Class Code Information
Phraseology
Printing - All Other EmployeesIncludes incidental assembling, stapling or binding of circulars, pamphlets or catalogues.
Description
Code 4299 applies to employers engaged in commercial printing for others. Printing operations may include hand typesetting, linotyping, transferring of photocopy to metal plates, press operations, perforating, folding, incidental cutting, collating etc. An employer will receive artwork from their customer and make a negative which is then washed and stripped and made into pre-sensitized aluminum plate which is exposed to light with the image being burned onto the plate. Some employers may contract out the platemaking and only perform the printing. Platemaking is an inclusive part of this operation.
This classification also applies to manufacturing rubber stamp, silk screen printing by machine and the manufacturing of playing cards. The printing of the playing cards is also inclusive under this classification. Lithographing sheet metal is also inclusive under this classification.
Assignment by Analogy
Quick printing services
Operations to be Separately Rated
Photocopying services exclusively. Refer to Code 8016 “Photocopy Shops – All Employees & Clerical, Outside Salespersons, Drivers.”
Printing - Pre-press activities which include, but are not limited to, editing, designing, proofreading and photographic composition, including negative stripping and plate making. Refer to Code 8813 “Printing – Editing, Designing, Proofreading or Photographic Composing & Clerical.”
Silk screen printing by hand. Refer to Code 2553 “Furnishing Goods Mfg. – NOC – From Textile Fabrics.”