AN160290 – Sheet Metal Workers' Award No. 10 of 1973

7. - SPECIAL RATES AND PROVISIONS

(1) Height Money:

An employee shall be paid an allowance of $2.05 for each day work is carried out at a height of 15.5 metres or more above the nearest horizontal plane, but this provision does not apply to linespersons nor to riggers and splicers on ships or buildings.

(2) Dirt Money:

An employee shall be paid an allowance of 43 cents per hour when engaged on work of an unusually dirty nature where clothes are necessarily unduly soiled or damaged or boots are unduly damaged by the nature of the work done.

(3) Grain Dust:

Where any dispute arises at a bulk grain handling installation due to the presence of grain dust in the atmosphere and the Board of Reference determines that employees employed under this award are unduly affected by that dust, the Board may, subject to such conditions as it deems fit to impose, fix an allowance or allowances not exceeding 71 cents per hour.

(4) Confined Space:

An employee shall be paid an allowance of 51 cents per hour when, because of the dimensions of the compartment or space where work is being performed, such employee is required to work in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation.

(5) Hot Work:

An employee shall be paid an allowance of 43 cents per hour when working in the shade in any place where the temperature is raised by artificial means to between 46.1° and 54.4° celsius.

(6) (a) Where, in the opinion of the Board of Reference, the conditions under which work is to be performed are, by reason of excessive heat, exceptionally oppressive, the Board may -

(i) fix an allowance, or allowances, not exceeding the equivalent of half the ordinary rate;

(ii) fix the period (including a minimum period) during which any allowance so fixed is to be paid; and

(iii) prescribe such other conditions, relating to the provision of protective clothing or equipment and the granting of rest periods, as the Board sees fit.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subclause do not apply unless the temperature in the shade at the place of work has been raised by artificial means beyond 54.4 degrees celsius.

(c) An allowance fixed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subclause includes any other allowance which would otherwise be payable under this clause.

(7) Percussion Tools:

An employee shall be paid an allowance of 25 cents per hour when working a pneumatic rivetter of the percussion type and other pneumatic tools of the percussion type.

(8) Chemical, Artificial Manure and Cement Works:

An employee, other than a general labourer, in chemical, artificial manure and cement works shall, in respect of all work done in and around the plant outside the machine shop, be paid an allowance calculated at the rate of $10.50 per week. The allowance shall be paid during overtime but shall not be subject to penalty additions. An employee receiving this allowance is not entitled to any other allowance under this clause.

(9) Abattoirs and Tallow Rendering Works:

An employee employed in and about an abattoir or in a rendering section of a tallow works shall be paid an allowance calculated at the rate of $13.90 per week. The allowance shall be paid during overtime but shall not be subject to penalty additions. An employee receiving this allowance is not entitled to any other allowance under this clause.

(10) A worker who is required to work from a ladder shall be provided with an assistant on the ground where it is reasonably necessary for the worker's safety.

(11) Special Rates Not Cumulative: Where more than one of the disabilities entitling a worker to extra rates exists on the same job, the employer shall be bound to pay only one rate, namely - the highest for the disabilities so prevailing. Provided that this subclause shall not apply to Confined Space, Dirt Money or Height Money, the rates for which are cumulative.

(12) Protective Equipment:

(a) An employer shall have available a sufficient supply of protective equipment (as, for example, goggles (including anti-flash goggles), glasses, gloves, mitts, aprons, sleeves, leggings, gumboots, ear protectors, helmets or other efficient substitutes thereof) for use by his workers when engaged on work for which some protective equipment is reasonably necessary.

(b) A worker shall sign an acknowledgement when he receives any article of protective equipment and shall return that article to the employer when he has finished using it or on leaving his employment.

(c) A worker to whom an article of protective equipment has been issued shall not lend that article to another worker and if he does, both he and that other worker shall be deemed guilty of wilful misconduct.

(d) An article of protective equipment which has been used by a worker shall not be issued by the employer to another worker until it has been effectively sterilised but this paragraph only applies where sterilisation of the article is practicable and is reasonably necessary.

(13) A worker employed at the Alumina Refinery, Kwinana on construction work in areas 40, 30, 35(k), 45, 25, 35(f) (where operating), 35(d) (where operating), 35(c) (where operating), 50 (where operating), 36 (A to E tanks inclusive) shall be supplied with overalls and boots by the employer.

(14) Any dispute under this clause may be determined by the Board of Reference.