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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

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Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries

Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule G

Mechanical and General Structural Work

 

Category 5

5.M.1 Assembling (n.e.s.).
5.M.2 Constructional boilermaking and/or constructional pipe fitting and/or constructional steelwork (n.e.s.), including:
5.M.2.1 Setting out, setting up, levelling, aligning of steelwork, pipe-work and machinery using theodolites and/or dumpy gauges and/or micrometers.
5.M.2.2 Marking-off and marking-out.
5.M.2.3 Fabrication, modification and/or rectification of steelwork and/or pipework.
5.M.3 Internal combustion engine fitting.
5.M.4 Jig and/or template making and/or repairing.
5.M.5 Mechanical fitting (n.e.s.).
5.M.6 Structural plating.

 

Category 4

4.M.1 Alignment of machinery using straight edge.
4.M.2 Assembly of preprocessed and/or pre-marked items forming the following finished components, where no adjustments or modifications are required, under supervision of Category 5 employee:
4.M.2.1 Rolled clauses and profiles (as supplied by mills) with welded and/or bolted end connections and stiffeners, shelf angles and plates.
4.M.2.2 Plate girders, with welded and/or bolted end connections and stiffeners, shelf angles and plates.
4.M.2.3 Latticed structural components, with welded and/or bolted fittings and/or connections including latticed columns.
4.M.2.4 Built up clauses, with welded diaphragms, stiffeners and end connections.
4.M.2.5 Pipes: Assembling of pre-prepared piping and/or pre-manufactured pipe fittings.
4.M.2.6 Plate work: Assembly of pre-assembled parts for the final assembly of bins, tanks or ducting.
4.M.3 Installation and/or expanding of boiler tubes.
4.M.4 Installation of pre-assembled mechanical components limited to mass of 5 tonnes, using power hoists and/or cranes including utilising general arrangement and/or location drawings, under supervision of Category 5 employee.
4.M.5 Installation of pre-prepared piping and/or pipe fittings (n.e.s.) under supervision of Category 5 employee.
4.M.6 Levelling and alignment of steelwork, pipework and machinery with lines and spirit levels from predetermined beacons.
4.M.7 On site modification, excluding marking off or out, under supervision of Category 5 employee.
4.M.8 Roller bending.
4.M.9 Scarfing and/or ending by machine.
4.M.10 Supervising employees employed in classes of work below Category 4.

 

Category 3

3.M.1 All operations in dismantling, cleaning and re-assembly of welding machines under supervision of Category 5 employee.
3.M.2 Arc and/or gas cutting (n.e.s.).
3.M.3 Assembly to jigs and/or fixtures requiring no modifications and/or adjustments (confined to workshops).
3.M.4 Attending and/or operating sawing machines including marking off and/or setting of stops.
3.M.5 Bending and/or forming of tubes and/or clauses.
3.M.6 Dismantling of steelwork and/or structures and/or pipe installations and/or mechanical components including use of gas and/or electric torch.
3.M.7 Drilling and/or counter-sinking and/or reaming including sharpening of drills.
3.M.8 Installation of pre-manufactured galleries, casings, handrails, kickplates, flooring and stairtreads where no alteration is required.
3.M.9 Installation of pre-prepared flanged and screwed pipes and/or pipe fittings, including making of joints, under supervision of Category 5 employee.
3.M.10 Marking off and/or out to templates and/or template sketches.
3.M.11 Operating power driven or hydraulic press (n.e.s.) including affixing and/or removal of dies.
3.M.12 Operating single and/or multi-head oxyacetylene cutting machines and/or profiling and/or flame planing and/or bevel cutting machines including measuring and setting up (n.e.s.).
3.M.13 Repetition roller bending and/or forming of plate using pre-set rolls (excluding setting of rolls) (n.e.s.).
3.M.14 Riveting and/or caulking (n.e.s.).
3.M.15 Sawing and/or cropping and/or shearing and/or guillotine shearing and/or punching, including measuring and/or setting up.
3.M.16 Setting and aligning pipe and plate joints, using jigs and/or fixtures, prior to welding.
3.M.17 Straightening and/or flattening (n.e.s.).
3.M.18 Supervising employees employed in classes of work below Category 3.
3.M.19 Supervising sheeting work, including marking off.
3.M.20 Supervising the torqueing of bolts.

 

Category 2

2.M.1 Affixing sheeting under supervision.
2.M.2 Cutting and/or grinding to marks and/or gauges, using abrasive discs or wheels.
2.M.3 Heating and holding for riveting.
2.M.4 Installation and tightening of bolts in accordance with specification requirements, including torqueing of bolts.
2.M.5 Operating gas cutting equipment for trimming materials.
2.M.6 Operating mechanical bevelling machine.
2.M.7 Reaming, using handheld machines.
2.M.8 Rough straightening and/or bending steel members under supervision.  Where heat is required for straightening such operations shall be done under supervision of Category 5 employee.
2.M.9 Sand and/or shot and/or hydro and/or grit blasting.
2.M.10 Stamping and/or affixing metal labels and/or nameplates.
2.M.11 Stripping and cleaning of mechanical components as instructed by, and under supervision of Category 5 employee.
2.M.12 Threading and/or tapping.
2.M.13 Receiving, locating, preparing and issuing materials, tools and/or stock and/or consumables from requisition lists in stock and/or materials stores on a construction site.

 

Category 1

I.M.1 Application of anti-corrosive and anti-fouling and/or protective coatings (n.e.s.).
I.M.2 Attending a cleaning and/or degreasing and/or acid and/or rinsing bath.
I.M.3 Cutting, dressing and/or deburring by hand and/or by grinding and/or portable power tools and/or rotary wire brush and/or wire brushing by hand to marks and/or gauges.
I.M.4 Descaling by chipping and/or scraping.
1.M.5 Gas cutting of scrap.
I.M.6 Rough straightening.
1.M.7 Installation and tightening of bolts under supervision, excluding tor-queing.
I.M.8 Oiling and/or greasing.
I.M.9 Operating a hoist and pendant controlled lifting equipment, eg semi-goliath cranes, etc.
I.M.10 Operating hand hoist.
I.M.11 Removal of rust and/or coatings.
1.M.12 General labouring, including packing, stocking, loading, unloading and cleaning duties in a stock and/or materials store on a construction site.

 

Category 1(a)

I.M.1        

(a)        Basic labouring during first nine months’ service.