Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6208 - Classification 6208

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6208-00 Permanent site for amusement parks, exhibition
				caves or caverns, boat rentals, and kiddie rides
Applies to:
* Amusement parks and kiddie rides located on a permanent
				site.
* Businesses that operate a park with water and the business
				does recreational boat rentals.
* Operating exhibition caves or caverns.
Activities and services offered include, but are not
				limited to:
* Amusement and kiddie rides;
* Ball throwing;
* Boat rental - Row, paddle, rubber, or similar water craft for
				recreational purposes;
* Bowling lanes;
* Bumper boats;
* Food and beverage operations;
* Miniature golf;
* Ring toss;
* Shooting air rifles; and
* Water slides.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Game attendants;
* Gate attendants;
* Maintenance of the facilities;
* Ride operators; and
* Selling/taking tickets.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours for setting up, tearing down, or delivering
				rides, games, and temporary structures must be reported separately in
				classification 6207.
* Worker hours for office clerical employees assigned to a
				permanent office location with no outside duties are reported separately in
				classification 4904 provided all conditions of the general reporting rules
				covering standard exception employees have been met.
* Businesses engaged in marinas and boat house operations with
				incidental boat rentals are classified in 3414.
* Businesses engaged in motorized sport vehicles sales or
				rental with incidental rental of jet skis, boats, canoes, or kayaks are
				classified in 3309.
* Retail sporting good stores with incidental rentals of items
				such as, but not limited to, canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, or paddle boats are
				classified in 6406.
* Businesses engaged in the rental of sporting goods such as,
				but not limited to, canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, or paddle boats are
				classified in 6406.
6208-01 Miniature golf courses, shooting galleries,
				batting cages and ranges
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in operating indoor or outdoor activities
				such as, but not limited to:
* Air rifles and firearms shooting ranges;
* Archery ranges;
* Axe throwing ranges;
* Ball ranges;
* Batting cages;
* Golf driving ranges;
* Laser tag facilities;
* Miniature golf courses;
* Paint ball facilities; and
* War games facilities.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Food and beverage operations;
* Maintenance of the facilities; and
* Selling tickets.
Exclusions:
* Driving ranges operating in conjunction with a golf course
				are classified in 6206.
* Ball ranges, archery ranges, miniature golf courses, or air
				rifle ranges operated in conjunction with an amusement park are classified in
				6208-00.
6208-04 Fairs, shows, and exhibitions,
				N.O.C.
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in managing, sponsoring and conducting
				fairs, shows, and exhibitions not covered by another classification
				(N.O.C.).
Events may include, but not be limited to:
* Animal shows (pet or livestock);
* Art shows;
* Community fairs;
* Flower shows; and
* Trade shows.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Arranging for a facility and utilities;
* Coordinating exhibitors;
* Food and beverage operations;
* Judging entries;
* Maintenance of the facilities;
* Providing security;
* Selling tickets;
* Setting up or tearing down temporary booths; and
* Showing animals in an arena.
Exclusions:
* Independent exhibitors and concessionaires that rent space at
				the site are classified in the applicable classification for the
				business.
* Worker hours engaged in raising or care of animals are
				reported separately in the applicable classifications.
6208-09 Race tracks
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the operation of race tracks such as, but
				not limited to:
* Drag racing;
* Go-cart;
* Horse;
* Motorcycle; and
* Stock car.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Booking events;
* Coordinating participants;
* Food and beverage operations;
* Maintenance of the facilities;
* Security; and
* Selling tickets.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours for pari-mutuel clerks at a horse racing track
				and cashiers with no other duties are reported separately in classification
				4904 provided all the conditions of the general reporting rules covering
				standard exception employees have been met.
* Worker hours handling horses or vehicles are classified in
				the applicable classification to the work being performed.
6208-11 Carnival operations, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Businesses operating a carnival who are not covered by another
				classification (N.O.C.).
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Game attendants;
* Maintenance of the facilities;
* Ride operators;
* Ticket sellers/takers; and
* Traveling clerical workers who work out of a mobile
				office.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours for office clerical employees with no outside
				duties are reported separately in classification 4904 provided all conditions
				of the general reporting rules covering standard exception employees have been
				met.
* Worker hours for driving, setting up, tearing down,
				delivering of all mechanical and nonmechanical rides, games, and concession
				booths or stands, mobile offices, aid rooms, ticket booths, and all other
				temporary structures for a traveling carnival must be reported separately in
				classification 6207.
* Worker hours of employees of carnival operations assigned to
				work in food booths are reported separately in classification 3905.
* Worker hours of employees of carnival operations assigned to
				work in souvenir or gift shops are reported separately in classification 6406
				provided they have no other duties.
Special Note
:
Worker hours for
				shop employees, assigned to a permanent office location are reported separately
				in classification 5206-79 provided the conditions set forth in WAC
				296-17A-5206
				and
				296-17-31018
				have been met.
Note:
For rules on assigning and reporting in more
				than one basic classification, see WAC
				296-17-31017,
				Multiple classifications.
Special note :
Permanent shop employees, and
				  those employees assigned to the shop during the winter quartering period, may
				  be reported separately in classification 5206 provided the conditions set forth
				  in WAC 296-17A-5206 have been
				  met.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-6208, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-694, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-694, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-694,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-694, filed 5/31/96,
				  effective 7/1/96; 86-12-041 (Order 86-18), § 296-17-694, filed 5/30/86,
				  effective 7/1/86; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-694, filed 11/27/85,
				  effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-694, filed 2/28/85,
				  effective 4/1/85; 81-24-042 (Order 81-30), § 296-17-694, filed 11/30/81,
				  effective 1/1/82; Order 76-36, § 296-17-694, filed 11/30/76; Order 73-22,
				  § 296-17-694, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.