Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0107 - Classification 0107

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0107-00
Utility line construction: Underground, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Contractors engaged in underground utility line or cable
				construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Installation and maintenance of underground communication and
				power lines, including main, extension and outside service connection lines by
				utility contractors;
* Laying line or cable;
* Digging, filling or backfilling trenches.
Machinery includes, but is not limited to:
* Automatic equipment, which in one operation opens the trench,
				lays the line and backfills;
* Backhoes;
* Dump trucks;
* Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
* Land or road clearing and excavation are classified in
				0101.
* Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including
				poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business
				classification.
* Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or
				0212.
* Concrete construction is classified in the applicable
				concrete construction classification(s).
* Construction specialty services including the installation of
				guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
* Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the
				utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor
				wiring a building are classified in 0601.
* Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals,
				ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
* Installation of cable in buildings is classified in
				0601.
* Laying pipe or pipeline construction is classified in
				0107-01.
0107-01
Pipe
			 laying, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Contractors laying pipe or pipeline construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Installation and maintenance of underground pipes or
				pipelines to include gas, oil, or water main pipelines and other pipelines
				extending cross country;
* Laying pipes or pipelines;
* Digging, filling, and backfilling of trenches for
				pipes.
Machinery used includes, but is not limited
				to:
* Backhoes;
* Dump trucks;
* Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
* Land or road clearing and excavation is classified in
				0101.
* Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including
				poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business
				classification.
* Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or
				0212.
* Concrete construction is classified in the applicable
				concrete construction classification(s).
* Construction specialty services including the installation of
				guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
* Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the
				utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor
				wiring a building is classified in 0601.
* Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals,
				ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
* Installation of cable in buildings is classified in
				0601.
* Construction of underground utility lines or cable is
				classified in 0107-00.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.16.100. 12-11-109, §
				  296-17A-0107, filed 5/22/12, effective 7/1/12. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-0107, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-50601, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-50601,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-50601, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93; 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), §
				  296-17-50601, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-50601, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), §
				  296-17-50601, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 80-17-016 (Order 80-23), §
				  296-17-50601, filed 11/13/80, effective 1/1/81. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.030 and
				  51.16.035. 79-12-086 (Order
				  79-18), § 296-17-50601, filed 11/30/79, effective
				  1/1/80.