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Survivors demonstrate at M.P. Pollution Control Board
June 28, 2010 Admin	Leave a comment
Over 100 survivors of the Union Carbide disaster and people exposed to ground water contaminated by Union Carbide's hazardous waste, today demonstrated at the office of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board demanding explanation of its role in the toxic exposure and injury of six workers at the MP Waste Management Facility at Pithampur near Indore.
Organizations leading the victims presented documents obtained through RTI that demonstrate that the MP Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) granted Consent for Operation for incineration to the MP waste management facility run by Ramky Enviro Engineers on March 18, 2010 despite several violations of Hazardous Waste Management Rules.
"The village Tarpura is only about 200 meters from the incinerator. We have been there and seen how close people live to the incinerator" said Satinath Sarangi of Bhopal Group for Information and Action. He pointed out that this is a clear violation of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines that stipulate that there should be no habitation within 500 meters of a waste management facility.
Pointing out that this violation has been recorded in several inspection reports between 2008 and 2010 carried out by MPPCB and CPCB, Balkrishna Namdeo of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pension Bhogi Sangharsh Morcha said "Ramky has been allowed to run its project without installing such critical facilities as Multi Effect Evaporator and Mechanical Stabilizing system. These deficiencies among many others have been recorded but have been overlooked ultimately to help Dow Chemical current owner of Union Carbide".
According to the organizations top waste management experts are unanimous that there are no waste management facilities in India that can safely dispose off Union Carbide's hazardous waste and it can only be done in advanced facilities such as in Canada, USA, Germany and Denmark.
The organizations held that Dow Chemical alone has the financial and technical resources for safe transportation and disposal of Union Carbide's wastes. They complain that instead of making Dow Chemical pay for it, the central and state governments have decided to dispose off the waste as cheaply as possible without any consideration to safety of workers and residents or to rules governing waste management.
"The toxic exposure and injury of workers at Pithampur demonstrates the criminal negligence of both the state and central governments. The Ramky incinerator was being used as per the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on Bhopal and the directions of the Cabinet Committee that were based on them. Succumbing to pressures from the central and state governments the MPPCB showed utter disregard to its mandate of controlling pollution." said Abdul Jabbar, Convenor of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan.
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Children Against Dow-Carbide
Balkrishna Namdeo
Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pension Bhogi Sangharsh Morcha
Abdul Jabbar
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan
Syed M Irfan
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha
Rashida Bee,
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh
Rachna Dhingra, Satinath Sarangi
Bhopal Group for Information and Action
actions and protestsMadhya PradeshRight to Information (RTI)State Pollution Control Board
Open letter to the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board
To the Chairman, MP Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Parisar, E-5, Arera Colony, Bhopal 462 016
Sub: Personal and Organizational Responsibility for Toxic Injury to six workers at the MP Waste Management Project, Pithampur, Dhar on June 25, 2010.
We survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal and people exposed to ground water contaminated by Union Carbide's hazardous wastes are writing to you to come clean on your personal and organizational responsibility for the toxic exposure and injury of six contract workers on June 25, 2010 at the MP Waste Management Project at Pithampur, Dhar run by Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited.
As you should know these workers were injured during the trial run of the Incinerator which was approved by your organization despite several blatant and ongoing violations.
There is documentary evidence to substantiate that you and your organization know full well that:
1. The village Tarpura is located within 500 meters of the Waste Management Project facility and the proposed Incinerator. (mentioned in Inspection Report of March 2007 and Status Report of January 2008)
2.The facility has collected and stored incinerable waste in an unauthorized manner.( mentioned in Inspection Report of February 2009, Inspection Report of July 2009, Status Report of January 2008, Status Report of February 2009 and Compliance Report of July 2008)
3.The facility has built landfills that are not as per approved design of CPCB. mentioned in Inspection Report of July 2009, Status Report of January 2008, and Compliance Report of July 2008)
4. Leachate from land fills is being used to quench the incinerator, causing toxic emission. This is being done by REEL instead of installing a Multi Effect Evaporator as per the CPCB guidelines.
5.There is no system of mechanical stabilization at Ramky's facility that was directed on September 03, 2008 following joint inspection by MPPCB and CPCB.
Further during the transport of 40 MT of Union Carbide's hazardous waste in June 2008 there were several violations as under:
6.One of the three trucks (Vehicle Regn No. HR 55A 1851) used for transporting the hazardous waste did not have the requisite Insurance, the national permit papers or the Pollution Under Control Certificate.
7.Another truck (Vehicle Regn No. HR 55A 7853) used for transporting the hazardous waste did not have the Pollution Under Control Certificate.
8.There was no off-site or on-site disaster management plan.
9.Local residents in Bhopal and Pithampur had no knowledge about the proposed transportation of hazardous waste which was carried out in darkness at about 2 AM in Bhopal.
10. The drivers of the trucks did not have fitness certificates and none of them were educated till 10th class.
Despite the knowledge of the above violations of the Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 1989 your organization gave Consent for Operation on March 18, 2010 and approved the trial runs at this incinerator that led to toxic exposure and injury to six workers.
In June 2005 because of your organization faulty regulation, workers and hundreds of neighbourhood residents were exposed to toxic pesticide dust during a Ramky operation at the Bhopal Union Carbide factory.
You owe an immediate explanation for your criminal negligence towards the health and safety of workers and residents and complicity with Ramky group of companies.
Awaiting your early reply.
Rashida Bee, Champa Devi Shukla
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Seven deaths in 4 months, do safety codes at chemical units here stink?
November 14, 2006 Admin	Leave a comment
Express News Service, November 13, 2006
BHARUCH-ANKLESHWAR: WITH DEATH OF 3 GIRLS AT CLOSED UNIT, POSERS ON SAFEGUARDS CROP UP
Vadodara, November 13: SIX deaths have taken place within four months in two separate incidents of industrial accidents in Ankleshwar's GIDC unit, while there has been one fatality at the Panoli industrial unit in the neighbourhood which has a high concentration of chemical industries. While authorities made no breakthrough in the mysterious deaths of three girls on Sunday in a closed chemical unit at the Ankleshwar GIDC, they have sought the services of health officials to ascertain if it could be a case of food poisoning.
A month ago, two women and one man had died in an explosion at a unit after release of chemicals in the main effluent drainage pipeline.
These were casual labourers residing in the GIDC area next to Pragna Chemicals in the Ankleshwar GIDC area. According to Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) officials, some unit had released untreated chemical waste in the effluent drainage which led to a reaction and thereafter an explosion in the nearby tank.
In another such incident around four months ago, a chemical factory worker, Rajendra Bachhansingh, succumbed to severe injuries due to gas leakage at Pesticides India in the Panoli GIDC region. Sources said that such incidences are more frequent at pesticide units than other industries due to a chemical reaction-prone environment.
There are around 1,200 chemicals units in the Bharuch-Ankleshwar region.
In Sunday's incident where three girls—Kamliben Garvala (18), Kasmi (17), and Anu (7)—died in mysterious circumstances in a closed chemical unit, the Bharuch police have now sought the help of health officials to ascertain if they could have died of food poisoning.
While awaiting the post-mortem and forensic laboratory reports, investigating officer Vijay Soma said, ''We have started recording the statements of everyone in the neighbourhood to know if they experienced any effects of gas emission, but no one seems to confirm it.''
In addition to GPCB officials, Industrial Safety and Health Department deputy director P J Gamit said, ''We did not find any evidence of gas leakage there. In recent times, we have imposed strict laws for industrial safety in the region.''
Meanwhile, if the cause of death in Sunday's incident is not ascertained, the girls' family will not get the compensation amount they are entitled to under provision of industrial safety laws.
Bharuch district collector Murli Krishna said for the moment they are not considering any compensation, as the cause of death is yet to be established, and also the unit was closed.
chemical wasteGujarathealth and safetyState Pollution Control Boardtoxins
Three workers of shut factory die: one was a seven-year-old child
TIMES NEWS NETWORK, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
BHARUCH: Three labourers working in Narmada Oil ETL located in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) of Ankleshwar died under mysterious circumstances on Sunday morning. The trio, identified as Kasma Garwal (18), Kamila Garwal (19) and Anu Garwal (7) died on their way to the hospital.
