Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0502 - Classification 0502

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0502-04 Floor coverings or countertops: Installation or
				removal
Applies to contractors engaged in the installation or removal
				of floor coverings or countertops.
* Floor coverings include, but are not limited to, carpet,
				vinyl, laminate, tile, terrazzo, or parquet;
* Countertops include, but are not limited to, laminate, tile,
				and solid surface (synthetic).
Tile is various sizes and shapes, usually from 1" x 1" up to
				24" x 24" and packaged in a box. Tile installation in this classification
				includes, but is not limited to:
* Ceramic, glass, or clay tiles;
* Stone in tile-size dimensions, often used for interior
				installations in floors, showers, countertops, and back-splashes such
				as:
-Granite;
-Marble;
-Slate.
Work contemplated by this classification includes the
				installation and/or removal of:
* Countertops;
* Flooring;
* Padding;
* Tack or door strips;
* Subflooring;
* Base boards;
* Artificial turf when used for areas such as patios, and laid
				similarly to carpet.
This classification excludes contractors engaged in:
* The installation of stone countertops as described in
				classification 0302;
* The installation of hardwood countertops or flooring which is
				to be reported separately in classification 0513;
* The installation of countertops as described in this
				classification when the installation is part of an interior finish carpentry or
				cabinetry contract, which is to be reported in classification 0513;
* The installation of brick, block and slab stone as described
				in classification 0302;
* The installation of roofing tiles which is to be reported
				separately in classification 0507;
* The installation of artificial field turf in landscaping
				projects or athletic fields which is to be reported in classification 0301;
				and
* Floor covering stores which are to be reported separately in
				the applicable classification.
Special note
:
Contractors often
				have a showroom to display examples of their work and products which they
				install. If all the conditions of the general reporting rules covering standard
				exception employees have been met, employees engaged exclusively in showing the
				display areas or showrooms to customers are to be assigned classification
				6303.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020,
				  51.16.035, and
				  51.16.100. 12-11-109, §
				  296-17A-0502, filed 5/22/12, effective 7/1/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100,
				  51.04.020(1).
				  10-18-024, § 296-17A-0502, filed 8/24/10, effective 10/1/10. 07-01-014,
				  recodified as § 296-17A-0502, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-517, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06; 05-23-161, § 296-17-517, filed
				  11/22/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: 2004 c 243,
				  RCW
				   51.04.020 and
				  51.16.035. 04-20-023, §
				  296-17-517, filed 9/28/04, effective 11/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-517,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-517, filed 5/31/96,
				  effective 7/1/96; 87-24-060 (Order 87-26), § 296-17-517, filed 12/1/87,
				  effective 1/1/88; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-517, filed 11/27/85,
				  effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-517, filed 11/30/83,
				  effective 1/1/84; Order 75-38, § 296-17-517, filed 11/24/75, effective
				  1/1/76; Order 73-22, § 296-17-517, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.