Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-1301 - Classification 1301

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
1301-00 Electric light and power plants operated by
				cities, towns, or counties
Applies to establishments, operated by a city, town, or county,
				engaged in generating and distributing electricity to their residents. These
				may be hydroelectric, fossil fuel steam or turbo-generator plants. This
				classification includes the regular installation, maintenance and repair of
				power plant machinery and equipment, the extension and maintenance of lines
				(including poles, towers and underground lines), the installation and
				maintenance of circuit breakers and transformers on poles, pole-to-house
				hook-ups (service connections), meter installation and meter readers when done
				by employees of an employer having operations subject to this classification.
				Machinery and equipment may include, but not be limited to, boilers, turbines,
				generators, cables, transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, control
				panels, substations, poles, lines, relays, computers, cranes, forklifts,
				vehicles and garages, warehouse equipment, meters and hand tools. Clerical
				office and administrative personnel are to be reported separately in
				classification 5305 for a city or town, or 5306 for a county.
This classification excludes contractors engaged in underground
				line construction maintenance or repair who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0107; contractors engaged in overhead line, pole and tower
				construction, maintenance or repair, who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0509; contractors engaged in wiring within buildings who are to
				be reported separately in classification 0601; contractors engaged in the
				installation of machinery or equipment who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0601 or 0603 as applicable; and the construction of any
				buildings which is to be reported separately in the applicable construction
				classification.
1301-01 Electric light and power
				cooperatives
Applies to establishments, in the form of cooperatives, engaged
				in generating and distributing electricity to their customers. A cooperative is
				formed by, and owned jointly by, those who make use of the service being
				provided. The power may be generated by a hydroelectric, fossil fuel steam or
				turbo-generator plant. This classification is appropriate whether a cooperative
				owns a power plant or is distributing power purchased from another utility
				company. Work contemplated by this classification includes the regular
				installation, maintenance and repair of power plant machinery and equipment,
				the extension and maintenance of lines (including poles, towers and underground
				lines), the installation and maintenance of circuit breakers and transformers
				on poles, pole-to-house hook-ups (service connections), meter installation and
				meter readers when done by employees of an employer having operations subject
				to this classification. Machinery and equipment may include, but not be limited
				to, boilers, turbines, generators, cables, transformers, switchgears, circuit
				breakers, control panels, substations, poles, lines, relays, computers, cranes,
				forklifts, vehicles and garages, warehouse equipment, meters and hand tools.
				Clerical office and administrative personnel are to be reported separately as
				appropriate for the ownership of the cooperative; 5305 for cities and towns;
				5306 for counties; or 4904 and 6303 for nonmunicipal.
This classification excludes contractors engaged in underground
				line construction maintenance or repair who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0107; contractors engaged in overhead line, pole and tower
				construction, maintenance or repair, who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0509; contractors engaged in wiring within buildings who are to
				be reported separately in classification 0601; contractors engaged in the
				installation of machinery or equipment who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0601 or 0603 as applicable; and the construction of any
				buildings which is to be reported separately in the applicable construction
				classification.
1301-02 Electric light and power plants operated by
				public utility districts
Applies to establishments, in the form of a public utility
				district (P.U.D.), engaged in generating and distributing electric power to a
				part of a county. This classification applies whether a P.U.D. owns a power
				plant or is distributing power purchased from another utility. Work
				contemplated by this classification includes the regular installation,
				maintenance and repair of power plant machinery and equipment, the extension
				and maintenance of lines (including poles, towers and underground lines), the
				installation and maintenance of circuit breakers and transformers on poles,
				pole-to-house hook-ups (service connections), meter installation and meter
				readers when done by employees of an employer having operations subject to this
				classification. Machinery and equipment may include, but not be limited to,
				boilers, turbines, generators, cables, transformers, switchgears, circuit
				breakers, control panels, substations, poles, lines, relays, computers, cranes,
				forklifts, vehicles and garages, warehouse equipment, meters and hand tools.
				Clerical office and administrative personnel are to be reported separately in
				5306.
This classification excludes contractors engaged in underground
				line construction maintenance or repair who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0107; contractors engaged in overhead line, pole and tower
				construction, maintenance or repair, who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0509; contractors engaged in wiring within buildings who are to
				be reported separately in classification 0601; contractors engaged in the
				installation of machinery or equipment who are to be reported separately in
				classification 0601 or 0603 as applicable; and the construction of any
				buildings which is to be reported separately in the applicable construction
				classification.
1301-05 Steam heat power plants
Applies to establishments engaged in the operation of a steam
				heat power plant. These businesses use coal, oil, natural gases or electric
				power to produce steam which is distributed through a network of under or
				overground pipes to customers (the plant must be very near the purchaser). The
				initial process of producing the steam is the same as the process used in a
				steam powered electric generating plant, but the steam is channeled out to the
				purchaser instead of being used to turn turbines. The purchasers use the steam
				for heating buildings, operating saunas, as a heat source for cooking or
				processing in food processing plants, breweries or restaurants, producing the
				heat needed for wood drying kilns, or to convert back to hot water. Work
				contemplated by this classification includes, but is not limited to, the
				regular installation, maintenance or repair of plant machinery and equipment,
				the extension and maintenance of over or underground pipes, main-to-user
				hook-ups, meter installation and meter readers. Clerical office and
				administrative personnel are to be reported separately as appropriate for the
				ownership of the steam plant; 5305 for cities and towns; 5306 for counties; or
				4904 and 6303 for nonmunicipal.
This classification excludes contractors engaged in over or
				underground pipeline construction, maintenance or repair, main-to-house line
				extensions and hook-ups, who are to be reported separately in classification
				0107; contractors engaged in the installation or contract maintenance of
				machinery or equipment who are to be reported separately in classification
				0603; and the construction of any buildings which is to be reported separately
				in the applicable construction classification.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-1301, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-539,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-539, filed 8/28/98,
				  effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-539, filed 5/31/96, effective
				  7/1/96; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-539, filed 11/27/85, effective
				  1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-539, filed 2/28/85, effective
				  4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-539, filed 11/30/83, effective
				  1/1/84; Order 73-22, § 296-17-539, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.