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O. Reg. 100/01: REINFORCING RODWORKER
filed April 9, 2001 under Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T.17
Skip to contentONTARIO regulation 100/01
made under the
Trades Qualification and apprenticeship act
Made: April 4, 2001
Filed: April 9, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 28, 2001
Reinforcing Rodworker
Definition of “reinforcing rodworker”
1. (1) In this Regulation,
“reinforcing rodworker” means a person who,
(a) fabricates, handles, sorts, cuts, bends, rigs, places, burns, welds, stresses, grouts and ties all material used to reinforce concrete construction,
(b) installs mechanical splices for reinforcing steel bars and performs cad and thermite welding for the splicing of reinforcing steel bars, and
(c) reads and understands all structural and placing drawings and bar lists that are related to the work operations referred to in clauses (a) and (b).
(2) In subsection (1),
“material” includes reinforcing bars, welded wire mesh and post tensioning systems.
Designation as certified trade
2. The trade of reinforcing rodworker is designated as a certified trade for the purposes of the Act.
Apprentice training program
3. (1) An apprentice training program is established for the trade of reinforcing rodworker.
(2) The apprentice training program shall consist of not less than 4,000 hours of,
(a) classes that provide training and instruction; and
(b) on the job training and work experience.
(3) An employer shall not establish an apprentice training program unless the program is approved by the Director.
Overtime hours worked by apprentices
4. Despite subsection 8 (2) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of reinforcing rodworker in excess of his or her regular hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of on the job training and work experience.
Exemption, apprentice wages
5. Subsection 10 (1) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 does not apply to an apprentice in the trade of reinforcing rodworker.
Exemption, compulsory certification
6. (1) Section 9 and subsection 10 (2) of the Act do not apply to a person who works or is employed in the trade of reinforcing rodworker.
(2) Subsection 10 (3) of the Act does not apply to an employer in the trade of reinforcing rodworker.
Exemption, term of certificate
7. Section 18 of the Act does not apply to a person with a certificate of qualification in the trade of reinforcing rodworker.