Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award 2010 - Business SA

Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010Allowance Staff Category Rate ApplicationmaterialsDirty workAsbestosBitumen workColoured mortarSecond-handtimberLiftingMaintenance staff(inclusive only ofcarpenters, joiners andpainters); and tradesstaff (excludingplumbers)Maintenance staff(inclusive only ofcarpenters or joiners)Maintenance staff(inclusive only ofcarpenters or joiners)Maintenance staff(inclusive only ofcarpenters or joiners)Maintenance staff(inclusive only ofcarpenters or joiners)Maintenance staff(inclusive only ofbuilders labourers)0.06% of SR perhour0.08% of SR perhour0.08% of SR perhour0.07% of SR perhour0.24% of SR perday 0.06% of SR perhour (5.5kg – 9kgblocks) 0.11% of SR perhour (9kg – 18kgblocks) 0.16% of SR perhour (18 or morekg blocks) Employees in closeproximity to otheremployees so engaged Where an employee andsupervisor agree that workis of an unusually dirty oroffensive nature Where required to wearprotective equipment asrequired by the appropriateoccupational healthauthority for the handlingof materials containingasbestos or working inclose proximity toemployees handling suchmaterials Where handling hotbitumen or asphalt ordipping materials increosote Where engaged in the useof coloured additives inmortar Where working withsecond-hand timber and theemployee’s tools aredamaged by nail, dumps orother foreign matter on thetimber Damage must beimmediately reported totheir supervisor Where required to liftblocks (other than cindreteblocks for pluggingpurposes) Employees will not berequired to lift blocks inexcess of 20kg unless theyare provided with amechanical aid or with anassisting employee56 MA000007