The deceased were working as labourers in the company for last few months. The victims had gone to take a bath when the incident occurred. The company was closed for the last 10 years and was recently purchased by a local person.
Earlier, gas leakage was suspected to be the reason behind the deaths, officials of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), who rushed to the spot, said there was no gas leakage.
"It is still a mystery how these people died. There is no possibility of gas leakage. No production activity is going on inside the place," said GPCB regional officer of Bharuch, V R Gadge.
Most companies surrounding Narmada Oil have also been closed for quite sometime.
When asked whether the effluent-carrying drainage line passing just behind Narmada Oil may have caused the leakage, Gadge said, "A team of GPCB officials have looked into all possible angles and there is no gas leakage." The matter is also being investigated by Bharuch police.
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Chemical plant burns down – no one is responsible
July 28, 2004 Admin	Leave a comment
On 6 July, 2004, a little after 2 a.m., residents living downwind of the Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (HIL) pesticide factory in Eloor, Kerala, were alerted to a fire in the factory's endosulphan plant. Based on varying accounts, the fire raged for between three and four hours and gutted most of the five-storey endosulphan plant.
Twelve fire tenders, including units from Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore (FACT), the Indian Navy, the State Fire Department and Kochin Refineries, were deployed and the fire was brought under control using large amounts of water. A westerly breeze carried the thick grey smoke plume over at least 250 dwelling units in Pallipuramchal and all the way across the river to the Varapuzha panchayat. Smoky conditions prevailed in Varapuzha as late as 7 a.m., well after the fire was put out.
Neither HIL nor the district authorities initiated any off-site emergency response procedures. HIL also had no onsite emergency response, and fire control did not begin until the FACT fire tender arrived at 2.35 a.m. As will be outlined in the report below, Hindustan Insecticides Ltd is guilty of negligence on several counts. The Eloor Police has, however, registered a simple case of "fire occurrence". No action has been initiated against the company for negligence.
The Eloor industrial area hosts about 250 industries, of which more than a dozen, including Hindustan Insecticides Limited, are large chemical factories. The authorities – particularly, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board and the Factories and Boilers Inspectorate – have sought to treat community demands for information about the hazardous chemicals and processes as unnecessary interference rather than legitimate concerns. Repeated requests for information on emergency preparedness, and for the building of a bridge across the River Periyar at the Eloor ferry point to escape the island during emergencies have fallen on deaf ears.
The absence of emergency response procedures, the casual attitude of the district authorities and the industry, and the lack of appreciation of the magnitude of the incident and what it embodies is a shocking reminder that no lessons have been learnt from the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal. Twenty years after the world's worst industrial disaster, communities and workers continue to operate in complete ignorance when it comes to the hazardous substances stored and processes deployed in their neighborhoods. Throughout India, if more communities are not being wiped out by chemical disasters, that is not because of the legally mandated precautions or policing by regulatory authorities, but by sheer chance, favourable wind conditions and the communities' good fortune.
Read the Greenpeace laboratory report on pollution from Hindustan Insecticides Limited
To see larger versions of the pictures click here
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Equal justice requires lawmakers reform qualified immunity for police
The degree of clarity that courts require to permit suits for civil rights violations to proceed is excessive to the point of absurdity.
By Tomiko Brown-NaginUpdated August 13, 2020, 3:00 a.m.
Rev. Rashaan Hall of ACLU Massachusetts joined clergy and labor leaders in front of the State House on July 17 for a press conference calling on the House to pass police reform legislation.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
As he forced his knee into George Floyd's neck, Officer Derek Chauvin appeared chillingly indifferent to both the law and the life hanging in the balance, even when Floyd cried out, "I can't breathe."
And why would he worry? During his 19 years with the Minneapolis Police Department, Chauvin received numerous complaints. Despite these incidents, his career continued. He never suffered the consequences that might have prevented George Floyd's death.
Related: Bail set at $1.25 million for Derek Chauvin, officer charged with murder in George Floyd case
The protests against police brutality triggered by Floyd's killing are unlike anything we have seen in this country since the civil rights movement. As in the 1960s, demonstrators, and the nation, face daunting barriers to reform. Today, one such impediment is qualified immunity — a doctrine created by the US Supreme Court in 1967 to prevent frivolous litigation against government officials. It provides broad protection from civil lawsuits, including suits brought against police who violate constitutional rights. Law enforcement officers cannot be held liable for civil rights violations — including death — unless the underlying conduct "clearly" disregards the law.
But the degree of clarity that courts require to permit suits for civil rights violations to proceed is excessive to the point of absurdity. The doctrine, continually expanded by the court over time, sets far too high a bar for efforts to hold officers accountable for actions that intimidate, injure, and kill. It excuses conduct, however outrageous, merely because no prior court has ruled on the precise behavior in question.
Related: Editorial: Mass. laws shielding police must go
The decision just two weeks ago by US District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves, in Jamison v. McClendon, captured it all.
Reeves wrote that while the civil rights of the Black plaintiff, Clarence Jamison, had been violated by white Mississippi officer Nick McClendon, "Jamison's claim cannot proceed."
Although bound by law, Reeves was not silenced by it. He used his decision as an opportunity to highlight the failings of qualified immunity, writing, "The doctrine is called 'qualified immunity.' In real life it operates like absolute immunity. Our courts have shielded a police officer who shot a child while the officer was attempting to shoot the family dog; prison guards who forced a prisoner to sleep in cells 'covered in feces' for days; police officers who stole over $225,000 worth of property."
More generally, the Supreme Court's expansive interpretation of qualified immunity leads to perverse results: Officers who violate Americans' First Amendment right to peaceful protest can essentially immunize themselves from accountability by arresting demonstrators for disorderly conduct or resisting arrest — over-used and easily trumped-up charges. The court's interpretation of the law undercuts civil rights protections enacted by democratically elected legislators, and it undermines efforts to demand reform. Qualified immunity incentivizes misbehavior that skirts the law. And it sends precisely the wrong message to police officers whose duty it is to serve their communities.
Now is the time for decisive legislative action.
The Supreme Court had an opportunity to review qualified immunity earlier this year and declined, despite a powerful dissent from conservative justice Clarence Thomas. The liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged the Court to reexamine the protection in 2018, writing in their dissent (from a majority decision that exonerated a police officer in a shooting) that it "sends an alarming signal to law enforcement officers and the public. It tells officers that they can shoot first and think later, and it tells the public that palpably unreasonable conduct will go unpunished."
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, passed by the US House of Representatives on June 25, would have ended qualified immunity for police but is languishing in the Senate.
Related: Mass. House leaders unveil sweeping police reform bill
At the state level, Massachusetts has a chance to succeed where federal lawmakers and judges have failed. The police reform bill advanced by the state Senate would limit qualified immunity under state law such that lawsuits could proceed, and officers could be made to pay for wrongdoing. Police would continue to be protected in cases where no reasonable officer would have known that the conduct in question would violate an individual's rights. And municipalities could still choose to indemnify officers found liable in courts of law.
This approach strikes the right balance. The Senate bill would not end qualified immunity, which has value as a tightly controlled protection against frivolous lawsuits, but it would reduce perverse incentives for officers, and it would promote the accountability owed to all citizens in a constitutional democracy like ours.
Officers who know they — or their department — could be sued and forced to pay for wrongdoing would behave differently. They would think twice about using excessive force against the George Floyds of the world, who are protected by the Fourth Amendment from unreasonable searches and seizures and entitled to equal protection and due process. And officers would be less inclined to assault Americans exercising their First Amendment rights.
Related: Data show Boston police stop Black people most often
This nation is devoted to freedom, to combating racial discrimination, and to making government accountable to the people. Legislators today, like those who passed landmark civil rights legislation more than 50 years ago, must take a stand for equal justice under law. Shielding police misconduct offends our fundamental values and cannot be tolerated.
Tomiko Brown-Nagin is the dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School.


