VEGETABLE OILS, &c., EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 1624 of 2004)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Delete subclause (i) of clause 20, First-aid and Safety of the award published 24 August 2001 (327 I.G. 183) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)         Adequate first-aid facilities shall be provided by the employer (see Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001).

 

2.          Delete clause 22, Amenities, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

22.  Amenities

 

The employer shall provide adequate dressing room, washing and toilet accommodation in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001.

 

3.          Delete clause 28, Area Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

28.  Area Incidence and Duration

 

This award is made following a review under section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and replaces the Vegetable Oils, &c., Employees (State) Award published 15 May 1998 (304 IG. 1002) and all variations thereof and the Vegetable Oils, &c., Employees Superannuation (State) Award published 31 May 1991 (262 IG. 1085).

 

This award shall apply to all persons employed in the extraction and refining of vegetable oils in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna, excepting:

 

Employees engaged in the manufacture of margarine and butterine, and employees in the hardening and deoderising of vegetable oils or the production of edible fats therefrom;

 

Engine drivers and firemen, greasers and trimmers, cleaners and pumpers engaged in and about the driving of engines, electrical crane, winch and motor drivers;

 

Carters, grooms, stablepersons, yardspersons, and drivers of motor and other power propelled vehicles;

 

Watchpersons, caretakers and cleaners;

 

Clerks; and

 

Employees within the jurisdiction of the Watchmen and Gatekeepers (Waterfront) Industrial Committee.

 

4.          The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review under Section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996and Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW on 18 December 1998 (85 IR 38) take effect on 28 June 2004.

 

The award remains in force until varied or rescinded the period for which it was made having already expired.

 

P. J. SAMS  D.P.

 

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.