AP815828CRV - Australian Workers' Union Construction and Maintenance Award 2002
10.1 Assistant powder monkey means a person assisting under the direct supervision of a powder monkey in placing and firing explosive charges excluding the operation of explosive powered tools.
10.2 Assistant rigger means a person assisting under the direct supervision of a rigger in erecting or placing in position the members of any type of structure (other than scaffolding and aluminium alloy structures) and for the manner of ensuring the stability of such members, for dismantling such structure or for setting up cranes or hoists other than those attached to scaffolding and who has had less than twelve months experience at work, and shall include an employee either performing rigging work that is an integral part of, or incidental to, a tradesperson’s work or work that is an integral part of, or is incidental to, cranage operations.
10.2.1 An employee classified or employed as an assistant rigger (as defined) shall, on the termination of his/her employment or of his/her work in that classification for an employee, be supplied by such employer with a written statement signed by the employer, showing the duration of his/her service with that employer as an assistant rigger.
10.2.2 Not more that one assistant rigger (as defined) shall be employed in any rigging gang (including leading hand dogman) when the number of employees in the gang does not exceed five.
10.3 Bitumen worker means an employee heating, preparing, cutting, carrying, laying, using on woodwork or handling asphalt, bitumen, tar or emulsion or material coated with any one thereof.
10.4 Commission means the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
10.5 Concrete finisher means an employee, other than a concrete floater, engaged in the hand finishing of concrete or cement work not being a finish in marble, mosaic or terrazzo.
10.6 Concrete floater means an employee engaged in concrete or cement work and using a wooden or rubber screeder or mechanical trowel or a wooden float or engaged in bagging off or broom finishing or patching.
10.7 Employee in charge of plant means:
10.7.1 when two or more employees are employed at the plant at the one time, the employee who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the superintendence and responsibility; or
10.7.2 an employee who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the superintendence and responsibility over one or more other employees; or
10.7.3 when he/she is the only person of his/her class employed on the plant, the employee who does the general repair work of the plant in addition to the work of operating, but not when he/she merely assists a fitter or engineer to do such work; or
10.7.4 where shifts are worked, the employee who is directed to carry out the general repair work of the plant in addition to the work of operating, but not when he/she merely assists a fitter or engineer to do such work.
10.8 Fencer means an employee erecting fencing with material other than sawn timber such as post and rail or wire fencing.
10.9 Leading hand means an employee who is required to supervise or direct or be in charge of another employee or other employees.
10.10 Pitcher or beacher means an employee pitching or beaching on embankment or floor with stone or riprap.
10.11 Renderer means an employee who applies by hand a continuous coat of cement mortar to a brick, masonry or set concrete surface and finishes it to a true and smooth surface by means of a trowel or float.
10.12 Roadmarker operator means an employee who operates or assists in the operation of, and maintains the material supply to and the cleanliness of any or all of the following, viz. a linemarking or roadmarking machine; a machine which prepares road marking materials or raised pavement markers for application to the road surface; a machine which removes markings from the road surface; or who places or assists in the placing of markings on the road with the aid of a machine or by any other means; or who drives a motor vehicle in connection with any of the above operations.
10.13 Scaffolder means an employee engaged in the work of erecting or altering or dismantling scaffolding of all types.
10.14 Sewer maintenance worker means an employee, except where otherwise classified in this award, wholly engaged in the construction and/or maintenance of public sewerage mains.
10.15 Sharpener, tool means an employee who sharpens and repairs any tools or drills which are heated to be sharpened.
10.16 Timberperson means an employee timbering excavations, shafts, etc.
10.17 Tunneller 1 means an experienced tunneller who is engaged underground in the work of drilling, charging, firing, operating mucking trucks, timbering, placing steel supports, rock bolting, concrete vibrator hand, concrete gun operator or tending concrete chutes and conveyor belts.
10.18 Tunneller 2 means an employee engaged underground in the work of assisting tunneller 1, car spotter, brakeperson, operators of rotary car dumps, members of a bull gang or an employee carrying out any other general excavation operations.
10.19 Union means The Australian Workers’ Union.
10.20 Wall builder means an employee cutting and facing stone and placing stone in position and who is responsible for line and direction.
10.21 Water maintenance worker means an employee, except where otherwise classified in this award, wholly engaged in the construction and/or maintenance of public water mains.
