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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01312 - Carpenter tenders

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, carpenter
				tenders are laborers who assist carpenters engaged in construction, erection,
				installation and repair of wooden structures and fixtures. Carpenter tenders
				perform a variety of routine tasks which do not require the use of carpenter
				tools, such as:
* Cleaning materials, equipment, tools and work areas.
* Moving and lifting building materials, tools and
				supplies.
* Handing materials, tools and supplies to carpenters.
* Dismantling temporary wooden structures.
* Assisting carpenters in stripping forms and shoring.
* Cleaning and moving forms.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01312, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01313 - Carpet and resilient floor layers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, carpet and
				resilient floor layers do the measuring, cutting, sewing, taping, fitting,
				laying and installing of oil cloth, matting, linen, carpet, synthetic turf,
				linoleum, vinyl, plastic, rubber, cork, mastic, asphalt, mastipave, tile and
				chalkboard, nonslip or abrasive materials, resilient, decorative seamless
				surface coatings (except terrazzo, magnesite and latex built-up floors) and all
				other resilient coverings on floors, walls, counters, table tops and ceilings
				when cemented, tacked or otherwise applied to a base, whether used as
				shock-absorbing, sound-absorbing, or decorative coverings.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Handling of the materials at the site of installation.
* Sweeping, scraping, sanding, or chipping dirt and
				irregularities from base surfaces and filling cracks with putty, plaster, or
				cement grout to form smooth, clean foundations.
* All necessary preparation work and finish work, such as
				drilling holes for sockets and pins, installation of underlayment, sanding and
				filling, fitting of metal edgings, metal corners and caps and fitting devices
				for attachment of such materials.
* Spreading of adhesive cement over floor to cement foundation
				material to the floor. Laying covering on cement. Rolling finished floor to
				smooth it out and press cement into base and covering.
* All the cleanup required in connection with carpet and
				resilient floor layers work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01313, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01315 - Cement masons

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, cement masons
				perform all work where finishing tools are used.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* The setting of screeds, the rodding (buildings), shaping,
				smoothing and finishing of the surfaces of freshly poured concrete floors,
				walls, sidewalks, curbs, steps and stairways, the finishing of extruded barrier
				rails, or any other concrete surface requiring finishing, using hand tools or
				power tools, including floats, trowels, screeds and straightedge.
* The removing of rough or defective spots from concrete
				surfaces, using grinder or chisel and hammer and patching holes with fresh
				concrete or epoxy compound preparatory to sacking. (The finishing of a large
				surface of patched holes.)
* The moulding of expansion joints and edges, using edging
				tools, jointers and straightedge.
* The application of penetrating sealer and primer protective
				coatings to concrete floors and steps for the first twenty-four hours after
				pouring, when part of the finishing process.
* The installation of seamless composition floors and the
				installation and finishing of epoxy based coatings or polyester based linings
				to all surfaces, when the coatings or linings are applied by spraying or
				troweling.
* Sandblasting or waterblasting for architectural finish or
				preparatory to patching.
* The setting of all forms one board high.
* The cutting of joints with concrete saw for the control of
				cracks in buildings and contiguous to buildings.
* The setting of concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk forms as a
				composite crew with laborers.
* All cleanup work required in connection with the above
				work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01315, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01317 - Drywall applicators (drywall nailers and sheetrock installers)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, drywall
				applicators install plasterboard or other wallboards to ceilings and interior
				walls of buildings, using hand tools and portable power tools.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Installing horizontal and vertical metal studs for attachment
				of wallboard on interior walls.
* Cutting angle iron and channel iron to specified size and
				suspending angle iron grid and channel iron from ceiling, using wire.
* Cutting wallboard to size.
* Cutting openings for electrical and other outlets.
* Nailing wallboard to wall and ceiling supports.
* Trimming rough edges from wallboard to maintain even
				joints.
* Nailing prefabricated metal pieces around windows and doors
				and between dissimilar materials to protect drywall edges.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01317, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01318 - Drywall finishers (tapers)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, drywall
				finishers perform all the preparatory work and finishing work involved in
				covering interior walls and ceilings with decorative or protective finish
				materials.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Handling of all materials after the initial unloading at the
				job site, including the distribution to the points of application.
* Erecting, moving and dismantling of all scaffolding.
* All preparatory work of taping, sealing, finishing and
				sanding of joints between plasterboard or other wallboard.
* Spotting, caulking, pointing and sealing of cracks and holes
				in walls and ceilings.
* Applying protective coverings prior to the application of the
				finish materials.
* Spackling of surfaces and application of texture finishes
				where adhesive materials are used.
* Applying all primers, sealers, decorative or protective
				finish materials, regardless of the method of application.
* Installing metal moulding at corners instead of sealant and
				tape.
* Removing all drywall material scraps and all cleaning work,
				including scraping of floors.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01318, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01320 - Power line construction electricians

