Re: Position Announcement - Cornell - 40 lbs of dust

["Kevin. Mac Donnell" <info@MACDONNELLRAREBOOKS.COM>]

It is if the employer can legally defend it. You might also be required to
type, be able to turn pages in a book, point people to the nearest restroom,
and refill paper in the photocopier. In a small town branch library you
might have to clean a restroom, sweep a sidewalk, or drive a truck. I will
leave to your imaginations the skills required of school librarians.

As one who has collated a few thousand books and hefted just as many boxes
(not to mention breathing dust), I can well understand why lifting a box may
not seem (or feel) like a "professional function" but employment (and life)
is full of indignities, and many of them conform to Federal Labor Laws, ADA
II, and OSHA.

Kevin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Poul Henningsen" <phdotcom@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <EXLIBRIS@MAIL.ECW.NAME>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [EXLIBRIS] Position Announcement - Cornell - 40 lbs of dust


> Lifting is not a professional function of a librarian, irrespective of who
> else might or might not be available to do it.
>
> ph
>
> Oprindelig meddelelse sendt 1/26/06 5:06 PM fra "Kevin. Mac Donnell"
> <info@MACDONNELLRAREBOOKS.COM>:
>
> >> The open question is whether the ability to lift 40 lb. is an
"essential job
> >> function," that is, whether it is "fundamental or necessary to the
> >> position."
> >>
> >
> > Exactly so, and it depends on the particular situation. In a smaller
> > institution the archivist might be pretty much on their own to do their
own
> > heavy-lifting; in a larger library there might be studs a'plenty who
come
> > running when you put your lips together and whistle.
>
>