Class Code Information
Phraseology
PrintingIncludes incidental assembling, stapling or binding of circulars, pamphlets or catalogues.
Description
Code 4299 applies to employers engaged in commercial printing for others. Printing operations may include hand typesetting, linotyping, transferring of photocopy to metal plates, press operations, perforating, folding, incidental cutting, collating etc. An employer will receive artwork from their customer and make a negative which is then washed and stripped and made into pre-sensitized aluminum plate which is exposed to light with the image being burned onto the plate. Some employers may contract out the platemaking and only perform the printing. Platemaking is an inclusive part of this operation.
This classification also applies to manufacturing rubber stamp, silk screen printing by machine and the manufacturing of playing cards. The printing of the playing cards is also inclusive under this classification. Lithographing sheet metal is also inclusive under this classification.
Assignment by Analogy
No InformationOperations to be Separately Rated
Photocopying services only. Not applicable to an employer engaged in offset printing, lithographic reproduction or any other type of printing at the same location. Refer to Code 8016 “Photocopy Shops – All Employees & Clerical, Outside Salespersons, Drivers.”
Quick printing services only (using offset type duplicators on paper sizes less than 18” x 23”). Refer to Code 8012 “Quick Printing.”
Silk screen printing by hand. Refer to Code 2553 “Furnishing Goods Mfg. – NOC – From Textile Fabrics.”