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, power line
				construction electricians erect, maintain and repair transmission poles
				(whether built of wood, metal or other material), fabricated metal transmission
				towers, outdoor substations, switch racks, or similar electrical structures,
				electric cables and related auxiliary equipment for high-voltage transmission
				and distribution power lines used to conduct energy between generating
				stations, substations and consumers.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* The moving of men, tools, or equipment. The sorting, loading
				and moving of materials from the first drop. The handling, assembling and
				erecting of all necessary materials.
* The trenching, digging, and backfilling of vaults, holes for
				poles and anchors (by hand or mechanical equipment), guying, fastening to the
				stub-in on concrete footings or pads, assembling of the grillage, grounding of
				all structures, the stringing and installation of transformers.
* Constructing, repairing and maintaining highway and street
				lighting systems and highway and street traffic signal systems.
* Trimming trees and brush prior to the construction of new
				power lines, during repair of damaged lines, or as part of routine maintenance
				of the lines (tree trimmers).
* All the cleanup required in connection with line construction
				electrician work.
All the classifications listed below work under the supervision
				of linemen and assist linemen.
(1)
			 Groundmen. Performs the following tasks:
* Manual digging of pole holes, anchor holes and
				trenches.
* Assists in framing of poles, pulling guys.
* Assembles and erects fixtures.
* Tamping and compacting.
* Driving of 1/2 to 3/4 ton pickup truck.
(2) Head groundman. Performs the following
			 tasks:
* Manual digging of pole holes, anchor holes, and
				trenches.
* Assists in framing of poles, pulling guys.
* Assembles and erects fixtures.
* Tamping and compacting.
* Driving of 1/3 to 3/4 ton pickup truck for material or man
				haul.
(3) Line equipment
			 operators. They operate caterpillars, trucks equipped with winch and/or boom,
			 hydraulically operated backhoes with or without front end loaders, mounted
			 booms, and any other equipment that does not come within the scope of heavy
			 equipment operators.
(4) Heavy line
			 equipment operators. They operate any piece of equipment which, in accordance
			 with manufacturer's recommended specifications is capable of operating with one
			 hundred or more aggregate feet of boom, be it crane, backhoe, clam shell, drag
			 line, or shovel.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01320, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01322 - Electronic technicians

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) For
			 the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
			 chapter
			 39.12 RCW, electronic
			 technicians install, operate, inspect, maintain, repair, and service:
(a) Radio, television and recording systems
			 and devices;
(b) Systems for
			 paging, intercommunication, public address, wired music, clocks, security and
			 surveillance systems and mobile radio systems; and
(c) Fire alarm and burglar systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01324 - Electrician-motor shop

