Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-2908 - Classification 2908

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
2908-00 Factory built housing: Manufacturing or
				assembly
Applies to establishments engaged in the assembly line
				production of factory built (manufactured) housing such as wood prefab and
				modular homes, mobile homes and prefab cedar homes when manufactured at a shop
				or adjacent yard. Sections vary in size up to 80 feet long and 28 or more feet
				wide. Manufactured homes are built on an assembly line with materials such as
				plywood, rolls of aluminum, steel I beams, insulation, electric wire,
				particleboard, lumber, pipes, plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures,
				appliances, carpeting, paint and hardware. Assembly may be single line or on a
				side by side line. After the chassis is built, it is placed on a conveyor where
				workers lay joists and heating and plumbing lines. Floors are then installed,
				interior walls are raised and cabinets are installed. Preassembled exterior
				walls are fastened, the roof is placed, covered, and tie down straps are
				attached. These homes may be sided with aluminum, vinyl, hardwood fiberboard or
				natural wood. While the chassis and some other steel parts are welded, the
				majority of the work is performed with stamping and forming equipment, hand and
				air tools, joiners, jig clamps, planers, hoists, forklifts and rail conveyors.
				Other parts may be nailed, riveted, stapled or glued. Furniture and blinds or
				curtains may then be installed and specialty items such as fireplaces may be
				added. Units are inspected, then moved to the yard until sold or delivered.
				Individual work stations may include a mill room, cabinet mill room, sheet
				metal department or paint and finish departments. Some plants may also have
				sewing departments where they make curtains, blinds and drapes. This
				classification includes transporting of the factory built home to the
				customer's site or a dealer's sales lot when performed by employees of an
				employer subject to this classification, but excludes set up which is to be
				reported separately in classification 0517.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in the
				manufacture of campers and travel trailers which are to be reported separately
				in classification 2908-02; establishments engaged exclusively in the
				manufacture of truck canopies which are to be reported separately in
				classification 2908-03; establishments engaged in the manufacture of fiberglass
				canopies which are to be reported separately in classification 3511; and
				delivery and set up performed by an independent contractor which is to be
				reported separately in classification 0517.
2908-02 Campers and travel trailers:
				Manufacturing
Applies to establishments engaged in the manufacture of factory
				built campers or travel trailers which are generally not more than 35 feet long
				and 8 feet wide. This process includes cutting steel I-beams, placing them on a
				jig and welding the pieces together. Hitches, running gear, and side frames are
				installed. Subflooring is assembled on a jig and fastened with lag bolts to the
				frame. Shears, stamping equipment, drill presses and jig clamps are used to
				perform the work as the pieces are moved by conveyor. Interior and exterior
				metal panels and trim are spray painted in spray booths or dipped in tanks,
				using enamel and then hardened by using drying ovens or heat lamps. All
				electrical wiring, flooring, carpets, heating units, and plumbing fixtures are
				installed with the use of electrical hand tools, pneumatic wrenches, staplers,
				and air compressors. Partition walls are then nailed in place with nail guns.
				Side walls are framed up on a jig and placed on the trailer. Afterwards, the
				ceiling is nailed in place and the insulation and cabinets are put in place.
				Sheet metal sides are stapled on and the top is installed. All systems are
				checked and the trailer or camper is delivered to the distributor's lot. The
				process of manufacturing a camper is similar except there are no frame rails,
				axles or hitch involved as a camper has no chassis. Campers are mounted on
				pickup trucks; travel trailers are fitted with a hitch for towing behind a
				motor vehicle.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in the
				manufacture of factory built housing which are to be reported separately in
				classification 2908-00; establishments engaged in the manufacture of truck
				canopies which are to be reported separately in classification 2908-03;
				establishments engaged in fiberglass canopy manufacturing which are to be
				reported separately in classification 3511; and camper and travel trailer
				rental/sales agencies which are to be reported separately in classification
				3411.
2908-03 Wood or metal truck canopy:
				Manufacturing
Applies to establishments engaged in the manufacture of wood or
				metal truck canopies. After the framework is assembled, insulation is cut to
				size and inserted, electrical wiring is strung, exterior aluminum sheeting or
				"skin" is cut to size and attached, interior paneling and decorative trim is
				fitted, doors and windows are installed and electrical clearance lights are
				attached. Machinery includes, but is not limited to, saws, electrical hand
				tools, metal cutting and welding equipment, shears, stamping equipment, drill
				presses, jig clamps, spray booths, pneumatic wrenches, staple and nail guns,
				air compressors and miscellaneous hand tools. Direct sales to retail consumers
				or to wholesale dealers by a canopy manufacturer are included in this
				classification.
This classification excludes dealers who sell and/or install
				canopies who are reported separately in classification 1106; establishments
				engaged in the manufacture of campers and travel trailers which are to be
				reported separately in classification 2908-02; establishments engaged in the
				manufacture of factory built housing which are to be reported in classification
				2908-00; and establishments engaged in the manufacture of fiberglass canopies
				which are to be reported separately in classification 3511.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  51.16.035 and
				  51.16.100. 07-12-047, §
				  296-17A-2908, filed 5/31/07, effective 7/1/07. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-2908, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-57002,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-57002, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-57002, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), §
				  296-17-57002, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), §
				  296-17-57002, filed 11/29/82, effective
				  1/1/83.