This classification applies to the manufacture of various copper and brass products from sheet stock, including but not limited to cookware, architectural metalwork, sculptural and ornamental items, and metal musical instruments such as trumpets, cornets, horns and tubas.
Shop manufacture of copper or brass sheet metal products in connection with installation, construction or erection operations by the same employer shall be classified as 5538(1)/5542(1), Sheet Metal Work.
If more than 50% of the metal used is sheet aluminum, the operations shall be classified as 3066(3), Aluminum Ware Mfg.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: Footnote: Shop manufacture of copper or brass sheet metal products in connection with installation, construction or erection operations by the same employer shall be classified as 5538/5542, Sheet Metal Work. If more than 50% of the metal used is sheet aluminum, the operations shall be classified as 3066(3), Aluminum Ware Mfg. .Industry Group/Related Classifications: | 1/1/2016 |
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