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW,
				electrician-motor shop performs in-shop repair and maintenance on A.C. and D.C.
				electric motors and controllers. This work includes, but is not limited
				to:
Assembles and tests electric motor and generator stators,
				armatures, or rotors. Inspects cores for defects and aligns laminations, using
				hammer and drift. Files burrs from core slots, using hand file, portable power
				file, and scraper. Lines slots with sheet insulation and inserts coils into
				slots. Cuts, strips, and bends wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and
				wire scrapers. Twists leads together to connect coils. Taps coil and end
				windings to shape, using hammer and fiber block. Tests windings for
				motor-housing clearance, grounds, and short circuits, using clearance gauge,
				growler, spring-steel blade, telephone receiver, insulation tester, and
				resistance bridge. Winds new coils on armatures, stators, or rotors of used
				motors and generators. May rewind defective coils. Turns armatures. Tests
				circuits, connections, controllers, and transformers. May be designated
				according to motor part wound as armature winder (electrical equipment); rotor
				winder (electrical equipment); stator winder (electrical equipment).
The work of the motor shop electrician is limited to in-shop
				work.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01325 - Electrical fixture maintenance workers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, Washington
				state prevailing wage law, the prevailing wage for electrical fixture
				maintenance worker is required for the following work:
Cleaning of all types of lighting fixtures, luminous ceilings,
				all types of diffused areas and ceiling lighting. The work also includes
				replacement of lamps, ballasts, sockets and the installation of energy
				efficiency upgrades. This work must be limited to nonresidential fixture
				bodies, but may also include replacement or retrofitting of remote located
				ballasts with approved products.
Work beyond that which is described above must be paid at
				another electrical classification such as inside wireman electrician or
				residential electrician. Electrical fixture maintenance worker does not include
				installation of new fixtures or branch circuits, movement or relocation of
				existing fixtures, or alteration of existing branch circuits.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01325, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01327 - Elevator constructors