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Le Rassemblement des forces démocratiques (RFD) est un parti politique mauritanien, membre de l'Internationale socialiste et de l'Alliance progressiste. Il est le successeur de l', dissous par le gouvernement mauritanien en 2000.

Principal parti de l'opposition, il dispose de 3 députés.

Il est dirigé par Ahmed Ould Daddah (né en 1942) qui fut gouverneur de la Banque centrale (1973-1978) et ministre des Finances et du Commerce en 1978. Il est candidat aux élections présidentielles de 1992 (32,73 %), de 2003 (6,89 %), de 2007 (20,70 %) et de 2009 (13,66 %).

Bibliographie
 Anthony G. Pazzanita, « Rassemblement des forces démocratiques (RFD) », in Historical dictionary of Mauritania, Scarecrow Press, Lanham (Maryland) ; Toronto, Plymouth (Royaume-Uni), 2008 ( éd.), p. 426-429

Parti politique en Mauritanie
Parti politique social-démocrate en Afrique
Internationale socialiste
Parti politique fondé en 2000
Alliance progressiste

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Q: Se puede pasar un set a un export function? Cree un archivo donde almaceno todas las validaciones, dependiendo de cual necesito las instancio con import en los diferentes componentes de mi app, mi problema es que necesito setear el estado de una constante y al pasarla me señala que no es una función. Es posible pasar el setAcceptable y setearlo desde una función fuera de mi componente?
aquí llamo a la función:
   import { ValidateExtension } from '../../../../helpers/Helpers';

   const toast = useRef(null);
   const [files, setFiles] = useState([])
   const [acceptable, setAcceptable] = useState(true)

   ValidateExtension(files, acceptable, setAcceptable, toast)

esta es la función alojada en otro componente:
export const ValidateExtension = (files, toast, setAcceptable, acceptable) => {
    //extensión archivos permitidos
    const accept = ['pdf', 'jpg', 'png', 'img', 'heic', 'bmp'];

    files.map(file => {
        if (acceptable) {
            //obtengo la extensión del archivo
            const fileEvaluation = file.name.split('.').pop();

            //Si la extensión del archivo NO se encuentra entre las permitidas...
            if (!accept.includes(fileEvaluation.toLowerCase())) {
                setAcceptable(false),
                    toast.current.clear(),
                    toast.current.show({
                        severity: 'warn',
                        summary: 'Tipo de archivo no permitido',
                        detail: 'Los formatos aceptados son: pdf, jpg, png, img, heic y bmp',
                        sticky: true,
                        closable: true,
                    });

