Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-3412 - Classification 3412

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
3412-00 Automobile and truck: Body and fender repair
				shops
Applies to establishments engaged in repairing and refinishing
				automobile and truck body panel components for others. Work contemplated by
				this classification includes, but is not limited to, all phases of auto body
				repair work and panel replacement, finish removal, sandblasting or plastic
				medium blasting, painting, washing, vacuuming, and waxing vehicles, glass
				repair, upholstery work, and automobile and truck detailing such as striping,
				vinyl repair, window tinting (applying film to windows), installation of body
				and wheel molding and sunroofs, incidental glass repair or mechanical repair
				associated with a collision repair or car restoration, and installation of
				electronic accessories when performed by employees of an employer subject to
				this classification. The repair of fiberglass or sheet metal boat bodies and
				spray-on pickup truck bedliners is also included in this classification. This
				classification includes shop managers, parts and paint mixing department
				employees, towing service for in-shop repairs, incidental sales of rebuilt cars
				and trucks, and customer courtesy van or car drivers. Estimators may be
				reported separately in classification 6303 provided all the conditions of the
				general reporting rule covering standard exception employees have been
				met.
This classification excludes the
routine
servicing or repair of automobiles or trucks
not done
in
				conjunction with collision repair or car restoration which is to be reported
				separately in classification 3411; the servicing or repair of mechanical or
				electrical systems in boats which is to be reported separately in
				classification 3414; and the repair of wooden boats which is to be reported
				separately in classification 2903.
Special notes
:
Auto body shops
				will routinely have a physically separate area where they store and mix paints.
				The separate paint storage and mixing area is generally a requirement of local
				fire codes and insurance policies. This separate area does not constitute a
				separate operation subject to a different classification. Some shops may also
				carry an inventory of repair panels, trim pieces and molding. Regardless of the
				volume of parts and supplies it is included within the basic scope of
				classification 3412. Establishment engaged in providing towing service for hire
				are to be reported separately in classification 1109. For purposes of this
				classification "towing for hire" means a towing service not performed in
				connection with repairs to be done by the repair shop.
Care must be taken in assigning classification 3411-01 to an
				establishment engaged in body and fender repair. An establishment
could
have both classifications 3411 and 3412 if they also
				provide
routine
mechanical or electrical repair services
not
in conjunction with collision repair or car
				restoration.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-3412, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-58504,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-58504, filed
				  5/31/96, effective 7/1/96.