Under Labor Code §1777.5 and Title 8 CCR §230.1, the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio on a public works project for the craft in question is generally:
Explanation
Labor Code §1777.5(g) and 8 CCR §230.1 require at least one hour of apprentice work for every five hours of journeyman work in the craft, computed over the duration of the project rather than shift by shift, unless the approved standard for that craft sets a different ratio. One-for-one on every shift both inflates the ratio and applies the wrong measuring period. Two apprentices per journeyman inverts the relationship entirely. And the ratio is not the prime's to choose: missing it without a documented DAS-142 dispatch request draws §1777.7 penalties and possible debarment.
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