Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-2904 - Classification 2904

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
2904-00 Veneer: Commercial production
Applies to establishments engaged in all types of commercial
				production of rough veneer. Veneer is a thin layer of material, usually made of
				wood or plastic, which is used to cover the surface of another material. In
				most instances, finished veneer will have a superior appearance or quality than
				the surface it covers. Rough veneer made of wood generally involves sawing
				logs, bolts (lengthwise strips), or blocks, softening them in vats of hot water
				or steam rooms to remove the bark and make the fiber pliable for cutting or
				turning. The pieces are further shaped by turning, slicing or sawing, cutting
				the single-ply veneer sheets to various sizes of length and thickness, then
				drying them in kilns. Rough veneer manufactured in this classification is
				generally sold to manufacturers of veneer products made by laminating rough
				veneer to plywood or particleboard. Machinery includes, but is not limited to,
				band saws, table saws, stationary knife machines, rotary lathes, conveyor
				systems, kilns, forklifts.
This classification excludes sawmill operations which are to be
				reported separately in classification 1002; the manufacture of plywood which is
				to be reported separately in classification 2904-01; the manufacture of veneer
				products which is to be reported separately in classification 2903; and the
				manufacture of other products made from wood or plastic which are to be
				reported separately in the classification applicable to the work being
				performed. The production of veneer by employees of employers engaged in the
				manufacture of other products is to be included in the classification covering
				the manufacture of those products.
2904-01 Plywood: Manufacturing
Applies to establishments engaged in the manufacture of
				plywood. Plywood is a structural material made of layers of wood (veneer) glued
				tightly together, usually with the grains of adjoining layers at right angles
				to each other. (In this application the word "ply" means one of the sheets of
				veneer.) The production of veneer is included in the scope of this
				classification when done by employees of employers engaged in the manufacture
				of plywood. To form plywood, it may be necessary to join less-than-full-size
				sheets of veneer into full-size sheets. In the joining process, veneer
				jointers, taping machines, tapeless splicers, or other methods of joining
				veneer, such as stringing and stitching are used. Next, a glue spreader coats
				the cross banding and core veneers (front and back) with liquid glue. Once
				glued, the veneer is conveyed to a hot press that bonds the veneers into
				plywood. The panels are removed from the presses, placed in a storage pile
				(referred to as a "hot stack") to cool and cure, then trimmed, sanded, and
				stacked for conditioning. Plywood may be impregnated with chemicals to develop
				wood-plastic combinations that are harder and denser than ordinary plywood.
				After they are inspected and graded according to thickness and quality, plywood
				panels are moved by forklift to the warehouse portion of the plant where they
				are stacked in tiers which are separated by a piece of lumber to prevent
				sagging or distortion. Pieces are bundled with metal straps, either manually or
				with automatic strapping equipment.
This classification excludes sawmill operations which are to be
				reported separately in classification 1002; establishments that manufacture
				rough veneer as a product which are to be reported separately in classification
				2904-00; and the manufacture of other products made from wood or plastic which
				are to be reported separately in the classification applicable to the work
				being performed.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2904, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-569,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-569,
				  filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-569,
				  filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-569,
				  filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 73-22, § 296-17-569, filed
				  11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.