AN150011 – AWU/CFMEU Construction and Maintenance Award (South Australia) 1989

CLAUSE 39. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
OPDATE 15:03:91 1st pp on or after

(a) The employer shall provide free of charge any waterproof protective clothing required by an employee for particular tasks he may be performing. Items such as gloves, overalls, basil aprons, etc., shall be provided to employees using toxic substances, bitumen, tar, green timber, second hand timber, bricks, etc.

(b) The employer shall provide on the job adequate detergents and solvents for the removal of excessive dirt, bitumen, emulsions, paint and similar substances from the employee's person and the cost of such detergents or solvents shall be borne by the employer.

(c) Employees engaged on road work and/or railway work where traffic is not excluded by the use of continuous barriers or fences shall be provided with a light coat or jacket with high visibility red markings so as to enhance visibility in daylight against the road or rail background.

(d) Protective clothing provided pursuant to this clause shall remain the property of the employer and shall be fumigated before being transferred from one employee to another and shall be in a clean and hygienic state when issued.

(e) Mess personnel shall be supplied with at least three sets of appropriate clothing which shall be laundered and maintained by the employer and shall remain the property of the employer. These items shall include shorts, shirts, trousers, aprons and caps.