Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-0103
Applies to:
* Businesses engaged in drilling operations for others not covered by another classification (N.O.C.); and
* Blasting operations not covered by another classification (such as the blasting of rock in connection with highway, street, or road construction).
Types of drilling include, but are not limited to:
* Drilling of holes in rock for shot holes;
* Exploratory well drilling; and
* Well drilling for oil, gas, or water.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Digging holes using equipment.
Equipment used include, but are not limited to:
* Auger drills;
* Bits (size will vary depending upon the terrain or material to be drilled and the depth and size of holes to be drilled);
* Drilling rigs; and
* Jackhammers.
Exclusions:
* Drilling operations performed in connection with concrete or building construction is classified in the construction classification applicable for the work being performed;
* Drilling done in connection with all types of underground or surface mining and quarry operations is classified in the applicable mining classification;
* Blasting performed as part of building demolition is classified in 0518; and
* Pile construction is classified in:
0202-02, Pile construction: Driven method; or
0202-06, Pile construction: Drilled method.
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in geophysical exploration, by seismic detection, of the earth's subsurface.
Work crew occupations include, but are not limited to:
* Computer analyst;
* Drillers;
* Observers;
* Permit person;
* Shooters;
* Surveyors; and
* Party chief.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Using the seismic detection method - dynamite blasts simulate miniature earthquakes. Earthquake detectors record the vibrations.
* Taking photographic records.
* Interpreting the data collected to develop a contour map of the rocks and their foundation, often to depths of several thousand feet.
Exclusion:
* Geophysical exploration without seismic detection is classified in 1007.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-0103
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0103, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.16.100. 05-23-161, § 296-17-503, filed 11/22/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-503, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-503, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-503, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-503, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-503, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 74-40, § 296-17-503, filed 11/27/74, effective 1/1/75; Order 73-22, § 296-17-503, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.