Common use of Compressed Air Work Clause in Contracts

Compressed Air Work. It is agreed that the following provisions shall apply on work under compressed air: SECTION 1. Except as stated or modified hereafter, the condition provisions of the Master Agreement apply. SECTION 2. All on-the-job travel, compression time and decompression time shall be exclusive of time worked as set forth in the wage schedule below, but compensation for this time is included in the pay set forth for the work shift. SECTION 3. There shall be one rate of pay for all classifications and types of work and workmen working under compressed air. SECTION 4. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive twelve dollars and eighty cents ($12.80) per shift over workmen. SECTION 5. Health and Security shall be paid at eight (8) times the hourly rate in effect for each day worked. SECTION 6. Retirement pay shall be paid at eight (8) times the hourly rate in effect for each day worked. SECTION 7. On a six (6) hour shift the employees will be allowed time off between the end of the 3rd and 1/2 hour and the 5th hour to eat a sandwich and coffee, but this time shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes and the employees may be rotated so as to keep continuous work at the heading. SECTION 8. The highest pressure registered on the gauge for an accumulated time of more than fifteen (15) minutes during the shift shall be used in determining the scale paid. SECTION 9. All necessary protective clothing shall be furnished by the Employer, but the employees shall guarantee its return, normal wear and tear excepted. SECTION 10. Outside lock tenders and gauge tenders shall be paid at eight (8) times the miner's rate, but shall work the same shift time as worked by the gang under compressed air. SECTION 11. All other outside classifications shall be at classifications and conditions for tunnel workers in free air except that cleaning and maintaining of change house will be done at general labor rate. SECTION 12. Employees shall be relieved at the heading or working points as designated by the Employer. SECTION 13. To compute overtime for each hour of overtime worked at the heading, the overtime pay shall be derived by dividing the applicable shift rate by the "overtime divisor" and SECTION 14. There shall be only one (1) straight time shift in any twenty-four (24) hour period. SECTION 15. When required to return for additional decompression in the medical decompression chamber, the time thus spent in medical decompression shall be paid at the General Laborers' straight time rate and such time shall not be considered as time worked. SECTION 16. Medical examinations will be provided by the Employer at no cost to the employee. Such examination shall be conducted on the Employer's time.