WC & EL / PART TWO / CLASSIFICATION CODE INTERPRETATIONS

Note:

Not applicable to wire nets.

Code 2380 applies to employers engaged in manufacturing nets including rope nets and slings for fishing or cargo made from synthetic or cotton thread.  This classification also applies to manufacturing elastic or non-elastic webbing (other than jute) made from cotton, polypropylene and fiberglass threads.

Sports and sporting goods nets – tennis, racquetball, volleyball

1.  Manufacturing:
   1. 1. Braids, fringes, chenille or tassel type trimmings.  Fishing line manufacturing braided or twisted cord.  Refer to Code 2387 “Braid or Fringe Mfg.”
      2.  Cord, rope, or twine from cotton, linen, silk or wool including synthetic.   Jute nets or jute webbing manufacturing.  Nylon fishing line manufacturing.  Refer to Code 2302 “Silk Thread or Yarn Mfg.”  
      3.  Hair net.  Refer to Code 2534 "Feather or Flower Mfg. - Artificial."
      4.  Mosquito net.  No manufacturing of the netting.  Refer to Code 2553 “Furnishing Goods Mfg.  – NOC – From Textile Fabrics.”  
      5.  Wire net or wire rope – no wire drawing.  Refer to Code 3257 “Wire Goods Mfg. – NOC.”

2. Wire drawing iron or steel.  Includes wire rope or cable manufacturing.  Refer to Code 3241 “Wire Drawing – Iron or Steel.”

Note:

Code 8745 applies to employers principally engaged in the wholesale distribution of periodicals, magazines and newspapers to retail newsstands, stores, and similar businesses.  Operations include counting, sorting, and bundling newspapers, magazines or periodicals purchased from publishers which are then counted, sorted, bundled and distributed to their customers, usually by truck. 

This classification also applies to magazine publishers who do not print their magazines but do distribute their magazines to newsstands.  These publishers may subcontract the printing operations.  The printed material is then bundled by the publishers and delivered to newsstands.

1. Delivering:
   1. Advertising circulars to residences.  Refer to Code 8742 “Salesperson, Collectors or Messengers – Outside.”
   2. Magazines, newspapers and periodicals for publishers.  Refer to Code 7219 “Trucking – NOC – All Employees & Drivers.”
   3. Magazines to residences.  Refer to 7380 “Drivers, Chauffeurs and Their Helpers – NOC – Commercial.”

2. Selling magazines and newspapers – retail.  Refer to Code 8072 “Book Store – Retail.”

Note:

The actual earnings of the newspaper carriers, excluding the value of tips, shall be used as payroll for the purpose of determining the premium under this classification.

Code 4312 applies to newspaper carriers who are employed by publishers or dealers and who are engaged in selling and delivering newspapers by bicycle or foot to customers at their homes or business places.

1. Newspaper publishing.  Refer to Code 4304 “Newspaper Publishing.”

Note:

Code 4304 applies to employers engaged in publishing daily or periodic newspapers.

The basic operations that are subject to this classification are platemaking and printing of the newspaper.  Photoengraving is also inclusive when performed by a newspaper publisher.  Rolls of paper are fed through printing presses.  Printed sheets are then cut, folded, trimmed, counted, bundled and stacked.  Some newspaper publishers may have the actual newspaper printed by an outside printer.  For newspaper publishers not engaged in printing the actual newspaper, all other employees, other than those that are separately rated, are subject to this classification.  The newspapers are then delivered to newspaper agents for sale to the public.

1. Artists or designers engaged exclusively in creative work or original design, proofreaders, editors or clerical office employees.  Refer to Code 8810 “Clerical Office Employees – NOC.”

2. Commercial printing, newspaper printing or Penny saver printing – not by a newspaper publisher.  Refer to Code 4299 “Printing.”

3. Newspaper and magazine agents.  Refer to Code 8745 “News Agent or Distributor of Magazines or Other Periodicals – Not Retail Dealer & Outside Salespersons, Drivers.”

4. Newspaper carriers – including the use of bicycles.  Refer to Code 4312 “Newspaper Carriers – Including Use of Bicycles.”

5. Quick printing – when not performed by a newspaper publishing company.  Refer to Code 8012 “Quick Printing.”

6. Reporters, advertising or circulation solicitors.  Penny saver door to door distribution.  Refer to Code 8742 “Salespersons, Collectors or Messengers – Outside.”

 

Note:

Includes incidental landscape gardening.

Code 0005 applies to employers primarily engaged in growing nursery stock such as bushes, trees, shrubs, sod and bulbs, in fields or in greenhouses. Operations consist of planting, fertilizing, watering, trimming, potting, repotting plants, and transplanting at the nursery location.

Harvesting of seeds, digging peat moss and hummus by hand, delivery and planting at the customer’s location(s) of products sold, are inclusive under this classification.

• Beetle control – ground work
• Christmas trees – planting, cultivating and harvesting
• Earthworms – breeding and harvesting
• Fish – farm, breeding, hatchery
• Turtles – breeding or raising

1. Planting or care of lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs and flowers, grass cutting, weed control, lawn spraying, laying out grounds, and tree spraying or fumigating on a contract basis at customers’ premises. Refer to Code 0042 “Landscape Gardening – All Operations to Completion & Drivers.”

2. Tree stump removal, clearing the right of way or grading of land or excavation. Refer to Code 6217 “Excavation – NOC – All Operations to Completion & Drivers.”

3. Tree surgery or pruning operations at customers’ premises. Refer to Code 0106 “Tree Pruning, Repairing or Trimming – All Operations to Completion & Drivers.”

4. Building retaining walls, decks, walkways, patios, planters and benches. Assign the appropriate contracting classification.

5. Garden centers or retail stores. Assign the appropriate store classification.