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ARTICLE 21
REFRACTORY CONDITIONS
Meaning:
Firebrick, Acid Resistant Structural Materials,
Carbon, Graphite Materials, Gunite, Acid Resistant, Tar
Impregnated Brick and All Other Refractory Materials
1.
Saw Operator
(a) Employees, while engaged as a Saw Operator, shall receive
a premium of Forty Cents (40¢) an hour above the basic
refractory rate for the hours spent operating the saw and
shall wear all safety clothing provided.
(b) All protective equipment to be supplied by the Employer.
(c) Employers will, where practical, assign one Bricklayer for
each saw.
2.
Stackwork
(a) For work on a stack the wage rate shall be the base rate as
stipulated in the Provincial Agreement Article 21 (6), refrac-
tory conditions plus a premium of Two Dollars ($2.00) per
hour commencing at the base of the structure and shall
cease when the structure is completed. The premium pay
shall not apply to reporting pay and further shall not be mul-
tiplied by overtime premiums.
(b) The above premium shall not apply to blast furnace work.
3.
Transportation
If Bricklayers are required to walk more than one-half (1/2)
mile from the centre of the parking lot assigned to the con-
tractor to the project, transportation between the parking
lot and the project shall be provided. This may be varied by
agreement at a pre-job conference.
4.
Facilities
(a) As warranted when graphite, carbon, acid, tar impregnated
brick, gunite work and on all work on lime kilns, blast fur-
nace relines and coke oven repairs, coveralls and gloves
OPC Brick Province Collective Agreement
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