Common use of Confined Space Clause in Contracts

Confined Space. An Employee required to work in a confined space will be paid an allowance per hour, or part thereof, when an entry permit is required. Employees Accepting Responsibility to Statutory Authorities An Employee who is required to act on their plumbers or gasfitters licence(s), issued by an appropriate state authority, will be paid an additional amount per week for each week of their employment, regardless of whether or not they have in fact acted on such licence(s) during that particular week Acting on one’s licence means signing notices and assuming responsibility to relevant authorities. The Employer will commence paying this allowance as soon as the Employee begins performing work which they are authorised by their license(s) to perform. Employee Acting on Welding Certificate Subject to subclause 34.16, an Employee who is requested by the Employer to weld pipes (whether that being by Oxygen/ Acetylene, Arc, MIG, TIG or plastic welding) will be paid an additional amount per hour for each type of welding, whether or not they have in any hour actually performed welding. No employee shall be entitled to be paid for more than 2 types of welding. This allowance shall not apply for all plumbing work with respect to the joining together of plastic, PVC and/ or polythenol materials (e.g. HDPE and MDPE).