Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-7302 - Classification 7302

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
7302-00 Farms: Livestock
Animal stud service
Applies to:
Establishments engaged in the raising of cattle, pigs, and
				horses for sale to others.
Work in this classification includes
, but is not
				limited to:
* Tending;
* Feeding;
* Raising crops for feed;
* Erecting or mending fences;
* Breeding animals;
* Transporting animals to or from market;
* Artificial insemination and veterinary care when performed by
				employees of an employer subject to this classification;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
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).
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 cleaning
				stalls, grooming or caring for animals, weeding or planting crops, irrigating
				and fertilizing; 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.
7302-02 Riding academies
Applies to:
Establishments engaged as riding academies which offer services
				such as, but not limited to, instruction on riding horses, the care of animals,
				and the rental of horses.
Work in this classification includes
, but is not
				limited to:
* Tending;
* Feeding animals;
* Training animals;
* Cleaning stalls and barn area;
* Raising crops for feed;
* Erecting or mending fences;
* Breeding animals;
* Artificial insemination and veterinary care when performed by
				employees of an employer subject to this classification;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
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).
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 cleaning
				stalls, grooming or caring for animals, weeding or planting crops, irrigating
				and fertilizing; 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.
7302-03 Boarding and/or training stables for pleasure or
				show horses
Applies to:
Establishments that board and/or train pleasure or show horses
				for others.
Work in this classification includes
, but is not
				limited to:
* Tending;
* Feeding animals;
* Cleaning stalls and barn areas;
* Training animals;
* Raising crops for feed;
* Erecting or mending fences;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
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).
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 cleaning
				stalls, grooming or caring for animals, weeding or planting crops, irrigating
				and fertilizing; 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.
7302-04 Centers or trainers for race horses - Unlicensed
				by WHRC
Applies to:
Establishments or individuals who train race horses for others,
				but who are not licensed as trainers or training centers by the Washington
				horse racing commission.
Work in this classification includes,
but is not
				limited to:
* Tending;
* Feeding animals;
* Cleaning stalls and barn areas;
* Training animals;
* Raising crops for feed;
* Erecting or mending fences;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Individuals or centers that train nonrace horses (report in
				classification 7302-03); 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 cleaning
				stalls, grooming or caring for animals, weeding or planting crops, irrigating
				and fertilizing; 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.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.16.210. 12-24-067, §
				  296-17A-7302, filed 12/4/12, effective 1/4/13. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-7302, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-773,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1). 89-16-001
				  (Order 89-07), § 296-17-773, filed 7/20/89, effective 8/20/89. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 88-12-065 (Order 88-05), §
				  296-17-773, filed 5/31/88; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-773, filed
				  11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-773, filed
				  11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), § 296-17-773, filed
				  11/29/82, effective 1/1/83.