WELDING TESTS. 31.1 On hire welders must possess the qualifications and class of welding ticket specified by the Employer. It will be at the Employer's discretion whether a welder who does not possess the qualifications and class of welding ticket specified will be hired.
31.2 A welder who is required to take a welding test by this Employer will remain in the employ of his Employer while taking such test and will continue to receive his appropriate pay and all applicable benefits.
31.3 Results of welding tests shall be given to the welder by his Employer.
WELDING TESTS. When required or necessary with respect to certain work within the trade jurisdiction of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association, welders shall have all applicable certificates provided that: • the test shall be arranged by the employer, • present employees will be tested as required at the employer’s expense, • new employees required to take the test shall not be paid for the time spent taking the test.
WELDING TESTS. 13.1 Any welder possessing the appropriate current Ontario Government welding certificate of qualification may be required to take a test. Such welder shall be paid for the time required to take a test together with the travel and transportation expenses contained in Article 29 of this Agreement. Failure to pass a welding test shall preclude payment of transportation expenses.
13.2 Any welder required to take further welding tests at any other time during his period of employment shall be paid his normal wages for the time required to take such tests.
13.3 Welders passing a test will be furnished a copy of test papers from the Employer or party requiring a test as soon as available. Welders when laid off shall be supplied a letter under the letterhead of the Employer specifying date of welding test and procedure to which he is qualified.
WELDING TESTS. 8.01 All welders are required to carry their welders log book to all projects to which they are dispatched. Once an Employer is in receipt of a welders log book, the Employer shall be responsible for its safe return or replacement cost in the case of loss or theft. Any Employee holding a current Provincial Government Welding Certificate of Qualification and/or a Welders Log Book, who is required to take a Provincial Government test, shall be paid for the time required to take the test, including materials and inspector fees.
(a) Should a private procedure test be required by the Employer, the Employee shall be paid for the time required to take such test.
(b) When a welder is required to perform a test for an Employer, the Employer shall, on request, make available suitable material to allow a brief period of practice prior to taking the actual test.
(c) Should an Employee fail a welding test and request to be retested, or be requested by the Employer to perform a second test, such second test shall be conducted on the Employee’s own time. The Employee shall not have the right to refuse a retest if requested by the Employer.
8.03 Any welder possessing a current Provincial Government welding certificate of qualification, who is instructed to proceed to take tests, necessitating them having to travel outside of the city limits of the city in which they reside or are employed, shall be reimbursed in an amount necessary to compensate them for travel expenses and subsistence allowance, if applicable.
8.04 Welders passing a test will have the results recorded in their welders log book by the Employer’s representative at the time of the test or prior to completion of the project.
8.05 Where a welder is to take a private or provincial test on which the issuance or re-issuance of their certificate will depend, they shall not be required to do so under conditions which would unfairly affect their ability to perform the test. For other tests, the Employer may prescribe test conditions approximating but not exceeding, conditions which may be encountered on the job. Welders required to take any test shall be allowed to complete the test.
8.06 Any welder who successfully completes the welding test, but fails to report for work as notified, without a bona fide reason acceptable to the Employer, will not be eligible for any payment, including testing time and other allowances, as set out in Article 8.00.
8.07 Welding equipment will only be operated by welders or apprentic...
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WELDING TESTS. Section 1 A Welder who has served their Apprenticeship with the Employer, upon taking their initial "B" Pressure Test shall receive six (6) hours regular pay for taking their test. If the Employee works for the Employer less than thirty (30) calendar days after receiving six
WELDING TESTS. Section 1 A welder who has served his apprenticeship with the Employer, upon taking his initial "B" Pressure test, shall receive six (6) hours regular pay for taking his test. If the employee works for the Employer less than thirty (30) days after receiving six (6) hours regular pay for his initial "B" test, he shall have deducted from his final pay an amount equal to six (6) hours pay at his regular rate.
Section 2 Any "B" Pressure Welder that is new to the Company shall, upon successful completion of a qualification test, be paid for the test time to a maximum of four
WELDING TESTS. 37.1 An existing employee who is required to take a welding test by his Employer will remain in the employ of his Employer while taking such a test and will continue to receive his appropriate pay and all applicable benefits. New employees required to take the test shall not be paid for the time spent taking the test. New employees who fail the welding tests will be paid the appropriate travel allowance at the applicable rate.
37.2 Results of the welding test shall be given to the welder by his Employer as soon as reasonably possible.
WELDING TESTS. 7.01 Any welder who is required to do additional testing by the Employer, shall be paid for weld time of four (4) hours per successful test (excluding the boiler ¼ Down Hand Plate or other single ¼ plate test, will be paid two (2) hours). Additionally, the prevalent Tank Constructor test consists of three plates welded in the vertical, horizontal and overhead positions and will be paid a maximum of four (4) hours total, upon successful completion. Those requested to take an abbreviated version of the tank constructor test will be compensated at one and a half (1.5) hours for each successful test. Any welder required to take additional welding qualifications for employment with an Employer and who fails the required weld test, QW-320 of Section 9 of the ASME Code will come into effect. At the sole discretion of the Weld Test Examiner, the welder may be granted the opportunity to take a second test. In any event a welder will not be paid for a failed test. If a welder is required to test at the job site, the welder shall be paid for any applicable travel allowance, but not for the failed test. If an Employer is requesting more than three (3) tests per welder and a welder has successfully completed three (3) of four (4) tests, the Employer may retain the welder and pay for the three (3) successful weld test. If the Employer decides not to retain the welder, he or she will be paid for the three (3) successful weld tests. For every required test and any examiner permitted second test the Employer will pay the transfer fees, materials and inspector fees.
7.02 Should a secondary test be required by the Employer, the employee shall be paid for the time required to take such a test. When a welder is required to perform a test of a type other than a standard Provincial test, the Employer shall, on request, make available suitable material to allow a brief period of practice prior to taking the actual test.
7.03 Any welder possessing a current Provincial Government welding certificate of qualification, who is instructed to proceed to take tests, necessitating their having to travel outside of the city limits of the city in which they reside or are employed, shall be reimbursed in an amount necessary to compensate them for travel allowance, transportation, travel expenses, subsistence allowance, if applicable. The Employer and the Union will communicate and mutually agree to related costs and test location(s) before proceeding with the testing.
7.04 Welders passing a ...
WELDING TESTS. Section 1 A welder who has served his apprenticeship with the Employer, upon taking his initial "B" Pressure Test shall receive six (6) hours regular pay for taking his test. If the employee works for the Employer less than thirty (30) calendar days after receiving six (6) hours regular pay for his initial "B" test, he shall have deducted from his final pay an amount equal to six (6) hours pay at his regular rate.
Section 2 Any “B” Pressure Welder that is new to the Employer shall, upon successful completion of a qualification test, be paid for the test time to a maximum of four (4) hours pay at his regular rate after he has worked for two (2) weeks or completed the minimum requirement on his dispatch slip – whichever is the least.
