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

CLAUSE 40. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES
OPDATE 15:03:91 1st pp on or after

(a) The employer shall comply with the provisions of the South Australian Occupational Health Safety & Welfare Act 1986 concerning the installation and maintenance of guards for machinery.

(b) Suitable protective sheets and/or coloured glasses shall be provided by the employer for the protection of employees working at oxyacetylene or electric arc welding.

(c) Where electric arc operators are working, suitable screens shall be provided in order to protect employees from flash.

(d) The employer shall provide gas masks for employees engaged upon work where gas is present.

(e) Employees employed on refractory brickwork shall be x-rayed, if they do so require, at the employer's expense and in his time, once in each period of six months.

(f) An employee shall not raise or lower a swinging scaffold (other than a bosun's chair) alone and an employer shall not require an employee to raise or lower a swinging scaffold alone.

(g) An employee shall not be required to carry paint or other materials, the property of the employer, from job to job. By arrangement, brushes may be taken to and from a job by the employee. This provision shall not apply where paint or materials are carried to or from a job in a vehicle belonging to the employer.

(h) The employer shall provide sufficient facilities for washing and five minutes shall be allowed before lunch and before finishing time to enable employees to wash and put away gear.

(i) No employee shall be required to use a paint brush exceeding 12.7 centimetres in width or 227 grams in weight or a kalsomine brush exceeding 20.3 centimetres in width.

(j) The employer shall observe the following procedures when employees are required to use toxic substances. Where there is an absence of adequate natural ventilation the employer shall provide ventilation by artificial means and supply an approved type of respirator and/or an approved type of hood with airline attached and in addition the employer shall supply protective clothing as approved by the Health Department.

(k) In all underground works and excavations where it is considered that the safety or health of employees is likely to be affected, the employer shall, when required by the union, arrange for an inspection by the appropriate State authority. Such inspection shall be carried out in company with a representative of the employer and a representative of the union, and a copy of the report shall be forwarded by the employer to the branch secretary of the union.

(l) Where employees are required either by the employer or by legislation to wear steel toe capped safety boots the employer shall provide such boots free of charge on commencement of work. Subject to fair wear and tear boots shall be replace each six months if required and sooner if agreed.

(m) No employee shall be required to operate pneumatic rock drilling machines without adequate dust suppressing water flow.

Laser equipment

Application

(n)(i) This subclause shall apply when laser equipment is utilised for work within the scope of this award.

Definitions

(ii)(A) "Laser" shall mean any device excepting a class 1 device which can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the wave length range from 100 nanometres to 1 millimetre primarily by the process of controlled stimulated emission.

(B) "Laser safety officer" or "LSO" is an employee who in addition to his ordinary work is qualified to perform duties associated with laser safety and is appointed as such.

Control

(iii)(A) The South Australian Construction Safety Regulations, Part 1, Division 3 as varied from time to time shall apply in lieu thereof.