SAWMILLS OR SHINGLE MILLS — all employees — including grading, sorting, pulling, piling, drying, loading, storage and shipping of sawmill products
This classification applies to the cutting, edging or trimming of logs to produce rough lumber. This classification also applies to the cutting or splitting of logs at a permanent shop or yard location.
The planing or molding of lumber to produce finished lumber, flooring or unassembled millwork shall be separately classified as 2731, Planing or Molding Mills.
Forest engineering or timber cruising operations shall be separately classified as 8601(4), Forest Engineers.
The chipping of logs, limbs or slash at logging sites, or log chipping that is performed in connection with trees felled by the employer, not in connection with sawmill operations, shall be classified as 2710(2), Log Chipping.
The application of preservatives onto logs, lumber or other wood materials not in connection with sawmill operations shall be classified as 2710(3), Wood Treating or Preserving.
Subsequent manufacturing operations shall be separately classified.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: SAWMILLS OR SHINGLE MILLS — all employees — including grading, sorting, pulling, piling, drying, loading, storage and shipping of sawmill products Footnote: This classification applies to the cutting, edging and trimming of logs to produce rough lumber. This classification also applies to the cutting and splitting of logs at a permanent shop or yard location. The planing and moulding of lumber to produce finished lumber, flooring or unassembled millwork shall be separately classified as 2731, Planing or Moulding Mills. Subsequent manufacturing operations shall be separately classified. Forest engineering and timber cruising operations shall be separately classified as 8601(4), Forest Engineers. The chipping of logs, limbs and slash at logging sites, and log chipping that is performed in connection with trees felled by the employer, not in connection with sawmill operations, shall be classified as 2710(2), Log Chipping. The application of preservatives onto logs, lumber or other wood materials not in connection with sawmill operations shall be classified as 2710(3), Wood Treating or Preserving. | 9/1/2022 |
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