Common use of WORK PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

WORK PROCEDURES. 2.1 Supervisors shall plan and organise work such that the exposure to the risk thermal stress to employees is minimised. 2.2 Through planning, such as organising work in the early morning or late evening, extended or more frequent work breaks, providing shade awnings, etc, the risk of thermal stress can be reduced. Penalty rates shall apply for work performed outside of normal hours. Supervisors should assess and give due consideration to local and special circumstances to assess conditions likely to induce thermal stress. During periods such as heat waves in summer, work practices should be reviewed to ensure that the workload is compatible with physical capabilities of the employees and environmental limits set in this instruction. In anticipation of hot days, local supervisors/managers should consider implementation of the following; ▪ Rescheduling of heavier work to other days or to cooler periods of the day in order to avoid prolonged spells in the open under the sun. ▪ Where practicable, rotation of the employees engaged in the heavier tasks. ▪ Change in the rate of work (eg. taking longer to do the work). ▪ Provision of shaded rest areas. ▪ Provision of lighter alternative work. ▪ Consideration of individual’s physical capabilities in planning work. ▪ Change of location in work. ▪ Use of heat barriers, including shade cloths. ▪ Use of air-circulating fans. ▪ Use of cooling equipment. ▪ Modifying clothing within limits imposed by the safety considerations.