            }
        }
    });
}

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using Caliburn.Micro;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace WTFDTMG.ViewModels
{
    public class DashboardViewModel : Screen, IDashboardViewModel
    {
        public DashboardViewModel()
        {
            DisplayName = "Dashboard";
        }
    }
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CONTRACTOR shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals as shown, specified and required to furnish and install composite gates and appurtenances complete and operational.
Included are composite gates, anchorage systems and all appurtenances.
Extent of the equipment is shown on the Composite Gate Schedule located at the end of this section.
Review installation procedures under this and other Sections and coordinate the installation of items that must be installed with, or before the composite gates work.
Section _ _ _ _ _, Cast-In-Place Concrete.
Section _ _ _ _ _, Grouting.
Section _ _ _ _ _, Anchor Systems.
Section _ _ _ _ _, Painting.
All stop gates shall be supplied by the same manufacturer, who shall be fully experienced, reputable and qualified in the manufacturing of the equipment furnished and who has been building composite gates for a minimum period of five (5) years.
All components shall be specifically designed for the specified service and shall be integrated into the overall assembly by the composite gate equipment manufacturer.
Composite Slide gates shall be designed for the seating and unseating heads as listed in the gate schedule. Composite Slide shall conform to the AWWA C563-14. Conformance to AWWA C563 applies to discs and frames with a safety factor of five (5) with regard to tensile, compressive and shear strength and with the requirement that all gates will yield no more leakage than shown in the standard for Field Leakage Test. Calculations shall be submitted to show conformance. Materials of construction shall be suitable for the environment in which the composite slide gates shall be installed and operated.
Fabrication, assembly and installation diagrams.
Setting drawings, templates, and directions for the installation of anchor bolts and other anchorages.
Wiring diagrams for electric motor operators.
Manufacturer's literature, illustrations, specifications and engineering data.
Deviations from the Contract Documents if any.
Furnish a lubricant specification for the type and grade necessary to meet the requirements of the equipment.
Submit for record purposes only the weight of each slide gate and expected opening and closing thrust loads on the supporting structure.
Submit results of required shop tests.
Submit a written report giving the results of the field tests required.
Submit complete Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manuals including, test reports, maintenance data and schedules, description of operation and spare parts information.
Furnish Operation and Maintenance Manual in conformance with the requirements of Section _ _ _ _ _, Operations and Maintenance Data.
Gate supplier to deliver anchor bolts and anchorage devices to be embedded in cast-in-place concrete.
Handle all Composite gates and appurtenances properly, in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. Composite gates, which are distorted or otherwise damaged, will not be acceptable.
Protect all bolt threads and ends from damage.
Store materials to permit easy access for inspection and identification. Keep all material off the ground, using pallets, platforms, or other supports. Protect steel members and packaged materials from corrosion and deterioration.
Store all mechanical equipment in covered storage off the ground and prevent condensation.
All boxes, crates and packages shall be inspected by CONTRACTOR upon delivery to the site. CONTRACTOR shall notify ENGINEER, in writing, if any loss or damage exists to equipment or components. Replace loss and repair damage to new condition in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
The Manufacturer shall guarantee the Composite slide gates, when installed and operated as recommended by the Manufacturer with a documented maintenance program, trouble- free operation for a period of ten (10) years. If the Owner or Engineer is not completely satisfied with the performance of the product, the Manufacturer shall remedy the problem at no cost or refund the materials and installation cost upon the return of the equipment. The Manufacturer shall guarantee the following.
Leakage shall be no more than that allowed by the AWWA C563-14 standard, during the guarantee period.
Door (disc) shall be free of sticking or binding as judged by the Engineer (move freely via operator provided) with no exercising required. Gate operators are to be warranted by the operator manufacturer.
Design Composite gates to safely withstand conditions listed in Composite gate schedule, located at the end of the Section.
Composite gates shall be substantially watertight with leakage less than allowable by AWWA C563-14 standard, (Under the design head, seating or unseating, as specified, the allowable leakage shall not exceed 0.10 gpm/ft. of seating perimeter).
Manual operators shall turn right to close, unless otherwise specified. Operators shall indicate the direction of operation.
Bolts, studs, cap screws, and adjusting screws shall be of ample section to withstand the force created by operation of the gate under a full head of water.
Stainless Steel: For frame, rails and yoke, ASTM A 276, Type 304L or 316L stainless steel, as specified in schedule. All metal for Composite gate parts shall have a minimum thickness of 1/4-inch.
Bronze Casting: For operating nut, thrust nut and lift nut, ASTM B 584 Alloy 865.
All bolts, studs, cap screws and adjusting screws shall be of Type 304 or 316 Stainless Steel.
Bolts and nuts shall have hexagon heads.
Installation shall conform to manufacturer's recommendations based upon the use of a suitable non shrink grout; mounting of gates to a concrete wall using a flexible gasket will not be acceptable.
ALL fixing angles shall be full and continuous; NO tab fixing is acceptable.
Reinforced Composite slide gate (frame) – General: Type 304L or 316L stainless steel shall have a minimum thickness of 1/4-inch. Reinforced Composite slide- (disc) as specified herein; FRP, GRP, plastic coated steel or externally reinforced slide (disc) shall not be acceptable. Frames are wall mounted against a 1" nominal grout base; no thimbles or flanges are needed or included.
Slide (Disc): Shall be constructed from a reinforced rigid composite plastic material, having a minimum thickness of 1/8-inch. Slide (disc) shall have an internal matrix of horizontal carbon steel tubes of suitable strength for the specified service. No internal foam filled spaces are acceptable, as travelling debris could damage these unreinforced areas. The slide (disc) outer surface skin shall be a homogeneous plastic material having high tensile and impact strength, be nontoxic and shall be stabilized against ultraviolet light. The plastic material shall be an Aramid fiber from the KEVLAR family of fibers, and shall have the following minimum properties and be designed to limit the deflection to a max of 1/1000 of the span under design head condition based upon horizontal support members only. Manufacturer shall submit drawings and comprehensive design criteria to substantiate that the required deflection figure for each door has been achieved; safety factors shall be calculated for the disc under maximum head, and shear at the disc/seal interface. No substitute of fiber type will be acceptable.
Seals: The sealing arrangement for the reinforced Composite slide gates shall comprise of sealing faces and side guides constructed of ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin having an extremely low coefficient of friction, sealing faces shall have a backing constructed of highly resilient expanded neoprene. Side guides and seating of the gate shall be easily adjustable (min. 5/8-inch). All moving contact surfaces shall be compatible to each other thereby minimizing sticking / jamming and making the operation easy.
Fasteners: Shall be: 304 or 316 stainless steel. All anchor bolts, assembly bolts, screws, nuts, etc. shall be of ample section to safely withstand the forces created by operation of the gate under full head conditions.
Operating stems shall be of Type 304 or 316 Stainless Steel and designed as specified below.
Design stem to transmit in compression at least 2-1/2 times the rated output of the operating mechanism with an 80-pound effort on the crank or hand wheel. Determine the critical buckling load using the Euler column formula, using C = 2. Where hydraulic cylinder lifts are used, the stem design force shall not be less than 1.25 times the output thrust of the hydraulic cylinder with a pressure equal to the maximum working pressure of the hydraulic fluid supply. When electric actuators are used, the stem design force shall not be less than 1.25 times the output thrust of the unit in the stalled motor condition.
Stems shall have a slenderness ratio (L/R) less than 200.
Threaded portion of the stem shall have machined cut threads of the Acme type. Join stems of more than one section by stainless steel couplings threaded and keyed or threaded and bolted. All threaded and keyed couplings of the same size shall be interchangeable. Couplings shall be designed to be of greater strength than the stems.
Connect the stem to the disc by means of a bolted connection.
Provide rising stems with an adjustable stop collar on the stem above the floor stand lift nut.
The Slide gate manufacturer shall conduct a welding process as described in AWS D 1.6 and ASME Welding code – Section IX using qualified welding process and welders. All submerged weld joints shall be continuous welded. Stitch Welds will not be accepted so as to prevent inter-granular corrosion under submergence. Slide Gate manufacturer shall ensure all weld joints are dye penetrative tested using certified qualified inspectors.
Stem guides shall be fabricated from Type 304L or 316L Stainless Steel and shall be equipped with UHMW polyethylene or UHMW polymer bushing.
Guides shall be adjustable in two directions and shall be spaced accordingly to comply with the AWWA C563-14 Standard.
Anchor bolts for stem guides shall be Type 304 or 316 Stainless Steel.
Provide Type 304 or 316 Stainless Steel anchor bolts as required for stem guides, floor stands, and all equipment or appurtenances, which must be secured to concrete walls or floors. Anchor bolts shall be of ample size and strength for the purpose intended, and shall be furnished by the manufacturer. Anchor bolts shall be hooked, and provided for direct embedment during placement of concrete. Mounting templates must be provided. Alternate: heavy duty epoxy anchoring system.
Furnish all stems with a clear polycarbonate or butyrate plastic pipe stem cover. Covers shall be furnished with a cast aluminum adaptor for mounting covers to floor stands. Stem covers shall be designed and furnished with a gasket and breathers to eliminate water intrusion into operators and condensation within the covers.
Engrave the covers with legible markings showing as a minimum the gate position at 1/4 open, 1/2 open, 3/4 open and full open.
The stem cover shall be equipped with a clear Mylar position indicating tape. The tape shall be field applied on the stem cover after the gate has been installed and positioned. As a minimum, the tape shall indicate the gate position at 1/4 open, 1/2 open, 3/4 open and fully open.
Manual operation shall be by hand wheel or crank operated floor stand or bench stand as shown and specified.
Hand wheel-operated type shall be without gear reduction and crank-operated type will have either a single or double gear reduction, as required. Each type shall be provided with a threaded cast manganese bronze lift nut to engage the operating stem.
Provide anti-friction bearings to properly support both opening and closing thrusts.
Stands shall operate the gates under the specified operating head with not greater than a 40-pound pull on the crank or hand wheel.
All components shall be totally enclosed in a cast-iron weather-proof housing. Provide positive mechanical seals to exclude moisture and dirt and prevent leakage of lubricant out of the unit.
Provide lubricating fittings for all gears and bearings.
Stands shall include a cast-iron pedestal designed to position the input shaft approximately 36-inches above the operating floor. An arrow with the word "OPEN" shall be permanently attached or cast on the floor stand indicating the direction of rotation to open the composite weir gate.
Removable cranks shall be cast-iron with a revolving brass grip. Removable hand wheel shall be fabricated steel designed for rough treatment and minimum weight.
For self-contained type composite gates, the distance between hand wheel or crank operator and the operating floor shall be 36-inches minimum and 48-inches maximum.
Crank-operated gates shall be provided with nut-operator drives as noted on Gate schedule.
Provide mechanical stops adjustable ±five degrees at each end of travel.
Identification: Identify each composite weir gate with a stainless steel nameplate stamped with the approved designation as shown in the Composite Gate Schedule, located at the end of this Section. Nameplate shall be permanently fastened to the gate at the factory.
Clean, prime coat, and finish coat ferrous metal surfaces of equipment in the shop in accordance with the requirements of Section _ _ _ _ _, Painting.
Coat machined, polished and non-ferrous surfaces bearing surfaces and similar unpainted surfaces with corrosion prevention compound, which shall be maintained during storage, and until equipment begins operation.
CONTRACTOR shall certify, that the shop primer and coating system conforms to the requirements of Section _ _ _ _ _, Painting.
Test each Composite gate fully assembled in the vertical position for proper seating.
Fully open and close gate disc in its guide system to ensure that it operates freely.
Operate and test floor stands, bench stands and motor operators to ensure proper assembly and operation.
Shop leakage test by applying unseating hydraulic pressure will be conducted. A hydrostatic pressure equal to maximum seating/unseating head shall be applied to gate at center line of gate opening from the back, i.e. unseated face of the gate in closed position, through positive displacement screw pump. A suitable scaled calibrated pressure gauge put on the unseating face of the gate shall indicate reading equal to unseating pressure head. Water leakage through the gate under above condition shall be collected in a collection pan and measured. The leakage so measured should not exceed 50% of the limit as stated in AWWA C563. After the first leakage test, the gate will be opened by at least 150 mm (6") to fully un-wedge door and frame wedges and then closed. Leakage test will be once again conducted. Leakage measured should not exceed 50% of the limit as stated in AWWA C563. No alternate testing arrangement and procedure will be permitted in place of the above.
In case of an electrical operating mechanism, the torque and amperage measured should not exceed 80% of the rated torque and amperage of the actuator. This test is required to verify the suitability of offered operating arrangement at actual operating head.
In the event that the manufacturer is unable to demonstrate to ENGINEER that their equipment meets the requirements of the tests, the deficient equipment will be rejected and CONTRACTOR shall adjust and/or modify and retest the equipment as often as necessary to meet the specified requirements. No separate payments shall be made for adjustments and/or modifications.
The Composite Gate Schedule is located at the end of this Section. Conform to type, size, operation and other data specified, unless otherwise approved by ENGINEER.
Provide all Composite Gates as shown and listed in the schedule.
SM – Surface Mounted Frame.
WG – Downward Opening Weir Gate.
The seating and unseating design head as stated in the Composite Gate Schedule is based on the head measured to the centerline of the gate in its closed position.
Install the Composite gate equipment in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and recommendations.
Brace guides and frames during placement of concrete.
Set anchor bolts in accordance with approved Shop Drawings and manufacturer's recommendations.
Provide minimum of 1-inch of non-shrink grout below all floor-stands, and behind any wall mounted slide gates, wall brackets, and guide brackets.
Adjust all parts and components as required to provide correct operation.
A factory trained representative shall be provided for installation supervision, start-up and test services and operation and maintenance personnel training services. The representative shall make a minimum of 2 visits, minimum 8 hours on-site for each visit, to site. The first visit shall be for assistance in the installation of equipment. Subsequent visits shall be for checking the completed installation, start-up and training of the system. Manufacturer's representative shall test operate the system in the presence of the ENGINEER and verify that the equipment conforms to the requirements. Representative shall revisit the site as often as necessary until all defects are corrected and the installation is entirely satisfactory.
B.All costs, including travel, lodging, meals and incidentals, for additional visits shall be at no additional cost to the OWNER.


