Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-3512

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 296-17A-3512 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Classification 3512
3512-02Plastic goods: Manufacturing - Cutting, milling or bending

Applies to:

Businesses engaged in the manufacture of a variety of plastic goods from premanufactured components such as sheets, rods, or tubes by cutting, milling, or bending.

Products manufactured include, but are not limited to:

* Dispensers for snack food items;

* Display stands;

* Fiberglass panels used for aircraft or recreational vehicle interiors;

* Racks;

* Signs;

* Vinyl windows and sashes.

Equipment used include, but are not limited to:

* Grinders;

* Planers;

* Routers;

* Saws.

Work activities include, but are not limited to:

* Cutting and milling plastics;

* Heating plastic material in an oven or with a torch, then bending to shape;

* Using buffers for polishing;

* Flame polishing (heated with a gas torch);

* Forming products by joining pieces with glue, hardware, or other fasteners.

Exclusions:

* Manufacture of plastic items by blow molding, extrusion, vacuum forming, foam, rotary, or liquid molding, or injection molding is classified in 3510;

* Manufacture of artificial marble items or graphite composite goods is classified in 3510;

* Manufacture of fiberglass goods is classified in 3511;

* Sign manufacturers that purchase precut plastic backings from others, then paint lettering or designs or attach vinyl lettering to them in their own shops is classified in 4109.

Special note: The cutting, milling, or bending of plastic goods incidental to the manufacturing process for products made from wood, metal, or other materials is included in the classification applicable to those manufacturing processes.

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-3512

Amended by WSR 24-23-081, Filed 11/19/2024, effective 1/1/2025

Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.16.100, and 2007 c 324. 07-24-045, § 296-17A-3512, filed 12/1/07, effective 1/1/08. 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-3512, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-59204, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. 91-12-014, § 296-17-59204, filed 5/31/91, effective 7/1/91.