Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-5004 - Classification 5004

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
5004-13 Tree planting services (
to be assigned
				only by the reforestation underwriter
)
Special note
:
Classification
				5004, and related classifications 1007 and 5006, cover various activities
				associated with the management of forests, range, or timber land. These
				classifications are also assigned to businesses engaged in erosion control
				projects and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement projects. The industry
				covered by this series of classifications has special reporting requirements.
				Reforestation businesses assigned to classifications 1007, 5004, and 5006
				report work on a contract basis. These contracts may last a quarter or several
				quarters. Refer to WAC
				296-17-35203(4)
				 for specific reporting requirements.
Applies to:
Businesses planting trees in a forest (reforestation) or in
				privately owned timbered land. This is done to reestablish a tree population
				after logging or a fire. These businesses are engaged in forestry and timber
				land management services, and the work conducted is generally associated with
				the overall care of these lands.
Work in this classification includes, but not limited
				to:
* Employees of contractors and of land owners;
* Manual crew labor; and
* All field crew supervisors and foremen assigned to oversee
				work covered by this classification, including internal quality control audits,
				regardless of whether their assigned duties include manual labor.
Work activities in this classification
				includes:
* Planting trees.
Exclusions:
* Machinery operations on these lands such as clearing,
				slashing, hydro seeding, chemical spraying, and forest firefighting are
				classified in 5006;
* Forestry related machine work used in connection with trail
				construction, slash burning, fire watch/patrol and forest firefighting,
				slashing, pile burning, roadside brushing, roadway dust/mud control are
				classified in 5006;
* Logging operations are classified in 5001;
* Logging road construction is classified in 6902;
* Identifying volume and species of trees in a section of
				timber land or a forest is classified in 1007;
* Auditing parcels planted by a tree planting contractor for
				quality control purposes is classified in 1007;
* Conducting environmental studies is classified in 1007;
				and
* Testing growing techniques and similar activities is
				classified in 1007.
5004-14 Tree thinning services (
to be assigned
				only by the reforestation underwriter
)
Special note
:
Classification
				5004, and related classifications 1007 and 5006, cover various activities
				associated with the management of forests, range, or timber land. These
				classifications are also assigned to businesses engaged in erosion control
				projects and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement projects. The industry
				covered by this series of classifications has special reporting requirements.
				Reforestation businesses assigned to classifications 1007, 5004, and 5006
				report work on a contract basis. These contracts may last a quarter or several
				quarters. Refer to WAC
				296-17-35203(4)
				 for specific reporting requirements.
Applies to:
Businesses who have employees engaged in tree thinning
				services, including forest trail construction and brush clearing, in a forest
				(reforestation) or in privately owned timbered land. These businesses are
				engaged in forestry and timber land management services, and the work conducted
				is generally associated with the overall care of these lands.
Work in this classification includes, but not limited
				to:
* Employees of contractors and of land owners;
* Manual crew labor; and
* All field crew supervisors and foremen assigned to oversee
				work covered by this classification, including internal quality control audits,
				regardless of whether their assigned duties include manual labor.
Work activities in this classification
				includes:
* Removal of unmarketable trees with a chain saw, machete, or
				pruning loppers;
* Pruning trees;
* Brush clearing;
* Manual tree slashing; and
* Constructing walking paths or trails.
These manual conifer release activities are done to reduce
				competition of the remaining trees for water and nutrients, to eliminate fire
				hazard and to provide trails for management and recreational use.
Exclusions:
* Chemical conifer release, if using a backpack method, is
				classified in 5004-18;
* Chemical conifer release, if using a truck, is classified in
				5006-08;
* Machinery operations on these lands such as clearing,
				slashing, hydro seeding, chemical spraying, and forest firefighting are
				classified in 5006;
* Forestry related machine work used in connection with trail
				construction, slash burning, fire watch/patrol and forest firefighting,
				slashing, pile burning, roadside brushing, roadway dust/mud control are
				classified in 5006;
* Logging operations are classified in 5001;
* Logging road construction is classified in 6902;
* Identifying volume and species of trees in a section of
				timber land or a forest is classified in 1007;
* Auditing parcels planted by a tree planting contractor for
				quality control purposes is classified in 1007;
* Conducting environmental studies is classified in 1007;
				and
* Testing growing techniques and similar activities is
				classified in 1007.
5004-18 Miscellaneous forestry services, N.O.C.
				(
to be assigned only by the reforestation
				underwriter
)
Special note
:
Classification
				5004, and related classifications 1007 and 5006, cover various activities
				associated with the management of forests, range, or timber land. These
				classifications are also assigned to businesses engaged in erosion control
				projects and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement projects. The industry
				covered by this series of classifications has special reporting requirements.
				Reforestation businesses assigned to classifications 1007, 5004, and 5006
				report work on a contract basis. These contracts may last a quarter or several
				quarters. Refer to WAC
				296-17-35203(4)
				 for specific reporting requirements.
Applies to:
Businesses performing miscellaneous manual labor on forest or
				timber land. These businesses are engaged in forestry and timber land
				management services, and the work conducted is generally associated with the
				overall care of these lands.
Work in this classification includes, but not limited
				to:
* Employees of contractors and of land owners;
* Manual crew labor; and
* All field crew supervisors and foremen assigned to oversee
				work covered by this classification, including internal quality control audits,
				regardless of whether their assigned duties include manual labor.
Work activities in this classification includes, but not
				limited to:
* Manual forest firefighting;
* Animal damage control;
* Beaver trapping;
* Chemical spraying;
* Fertilizer services;
* Cone picking;
* Hydro seeding;
* Stream restoration;
* Habitat development;
* Tree netting.
Exclusions:
* Manual conifer release is classified in 5004-14;
* Machinery operations on these lands such as clearing,
				slashing, hydro seeding, chemical spraying, and forest firefighting are
				classified in 5006;
* Forestry related machine work used in connection with trail
				construction, slash burning, fire watch/patrol and forest firefighting,
				slashing, pile burning, roadside brushing, roadway dust/mud control are
				classified in 5006;
* Logging operations are classified in 5001;
* Logging road construction is classified in 6902;
* Identifying volume and species of trees in a section of
				timber land or a forest is classified in 1007;
* Auditing parcels planted by a tree planting contractor for
				quality control purposes is classified in 1007;
* Conducting environmental studies is classified in 1007;
				and
* Testing growing techniques and similar activities is
				classified in 1007.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-5004, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.12.120. 03-23-025, §
				  296-17-66002, filed 11/12/03, effective 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-66002,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-66002, filed
				  5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1),
				  51.16.035,
				  51.12.070 and
				  51.16.060. 92-18-065, §
				  296-17-66002, filed 8/31/92, effective 10/1/92. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-66002, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), §
				  296-17-66002, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), §
				  296-17-66002, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 81-24-042 (Order 81-30), §
				  296-17-66002, filed 11/30/81, effective
				  1/1/82.