(a) The name of the union is Commercial Stevedoring, Agriculture & Allied Workers Union. The abbreviation is CSAAWU.
(b) The head office of the Union shall be at Ladismith in the Western Cape as determined by the National congress.
Any expressions used in this Constitution and which is defined in the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) shall have the same meaning as the Act.
(i) The trade in which employers and employees are associated for the purpose of loading or unloading ships and includes all operations incidental to or consequent on any aforesaid activities and warehouse offered for hire as an independent service, whether such operations are performed on a ship or on shore.
(ii) The trade in employers are associated with their employees for the purpose of supplying from among their said employees such as labour as may be required by employers referred to in (a) hereof or by any other persons or any activity or operation mentioned in (a)hereof.
(ii) The storage of goods, including receiving, opening, unpacking, dispatching, and clearing of or accounting for goods or containerised goods.
Which means the undertaking in which employers and employees are associated for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining industrial and commercial premises and buildings (including flats let commercially), it also includes security service delivery and shall include services in the hotel and catering services where the employees render services to the employer in terms of cleaning of motels and room services for the commercial market and leisure activities, including wild live resorts.
'Plastic' means the industry in which employers and employees are associated for the purpose of manufacturing of articles or parts wholly or mainly form plastic. 'Plastic' means any one of the group of material which consists of or contains as an essential ingredient an organic substance of a large molecular mass and which, whilst solid in the finished state, at some stage in its manufacturing has been or can be forced, i.e. cast calendered extruded or molded into various shapes, by flow usually through the application, singly or together, of heat and pressure. 'Chemical' means the industry in which chemical material is used in its organic or unorganic form to manufactured substances for the commercial use. It means the by-products which is used in its solid or liquid form.
Means the trade in which employers and employees are associated for the purposes of conducting a shop and includes all operation incidental thereto. Commercial distributive trade shall be deemed to include the sale and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals, diaries, calendars and greeting cards.
Includes all food, beverages, dairy products, wine and spiritus production, distribution, packaging, catering, sales etc.
General construction work for buildings, brickmaking, quarries, general construction work for civil engineering, installation and assembly work, building completion and finishing work.
Any employee of the Republic of South Africa shall be eligible for membership of the trade union who is employed in any capacity on the Rural and Commercial distributive trade including employees in the administrative, secretarial and in other capacities they assist an employer in conducting his agricultural, plantation and forestry business.
(d) Establish and administer funds for the benefit of our members and their dependents and for employees of the union to provided that such funds shall be administered in terms of the rules. The rules and the amendments thereto governing such funds shall be submitted to the Register of Labour Relations.
This trade union shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession capable of entering into contractual and other relation and of suing and being sued in its own name and shall be an organisation not for gain.
(b)Any person who, for any reason whatsoever, who was or is prevented or discouraged to become a member of any other trade union and who wished to exercise their right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
membership fee shall be lodged in writing with the secretary of the branch.
and shall be entitled to a refund of the membership fee paid by him/her on application.
weeks before the general meeting of the branch. The general meeting's decision shall be final.
thereof within 4 (four) weeks of the date which the change occurred.
membership on such conditions as the Branch Executive Committee may determine.
(b) if he/she infringes any of the terms of this Constitution or acts in a manner which is determined to the interest of the union.
(3) Provided that there shall be a right of appeal against suspension, the imposition of a fine or expulsion to the first ensuing branch general meeting. Notice of any such appeal shall be given to the branch secretary in writing within 10 (ten) days of the date on which the decision of the Branch Executive Committee was communicated to the person concerned.
(4) No member may be suspended, fined, or expelled unless he/she has been afforded an opportunity to state his/her case personally at a meeting of the branch executive committee, of which he/she has received not less than 14 (fourteen) days' notice in writing from the secretary. The matter with which the member us charged shall be set out in such notice.
(5) A member who has appeared before the Branch Executive Committee in accordance with subclause (2) shall, if he/she is dissatisfied with the decision of the branch committee and has logged an appeal in the manner herein provided, have the right to restate his/her case personally to the branch general meeting which shall consider the matter.
(6) A member shall be entitled to call witnesses in support of his/her case when attending a meeting of the Branch Executive Committee or general meeting in terms of subclause (2) and (3), as the case may be.
(7) Any decision taken by the Branch Executive Committee in terms of this clause shall, when an appeal has been logged, be subjected to ratification or otherwise by a branch general meeting.
(8) Therefore shall be a right of appeal to the Executive Council against the decision of a branch general meeting. Notice of such appeal shall be given to the General Secretary in writing within 14 (fourteen) days of the date on which the decision of the branch general meeting was communicated to the person concerned. The Executive Council, after making such investigation as it may deem fit, may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the branch concerned.
(9) Upon expulsion of a member, all monies due to the trade union by such a member shall become payable. If payment is not thereof made within 14 (fourteen) days, the branch executive committee may take such steps, as it deems necessary to secure a settlement.
(b) during any period while he/she is under suspension in terms of this Constitution.
(1) A member may resign by giving 1 (one) months' notice in writing to the branch secretary. Provided that no resignation shall take effect until all monies due to the trade union by the member concerned have been paid.
(2) A member whose membership fees are more than 3 (three) months' in arrears shall automatically cease to be a member of the trade union. Such a person shall, however, be liable for all monies due to the trade union as at the date on which he/she ceases to be a member of the trade union.
(2) In addition to the membership fee, a member shall also be liable for payment in the same manner of such other fees as may be prescribed in terms of the rules governing any fund established in terms of clause 4(h).
(b) unable to work for 30 (thirty) days or more on account of illness.
(b) Then National Congress shall be convened once every year: provided that the Executive Council may decide to convene the national congress for a particular year within a six-month period after that year. Notice of its convocation shall be communicated by the General Secretary to branches at least two months before it is held.
(c) Delegates with voting rights shall be elected by ballot of the members of each branch. The executive committee shall decide which individual delegates shall exercise voting rights as well as the priority in which they shall exercise such rights.
(v) the consideration of appeals.
(g) The President or, in his /her absence, the Vice-President or, in the latter's absence, a person appointed by the Executive Council, shall preside over the proceedings at the National Congress. Resolutions of the National Congress shall be adopted by show of hands unless the National Congress decides otherwise. The President or other person presiding shall have a casting vote only.
(h) Candidates for the positions of office-bearers and officials on the Executive Committee shall be nominated and seconded by delegates with voting rights at the National Congress. Should there be only one candidate for position, that candidate shall be regarded as having, been duly elected to that position. Should there be two candidates, a ballot of delegates shall be held and the candidate who receives the most votes shall be duly elected. Should there be three or more candidates; two or more ballots shall be held so that the candidates who receive the least votes in each ballot shall be eliminated from the next ballot.
(i) A special National Congress shall be convened by the President wherever the Executive Committee requisitions one, or whenever the majority of all the respective branches in the Republic of South Africa request so in writing.
(j) The requisition by branches for a Special National Congress shall be sent to the General Secretary at the head office and shall be accompanied by statement setting out the reasons for such a requisition. The General Secretary shall convey the requisition to the president as soon as possible.
(k) Should reasons of urgency be given in the notice, the President may authorize the calling of a Special Congress at short notice, being not less than seven days. Branches shall be notified by the General Secretary of the convocation and agenda of a Special National Congress as soon as possible and by the best practical means.
(l) The quorum at the National Congress shall be at least half of the delegates elected to represent the trade union members at the National Congress.
(a) The Executive Council shall ordinarily meet at least every 3 (three) months on date to be fixed by the President. Special meetings of the Executive Council shall be called by the President whenever he/she deems it advisable or upon a requisition signed by not less than the majority of members of the council, in which event the meeting shall be called within 10 (ten)days of the receipt of requisition by the President.
(b) Members of the Executive Committee shall be notified in writing of the time and place of meetings by the General Secretary at least 14 (fourteen) days before the dates of such meetings: provided that shorter notice, being not less than twenty four hours, may in the discretion of the President be given respect of special meetings. To every notice of meeting an agenda shall be attached. Unless otherwise provided herein, all matters for consideration by the Executive Council shall be decided on motion duly seconded and voted upon by show of hands.
