Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0550 - Classification 0550

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0550-00 Wallboard installation, including scrapping :
				Nondiscounted rate (
to be assigned only by the drywall
				underwriter
)
Applies to contractors engaged in the installation or repair of
				wallboard. This classification includes the installation of wallboard, drywall,
				or sheetrock in all types of residential or commercial buildings or structures.
				The process consists of cutting wallboard with a utility knife, hacksaw, or
				power saw to the desired size and then butting material into place and nailing
				or screw fastening to wood or metal wall studs. Electrical box, window, or door
				openings are cut out where needed. Installation may require the use of
				scaffolding, ladders, specialty lifts, or stilts when working at heights,
				including the use of T holders or hydraulic lifts to hold material being
				installed on ceilings. This classification also includes wallboard scrapping
				(picking up and discarding unused portions of wallboard remnants or scraps) at
				the construction site when performed by employees of the wallboard
				contractor.
This classification excludes delivery of materials to the
				construction site by material dealer employees which is to be reported
				separately in the applicable delivery classification; delivery and stocking of
				materials to the construction site when performed by employees of the wallboard
				contractor which is to be reported separately in classification 1101; wallboard
				taping (including priming and texturing when performed by employees of the
				wallboard contractor) which is to be reported separately in classification 0541
				or 0551; wall-board scrapping by nonwallboard contractor employees which is to
				be reported separately in the applicable construction debris cleanup
				classification; plastering, stuccoing or lathing work which is to be reported
				separately in classification 0303; and the framing of nonbearing walls when
				performed by the drywall contractor which is to be reported separately in
				classification 0516.
0550-99 Wallboard installation (only to be assigned by
				the drywall specialist)
Applies to drywall contractors who have no reportable workers,
				and have not elected owner coverage for themselves.
The purpose of assigning this classification is to allow the
				contractor the opportunity to be checked for "account in good standing" for
				prime contractor liability. All businesses with active workers' compensation
				accounts must submit quarterly premium reports by the due dates, including
				businesses with no worker hours or other exposure to report.
Special note
:
Any contractor who
				has reportable workers or elects owner coverage is required to report in the
				applicable classification.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0550, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: 2004 c 243,
				  RCW
				   51.04.020 and
				  51.16.035. 04-20-023, §
				  296-17-52150, filed 9/28/04, effective 11/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035,
				  51.32.073. 02-09-093, §
				  296-17-52150, filed 4/17/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 01-23-059, § 296-17-52150,
				  filed 11/20/01, effective 1/1/02.