Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0301 - Classification 0301

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0301-04
Lawn
			 type sprinkler systems: Installation, service, or repair
Applies to:
Contractors engaged in the installation, service, or repair of
				lawn type sprinkler systems.
Lawn sprinkler systems are installed at private residences or
				commercial businesses.
Work includes, but is not limited to:
* Identifying area of land to be covered, to determine size and
				amount of pipe and sprinkler heads needed for sprinkler system install;
* Installing heads, and timers;
* Laying/joining/repairing pipe;
* Planting or replacing grass from seed or sod;
* Trenching.
Tools include, but are not limited to:
* Electric power tools;
* Fertilizer spreaders;
* Hand tools/rakes;
* Mowers;
* Trenchers;
* Wheelbarrows;
* Vibrating plow or pipe pulling machine.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours engaged in construction of open canal type
				irrigation systems are reported separately in classification 0108.
* Installation, service, or repair of above or below ground
				agricultural/irrigation systems are classified in 0301-06.
* Worker hours engaged in installation or maintenance of a
				landscape roofing irrigation system, are reported separately in classification
				0507.
* Maintenance and cleaning of lawn sprinkler system pipes and
				heads done in connection with a landscape maintenance contract are classified
				in 0308.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more than one
							 basic classification, see WAC
							 296-17-31017 Multiple
							 classifications.
0301-06
Agricultural sprinkler/irrigation systems, N.O.C.: Installation, service,
			 or repair
Applies to:
Contractors engaged in the installation, service, or repair of
				above or below ground agricultural sprinkler and irrigation systems not covered
				by another classification (N.O.C.).
These differ from lawn sprinkler systems as the size of pipes
				and pumps installed are larger to produce the water pressure to irrigate large
				areas of land.
Sprinkler irrigation systems include, but are not limited
				to:
* Above or below ground;
* Center pivot or linear move;
* Fixed or movable;
* Wheel or impulse.
Tools include, but are not limited to:
* Electric power tools;
* Fertilizer spreaders;
* Hand tools/rakes;
* Mowers;
* Small front end loaders;
* Tractors with till attachments;
* Trenchers;
* Wheelbarrows;
* Vibrating plow or pipe pulling machine.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours engaged in construction of open canal type
				irrigation systems are reported separately in classification 0108.
* Installation, service, or repair of lawn type sprinkler
				systems is classified in 0301-04.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more than one
						  basic classification, see WAC
						  296-17-31017 Multiple
						  classifications.
0301-08
Landscape construction operations, N.O.C.
Applies to:
* Contractors engaged in new landscape construction or
				renovation projects not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).
* Contractors engaged in the installation of invisible fences,
				which are usually used to confine animals within a given area.
* Contractors engaged in the installation, service, and repair
				of paver stone installation projects such as, but is not limited to, driveways,
				walkways, patios, and pool decks.
Work includes, but is not limited to:
* Producing preliminary drawings of a landscape, renovation, or
				invisible fence project;
* Preparing the ground (may include tilling and spreading of
				top soils);
* Trenching;
* Burying wire in trench (invisible fencing);
* Connecting low voltage transmitter box for invisible
				fencing;
* Planting trees, plants, or shrubs;
* Planting or replacing grass from seed or sod;
* Installing ground cover material or plastic to retard
				weeds;
* Placing concrete borders;
* Incidental construction of rockery, extruded concrete
				curbing, fences, ponds, walls, arbors, trellises and gazebos when performed by
				employee of a landscape contractor as part of a landscape contract. If these
				activities are conducted separately from a landscape contract and not part of
				the landscape project, they are reported separately in the classification
				applicable to the work being performed;
* Installing concrete, brick, or stone pavers to create
				walkways, pathways, pool decks, or patios;
* Incidental construction of walls and rockery performed by
				employees of a paver stone installation contractor as part of a paver
				installation contract. If these activities are conducted separately from a
				paver stone installation contract and not part of a paver stone project, they
				are reported separately in the classification applicable to the work being
				performed.
Note:
Incidental work is a minor part of an overall project
							 or contract.
Example:
A paver installation company creates the
				driveway, walkways, and patio at a residential home. The company finds that the
				lawn will slide onto the driveway unless a three foot tall retaining wall the
				length of the driveway is created. The creation of the retaining wall to
				protect the driveway is
incidental
to the paver installation
				project and may be reported in
0301
.
Common types of paver installation include:
* Interlocking concrete pavers, which are primarily sand set,
				but in some cases mortar set;
* Permeable interlocking concrete pavers, which are installed
				to help reduce storm water runoff;
* Pedestal set pavers, when used for roof top decks and plaza
				areas to increase living space, or to meet certain environmental requirements
				(not acting as a roofing system).
Tools include, but are not limited to:
* Electric power tools;
* Fertilizer spreaders;
* Hand tools/rakes;
* Mowers;
* Small front end loaders;
* Tractors with till attachments;
* Trenchers;
* Wheelbarrows.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours engaged in grading, clearing, or contouring of
				land are reported separately in classification 0101.
* Worker hours engaged in construction of open canal type
				irrigation systems are reported separately in classification 0108.
* Worker hours engaged in installation of bulkheads not
				adjacent to water, or similar structures built of rock, are reported separately
				in classification 0302.
* Worker hours engaged in installation or on-site maintenance
				of roofing materials composed of impermeable barriers, sod, soil, and plants,
				sometimes termed landscape roofing, living roofing, garden roofing,
				green/environmentally beneficial roofing, brown/biodiverse roofing, or
				vegetative roofing, are reported separately in classification 0507.
* Worker hours engaged in paver installation on a roof by a
				roofing contractor, when acting as part of the roofing system, are reported
				separately in classification 0507.
* Worker hours engaged in installation or maintenance of a
				landscape roofing irrigation system are reported separately in classification
				0507.
* Worker hours engaged in lawn care maintenance or chemical
				spraying or fumigating are reported separately in classification 0308.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more than one
						  basic classification, see WAC
						  296-17-31017 Multiple
						  classifications.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.16.100. 12-11-109, §
				  296-17A-0301, filed 5/22/12, effective 7/1/12. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-0301, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-510, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-510,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-510, filed 5/31/96,
				  effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-510, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-510, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), §
				  296-17-510, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), §
				  296-17-510, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.030 and
				  51.16.035. 79-12-086 (Order
				  79-18), § 296-17-510, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80; Order 76-36,
				  § 296-17-510, filed 11/30/76; Order 73-22, § 296-17-510, filed
				  11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.