(c) The quorum for meetings of the Executive Council shall be the majority of members. If within 60 (sixty) minutes of the time fixed for any meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the week following (and if that day is a public holiday then the next succeeding working day) at the same time and place and at such adjourned meeting the members present shall form a quorum. Written notice of such adjourned meeting shall be given to members who were absent from the meeting.
(d) If between meetings of the executive council any question arises which is of extreme urgency and can be answered by plain "yes" or "no" the President my authorize a vote of members of the Council to be taken by post.
(e) No motion shall be considered unless seconded. All matters forming the subject of motions shall be voted upon by show of hands (unless otherwise provided) and shall be decided by the votes of the majority of those present.
(a) A general meeting of members of each branch shall ordinarily be held at least once every year on a date to be fixed by the chairperson. Special general meetings shall be called whenever desired by majority of the members of the branch executive committee or upon a requisition signed by no less than fifty percent of the members of the branch. Such special general meeting shall be held within 14 (fourteen) days from the dates of the decision of the majority of the Branch Executive Committee or from the dare of receipt of requisition by the chqairperson.
(b) Notice of every general meeting showing the business to be transacted at the meeting shall be given to members in writing by the Branch Secretary not less than 14 (fourteen) days before the date of such meeting: provided that shorter notice, being not less than 24 hours, may, in the discretion of the chairperson, be given in respect of special general meetings.
(c) The annual general meeting of each branch shall be held in the month of June in each year or as soon as possible thereafter, but not later than the month of October.
(d) If the Chairperson so decides all motions at a general meeting shall be reduced to writing and shall be delivered to the presiding officer to read to the meeting. No motion shall be considered unless seconded. All matters forming the subject of motions shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be voted upon by show of hands and shall, unless otherwise provided, be decided by the votes of a majority of those present except in case of elections when the candidates up to the required number receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
(e) No member shall be allowed to speak for longer than ten minutes on any matter unless a majority of those present agrees.
(f) Each Branch Executive Committee shall ordinarily meet at least once every month on a date to be fixed by the chairperson. Special meetings of a Branch Executive Committee shall be called by the chairperson whenever he/she deems it advisable or upon requisition signed by not less than half of the members of the committee, in which event the meeting shall be called within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of requisition by the chairperson.
(g) Members of a Branch Executive Committee shall be notified in writing of the time and place of meetings of the committee by the Branch Secretary at least 10 (ten) days before the dates of such meetings: provided that shorter notice, being not less than 48 hours, may, in discretion of the chairperson, be given in respect of special meetings. To every notice of meeting an agenda shall be attached. All matters for consideration by a branch executive committee shall be decided on motion duly seconded and voted upon by show of hands.
(h) The quorum for Branch General Manager shall be 30 percent of the members of the branch and for meetings of the branch executive committee the majority of members of the committee. If within 60minutes of the fixed time of any meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day ( and if that day is a holiday then the next succeeding working day) in the week following at the same time and place, and at such adjourned meeting the members present shall form a quorum. Written notice of adjourned meetings shall be given by the Branch Secretary to those members who were absent from the first meeting.
(i) At every general meeting the minutes of the last preceding general meeting shall be read by the Branch Secretary and signed by the presiding officer after confirmation. Minutes of meetings of the branch executive committee shall be similarly dealt with by that body.
(j) Copies of minutes of branch meetings and meetings of branch executive committees shall be submitted to the executive council immediately after confirmation.
(k) The proceedings of any meeting shall be invalidated by reason of non-receipt by any member of notice of meeting.
The General Secretary of the trade union or person appointed by him/her shall keep minutes of all meeting of the Executive Council and of the National Congress and the Branch Secretary or a person appointed by him/her shall keep minutes of all Branch Executive Meetings and general meetings of a branch.
(1) The management of the affairs of the trade union between National Congress shall be vested in the Executive Committee consisting of the President, the Vice-President, in absence of the President, then acting president, the General Secretary, his/her assistant, Treasurer and one other member of the union who shall hold office for two years and thereafter until the next election, and they shall be eligible for re-election on termination of their period of office.
(2) Vacancies occurring on the Executive Council shall be filled by a ballot of the members of the trade union. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of office of his/her predecessor.
(3) Nominations for membership of the Executive Council shall be lodged in writing by branches with the general secretary at least 3 months prior to the National Congress. Where a vacancy occurs on the Executive Council the branches shall be notified in writing of such a vacancy by the General Secretary within two weeks of the date on which the vacancy occurred. The nomination of members to fill such a vacancy shall be ledged in writing with the General Secretary by the branches within one month of that date and a ballot shall be taken within two months of that date. A member elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the period of office his/her predecessor.
(a) President: the president shall preside at all meetings at which he/she is present, enforce observation of the Constitution of the trade union, implement the objects of the Constitution, sign minutes of the meetings after confirmation, endorse all accounts for payment after approval by the executive council, sign all cheques on the banking account of the trade union, generally exercise supervision over the affairs of the trade union and perform other such duties as by usage and custom pertain to the office. He/she shall not have a deliberate vote, but shall, in the event of an equality of votes, have a casting vote.
(c) Acting President: in the event of both the President and vice-President being unable, either temporarily or permanently, perform their duties , the Executive Council shall appoint a member of the trade union to act as President, who shall hold the office until the President or vice-President is able to assume his/her duties in the event of the president and vice-president being permanently unable to perform their duties, until a new President or vice-President has been elected at the National Congress.
(ii) In addition to ten duties laid down in paragraph (i) above the General Secretary shall perform the duties imposed on him/her by sections 98, 99 and 100 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 relating to the keeping of records and the furnishing of information to the Registrar.
The Executive Council may appoint an Assistant Secretary who shall assist the General Secretary in the execution of his/her duties. Should the general secretary be unable to perform his/her duties the Assistant Secretary shall act as General Secretary until such a time he/she is able to assume his/her duties. The provisions of paragraph (a) above shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Assistant Secretary.
(i) The Treasurer shall be responsible for ensuring that the financial administration of the union is in compliance with the constitution and administrative policies of the union.
(v) Shall be responsible for ensuring that the administration of membership is maintained.
The Executive Council may appoint an organiser or organisers. The main duties of the organiser(s) will be to enroll members, to investigate complaints from members regarding their employment as such, to represent the trade union and its members at the Commission, to collect membership fees and perform such duties as the Executive Council may direct. The provisions of paragraph (iii) above shall mutatis mutandis apply to organisers.
(i) The trade union representatives shall implement and give effect to decisions of the National Congress, Executive Council or the Branch Executive Committee, recruit members and generally promote their interests, represent members in matters before the Commission and collect membership fees.
Any official or office-bearer shall have the right to represent members in the Labour Courts.
(b) Application for the establishment of a branch shall be made, in writing, to the Executive Council by not less than 200 members in the area concerned.
(d) If the Executive Council approves of the establishment of a branch, the General Secretary shall notify the members from whom the application has been received and the Executive Council shall arrange for one of its members or a nominee to attend the inaugural meeting of the branch. At this meeting nominations for membership of a Branch Executive Committee and for a branch secretary shall be called and the election shall take place by ballot. The persons so elected shall hold office till the annual general meeting of the branch.
(f) When a member leaves the area of jurisdiction of any branch and continues he/she shall be entitled to become a member shall be entitled to become a member of the latter.
(a) The management of the affairs of the branch between general meetings shall be vested in a branch executive committee consisting of a chairperson, vice-chairperson, branch secretary and one other member of the branch who shall be elected on nomination duly seconded and voted upon by ballot at the annual general meeting of the branch. They shall hold office until the next annual general meeting of the branch, and be eligible for re-election on termination of their period of office. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the executive committee shall ipso facto be chairperson and vice-chairperson of the branch.
(b) Vacancies occurring on the branch executive committee shall be filled at the first ensuring general meeting on nomination duly voted upon by ballot. Where a vacancy occurs subsequent to the date on which the notice of then meeting as issued, it shall be submitted in writing to the branch secretary at least 14 (fourteen) days before the meeting. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of his/her predecessor.
(v) to do such lawful things as in the opinion of the executive committee, as in the interest of the trade union or its members and which are not inconsistent with the objects set out in clause 4 or any matter specifically provided for in the Constitution.
