Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6602 - Classification 6602

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6602-02
Contract window washing services
Applies to establishments engaged in contract window washing
				services not done in connection with a janitorial service. These establishments
				specialize in cleaning both interior and exterior windows in residential and
				commercial, single and multistory buildings. Also included in this
				classification is the service of defogging multiple-paned windows.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in
				residential cleaning which are to be reported separately in classification
				6602-04 and establishments engaged in both commercial and residential cleaning
				which are to be reported separately in classification 6602-03.
6602-03
Janitorial cleaning
			 services, N.O.C.
Applies to establishments engaged in providing general interior
				cleaning services for commercial businesses or for combined commercial and
				residential customers. General cleaning services include, but are not limited
				to, washing, waxing, and polishing floors, vacuuming and shampooing carpets,
				dusting and washing walls, dusting or cleaning mirrors, cabinets, moldings,
				lights, hardware, sinks, tubs, commodes, and appliances, and replacing light
				globes, paper or linen towels. This classification includes window washing when
				performed by the janitorial service employees in conjunction with a general
				house cleaning contract, it also includes the cleaning of swimming pools, spas
				and hot tubs. Fire restoration, which includes cleaning smoke or water damaged
				buildings, drying and/or cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture, washing
				and polishing furniture, washing walls, washing and waxing floors, cleaning
				personal contents of the home or business such as linens, dishes, drapes, and
				other general cleaning tasks, are included in this classification.
This classification excludes establishments engaged exclusively
				in contract window washing services which are to be reported separately in
				classification 6602-02, and establishments engaged in residential cleaning
				which are to be reported separately in classification 6602-04.
Special note :
Care should be exercised with
				companies specializing in fire restoration or water damage related work. These
				companies may be general contractors who will not only do the clean up work,
				but will also do repairs such as, but not limited to, repair or replace
				cabinets, doors, and fixtures, patch drywall, paint, and replace windows.
				Construction-related tasks, when performed by a company doing the clean up
				work, are to be assigned the appropriate construction classification. Each
				contract should be reviewed to determine the proper classification assignment.
				A division of individual work hours between classification 6602 and any
				construction, erection, or shop classification is not allowed. Employees having
				duties that fall within a construction classification and who are also engaged
				in preoccupancy cleanup are to be reported in the applicable construction
				classification.
6602-04
Janitorial cleaning services - Residential
Applies to establishments engaged in providing general interior
				janitorial cleaning or services to residential customers. General cleaning
				services include, but are not limited to, washing, waxing, and polishing
				floors, vacuuming and shampooing carpets, dusting and washing walls, dusting or
				cleaning mirrors, cabinets, moldings, lights, hardware, sinks, tubs, commodes,
				and appliances. This classification includes window cleaning when performed in
				connection with a general house cleaning contract.
This classification excludes establishments engaged exclusively
				in contract window cleaning which are to be reported separately in
				classification 6602-02 and establishments engaged in commercial or combined
				commercial and residential cleaning which are to be reported separately in
				6602-03.
6602-05
Janitors, N.O.C.
Applies to the janitorial staff assigned to clean the clerical
				and administrative offices of establishments whose principal business
				undertaking is other than providing janitorial services and who are eligible to
				report their clerical employees in classification 4904. This classification is
				applicable only to janitors who clean the office area . Janitors who clean
				outside the office area such as a shop, warehouse, or retail store area, are
				excluded from this classification and are to be reported separately in the
				classification applicable to the employer's business.
Special note :
See the special exception section
				of the general rules for a complete description of these requirements.
6602-08
Pest control
Applies to establishments engaged in pest control services for
				others. These establishments offer inspection for, and elimination of, unwanted
				pests in buildings and other wooden structures. Pests include, but are not
				limited to, termites, carpenter ants, fleas, ticks, mice, ants, cockroaches,
				and bees. This classification applies to all operations of elimination services
				such as, but not limited to, spraying liquid or aerosol pesticide, dusting with
				powder, setting out traps or bait, applying pesticides to the soil to creating
				a chemical barrier around the base of a structure, digging trenches around
				foundations, and drilling holes through masonry surfaces in order to pour or
				pump chemicals into the infected areas. Establishments may also offer
				inspection and certification services for customers seeking mortgage approval.
				This classification also includes the removal of pet waste from the yards of
				private residences.
This classification excludes any structural repairs which are
				to be reported separately in the appropriate construction
				classification.
6602-10
Portable cleaning and washing, N.O.C.
Applies to establishments engaged in cleaning and washing
				services not otherwise classified (N.O.C.). This classification contemplates
				cleaning and washing, by means of portable spray or steam power units,
				machinery, equipment, automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, mobile homes,
				walk-in freezers, and shopping carts. This classification also applies to the
				cleaning or removal of snow from roofs, gutters or downspouts of one-story
				buildings.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in cleaning
				buildings or structures, cleaning or removing snow from roofs, gutters, and
				downspouts on multistory buildings, which are to be reported separately in
				classification 0504.
6602-12
Street and building
			 decoration: Hanging or removing flags or bunting
Applies to establishments engaged in hanging or removing flags
				or bunting for conventions, celebrations, events, or similar decorations on the
				exterior or interior of buildings, structures, or streets. Buntings are strips
				of decorative cloth which may be used to span a roadway to promote events, as
				overhead streamers at an auto sales lot, or as a sign hung on a building to
				advertise grand openings.
This classification excludes the manufacture of flags or
				bunting which is to be reported separately in the applicable
				classification.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100, 2008 c 70, and
				  Title
				  51 RCW. 08-15-132, §
				  296-17A-6602, filed 7/22/08, effective 10/1/08. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-6602, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-724, filed 6/6/06, effective 1/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.12.120. 03-23-025, §
				  296-17-724, filed 11/12/03, effective 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-724,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-724, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93; 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), §
				  296-17-724, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), §
				  296-17-724, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-724, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), §
				  296-17-724, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), §
				  296-17-724, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), §
				  296-17-724, filed 11/29/82, effective 1/1/83; Order 73-22, § 296-17-724,
				  filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.