United States and Canada occupancy class codes

Touchstone supports the occupancy codes listed in this topic for the United States and Canada.

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Category Occupancy Code Occupancy Class
Unknown 300 Unknown
Residential 301 General Residential
302 Permanent Dwelling: Single-Family
303 Permanent Dwelling: Multi-Family
304 Temporary Lodging
305 Group Institutional Housing
306 Apartments/Condominiums
Commercial 311 General Commercial
312 Retail Trade
313 Wholesale Trade
314 Personal and Repair Services
315 Professional, Technical, and Business Services
316 Health Care Services
317 Entertainment and Recreation
318 Parking
319 Golf Courses
Industrial 321 General Industrial
322 Heavy Fabrication and Assembly
323 Light Fabrication and Assembly
324 Food and Drug Processing
325 Chemical Processing
326 Metal and Minerals Processing
327 High-Technology
328 Construction
329 Petroleum
330 Mining
Restaurants 331 Restaurants
Mercantile 335 Gasoline Stations
336 Automotive Repair Shops and Car Washes
Religion and Non-Profit 341 Religion and Non-Profit
342 Churches
Government 343 Government - General Services
344 Government - Emergency Services
Education 345 Universities, Colleges, and Technical Schools
346 Primary and Secondary Schools
Transportation 351 Highway
352

Railroad

353 Air
354 Sea and Inland Waterways
355 Aircraft Hangars
Utilities 361 Electrical Utilities
362 Water Utilities
363 Sanitary Sewer
364 Natural Gas
365 Telephone and Telegraph
Miscellaneous 371 Communication
372 Flood Control
373 Agriculture
374 Greenhouses (Verisk Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States only) (added in version 10.0)
381 Construction/Erection Risks
Industrial Facility 400 Unknown Industrial Facility
401 Heavy Fabrication and Assembly - General
402 Automotive Manufacturing
403 Fabricated Metal Products
404 Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Equipment
405 Transportation Equipment Assembly
406 Pulp/Paper and Allied Products Manufacturing
407 Textile Mill Products
408 Lumber and Wood Products (Except Furniture)
409 Stone/Clay/Glass/Ceramics Products
414 Light Fabrication and Assembly - General
415 Furniture and Fixtures
416 Apparel and Finished Products from Fabrics
417 Print/Publishing and Allied Industries
418 Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products
419 Leather and Leather Products
420 Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment (Except Computer Equipment)
421 Measuring, Analyzing, and Controlling Instruments
422 Photographic, Medical, and Optical Goods
423 Watches and Clocks
424 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
425 Tire Manufacturers
429 Food and Drug Processing - General
430 Food and Kindred Products
431 Tobacco Products
432 Pharmaceutical Plants
433 Biological Products (Except Diagnostic) Medicinals/Botanicals/Biomedical
434 Wineries
438 Chemical Processing - General
439 Chlorine Plants
440 Vinyl Plants
441 Light Hydrocarbon or Aromatics Plants
442 Plastics Plants
443 Chlorohydrin Plants
444 Fertilizer Plants
445 Cement Plants/Cement Mills
446 Other Chemical and Allied Products
449 Metal and Minerals Processing - General
450 Primary Metal Industry
451 Steel Mills
452 Smelters
455 High-Technology - General
456 Semi-Conductor and Related Devices
457 Electronic Computer Devices
458 Computer Storage Devices
459 Electron Tubes
460 Printed Circuit Boards
463 General Building/Construction Contractors
464 Heavy Constructions
465 Special Trade Contractors
470 Mining - General
471 Mining Operations
472 Metal Mining
473 Coal Mining
474 Mining/Quarrying - Non-Metallic Mineral (Except Fuels)
475 Oil Refinery Systems - General
476 Hydro-Electric Power Systems - General
477 Thermo-Electric Power Systems - General
479 Electric Substations
480 Potable Water Systems - General
481 Waste Water Treatment Systems - General
482 Gas Processing Systems - General