period beginning after July 1, 1969. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(b) When travel in the wintertime, either on foot or by means of vehicle, over secondary or unimproved roads or snow trails, in sparsely settled or isolated areas to isolated installations is required when there is danger of avalanches, or during “whiteout” phenomenon which limits visibility to less than 3 meters (10 feet) | 25 | Do. |
(c) When work or travel in sparsely settled or isolated areas results in exposure to temperatures and/or wind velocity shown to be of considerable danger, or very great danger, on the windchill chart (appendix A-1), and shelter (other than temporary shelter) or assistance is not readily available | 25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
(4) |
25 | Do. |
(5) |
25 | Do. |
(b) When travelling in small crafts, where craft is not radar equipped, on Lake Pontchartrain is necessary due to emergency or unavoidable conditions and the trip is made in a dense fog under fog run procedures | 25 | Do. |
(6) |
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(a) Boarding or leaving vessels at sea or standing offshore during lightering or personnel transfer operations | 25 | First pay period beginning after May 7, 1970. |
(b) Boarding, leaving, or transferring equipment between small boats or rafts and steep, rocky, or coral surrounded shorelines. | ||
(c) Transferring equipment between a small boat and rudimentary dock by improvised or temporary facility such as an unfastened plank leading from boat to dock. | ||
(7) |
25 | First pay period beginning on or after Sept. 28, 1972. |
(8) |
25 | First pay period beginning after March 16, 1973. |
Exposure to Physiological Hazards: | ||
(1) |
25 | Do. |
(b) |
8 | First pay period beginning after Feb. 16, 1975. |
(c) Working in nonpressurized sonar domes that are a part of an underwater system. Performing certification pretrial inspections, involving such duties as calibrating, adjusting, and photographing equipment, in limited space and with limited egress | 4 | First pay period beginning after Feb. 16, 1975. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
(4) |
25 | First pay period beginning after July 1, 1969. |
Hot Work—Working in confined spaces wherein the employee is subject to temperatures in excess of 43 °C (110 °F) | 4 | First pay period beginning after Feb. 16, 1975. |
(5) |
25 | May 4, 1988. |
(6) |
8 | January 11, 1999. |
Exposure to Hazardous Agents, work with or in close proximity to: | ||
(1) |
25 | First pay period beginning after July 1, 1969. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
(4) |
25 | Do. |
(5) |
25 | Do. |
(6) Asbestos. Significant risk of exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of the permissible exposure limits (PELS) in the standard for asbestos provided in title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, §§ 1910.1001 or 1926.58, when the risk of exposure is directly connected with the performance of assigned duties. Regulatory changes in § 1910.1001 or 1926.58 are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this category, effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the effective date of the changes | 8 | June 8, 1993 |
Participating in Liquid Missile Propulsion Tests and Certain Solid Propulsion Operations: | ||
(1) |
25 | First pay period beginning after July 1, 1969. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
(4) |
25 | Do. |
(5) |
25 | Do. |
(6) |
25 | Do. |
(7) |
25 | Do. |
(8) |
25 | Do. |
Work in Fuel Storage Tanks: | ||
When inspecting, cleaning or repairing fuel storage tanks where there is no ready access to an exit, under conditions requiring a breathing apparatus because all or part of the oxygen in the atmosphere has been displaced by toxic vapors or gas, and failure of the breathing apparatus would result in serious injury or death within the time required to leave the tank | 25 | Do. |
Firefighting: | ||
(1) |
25 | Do. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
Work in Open Trenches: | ||
Work in an open trench 4.6 meters (15 feet) or more deep until proper shoring has been installed | 25 | Do. |
Underground Work: | ||
Work underground performed in the construction of tunnels and shafts, and the inspection of such underground construction, until the necessary lining of the shaft or tunnel has eliminated the hazard | 25 | Do. |
Underwater Duty: | ||
(1) |
25 | Do. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(a) at a depth of 6 meters (20 feet) or more below the surface; or, | ||
(b) visibility is restricted; or, | ||
