Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0521 - Classification 0521

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0521-00 Painting building interiors; wallpaper
				hanging/removal
Applies to contractors engaged in painting building interiors
				regardless of the height inside the building. This classification includes
				building interiors such as, but not limited to:
* Single and multiple story residential houses and commercial
				buildings;
* Warehouses ;
* Factories ;
* Coliseums ;
* Theaters ;
* Stores; and
* Churches.
The following structures are examples which would
not meet
the definition of a building or qualify
				as interior painting:
* Bridges;
* Refineries ;
* Grain silos;
* Water towers;
* Service station canopies; or
* Tanks.
Paint is applied by brush, roller or spray to a variety of
				surfaces such as wood, wallboard, plaster, stucco, metal, concrete, or other
				types of surfaces found within the interior of a building.
This classification includes:
* All preparation work such as the set up of scaffolding,
				sanding, removal of old paint or asbestos, taping or masking, and clean up
				work;
* The hanging or removal of wallpaper. The process of hanging
				wallpaper includes cleaning or scraping walls to ensure the wallpaper will
				adhere to the surface. Depending on the type of wallpaper, adhesive is applied
				to the wall surface, the wallpaper, or both. Patterns are matched and the strip
				is applied to the surface and brushed smooth to remove the air pockets. This
				process is repeated until the entire job is com-plete;
* Refinishing or resurfacing of tubs, sinks, appliances and
				countertops.
This classification excludes:
* Exterior painting of buildings or structures which is to be
				reported separately in classification 0504. Classifications 0521 and 0504 may
				be assigned to the same employer provided accurate records are maintained which
				distinguish interior building painting contracts from exterior building or
				structure painting contracts;
* Contractors engaged in waterproofing buildings or structures
				N.O.C., pressure washing services or sandblasting of buildings or structures,
				lead paint abatement, and the exterior painting of buildings or structures,
				including interior/exterior tanks which are all to be reported separately in
				classification 0504;
* Painting of murals or other artwork on the interior of
				buildings which is to be reported separately in classification 4109; and
* Painting of murals or other artwork on the exterior of
				buildings which is to be reported separately in classification 0403.
Special note:
See asbestos certification and
				  training requirements at
				  www.lni.wa.gov.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0521, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-52113,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-52113, filed
				  8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-52113, filed 5/31/96,
				  effective 7/1/96.