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, elevator
				constructors assemble and install electric and hydraulic freight and passenger
				elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Studies blueprints and lays out location of framework,
				counterbalance rails, motor pump, cylinder, and plunger foundations.
* Drills holes in concrete or structural steel members with
				portable electric drill, secures anchor bolts or welds brackets to support
				rails and framework, and verifies alignment with plumb bob and level.
* Cuts prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other
				elevator components to specified dimensions, using acetylene torch, power saw,
				and disc grinder.
* Installs cables, counterweights, pumps, motor foundations,
				escalator drives, guide rails, elevator cars, and control panels.
* Positions electric motor and equipment on top of elevator
				shaft, using hoists and cable slings.
* Connects electrical wiring to control panels and electric
				motors.
* Installs safety and control devices.
* All cleanup required in connection with the installation of
				elevators.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01327, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01328 - Fence erectors and fence laborers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, fence erectors
				and fence laborers erect and repair metal and wooden fences and fence gates
				around industrial establishments (schools, playgrounds, etc.), residences,
				farms and along highways using power tools and hand tools.
The work of the fence erectors includes, but is not limited
				to:
(1) Fence erector.
* Lays out fence line, using tape measure, and marks for
				postholes.
* Digs postholes with mechanical posthole digger or
				power-driven auger.
* Aligns posts, using line or by sighting along edges of
				posts.
* Verifies vertical alignment of posts with plumb bob or spirit
				level.
* Attaches fence-rail support to post, using hammer and
				pliers.
* Cuts metal tubing, using pipe cutter, and inserts tubing
				through rail support.
* Completes top fence rail of metal fence by connecting tube
				sections, using metal sleeves.
* Attaches rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form
				fencing frame.
* May weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding
				equipment.
* Stretches wire, wire mesh, barbed wire, or chain link fencing
				between posts and attaches fencing to frame.
* Assembles gate and fastens in position, using hand
				tools.
* Saws required length of lumber to make rails for wooden
				fence.
* Nails top and bottom rails to fence posts, or inserts them in
				slots on posts.
* Nails pointed slats to rails to construct picket
				fence.
* Erects alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered
				fences.
(2) Fence laborer.
			 In addition to assisting the fence erector in the performance of the tasks
			 described above, the work of the fence laborer includes, but is not limited to:
* Digs holes for posts with spade or posthole digger.
* Blasts rock formations with dynamite to facilitate digging of
				holes.
* Sets metal or wooden posts in upright position in
				holes.
* Mixes concrete by hand or by use of a cement mixer.
* Pours concrete around base of posts or tamps soil into holes
				to embed posts.
* All the cleanup required in connection with the erection of
				fences.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01328, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01329 - Flaggers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the intents and purposes of the Washington state public
				works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the scope of
				work for flaggers is as follows:
* Controls and directs pedestrian and vehicular traffic through
				construction projects using sign, hand and flag signals, warning paddles and
				radio communication.
* Informs drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
				Distributes signs, markers, flares, barricades, cones and other traffic control
				devices along construction sites in designated patterns.
* Is responsible for the safety of the workers and the public
				on construction sites.
* Must have completed a Washington state approved flagging
				course, or the equivalent.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01329, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01331 - Glaziers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, glaziers
				select, cut, prepare, handle, install or remove all window glass, plate glass,
				and all other types of glass, including structural glass, mirror glass,
				tempered and laminated glass, safety or protection glass, all types of
				insulating glass units, all plastics or other similar materials when used in
				place of glass and when set or glazed with putty, moulding rubber, cement, lead
				and all types of mastic, or other materials used in place of same.
Glaziers install the above materials in windows, louvers,
				doors, partitions, skylights, and on building fronts, walls, ceilings and
				tables, whether the materials are set in wood, stone, cement, or metal of all
				types.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Install mirrors of all types.
* Mark outline or pattern on glass and cut glass, using
				glasscutter. Break off excess glass by hand or with notched tool.
* Fasten glass panes into wood sash with glazier's points and
				spread smooth putty around edge of panes with knife to seal joints.
* Install metal window and door frames into which glass panels
				are to be fitted, such as fixed or sliding patio doors and vented, fixed or
				sliding windows.
* Bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, and other hardware to
				prefabricated glass doors. Set glass doors in frame and fit hinges.
* Install metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bath tubs,
				and skylights where the glass installation and frame assembly is a single
				operation.
* Install mirror or structural glass on building fronts, walls,
				ceilings, or tables, using mastic, screws or decorative moulding.
* All the cleanup required in connection with glazing
				work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01331, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01332 - Hod carriers, mason tenders, and mortarmen

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, hod carriers,
				mason tenders and mortarmen assist bricklayers and masons.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* The mixing, packing, wheeling and tempering of mortar and
				fire clay.
* The mixing, handling and conveying of all other materials
				used by bricklayers and masons (e.g., brick, tile, stone and cast stone),
				whether done by hand or any other process (e.g., operation of forklifts,
				hoisting equipment and pumping equipment).
* Building of scaffolds, trestles, boxes and swinging
				staging.
* Hanging of cables and placing of putlogs.
* Carrying bricks and mortar in a hod.
* Cleaning and clearing of all debris.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01332, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01333 - Heating equipment mechanics

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, heating
				equipment mechanics replace the gas and oil burners in furnaces or replace
				complete furnaces, but they do not install the original furnaces.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Removal of old burner.
* Installation of new burner.
* Connection of fuel lines.
* Installation of instrumentation lines.
* Installation of new fan.
* Firing off.
* Setting burner on correct ratio.
* All cleanup required in connection with the installation of
				heating equipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01333, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01334 - Industrial power vacuum cleaner

