North American Industry Classification System codes

Note "Chemicals" refers to NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code 325. 

Nevada, for example, reported 4,400 incidents among its 97,400 employees surveyed in educational services (North American Industrial Classification System code 61) for a rate of 4.52 injuries per one hundred educational service workers. Vermont reported 5,200 such injuries among 9,500 employees in the survey. Vermont s rate then is 54.74 injuries per 100 educational service employees. Kentucky reported 2,600 injuries among 15,800 employees for a rate of 16.46 injuries per one hundred educational service workers. The trend in the last five years has shown an increase in injuries (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010). By U.S. region, the comparison is shown in Figure 35.1. 

A performance-based system-rather than a list of reactive chemicals -is suggested as another alternative for extending regulatory coverage of reactive hazards. Such a system would consider the risk of reactive chemicals, site-specific (extrinsic) factors such as siting and proximity, and conditions that create potentially reactive situations. Objective criteria such as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, accident history, or number of employees could be used to establish coverage. 

In 1997, the SIC classification was replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).2 The system is a major revision based on six-digit numerical codes, and it allows for new or relatively new industries to be included in what is termed Chemical Manufacturing. It also reorganizes all categories on a production/process-oriented basis. Further, NAICS establishes a common numerical code among Canada, Mexico, and the United States that is... 

There is no single definition of the chemical industry or a universal categorization of the industry s subsectors. There are, in fact, numerous ways of identifying subsectors of the chemical industry, including, according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes (US OMB, 1987), the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (US OMB, 2000), the European Union NACE Codes for the nomenclature of economic activities,1 the Japanese standard industrial classification,2 and according to S P definitions (S P, 2004), to name a few. 

A variety of controlled vocabiilary codes can be used in some sources for more precise search results. Examples include the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), healthcare common procediire coding system (HCPCS), current procediiral terminology (CPT), Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS), and the International Classification of Disease (ICD). However, it is not always easy to determine which information soimce uses which code, if any, and which procedure or disease state the codes cover. 

The system for classification of operations or work activity used to be the Standard Industrial Classificalion (SIC) system. SIC codes did not handle many new kinds of work and international commerce. In 1997, the United States adopted a new system called the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Some kinds of work had to have major changes in classifications. 

The OSHA incidence rates are based upon 200,000 hours of exposure—equivalent to a company with 100 employees, each working 2,000 hours in a calendar year. This corresponds to what an average full-time employee would work in a 40-hour week during a 52-week year (minus two weeks for vacation and holidays). Using this exposure value of 200,000 hours allows for comparisons between equal 100 full-time employee establishments. These comparisons can be made between different establishments and comparisons within the same establishment between different subgroups. Comparisons can also be made between the establishment s OSHA incidence rate and national estimates of incidence rates based upon Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes and the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

I lowing North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, unless they are asked in writing to do so by OSHA, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), or a state agency operating under the authority of OSHA or the BLS. All employers, including those partially exempted by reason of company size or industry classification, must report... 

The facility is included in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code listing in Table 1. NAICS codes fmmd in Table 1 correspond to the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Codes SIC 10 (except 1011, 1081, and 1094), 12 (except 1241), 20-39, 4911, 4931, 4939 (hmited to facihties that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating electricity for distribution in commerce), 4953 (limited to facilities regulated under RCRA Subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. Section 6921 et seq.), 5169, 5171, and 5389 (limited to facihties primarily engaged in solvents recovery services on a contract or fee basis ) and... 

For risk assessment purposes, national data for injuries, illnesses and fatalities may be obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website at www.bls.gov/iif. The annual data, beginning in 2003, are grouped by the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) that assigns a numeric code for each t5T)e of work establishment. Prior to 2003, the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was used to categorize the data instead of NAICS. 

NAICS codes (North American Industry Classification System) are used for many purposes by many government agencies. When it comes to workplace safety, NAICS codes can help you compare your injury rates to your industry average. For more information on NAICS—and to find your NAICS code— visit www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/. 

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