Back Filling Sample Clauses
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Back Filling. In all excavations where the excavated material is required to be returned to the excavation as backfill, suitable material shall be set aside during excavation and shall be kept free from contamination with top soil, vegetable matter or other unsuitable material, failing which the Contractor shall at his own expense import suitable material from elsewhere. Back filling shall not be placed in waterlogged excavations. Backfill material which is in the opinion of the Engineer too wet shall be used until it has dried out sufficiently. Excessively dry backfill material shall be watered during backfill. The Contractor's rates shall allow for any additional costs these measures any may entail. No back filling shall be carried out without the permission of the Engineer that will normally only be given when the Work has been inspected, tested and approved. After such permission has been given back filling shall be carried out as soon as possible. The utmost care shall be taken to ensure that no damage occurs to the Works and compaction methods employed shall be approved by the Engineer and shall ensure that excessive loads are not placed on pipes or structures upon or around which the backfill is being placed. Unless specified otherwise all back filling shall be carried out in layers not exceeding 200 mm, such layers being brought up evenly around and above the work and well consolidated before the next layer is placed. Where compaction is carried out by hand, rammers of not less than 4 kg in weight shall be used and the ratio of men employed in ramming and filling shall be two to one.
Back Filling. The Contractor shall back-fill completed structures in accordance with the following requirements. No back-filling shall be placed against structures until permission shall have been given, by the superintending Engineer or 14 days after the concrete has been placed. The trenches or other excavations shall be filled up with the excavated earth carefully rammed, in regular layers of not more than 230mm (9") in thickness and compacted and consolidated by the addition of necessary water to each layer.
Back Filling. If an assessment period is offered to an employee in these circumstances, the position held by the employee at the time of receiving the offer shall be back-filled on a temporary term basis.
Back Filling. Permanent Full Time Employees who are successful in a bid to a Limited Job Posting or return by his/her own request to his/her former classification per Article 19:06 shall not create a vacancy for Job Posting purposes. Such vacancy created may be filled from the Part Time Employees per selection by the Employer within the classification giving consideration to qualifications and seniority per the provisions in Article 16:05 of this Agreement. If a back fill vacancy provides a change in shift or job classification for the Permanent Full Time Employee, he/she may request in writing to the Scheduling Coordinator at the time of such a vacancy to be considered in accordance with his/her Seniority. All Employees back-filling shall be required to remain in the Limited Position until it expires.
Back Filling. Permanent Full Time Employees who are successful in a bid to a Limited Job Posting or return by their own request to their former classification per Article 19:06 shall not create a vacancy for Job Posting purposes. Such vacancy created may be filled from the Part Time Employees per selection by the Employer within the classification giving consideration to qualifications and seniority per the provisions in Article 16:05 of this Agreement. If a backfill vacancy provides a change in shift or job classification for the Permanent Full Time Employee, they may request in writing to the Scheduling Coordinator at the time of such a vacancy to be considered in accordance with their Seniority. All Employees back-filling shall be required to remain in the Limited Position until it expires. Employees may request to return to their former classification and wage rate from a backfill vacancy provided:
(a) The employee submits the request in writing to the supervisor stating the reasons for the request;
(b) The request is approved by the supervisor, which shall not be arbitrarily denied. It is understood that employees returning to their former classification prior to the expiry of the limited position will not be eligible for any other limited position in the same classification and shift until they are within fourteen (14) calendar days of the original estimated completion or agreed to extension date. Exceptions may be made due to operational requirements.