Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-3701 - Classification 3701

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
3701-06 Chemicals, N.O.C.: Manufacturing chemical
				mixing, blending, and repackaging nitrate recovery from X-ray and photo films
				Applies to:
Businesses engaged in manufacturing:
* Acetylene gas;
* Acid;
* Ammonia;
* Ammonia nitrate;
* Borax;
* Carbonic acid gas, also known as phenol;
* Chemicals using a nitration, alkylation or oxidation
				process;
* Dry ice;
* Dyes, including dye and chemicals used for tinting
				candles;
* Fireworks;
* Nitrogen;
* Oxygen and hydrogen;
* Potash;
.Salt.
Businesses engaged in:
* Recovering nitrate or silver from X-ray and photo
				films.
* Mixing, blending or repackaging chemicals, but not
				manufacturing the ingredients.
Products manufactured and processes used include, but are
				not limited to:
* Acetylene gas - Highly flammable but nontoxic gas that is
				manufactured by reacting calcium carbide with water in a pressure generator,
				which combines carbon and lime to form the product.
* Ammonia - Colorless gas used as a component in fertilizer,
				medicines and cleaning compounds manufacturing. Involves combining hydrogen and
				nitrogen gases with a catalyst, which causes a reaction between the two gases
				when heated in a generator.
* Ammonia nitrate - Crystalline compound used mainly in
				fertilizers, explosives and propellants. Involves combining ammonia and nitric
				acid in a reactor.
* Borax - Used in manufacture of glass, glazes, soap, and boric
				acid. Produced by separating it from the potash by a rapid cooling process.
				Evaporated by heating in a partial vacuum to produce crystals or granules which
				are dried.
* Carbonic acid gas, also known as phenol - Caustic poisonous
				gas used in manufacturing resins, plastics, and disinfectants. The manufacture
				of phenol involves a compression and refrigeration process.
* Chemicals using a nitration, alkylation or oxidation
				process:
- Alkylation - Involves combining alkyls with other substances
				to form products used in the production of paper pulp, hard soap and petroleum
				products.
- Nitration - Involves the combining of nitrate with an organic
				compound to produce nitrobenzene used in solvents, fertilizers and
				acids.
- Oxidation - Involves the combining of oxygen with other
				substances to produce products such as; but not limited to, hydrogen peroxide,
				protective metal coatings, and pharmaceutical preparations.
* Dry ice - Carbon dioxide in a solid form.
* Dyes, including dye and chemicals used for tinting candles -
				Made from organic and inorganic compounds. Manufacturing methods include
				weighing raw materials, pumping them into vats, heating, agitating, cooling,
				filtering through presses, and packaging. May also include drying and grinding
				into powder or may be left in liquid or paste forms.
* Fireworks.
* Mixing, blending or repackaging chemicals, but not
				manufacturing the ingredients - Mixed by hand or through a mechanical
				process.
* Nitrogen - Colorless gas that is obtained from the air and
				processed by compressing air in a pressurized tank, removing impurities, and
				separating nitrogen and oxygen through heating.
* Oxygen and hydrogen - Involves the recovery of these gaseous
				elements from the air by compression, expansion and cooling operations until it
				liquefies. Liquid air then goes to a fractionator where the oxygen is separated
				from the hydrogen along with other gases such as neon and helium.
* Potash - Used in fertilizer. Refined by adding an amine to
				the brine, which causes the salts to float to the surface where they are
				skimmed off. Evaporated by heating in a partial vacuum to produce crystals or
				granules, which are dried.
* Salt - Used in chemicals and food processing. Salt ores are
				dissolved in water to produce a brine of the desired concentration. Refined
				into common salt by adding caustic soda and soda ash. Evaporated by heating in
				a partial vacuum to produce crystals or granules, which are dried.
* Recovering nitrate or silver from X-ray and photo films -
				Placing films in developing solutions, ionizing the solution and separating the
				elements.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to:
* Pressurized tanks;
* Vats;
* Screens;
* Ovens;
* Grinding machines;
* Mixing and blending machinery;
* Filling and packaging machinery;
* Fork lifts;
* Trucks.
Exclusions:
* Technicians who set up and carry out fireworks displays are
				classified in 6207.
* The production of salt ores used in the manufacture of salt,
				borax, and potash.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more
				than one basic classification, see WAC
				296-17-31017
				Multiple classifications.
