562910 Remediation Services

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water; (2) integrated mine reclamation activities, including demolition, soil remediation, waste water treatment, hazardous material removal, contouring land, and revegetation; and (3) asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic material abatement.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Environmental engineering services are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services.
• Developing remedial action plans are classified in Industry 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.
• Providing janitorial services, including for transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships) are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services.
• Pumping (i.e., cleaning) cesspools, portable toilets, and septic tanks or renting portable toilets are classified in U.S. Industry 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services.
• Fire and flood restoration of buildings are classified in Subsector 236, Construction of Buildings.
• Excavating soil are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors.
• Individual activities as part of a reclamation, remediation, or restoration project are classified according to the primary activity.
• Building modifications to alleviate radon gas are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
• Collecting, treating, and disposing waste water through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities are classified in Industry 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 562910

The Census index assigns these 18 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Asbestos abatement services
• Asbestos removal contractors
• Biohazard cleanup services
• Crime scene cleanup services
• Environmental remediation services
• Hazardous material storage tank removal and disposal services
• Lead paint abatement services
• Lead paint removal contractors
• Mine reclamation services, integrated (e.g., demolition, hazardous material removal, soil remediation, revegetation)
• Mold remediation services
• Oil spill cleanup services
• Radon remediation cleanup services
• Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water
• Remediation services, environmental
• Site remediation services
• Soil remediation services
• Toxic material abatement services
• Toxic material removal contractors

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 562910

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 562910, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $25 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

SBA footnote 14: NAICS 562910 – Environmental Remediation Services:

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 3900), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 39000Remediation activities and other waste management servicesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

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