(c) in rapidly flowing or cold water; or, | ||
(d) vertical access to the surface is restricted by ice, rock, or other structure; or, | ||
(e) testing or working with hardware which presents special hazards (such as work with high voltage equipment or work with underwater mockup components in an underwater space simulation study). | ||
Sea Duty Aboard Deep Research Vessels: | ||
Participating in sea duty wherein the team member is engaged in handling equipment on or over the side of the vessel when the sea-state is high (6.2 meter-per-second winds (12-knot winds) and 0.9-meter waves (3-foot waves) and the work is done on deck in relatively unprotected areas | 25 | Do. |
Collection of Aircraft Approach and Landing Environmental Data: | ||
When operating or monitoring camera equipment adjacent to flight deck in the area of maximum hazard during landing sequence while conducting photographic surveys aboard aircraft carriers during periods of heavy aircraft operations | 25 | First pay period beginning after July 1, 1969. |
Experimental Landing/Recovery Equipment Tests: | ||
Participating in tests of experimental or prototype landing and recovery equipment where personnel are required to serve as test subjects in spacecraft being dropped into the sea or laboratory tanks | 25 | Do. |
Land Impact or Pad Abort of Space Vehicle: | ||
Actual participating in dearming and safing explosive ordinance, toxic propellant and high pressure vessels on vehicles that have land impacted or on vehicles on the launch pad that have reached a point in the countdown where no remote means are available for returning the vehicle to a safe condition | 25 | Do. |
Height Work: | ||
Working on any structure of at least 15 meters (50 feet) above the base level, ground, deck, floor, roof, etc., under open conditions, if the structure is unstable or if scaffolding guards or other suitable protective facilities are not used, or if performed under adverse conditions such as snow, sleet, ice on walking surfaces, darkness, lightning, steady rain, or high wind velocity | 25 | Do. |
Flying, participating in: | ||
(1) |
25 | Do. |
(2) |
25 | Do. |
(3) |
25 | Do. |
(4) |
25 | Do. |
(5) |
25 | Do. |
(6) |
25 | Do. |
(7) |
25 | Do. |
(8) |
25 | Do. |
Experimental Parachute Jumps: | ||
Participating as a jumper in field exercises to test and evaluate new types of jumping equipment and/or jumping techniques | 25 | Do. |
Ground Work Beneath Hovering Helicopter: | ||
Participating in ground operations to attach external load to helicopter hovering just overhead | 25 | Do. |
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25 | First pay period beginning after Oct. 11, 1969. |
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25 | Do. |
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25 | Do. |
Work in unsafe structures: Working within or immediately adjacent to a building or structure which has been severely damaged by earthquake, fire, tornado, flood, or similar cause, when the structure has been declared unsafe by competent technical authority, and when such work is considered necessary for the safety of personnel or recovery of valuable materials or equipment, and the work is authorized by competent authority | 25 | First pay period beginning on or after Apr. 11, 1976. |
Tropical Jungle Duty: Work outdoors in undeveloped jungle regions outside the continental United States. Work must involve both of the following: | ||
(1) An unusual degree of physical hardship caused by high heat, humidity, or other inclement conditions; and | ||
(2) An unusual danger of serious injury or illness due to: | ||
(a) Travel on unimproved roads or rudimentary trails in rugged terrain (e.g., walking on narrow trails in steep mountainous areas, fording deep, fast-moving rivers, and crossing deep crevasses via log or other unsafe means); | ||
(b) Immediate presence of dangerous wildlife (e.g., venomous snakes, poisonous insects, and large carnivores); or | ||
(c) Known exposure to serious disease for which adequate protection cannot be provided. | 25 | June 14, 1989. |
[34 FR 11083, July 1, 1969; 34 FR 12623, Aug. 2, 1969, as amended at 34 FR 15747, Oct. 11, 1969; 35 FR 7172, May 7, 1970; 37 FR 20248, Sept. 28, 1972; 39 FR 7115, Mar. 16, 1973; 40 FR 7437, Feb. 20, 1975; 41 FR 12635, Mar. 26, 1976; 41 FR 14165, Apr. 2, 1976; 53 FR 36557, Sept. 21, 1988; 54 FR 8267, Feb. 28, 1989; 54 FR 25224, June 14, 1989 and 55 FR 1354, Jan. 14, 1990; 56 FR 20345, May 3, 1991; 58 FR 32050, June 8, 1993; 58 FR 32276, June 9, 1993; 64 FR 1502, Jan. 11, 1999]