Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-4811 - Classification 4811

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
4811-00 Farms: Hops
Applies to:
Establishments engaged in raising hops for sale.
Work in this classification includes
, but is not
				limited to:
* Preparing soil for new plants;
* Planting;
* Fertilizing;
* Weeding;
* Installing poles and wires;
* Harvesting hops;
* Initial drying and bailing;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Further processing of hops after the initial drying and
				bailing;
* Production of hop pellets (report in classification
				2101);
* Establishments engaged in the manufacture of a liquid hop
				extract (report in classification 3701); and
* Contractors hired by farm to install, repair or build any
				farm equipment or structures (report in the classification applicable to the
				work being performed).
What is a farm labor contractor?
* A farm labor contractor is a specialty contractor who
				supplies laborers to a farm operation for specified services such as weeding,
				planting, irrigating and fertilizing; and
* Generally the work involves manual labor tasks as opposed to
				machine operation.
What risk classification are farm labor contractors to
				report in?
* Farm labor contractors are to be reported in the
				classification that applies to the farm they are contracting with; and
* Contractors who provide both equipment or machinery and the
				machine operators are to be reported in classification 4808 "Custom farm
				services," as the process involved in operating machinery is the same
				regardless of the type of farm they are providing services to or the type of
				crop involved.
4811-01 Farms: Mint
Applies to:
Establishments engaged in raising mint for sale.
Work in this classification includes,
but is not
				limited to:
* Preparing soil for new plants;
* Planting;
* Fertilizing;
* Weeding;
* Harvesting mint, and mint distillation when performed by
				employees of an employer subject to this classification;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Establishments engaged exclusively in the distillation of
				mint leaves to obtain a mint extract or mint oil that are not engaged in the
				raising of mint crops (report in classification 3701); and
* Contractors hired by farm to install, repair or build any
				farm equipment or structures (report in the classification applicable to the
				work being performed).
What is a farm labor contractor?
* A farm labor contractor is a specialty contractor who
				supplies laborers to a farm operation for specified services such as weeding,
				planting, irrigating and fertilizing; and
* Generally the work involves manual labor tasks as opposed to
				machine operation.
What risk classification are farm labor contractors to
				report in?
* Farm labor contractors are to be reported in the
				classification that applies to the farm they are contracting with; and
* Contractors who provide both equipment or machinery and the
				machine operators are to be reported in classification 4808 "Custom farm
				services," as the process involved in operating machinery is the same
				regardless of the type of farm they are providing services to or the type of
				crop involved.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4811, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-64903,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-64903, filed
				  5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 89-24-051 (Order
				  89-22), § 296-17-64903, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-64903, filed 11/27/85, effective
				  1/1/86.