Code 4712 and Code 1463 “Asphalt Works & Drivers” or Code 8350 “Gasoline or Oil Dealer & Drivers,” shall not be assigned to the same employer unless the operations described by these classifications are conducted as separate and distinct businesses.

Code 4712 applies to employers engaged in mixing or blending grease or oil to produce lubricating grease compounds or lubricating oils.  The raw materials such as refined petroleum oils, paraffin, tallow, animal fats, fortifying chemicals, neutralizers and thickeners, and cans, are received from others.  The process involves the mixing of the ingredients in agitators, which are sometimes steam-heated, and at times the grease or oil is milled.  The finished products may be filled into cans or plastic and metal drums and are labeled and shipped to the employer’s customers.