Common use of Qualified Craftsmen Clause in Contracts

Qualified Craftsmen. The Employer shall only employ qualified journeymen plumbers, pipefitters, refrigeration men. Journeymen plumbers, pipefitters and refrigeration men shall be qualified for employment who have had at least five (5) years actual practical working experience at the plumbing, pipefitting or refrigeration trade as a journeyman or apprentice in the building and construction industry and who either: a) Have successfully served an apprenticeship at the trade under an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Bureau of Apprenticeship Training or State Division of Apprenticeship Standards. b) Have had previous employment as a Journeyman plumber, pipefitter or refrigeration man with an Employer signatory to this agreement and whose services have proved satisfactory, or c) Have successfully passed any competency examination that adequately tested the degree of skill and training necessary to be a competent Journeyman plumber, pipefitter, or refrigeration man. Any questions as to what constitutes a “competency” examination shall be resolved by the Examining Board and/or the Joint Apprenticeship Committee.