(e) Branch office-bearers shall mutatis mutandis perform the same duties in respect of the branch concerned as are imposed on office-bearers of the trade union.
(g) In addition to any other duties imposed on him/her by this Constitution or by the branch executive committee or general meeting, a branch secretary shall mutatis mutandis perform the same duties as are imposed upon the general secretary. He/she shall also collect membership fees, fines, and levies and bank all monies within 3 (three) days of receipt. The Branch Secretary shall attend all branches general and executive meetings but shall have no voting power at executive meetings.
(b) Application for the establishment of a trade union representative council shall be made, in writing, to the branch executive committee by not less than 50 members in the workplace concerned.
(c) If the branch Executive Committee approve of the establishment of a trade union representative council the Branch Secretary shall notify the members from which the application has been received and arrange for then inaugural meeting. At this meeting nomination for membership of the trade union representative council shall be called and the election shall take place by ballot. The Executive Committee shall consist of a Chairperson, vice-Chairperson, Secretary and additional members as may be decided by the meeting.
(e) The main duties of the trade union representative council shall be to implement and give effect to decisions of the National Congress, executive or the branch committee, recruit members and promote their interest, investigate complaints from members in their workplace, represent members on the Commission and collect membership fees.
(2) No office bearer, official or union representative may be removed from office unless he/she has been afforded an opportunity to state his/her case personally at the Branch Executive Committee in the case where the trade union representative council is concerned or personally at a meeting of the Executive Council in the case where a Branch Executive office-bearer of official is concerned and at a meeting consisting of Branch Executive Committee where an executive council office-bearer in concerned.
(a) In the case of a trade union representative, to the branch general meeting. Notice of appeal shall be given to the branch secretary, in writing, within 7 (seven) days on which the decision of the Branch Executive Committee was communicated to the person c concerned. The branch general meeting may reverse the decision of the branch Executive Committee and the decision of the branch general meeting shall be final.
(b) In the case of an office-bearer or official of a branch, to a meeting of Branch Executive Committees. Notice of an appeal shall be given to the general secretary, in writing, within 7 (seven) days of the date on which the decision of the Executive Council as communicated to the person concerned. The meeting of branch Executive Committees may reverse the decision of the Executive Council and the decision of the meeting shall be final.
(c) In the case of an office-bearer or official of the Executive Council, to the National Congress of the trade union. The appeal shall be noted in the agenda of the National Congress and the National Congress may reverse the decision of the meeting of the Branch Executive Committees and the decision of the national congress shall be final.
(c) Except in cases of postal ballots taken at general meetings on the decision of the members present, ballots shall be conducted at various branch offices of the trade union or such places may be specified in the notice referred to in paragraph (a) of this sub clause on the date and during the hour specified in the said notice.
(d) Ballot papers shall be supplied to the Branch Secretaries by the General Secretary. The issue to be voted upon shall be set forth clearly on the ballot papers and shall not contain any information by means of which it will be possible to identify the voter.
(e) Ballot boxes shall be inspected by the scrutineers and sealed by the Branch Secretary in their presence prior to issuing of ballot papers.
(h) Ballot papers shall not be marked in any way apart from the mark required to be made by a member in recording his/her vote. Papers bearing any other marks shall be regarded as spoiled and shall not be counted.
(i) On completion of ballot or as soon as possible thereafter, the result thereof in respect of each branch shall be ascertained by the scrutineers appointed for such branch in the presence of the Branch Secretary and made known to the Branch Executive Committee which shall as soon as possible advise the Executive Council.
(j) Ballot papers, including spoilt papers shall be placed in a container, which shall be sealed after they had been counted and retained by the Branch Secretary not less than 3 (three) years.
(a) The General Secretary shall send by registered post to each member of the trade union a ballot paper and a stamped and addressed envelope marked "Ballot". The ballot paper shall on completion be inserted in the envelope provided for the purpose and shall be sealed and posted so as to reach the general secretary within fifty( 50)days from the date of dispatch from head office to such member. On receipt of such envelopes, the General Secretary shall immediately place such envelopes in a sealed ballot box.
(b) The same procedure shall "mutatis mutandis" apply to a postal ballot confined to members of the Executive Council or any branch or branch of the trade union.
(4) In any ballot conducted in connection with any election candidates, up to the required number, receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
(b) a ballot was held but a majority of the members who voted did not vote in favour of the strike.
(c) Remittances to the general secretary shall be accompanied by statements showing the names of members from whom collected, the amount paid by each member, the names of members, if any, whose membership fees are in arrears and the amount of such arrears. The statements shall also detail any arrears. The statements shall also detail any arrears. The statements shall also detail any arrears payments made by members.
(d) Branches may apply the funds belonging to them to the payment expenses and towards the attainment of the objects specified in clause 3 as may be determined by the branch executive: provided that expenditure in excess of R1500,00 shall not be incurred except with the approval of and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the executive council.
(e) If any branch incurs expenditure except as provided for in this Constitution, the members present at the meeting at which such expenditure was agreed to shall be jointly and severally liable for refunding the amount in question: Provided that no liability shall rest on the members who at the time specially requested that their protest against incurring of such expenditure be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(f) If any branches cease to exist as such, its assets as liabilities shall devolve on the trade union.
(a) Statement of income and expenditure reflecting the financial position of the branch shall be prepared quarterly by each branch secretary and submitted to his/her branch executive committee and to the executive council. Similar statements in respect of the trade union funds shall be prepared quarterly by the general secretary and submitted to the executive council. The general secretary shall also be responsible for furnishing the national congress with the trade unions' latest financial statements.
(b) In accordance with the provisions of section 98 (1) (b) of the Labour Relations Act of 1995,the general secretary and each branch secretary shall prepare a statement of income and expenditure and a balance sheet in respect of each financial year ending on 28 February. Such statement and balance sheet shall be audited and dealt with as required by section 98(2) of the Act.
(f) The executive council shall, subject to confirmation by the national congress, have the power to invest surplus trade union monies in such manner that the union stands to benefit from the investments.
(1) The executive council may at any time recommend that the trade union shall become a party to a bargaining or statutory council established in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
(3) Representatives and their alternates on a bargaining or statutory council may be removed by the national congress or branch general meetings, and may resign on giving one months' notice to the executive council or such notice as may be prescribed in the constitution of the council concerned.
(4) In the event of the resignation or death of a representative or an alternate or his/her removal by the national congress or a branch general meeting the vacancy shall be filled by the executive council.
(1) Any of the provisions of this Constitution may be repealed, changed or added to in any manner by the resolution of the executive council of the trade union: Provided that at least fourteen days' notice of any proposed change(s) shall first have been given to the branches. If within that period a branch demands that a ballot of the whole trade union be taken on the matter, such a ballot shall be taken.
(a) the latest appointed president of the trade union, or if he/she is not available, the available members of the last appointed executive council of the trade union shall forthwith transmit to the Labour Court a statement signed by him/her or them setting forth the resolution adopted or the reasons for the trade unions' inability to continue to function, as the case may be, and request the Labour Court to grant an order in terms of section 103 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
(b) (i) The liquidator appointed by the Labour Court shall call upon the last appointed office-bearers of the trade union to deliver to him/her the trade unions' books of accounts showing the assets and liabilities together with the register showing, for the 12 months prior to the date on which the resolution for winding-up was passed or to the date from which the trade union was unable to continue to function, as the case may be, (hereinafter referred to as the date of dissolution), the membership fees paid by each member and his/her address as at the said date.
(c) The liquidator shall take the necessary steps to liquidate the debts of the trade union from its unexpended funds and any other monies realised from any assets of the trade union, and if the said funds and monies are insufficient to pay all creditors after the liquidator's fees and the expenses of winding-up have been met, the order in which creditors are paid shall be the same as that prescribed in any law for the time being in force relating to the distribution of the assets of an insolvent estate, and the liquidator's fees and the expenses of winding-up shall rank in order as that of an insolvent estate and as though the expenses were the cost of sequestration of an insolvent estate.
(d) After the payment of all debts in accordance with (c), the remaining funds shall be distributed among remaining members of the trade union on the basis of membership fees paid during the 12 months prior to the date of dissolution.
(f) The liability of members shall for the purpose of this clause be limited to the amount of membership fees due by them to the trade union in terms of this Constitution as at the date of dissolution.