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the industrial
				power vacuum cleaner performs duct cleaning work that normally requires the
				utilization of a specialized truck or trailer with power vacuum equipment that
				removes or cleans out mold, fungi, dust and other contaminants from HVAC
				systems.
(1) Work includes, but is not
			 limited to:
* Source removal methods that employ vacuum units and
				compressed air to loosen dirt and debris in HVAC systems and convey it to a
				containment device for proper disposal; and
* Work that involves the attachment of the vacuum system to an
				existing port.
(2) Work
			 performed under this scope does not include: * Creating service openings in the
			 system as necessary in order to accommodate cleaning of otherwise inaccessible
			 areas or the sealing of those service openings; nor
* Removing and installing ceiling sections to gain access to
				HVAC systems during the cleaning process.
Openings that are created for access and then sealed will
				utilize HVAC sheet metal rates of wage.
Work utilizing mechanical or hand brushes and other tools to
				loosen dirt and debris for removal from HVAC systems will use the appropriate
				general laborer or mechanic wages.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW and
				  RCW
				  43.22.270. 08-23-082, § 296-127-01334,
				  filed 11/18/08, effective 1/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01335 - Inland boatmen

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, inland boatmen
				man the tugs and launches (but not outboard-powered skiffs) engaged in
				construction, dredge tending, pile driving, diver tending and geodetic
				surveying.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01335, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01337 - Insulation applicators

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, insulation
				applicators install all the insulation material in floors, walls, sound rated
				partitions and ceilings.
They also install insulation materials on roofs, when the
				material must be measured, cut and nailed to the inside or outside of an
				existing roofing system.
The insulation materials installed by insulation applicators
				include, but are not limited to:
* Batt insulation, semi-rigid and rigid insulation, blown spray
				and foam-type insulation, regardless of method of installation, attachment or
				connection.
* All the cleanup required in connection with insulation
				applicators.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01337, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01339 - Ironworkers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, ironworkers
				perform all work in connection with field fabrication and/or erection,
				installation, removal, wrecking and dismantling of structural, architectural
				and reinforcing iron and steel, ornamental lead, bronze, brass, copper and
				aluminum, and plastics or other materials when used in place thereof.
The work performed by ironworkers includes, but is not limited
				to:
* Steel and metal houses and packaged buildings.
* Bridges, viaducts, cableways, tramways, monorails.
* Locks, gates, metal forms, railings (including pipe).
* Steel towers, energy producing windmill type towers, nuclear
				reactors.
* Frames in support of boilers.
* The installation of metal siding and metal roof decking,
				regardless of the fastening method, or what it is fastened to.
* All reinforcing work in connection with field fabrication,
				handling, burning, welding and tying of all materials used to reinforce
				concrete structures.
* The signaling, rigging, hoisting, aligning, bolting,
				riveting, or welding of structural-steel members.
* The unloading, loading, distributing, stockpiling, hoisting,
				rigging, and handling of materials used by ironworkers and all cleanup
				work.
Work process:
(1)
			 Structural:
(a) Erecting:
* Connecting
* Fitting
* Hooking on
* Bolting up
* Torquing
* Signaling
* Preengineered buildings
* Sheeting
(b) Rigging:
* Cranes
* Derricks
* Land rigs
* Cable splicing
(c) Maintenance of equipment:
* Dismantling
* Field rigging
* Moving field equipment
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01340 - Laborers in utilities construction

