QUARRIES, &c. (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 5813 of 2003)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Delete subclause (4) of clause 1.3 Definitions of the award published 30 June 2000 (316 I.G. 961), and insert in lieu thereof the following

 

(4)        "Driver Class C, LR, MR, HR, HC, MC means a class of licence so described in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999".

 

2.          Delete paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of clause 3.1 Classifications and Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        Quarry Worker Grade 2 Attendant - A Quarry Worker Grade 2 (Attendant) has successfully completed up to three months structured training so as to enable the employee to perform competently the work within the scope of this level.

 

Duties - Indicative of the tasks an employee at this level may perform are the following:

 

attend to, maintain and service fixed and mobile plant;

 

assist with the repair and maintenance of fixed and mobile plant;

 

apply basic quality control and assurance procedures;

 

use Class C or LR motor vehicles;

 

maintain simple records; and

 

higher grade tasks for training purposes.

 

Responsibility - An employee at this level works under direct supervision, either individually or in a team environment.

 

Qualification - A Quarry Worker Grade 2 will have successfully completed the entry level induction and skills training and have demonstrated competence in performing the duties at this level.

 

Training - In accordance with clause 2.4, Training, an employee at this level may be provided with structured training to allow him/her to perform the wider range of duties at this level.

 

An employee may also, over time, be provided with a structured program of training that will allow them to competently perform work at higher grades.

 

Progression - An employee may progress to a higher grade on the basis of being able to competently perform the skills to work at the higher grade and on being selected for a position when a position at that level becomes available.  When accredited competency based training and assessment becomes available for higher grades, successful completion of this training and assessment will be required for progression to a higher grade.

 

Translation from Old Structure to New - Old classifications that are to be translated to this grade include:

 

Labourer, Pick and Shovel;

 

Driver, Motor Vehicle Class C or LR;

 

Fixed Plant Attendant.

 

3.          Delete paragraph (a) of subclause (3) of the said clause 3.1, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(3)        For the purposes of this clause, the "Plant Groupings" are:

 

(a)        Group A -

 

Simple Processing Plant;

 

Motor Vehicle Class MR and HR.

 

4.          Delete subclause (1) of clause 3.4 First-aid, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(1)        The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 shall be applied at quarries and lime making plants covered by this award.

 

5.          Delete the "NOTATION" in subclause (c) of clause 3.9 Superannuation.

 

6.          The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review under section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on and from 3 February 2004.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

 

 

 

P. J. SAMS  D.P.

 

 

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