Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6409 - Classification 6409

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6409-00 Dealers: Service/repair garages, machinery,
				equipment, N.O.C.
Applies to establishments engaged in the sale, lease, rental,
				service, and/or repair of new or used machinery and equipment not covered by
				another classification (N.O.C.). For purposes of this classification the terms
				machinery or equipment include, but are not limited to:
* Semi-trucks ;
* Diesel tractors;
* Buses ;
* Construction equipment;
* Concrete barriers and other flagging equipment used in
				construction projects;
* Logging equipment;
* Transportation equipment;
* Freight hauling equipment;
* Well drilling equipment;
* Power generators; and
* Industrial or manufacturing machinery.
Operations of dealers include, but are not limited to, the
				sale, lease, rental, demonstration, service, or repair of their equipment,
				either on their premises or at the customer's site, and delivery to customer.
				The variety of merchandise carried by a machinery and equipment dealer varies
				with the needs of the geographical area and may be displayed in inside
				showrooms and/or outside yards. Operations of service centers include
				diagnostic services, all phases of mechanical service such as, but not limited
				to, tuning, overhauling and/or rebuilding engines, motors, or transmissions,
				resurfacing heads, repairing carburetors or fuel injection systems and grinding
				valves or brakes on equipment or machinery owned by others. In addition to
				parts for the machinery and equipment, establishments in this classification
				may carry some automobile parts, hardware items, and supplies such as oil,
				filters, and belts. This classification includes:
* Lot sales and lot personnel;
* Service managers and employees;
* Parts department employees who have exposure to the
				service/repair shop or duties related to the sale of
				machin-ery/equipment;
* Towing service for in-shop repairs;
* Regional sales and/or service representatives who provide
				factory service or training to local dealers and other customers; and
* The rental and installation of temporary fences. Parts
				department employees who are not exposed to any hazards of the service/repair
				shop or have no duties related to the sale of machinery/equipment may be
				reported separately in classification 6309. Sales employees with no exposure to
				machinery and who meet the criteria of WAC
				296-17-31018 Exception
				classifications, may be reported in 6303. This classification excludes:
* Farm machinery and equipment dealers who are to be reported
				separately in classification 6408;
* Store operations of dairy equipment and supply dealers which
				is to be reported separately in classification 6407;
* The installation of industrial plant equipment which is to be
				reported separately in classification 0603;
* The installation, service, or repair of dairy machinery or
				equipment which is to be reported separately in classification 0603;
* All field installation, service, or repair work of wind
				machine dealers which is to be reported separately in classification 0603;
				and
* The manufacture or structural repair of heavy machinery or
				equipment which is to be reported separately in classification 5109.
Special note :
Care needs to be taken when
				  considering the assignment of classification 6309 for the sale of parts. Most
				  businesses assigned to classification 6409-00 have an inventory of parts or
				  accessories which they use in the service or repair of machinery or equipment,
				  or maintain as a convenience to their customers. Only those businesses that
				  maintain a complete line of replacement parts that is physically separated from
				  the service/repair shop should be considered for classification 6309.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035 and
				  51.16.100. 07-12-047, §
				  296-17A-6409, filed 5/31/07, effective 7/1/07. 07-01-014, recodified as §
				  296-17A-6409, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-713, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-713, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-713,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-713, filed 8/28/98,
				  effective 10/1/98; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-713, filed 11/27/85,
				  effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-713, filed 11/30/83,
				  effective 1/1/84; 80-17-016 (Order 80-23), § 296-17-713, filed 11/13/80,
				  effective 1/1/81; Order 74-40, § 296-17-713, filed 11/27/74, effective
				  1/1/75; Order 73-22, § 296-17-713, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.