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AN120187 – Dry Cleaning (State) Award

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 Dry cleaning means the trade of dry cleaning and will cover the cleaning, spotting and finishing of garments and materials and the maintenance of plant and equipment.

3.1.1 For the purposes of the definition of dry cleaning:

(a) Cleaning means all operations in relation to dry cleaning which will include the classification of garments, the application of distillation, filtration, tumbling and pre-spotting techniques and the after treatment of garments and materials.

(b) Spotting means the application of the techniques of pre-spotting, stain removal by chemical application, wet cleaning, steam gun operation, the drying of garments and materials, the classification of garments and fibre identification.

(c) Finishing means the application of all types of machine and hand pressing techniques.

(d) Plant and equipment means all cleaning, finishing and steam raising equipment utilised in the cleaning and finishing of garments.

3.2 Union means the Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales

3.3 Commission means the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

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