AN120192 – Electricians &c. (State) Award
7.1 Provision of Tools — Employers shall continue to provide such tools of trade as were customarily provided at the time of the making of this award.
7.2 Power Tools, &c. — An employer shall provide for the use of tradesmen and apprentices all power tools, special purpose tools, precision measuring instruments and electrical measuring and/or testing instruments where the use of such equipment is reasonable and necessary.
7.3 Tool Allowance
7.3.1 For tools not customarily provided by the employer at the date of commencement of this award but which are ordinarily required by tradesmen and apprentices for the performance of their duties and are supplied by an employee, an allowance as set out in Item 16 of Table 2 shall be paid subject to the employee maintaining an adequate kit of tools.
7.3.2 Such allowance shall be paid for all purposes of the award.
NOTE: A consideration for the granting of the above allowance is that the obligation for insuring an employee's tools against theft shall not rest upon the employer.
7.4 Carrying Tools, &c. — An employee shall not be required to carry tools and/or materials exceeding 20 kilograms in weight to or from the job.
7.5 Storing Employees' Tools — At each workshop or depot and at each job site an employer shall provide suitable free storage accommodation for employees' tools. An employer shall ensure that such tool storage accommodation is as secure as practicable against unauthorized entry outside working hours.
7.6 Damage to Tools — Compensation to the extent of the damage sustained shall be made where, in the course of the work, tools are damaged or destroyed by fire, or molten metal or through the use of corrosive substances; provided that the employer's liability shall be limited to such tools of trade as are ordinarily required for the performance of the employee's duties.
