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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

Extension of the Consolidated Main Collective Agreement to Non-parties (for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024)

Part 2

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule G

Section (d): Structural engineering

Welding

 

Category 5

5.W.1 Welding and/or brazing (n.e.s.).

 

Category 4

4.W.1 Manual welding on pre-prepared structural steel and/or pipework parts and components, in all positions, including:
4.W.1.1 Butt welding carbon steel pipe joints and/or structural joints, in all positions, subject to non-statutory radiographic and/or ultrasonic tests.
4.W.1.2 Fillet welding carbon steel pipe joints and/or structural joints, in all positions, subject to non-statutory radiographic and/or ultrasonic tests.
4.W.2 Manual fillet welding of non-pressure parts attached to boilertubes, in all positions, where mandatory coding requirements must be met.

 

Category 3

3.W.1 Semi-automatic welding, including pressure vessels where mandatory coding requirements are to be met, including:
3.W.1.1 Semi-automatic flux cored wire arc welding.
3.W.1.2 Semi-automatic gas-shielded wire arc welding.
3.W.1.3 Semi-automatic submerged arc welding.
3.W.2 Manual ferrous welding in down hand position, including:
3.W.2.1 Butt welding steel pipe joints and/or structural steel joints in down hand position.
3.W.2.2 Fillet welding steel pipe joints and/or structural steel joints in down hand position.

 

Category 2

2.W.1 Pre-set automatic welding, including pressure vessels where mandatory coding requirements are to be met, including:
2.W.1.1 Operating pre-set automatic submerged arc welding machines.
2.W.1.2 Operating pre-set automatic flux cored wire arc welding machines.
2.W.1.3 Operating pre-set automatic gas shielded wire arc welding machines.
2.W.1.4 Operating automatic butt and/or flash and/or projection and/or spot and/or arc spot and/or stud welding machines.
2.W.1.5 Repetition brazing by pre-set automatic machines not involving the use of filler rods.
2.W.2 Preliminary welding of runs not exceeding 50 mm in length for positioning of jobs prior to welding, riveting or bolting up.

 

Category 1

1.W.1 General labouring.

 

Category 1(a)

1.W.1(a)  Basic labouring during first nine months’ service.