Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-7307 - Classification 7307

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
7307-00 Farms: Christmas tree
Wholesale Christmas tree operations
Applies to:
Establishments engaged in operating Christmas tree
				farms.
Work in this classification includes,
but is not
				limited to:
* Preparing soil for new trees;
* Planting trees;
* Fertilizing;
* Spraying;
* Fumigating;
* Weeding;
* Pruning;
* Harvesting;
* Baling;
* Packing;
* Delivering trees;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
Note
:
If the conditions in
				classification 4805-09 have been met, retail tree sales conducted at a farm
				location, as in the case of a U-cut tree operation, or at a seasonal sales lot
				away from the farm may be reported separately. Establishments assigned to
				classification 4805-09 should report hours in that classification only during
				the fourth quarter of each year since these sales are confined to the Christmas
				season.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Contractors hired by farm to install, repair or build any
				farm equipment or structures (report in the classification applicable to the
				work being performed).
Special note
:
Special care should
				be exercised when assigning classification 7307-00, as work covered by
				classification 5004 is similar in nature.
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 planting
				trees, pruning, or harvesting; 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.
7307-01 Tree farms, N.O.C. Applies to:
Establishments engaged in operating tree farms not covered by
				another classification (N.O.C.), such as, but not limited to, cottonwood tree
				farms.
Work in this classification includes,
but is not
				limited to:
* Preparing soil for new trees;
* Planting trees;
* Fertilizing;
* Spraying;
* Fumigating;
* Weeding;
* Pruning;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Harvesting of trees (report separately in the appropriate
				logging classification based on the method of harvest); 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 planting
				trees, pruning or harvesting; 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-7307, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-777, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-777,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-777, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93; 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), §
				  296-17-777, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-777, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), §
				  296-17-777, filed 11/29/82, effective
				  1/1/83.