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the work for
				laborers includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Pipe layer.
* Shoring, building of manholes and catch basins.
* Sealing, doping and wrapping of the pipe after the joints
				have been welded and before the pipe is lowered into the trench or
				ditch.
* Joining ductile iron pipe by using screws, bolts, fittings,
				caulking or any other method for making joints in the industry, when the pipe
				will not be under pressure. Lowering the pipe into the trench or ditch.
(2) Topman. Assists the pipe layer
			 from the surface, he does not work in the trench or ditch.
(3) General laborer.
* Performs all other laborers' work which is not done by pipe
				layers and topmen.
* Responsible for all cleanup required in connection with
				utilities construction work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01340, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01342 - Clean-up laborers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the intents and purposes of the Washington state public
				works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the scope of
				work for clean-up laborers is as follows:
Performs general cleanup in buildings during construction when
				too much rubbish has accumulated.
Cleans areas where the next phase of construction will take
				place.
Performs final cleanup after the construction has been
				completed.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01342, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01344 - Laborers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the intents and purposes of the Washington state public
				works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, laborers
				perform a variety of tasks such as:
* Erect and repair guard rails, median rails, guide and
				reference posts, sign posts and right of way markers along highways.
* Mix, pour and spread asphalt, gravel and other materials,
				using hand tools, and mix, pour, spread and rod concrete.
* Lift, carry and hold building materials, tools and
				supplies.
* Measure distances from grade stakes, drive stakes and stretch
				tight line.
* Bolt, nail, align and block up under forms.
* Signal operators of construction equipment to facilitate
				alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade
				specifications.
* Level earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and
				shovel.
* Mix concrete, using portable mixer.
* Position, join, align, wrap and seal pipe sections.
* The placement and testing of plastic conduit for electrical
				cable, when the conduit is buried underground.
* Erect scaffolding, shoring and braces.
* Mop, or spread bituminous compounds over surfaces for
				protection (outside buildings).
* Spray material such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, or stucco
				through hoses to clean, coat or seal surfaces.
* Apply caulking compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal
				crevices.
* The application of penetrating sealer and primer protective
				coatings to concrete floors and steps when safe to walk on.
* Installation of plastic panels on the inside of existing
				window frames for insulation (instead of storm windows). The panels are held in
				place magnetically (with metal brackets) and with self-taping screws.
The cleaning and grinding of concrete floors and walls by high
				pressure waterblasting or sandblasting preparatory to the application of
				waterproofing.
* The removing of rough or defective spots from concrete
				surfaces, using grinder or chisel and hammer and patching holes with fresh
				concrete or epoxy compound when not preparatory to sacking (finishing a large
				surface of patched holes).
* The setting of concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk forms as a
				composite crew with cement masons.
* The laying of concrete, granite and brick pavers in beds of
				sand.
* General cleanup required after damage caused by water or
				fire.
All clean-up work required in connection with the above work.
				Clean tools, equipment, materials and work areas:
(1) When the cleanup is performed for more
			 than one trade (usually employed by general contractor).
(2) When assisting those trades for which
			 laborers have been specifically designated as tenders, e.g., carpenter tender,
			 cement finisher tender, etc.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01344, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01345 - Landscape maintenance workers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter 39.12 RCW, landscape maintenance involves the tending to and
				maintenance of an area of land that has been previously landscaped, when the
				work is not preparatory to construction.
(1) Landscape maintenance includes:
(a) Mowing, weeding, and otherwise performing
			 tasks associated with the maintenance of lawns, yards, gardens, athletic
			 fields, golf courses, parks, trails, or other previously landscaped
			 surfaces.
(b) Pruning, trimming,
			 mulching, and composting.
(c)
			 Maintaining decorative rock including adding material to existing
			 areas.
(d) Incidental hauling or
			 placement of top soil, plants, or other landscaping materials using trucks with
			 only one rear axle.
(e) Reseeding,
			 resodding, replanting, top dressing, aerification, and applying chemicals,
			 fertilizers, and soil amendments.
(f) Use of power tools with a maximum of
			 twenty horsepower such as line trimmers, edgers, mowers, and leaf
			 blowers.
(g) Rehydroseeding using
			 equipment with a maximum capacity of one hundred gallons.
(h) Use of riding mowers which do not exceed
			 fifty horsepower.
(i) Minor,
			 nonconstruction related repair and maintenance of existing irrigation
			 systems.
(j) Debris removal, and
			 clearing of storm drains, catch ponds, and drain grates.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01346 - Landscape construction

