Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-0512 - Classification 0512

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
0512-00 Insulation or sound proofing materials:
				Installation, N.O.C.
Applies to contractors engaged in installing insulation or
				sound proofing materials not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). This
				classification includes the installation or removal of insulation material for
				all types of residential or commercial buildings or structures. Insulation
				materials include, but are not limited to:
* Flexible types in the form of blankets, rolls or
				quilts;
* Loose fills or mineral substances in granulated, powder,
				cellulose or fibrous wood forms;
* Pads and bats of mineral wool;
* Slabs of cork board or wood fiber;
* Rigid types such as wood and sugarcane fiberboard or panels;
				and
* The reflective type often consisting of aluminum foil encased
				in paper.
The methods of installation include hand, blower, nailing, or
				cementing with special adhesive. This classification includes :
* Installation of suspended or acoustical grid ceilings;
* Installation of weather strip and caulking, roof or soffit
				ventilators, energy efficient doors and related carpentry work done in
				connection with the weatherization or retrofitting of buildings and
				residences;
* Application of polystyrene strips placed as insulation on the
				tops of mobile homes.
This classification excludes :
* Installation of glass windows in buildings which is to be
				reported separately in classification 0511;
* Energy auditors with no installation or delivery duties who
				may be reported separately in classification 6303 provided all the conditions
				of the general reporting rules covering standard exception employees have been
				met;
* Asbestos abatement which is to be reported separately in
				classification 0512-01; lead abatement which is to be reported separately in
				classification 0504; and
* Installation of insulated covering on boilers or steam pipes
				which is to be reported separately in classification 0306.
Special note
:
See asbestos
				certification and training requirements at www.lni.wa.gov.
0512-01 Asbestos abatement
Applies to contractors engaged in the removal of asbestos. Work
				contemplated by this classification includes all operations such as, but not
				limited to:
* Removal of damaged, deteriorated or unwanted existing
				asbestos coverings and material from buildings and other structures such as,
				but not limited to, ceilings, walls, partitions, floors, and from around air
				conditioning and heating ducts;
* Removal of asbestos insulated covering around boilers and
				steam pipes, asbestos used as insulation, fireproofing, and in various building
				materials such as floor coverings, ceiling tiles, cement sheeting, granular and
				corrugated wrap, and acoustical and decorative treatment for walls and
				ceilings.
This classification excludes:
* Contractors engaged in the installation of boiler and steam
				pipe insulation coverings who are to be reported separately in classification
				0306;
* Lead abatement which is to be reported separately in
				classification 0504;
* Asbestos abatement as a part of painting the interior or
				exterior of buildings or structures or the interior/exterior of tanks which is
				to be reported separately in the applicable classification.
Special note:
See asbestos certification and
				  training requirements at
				  www.lni.wa.gov.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0512, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-52104,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-52104, filed
				  5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 94-12-063, §
				  296-17-52104, filed 5/30/94, effective 6/30/94. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), §
				  296-17-52104, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; 86-12-041 (Order 86-18), §
				  296-17-52104, filed 5/30/86, effective
				  7/1/86.