3701-08 Cosmetic, pharmaceutical, serum: Manufacturing
				Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the manufacture of cosmetics,
				pharmaceuticals, serums, antitoxins or viruses.
Products include, but are not limited to:
* Soaps;
* Shampoo/conditioners;
* Creams, gels or lotions;
* Baby powder;
* Lipstick;
* Nail polish;
* Bath oils/salts;
* Tablets/pills;
* Ointments;
* Liquids/powders (pharmaceutical);
* Serums.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Mixing of premanufactured ingredients.
* Mixing or blending of base medicinal ingredients and
				additives such as, but not limited to, sugars, starches, flavorings and waxes
				used for coatings.
* Bottling/packaging/labeling and laboratory equipment.
* Pulverizing, distilling, heating and drying product.
* Microscopic laboratory work.
* Working with animals, injecting with bacteria and viruses
				(eventually killing animal).
Killing of the animals is included in this classification as it
				is incidental and necessary to perform the operation to extract the serum from
				the glands and to separate the red blood cells from the blood.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to:
* Storage tanks;
* Mixers;
* Heating devices;
* Bottling/packaging/labeling equipment;
* Laboratory equipment.
Exclusions:
* Manufacture of ingredients used in the mixing of the
				cosmetics.
* Manufacture or harvest of ingredients used in the manufacture
				of the pharmaceuticals.
* Retail compounding pharmacy stores are classified in
				6406-16.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more
				than one basic classification, see WAC
				296-17-31017
				Multiple classifications.
3701-14 Extract, alcohol, perfume manufacturing; mint,
				including distillation of essential oils N.O.C. Applies to:
Businesses engaged in manufacturing or distilling:
* Alcohol - Not for ingestion.
* Extracts - Extracts are the concentrated forms of the
				essential components of a food or a plant.
* Mint.
* Perfumes.
Processes used include, but are not limited
				to:
* Alcohol - All use a distillation process, which involves the
				heating of liquids and resulting condensation of vapors to purify or create a
				substance contained in the original wood or grain product.
* Extracts - The process for obtaining extracts involves
				pressing, cooking, steaming, or distillation from plants, herbs, or fruit
				peelings. Extracts may be mixed or blended with other ingredients for greater
				strength, color, or consistency. Products are bottled or canned.
* Mint - Mint distillation may begin with the use of mint oil
				distilled by a supplier or with the distillation of the mint into mint oil.
				Mint leaves are chopped and blown into a steamer, which lifts the moisture and
				oils. Steam then passes through a series of condensation lines. Water is added
				to bring the oil to the top of the liquid. The mint oil is heated for
				purification and fragrance. Various mint oils may be blended together to
				produce distinctive products such as spearmint or peppermint.
* Perfumes - The process may involve distillation, cooking,
				grinding, compounding, drying, blending or liquidizing of ingredients.
				Ingredients may include extracts, oils, colors, and binders.
Products include, but are not limited to:
* Methanol (wood alcohol);
* Ethanol (grain alcohol);
* Denatured alcohol (combination of methanol and
				ethanol);
* Solvents;
* Germicides;
* Pesticides;
* Antiseptics;
* Materials intended for use in other products such as varnish
				or shellac;
* Flavorings, including mint, spearmint, and peppermint;
* Perfumes used to manufacture other products such as scented
				candles;
* Personal fragrances;
* Essential oils;
* Sachet powders;
* Ingredients for skin conditioners;
* Hop extracts used in the brewing of beer.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to:
* Distillation equipment;
* Steam cookers;
* Presses;
* Filters;
* Grinders;
* Vats;
* Vapor extraction equipment;
* Storage tanks;
* Mixers;
* Heating equipment;
* Forklifts;
* Laboratory equipment;
* Bottling, packaging, labeling equipment;
* Delivery trucks.
Exclusions:
* Manufacturing of spirituous liquor for ingestion is
				classified in 3702.
* Candle manufacturing is classified in 3701-22.
* Worker hours engaged in gasohol manufacturing or refining are
				reported separately in classification 3407.
* Worker hours engaged in hop pellet manufacturing are reported
				separately in classification 2101.
* Worker hours engaged in mint raising or harvesting are
				reported separately in classification 4811.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more
				than one basic classification, see WAC
				296-17-31017
				Multiple classifications.