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, landscape
				construction involves the beautification of a plot of land by changing its
				natural features through the addition or modification of lawns, trees, bushes,
				etc.
(1) Landscape construction
			 includes:
* Constructing or maintaining lawns, yards, gardens or other
				landscaped surfaces.
* Mixing and spreading mulches, ground covers, soil amendments,
				decorative bark or decorative rock.
* Seeding, sodding or hydroseeding.
* Applying chemicals or fertilizers.
* Planting trees, shrubs or plants.
* Installing, servicing or repairing above ground lawn or
				landscape sprinkler systems.
* Installing, servicing or repairing underground lawn or
				landscape sprinkler systems to a maximum depth of three feet below finish
				grade.
* Assembling or placing premanufactured trellis work, play
				equipment, benches or picnic tables.
* Constructing rock walls to a maximum height of four
				feet.
* Land clearing.
* Spreading top soil to a maximum depth of six inches below
				finish grade.
* Trenching to a maximum depth of three feet below finish
				grade.
* Installing french drains or other subsurface water collection
				systems to a maximum depth of three feet below finish grade.
* Hauling top soil, plants or other landscaping materials in
				trucks with only one rear axle.
(2) Landscape construction does not include:
* Any activity or task (including those mentioned above) when
				performed preparatory to any nonlandscaping construction work.
* Constructing roads, footpaths, trails or rock walls more than
				four feet high.
* Custom fabrication of trellis work, play equipment, benches
				or picnic tables.
* Constructing restrooms, shelters or similar
				structures.
* Installing sewer systems, storm sewer systems, catch basins,
				vaults or drainage systems for impervious surfaces (such as parking
				lots).
* Installing drainage systems or underground sprinkler systems
				more than three feet below final grade.
* Land clearing, dozing, grading, excavating or hauling except
				as permitted above.
* Tree falling or bucking.
* Subgrade preparation.
* The use of power equipment with more than ninety
				horsepower.
* The use of trucks with more than one rear axle except
				hydroseeders.
* Demolition of structures.
* Asphalt or concrete work except incidental anchorage for play
				equipment, benches or picnic tables.
* Welding.
* Installing agricultural irrigation systems.
* Encapsulation of landfills.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01346, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01347 - Lathers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, a lather erects
				horizontal metal framework to which laths are fastened, using nails, bolts, and
				studgun. Drills holes in floor and ceiling and drives ends of wooden or metal
				studs into holes to provide anchor for furring or rockboard laths.
Cuts and shapes lath and other materials, using hand tools and
				power tools.
Nails, clips or fastens all types of wood, wire and metal
				laths, plasterboard, wallboard, rockboard, gypsum, sheetrock and acoustical
				materials which take the place of same to walls, ceilings, and partitions of
				buildings to provide supporting base for plaster, fireproofing or acoustical
				material.
Erects all metal plastering accessories which are covered
				and/or serve as ground, guard, stock or screed for plaster materials, including
				wire mesh.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Installs all carrying bars and purlins (pieces of horizontal
				timber), light iron and metal furring (thin strips of wood or metal to create
				air space) of all descriptions, such as rods, channels, flatiron, t-bar, h-bar
				and other ceiling bars or systems for the receipt of lath and board.
* Wires plasterer's channels to overhead structural framework
				to provide support for plaster or acoustical ceiling tile.
* Nails, plaster grounds (wood or metal strips) to studding to
				provide a guide for plasters.
* Handles, moves, hoists and stores on the job site all
				materials used by lathers and does all the cleanup required in connection with
				lather work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01347, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01349 - Marble setters

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, marble setters
				cut, trim and set marble slabs in floors and walls of buildings and repair and
				polish slabs previously set in buildings.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Cutting, trimming and facing marble to specified size, using
				cutting, power sawing, and facing equipment and hand tools.
* Drilling holes in slabs and attaching brackets.
* Spreading mortar on bottom of slabs and on sides of adjacent
				slabs.
* Setting blocks in position, tamping them into place, and
				anchoring bracket attachments with wire.
* Filling joints with grout and removing excess grout from
				marble with a sponge.
* Cleaning and beveling cracks or chips on slabs, using power
				tools and hand tools.
* Heating cracked or chipped areas with blowtorch and filling
				defects with composition mastic that matches grain of marble.
* Polishes marble and other ornamental stone to high luster,
				using power tools or by hand.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01349, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01351 - Millwrights

