Common use of WELDING ALLOWANCE Clause in Contracts

WELDING ALLOWANCE. ‌ (1) When employed by the Company to carry out the full range of duties involved in welding work as specified hereunder, a welder special class shall in consideration for the work they are required to carry out on site, be paid the applicable weekly all-purpose allowance specified hereunder in addition to the wage to which they are otherwise entitled under their contract of employment. These allowances shall only apply from the time the Employee concerned has commenced work on the Site and has passed the tests required and qualified at the levels set out below. These allowances shall not apply to Employees engaged on tack welding and are not cumulative. Only the highest allowance that each Employee has been tested to and assessed as competent shall apply. (a) If engaged on arc welding of structural steel to AS1554SP - Welding of Steel Structures (or similar standard). $29.72 $30.47 $31.23 $32.01 $32.81 (b) If engaged on welding of carbon steel pipework, to ASME B-31-3 standard or pressure vessels to AS1210: $60.17 $61.67 $63.22 $64.80 $66.42 (c) If engaged on welding alloy pipework to ASME B-31-3 standard or 9% nickel steel welding on LNG tanks to either API 620 or API 650 standard, or alloy pressure vessels and tanks to AS1210, APl620 or APl650 standard consisting of the following materials: (i) Stainless steel (304, 310,316 and 904 grade); and (ii) Chrome molybdenum. (iii) Aluminium $86.91 $89.08 $91.31 $93.59 $95.92 (d) If engaged on welding any type of pipework to ASME B-31-3 standard using FCAW or TGAX welding processes $147.06 $150.73 $154.50 $158.36 $162.31