Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6408 - Classification 6408

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6408-03 Dealers: Farm machinery/implement
Applies to establishments engaged in the sale, lease, and/or
				rental, of new or used farm machinery and implements. This classification also
				applies to the service, repair and/or demonstration of those items by the
				dealer either on their premises or at the customer's site. For purposes of this
				classification the term farm machinery refers to engine-powered machinery such
				as, but not limited to:
* Tractors, combines, and swathers;
* Riding mowers;
* Sprayers ;
* Pumps ; and
* Generators.
Implements include, but are not limited to:
* Plows ;
* Discs ;
* Balers ; or
* Rakes which are attached to and/or powered by farm
				machinery.
The variety of merchandise varies with the needs of the
				geographical area and may be displayed in inside showrooms and/or outside
				yards. In addition to parts for the machinery or implements, establishments in
				this classification may carry some automobile parts, hardware items, and
				supplies such as oil, filters, and belts. This classification includes:
* Lot sales and lot personnel;
* Service managers and employees;
* Parts department employees who have exposure to the
				service/repair shop or duties related to the sale of farm machinery or
				implements;
* Towing service for in-shop repairs;
* Delivery of merchandise to the customer; and
* Regional sales and/or service representatives who provide
				factory service or training to local dealers and other customers.
Parts department employees who are not exposed to any hazards
				of the service/repair shop or have no duties related to the sale of farm
				machinery or implements may be reported separately in classification 6309.
				Sales employees with no exposure to machinery and who meet the criteria of
				WAC
296-17-31018 Exception classifications, may be reported in
				6303. This classification excludes:
* Establishments that repair and/or service farm type tractors,
but that are not involved in the sale of them
, which are to be
				reported separately in classification 6409;
* Store operations of dairy equipment and supply dealers which
				are to be reported separately in classification 6407;
* The installation, service, or repair of dairy machinery or
				equipment which is to be reported separately in classification 0603;
* All field installation, service, or repair work of wind
				machine dealers which is to be reported separately in classification 0603;
				and
* The manufacture or structural repair of heavy machinery or
				equipment which is to be reported separately in classification 3402.
Special note:
Care needs to be taken when
				  considering the assignment of classification 6309 for the sale of parts. Most
				  businesses assigned to classification 6408-03 have an inventory of parts or
				  accessories which they use in the service or repair of farm machinery or
				  implements, or maintain as a convenience to their customers. Only those
				  businesses that maintain a complete line of replacement parts that is
				  physically separated from the service/repair shop should be considered for
				  classification 6309.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-6408, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-712, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-712, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-712,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-712, filed 8/28/98,
				  effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-712, filed 5/31/96, effective
				  7/1/96; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-712, filed 11/27/85, effective
				  1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-712, filed 11/30/83, effective
				  1/1/84; Order 74-40, § 296-17-712, filed 11/27/74, effective 1/1/75; Order
				  73-22, § 296-17-712, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.