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, millwrights
				install machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, and
				other drawings in industrial establishments, using hoists, lift trucks, hand
				tools and power tools. They read blueprints and schematic drawings to determine
				work procedures.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and
				other hand held tools.
* Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers,
				and trucks.
* Assemble and install equipment, such as shafting, conveyors,
				and tram rails, using hand tools and power tools.
* Construct foundation for machines, using hand tools and
				building materials, such as wood, cement, and steel.
* Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand
				tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
* Assemble machines and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten
				them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power
				tools.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01351, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01352 - Metal fabricators

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, metal
				fabricators fabricate and assemble structural or ornamental metal products,
				such as frame work or shells for machinery, tanks, stacks, and metal parts for
				buildings and bridges.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Develop layout and plan sequences of operation.
* Design and construct templates and fixtures.
* Locate and mark bending and cutting lines onto
				workpiece.
* Operate a variety of machines and equipment to fabricate
				metal products, such as brakes, saws rolls, shears, flame cutters, drill
				presses, bending machines, welding machines, and punch and forming
				presses.
* Set up and operate machine tools associated with fabricating
				shops, such as radial drill presses, end mills and edge planers, to turn, drill
				and mill metal to specific dimensions.
* Weld, forge weld, braze, solder, rivet or bolt components
				together to assemble workpiece.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01352, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01354 - Operating engineers (equipment operators)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, operating
				engineers operate, repair and maintain all types of self-propelled
				mechanically, electrically, electronically, hydraulic, automatic or remote
				controlled equipment on construction projects.
The work includes, but is not limited to, the following types
				of construction and equipment:
(1)
			 Type of construction.
(a) Heavy and highway.
* Roads, streets, highways, grading and paving, excavation of
				earth and rock, viaducts, bridges, abutments, retaining walls, alleys,
				sidewalks, guard rails, fences, parkways, parking areas, athletic fields,
				railroads, airport grading, surfacing and drainage, pile driving, water supply,
				water development, reclamation, irrigation, drainage and flood control
				projects, water mains, pipe lines, sanitation and sewer projects, all common
				ditches, dams, aqueducts, canals, reservoirs, intakes, channels, levees, dikes,
				revetments, jetties, quarrying of breakwater or riprap stone, foundations pile
				driving piers, docks, locks, river and harbor projects, breakwaters, dredging,
				channel-cutoffs, duct lines, subways, shafts, tunnels, drilling, soil testing,
				clearing and grubbing, land leveling, quarrying, demolition and site clearing,
				tramways, soil stabilization, landscaping, beautification projects, hoisting or
				related work done by helicopters.
* Oil or gas refineries, nuclear power plants, industrial
				complexes and incidental structures.
* It shall also include any work relating to off-shore drilling
				and pipe lines.
(b)
			 Building.
* Construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification,
				demolition, addition or improvement, in whole or in part, of any building
				structure.
* It shall include the installation, operation, maintenance and
				repair of equipment, and other facilities used in connection with the
				performance of such building construction.
(c) Material supply. Operations such as
			 quarries, sand and gravel plants, screening plants, asphalt plants, ready-mix
			 concrete or batch plants and prestressed concrete plants (excluding established
			 plants) that are established at the job site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01356 - Painters

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the intents and purposes of the Washington state public
				works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the job
				description for painters is as follows:
(1) Preparation of surfaces.
(a) Washing, cleaning and smoothing of
			 surfaces, using sandpaper, brushes or steel wool.
(b) Removal of old paint or other coatings
			 from surfaces, using paint remover, scraper, wire brush or by
			 sandblasting.
(c) Filling of nail
			 holes, cracks and joints with putty, plaster or other fillers.