3701-22 Pigment solutions or emulsion: Manufacturing
				Applies to:
Businesses engaged in manufacturing a variety of chemical
				products including, but not limited to:
* Candles;
* Crayons;
* Dressings, see polish;
* Enamel, see paint;
* Glue;
* Ink, all types;
* Lacquer, see paint;
* Paint;
* Paint removers and thinners;
* Paste, see glue;
* Polish, also known as dressings include, but are not limited
				to:
- Shoe polish;
- Leather polish;
- Furniture polish;
- Automobile polish;
- Metal polish.
* Putty;
* Shellac, see paint;
* Synthetic resin, see putty;
* Varnish.
Processes used include, but are not limited
				to:
* Candles - Wax is heated. Wicks are dipped in the wax either
				by hand or machine. Fragrances are added for scented candles. When the candles
				are dried, their wicks are cut and they are placed in molds to shape the base.
				Color may be added by hand or by machine. The candles are inspected, wrapped,
				packaged, and labeled.
* Crayons - Similar to candles, but crayons are molded instead
				of dipped.
* Dressings or polish - Ingredients and processes vary
				dependent upon the product. Process may be simple and involve only mixing, or
				process may be detailed and involve heating or cooking and forming into a mold
				or stick form.
* Paint, enamel, lacquer, shellac - Involves a series of mixing
				and grinding operations. Solid pigments are blended with liquid resins. Paint
				extender may be added. Paint is pumped into filling stations. Containers of
				paint are packaged, labeled and shipped.
* Glue or paste - Involves mixing and cooking the ingredients
				in steel tanks and pumping the product to a filling area where it is packaged,
				labeled and capped.
* Ink - Involves cooking of oils and resin. Pigments and dryers
				are blended into the resin, which is then diluted to the proper
				consistency.
* Putty or synthetic resin - Putty is a finely powdered chalk
				mixed with linseed oil. Putty and synthetic resins have the same ingredients.
				Both are made by grinding and mixing.
* Varnish - Similar to paint manufacturing process.
				Manufacturing varnish also includes a cooking process.
Ingredients used include, but are not limited
				to:
* Beeswax;
* Paraffin;
* Stearin;
* Wicks;
* Powder or granule Arabic gum;
* Modified starch received from others;
* Pigments or coloring;
* Oils;
* Other waxes;
* Resins;
* Detergents;
* Methanol;
* Solvents;
* Water;
* Ground chalk;
* Limestone;
* Calcite;
* Preservatives.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to:
* Weighing and measuring scales;
* Mixers;
* Stoves;
* Molding apparatus;
* Automatic filing, labeling, and packaging machines;
* Forklifts;
* Delivery trucks.
Exclusions:
* The production of raw materials used to manufacture listed
				products.
* Worker hours engaged in glue manufacturing from animal
				substances are reported separately in classification 4301.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more
				than one basic classification, see WAC
				296-17-31017
				Multiple classifications.
3701-27 Hazardous/toxic material: Repackaging for
				disposal Applies to:
Businesses engaged in identifying and repackaging
				hazardous/toxic materials for disposal.
Note:
This class is distinguished from classification
						  4305-20, in that classification 3701-27 applies to the identifying and
						  repackaging for disposal of such materials as drugs, pesticides, chemicals, and
						  toners that contain toxic or hazardous materials, while classification 4305-20
						  includes the processing or handling of such materials as medical or septic tank
						  waste, drug lab or hazardous spill cleanup, and reprocessing or handling of
						  low-level radioactive materials.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Visual inspection of materials.
* Sending sample of materials to lab for analysis.
* Identifying components of material.
* Labeling of containers, by appropriate groupings.
* Materials are put into drums with protective material to
				prevent breakage.
* Complete paperwork required by various governmental
				agencies.
* Transport of material to disposal site.
* Lab analysis - Businesses may have their own lab facilities
				or may send to outside lab.
Protective clothing and equipment includes:
* Respirators;
* Steel toed boots;
* Protective gloves;
* Safety glasses;
* Protective clothing.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours engaged in hazardous/toxic materials processing
				or handling, including processing of medical or septic tank waste, drug lab or
				hazardous spill cleanup, reprocessing or handling of low-level radioactive
				materials must be reported separately in classification 4305-20.
* Worker hours engaged in the replacement of nontoxic toner in
				cartridges used in business machines are reported separately in classification
				4107.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in
				  more than one basic classification, see WAC
				  296-17-31017
				  Multiple classifications.