These heirloom tomato seeds sent to Gary Ibsen of TomatoFest by Martin Rajtar of Slovakia. This variety has been in his family for more than 100 years (His grandmother planted them for 86 years, his mother for 60 years, and Martin for 35 years). The tomato was, and remains, prized for its splendid flavor and its size. Indeterminate plants produce huge crops of deep pink, 1-2 pound, fleshy tomatoes that carry big, delicious sweet/acid flavors. Because of its abundant crops, a great tomato for supplying farmers markets. A great sandwich tomato or sauce tomato.


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Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1992)
by Donald George (tenor), Henk Lauwers (bass), Kaludi Kaludov (tenor), Lucienne Van Deyck (mezzo-soprano), Ludwig van Gijsegem (tenor), Marcello Rosca (bass), Miriam Gauci (soprano), Vicente Sardinero (baritone), BRT Philharmonic Chorus (choir, chorus)
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With around 65 museums, it's no wonder that it is quite difficult to puny down the choices and select the San Francisco museum that you certainly must visit while vacationing here. The good news is that it is quite abeyant to narrow down the choices according to your personal preferences. Museums are a great way to discover the history, the art, and the future of a city. If that city gives a great amount of effort into building great places of learning about the art, music, history, and future of said field, then that city has a bright budgeted ahead of it.
Art is standout that is becoming more and more often overlooked as budget cuts hit school curriculums and great emphasis is placed on learning specific facts and details rather than the learning stage, but art is a vitally decisive component of societal development. Think about it, the one thing that survives the generations of old and appears in museum pdq is most often art of some crew. Art is a way of expressing who we are, what we dream, and where we hope we are going. If we take the art from our lives, we are stifling our societies and risking our progeny.
In case you haven't guessed, I'm a little passionate about art and feel that art museums are an integral component not only of preserving our pasts but also of insuring our futures. The introductory art museum I would like to mention is of particular interest here because not only does it showcases artists that are local to the San Francisco area but it also deals with visual arts, performing arts, and film and video. The name of this museum is: Yerba Buena Heart for the Arts and I seriously recommend that you take a moment or two out of your busy vacation time be devoted to taking a look around this great bull's eye for visual and performing arts.
Art comes in many shapes and sizes and few places showcase it as well as the de Young Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. From painting to sculptures to quilts this museum offers some batty collections of art as well as offering excellent exhibitions that rotate throughout the year. Give your senses a crush of color, light, and texture by visiting the de Young.
If you have the time, you really should check out The Diego Rivera Mural Project. This project is about the necessity of blending all of the cultures and histories that make Americans American into one unified work of art. By using the historical artistic styles of the Indian, the Eskimo, and the Mexican and blending them a style will emerge that is Pan American Unity. While some may jewel the ideals behind absolute a bit lofty ( I find them applaudable ), it is impossible to rebut that the mural itself is an impressive work of art. While this is not a museum, I really feel that this is an important work of art that is definitely worth mentioning.
Whether you have a deep and abiding passion for art or not, it's hard to deny the power that art has to move and inspire people. For that reason alone I think it is important that we try to cultivate a yearning of art or at the very least an education about art within our children, museum exhibits are an excellent method of achieving that intent.


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MOBILITY The Driving Force Behind Our Local Economy
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The Motor City earned its nickname by putting the world on wheels in the early 1900s. Since then the automotive industry has continued to grow across the state in cities like Pontiac, Flint, and Lansing. Millions of cars and trucks roll off local assembly lines each year, as do parts from the many supplier companies that call the state home. In keeping with advancing trends in mobility, Michigan features two world-class autonomous vehicle testing sites, leading the nation in testing and development of next-generation transportation technology. As an added bonus, local manufacturers also produce bicycles, scooters, boats and even fire engines.
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