IRON OR STEEL WORKS — non-structural — shop — fabricating, assembling or manufacturing ornamental brass, bronze or iron work; railings; balconies; fire escapes; staircases; iron shutters or other non-structural iron or steel work
This classification applies to the fabrication of non-structural architectural or ornamental iron, steel, brass or bronze products, including but not limited to railings, balconies, fire escapes, staircases, shutters, and window and door grillwork from materials such as rod, bar, tube, square, angle and channel stock.
Employers engaged in the fabrication of both non-structural and structural iron or steel products shall be classified as 3040 if more than 50% of the shop time is devoted to the fabrication of non-structural iron or steel products. If 50% or more of the shop time is devoted to the fabrication of structural iron or steel products, the operations shall be classified as 3030, Iron or Steel Works — structural.
The manufacture of metal gates, corrals, stanchions and fence sections shall be classified as 3401(2), Gate or Corral Mfg., if more than 50% of the metal used is tube or pipe stock.
The fabrication of miscellaneous non-structural metal products shall be classified as 3620(2), Plate Steel Products Fabrication, if more than 50% of the metal used is #9 gauge or heavier.
The cutting, bending, forming and assembly of reinforcing steel at a permanent shop or yard shall be classified as 3039, Reinforcing Steel Fabrication.
Casting of steel or rolling mills shall be separately classified.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: Classification 3030, Iron or Steel Works, unless the operation described by Classification 3040 constitutes a separate and distinct enterprise having no connection with the operations covered by Classification 3030. Footnote: | 1/1/2015 |
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