Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-0107
Applies to:
Contractors engaged in underground utility line or cable construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Installation and maintenance of underground communication and power lines, including main, extension and outside service connection lines by utility contractors;
* Laying line or cable;
* Digging, filling or backfilling trenches.
Machinery includes, but is not limited to:
* Automatic equipment, which in one operation opens the trench, lays the line and backfills;
* Backhoes;
* Dump trucks;
* Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
* Land or road clearing and excavation are classified in 0101.
* Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business classification.
* Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or 0212.
* Concrete construction is classified in the applicable concrete construction classification(s).
* Construction specialty services including the installation of guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
* Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor wiring a building are classified in 0601.
* Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals, ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
* Installation of cable in buildings is classified in 0601.
* Laying pipe or pipeline construction is classified in 0107-01.
Applies to:
Contractors laying pipe or pipeline construction.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Installation and maintenance of underground pipes or pipelines to include gas, oil, or water main pipelines and other pipelines extending cross country;
* Laying pipes or pipelines;
* Digging, filling, and backfilling of trenches for pipes.
Machinery used includes, but is not limited to:
* Backhoes;
* Dump trucks;
* Mechanical or manual trench diggers.
Exclusions:
* Land or road clearing and excavation is classified in 0101.
* Overhead television, power, or telephone lines including poles or towers are classified in 0509 or the applicable utility business classification.
* Asphalt surfacing/resurfacing is classified in 0210 or 0212.
* Concrete construction is classified in the applicable concrete construction classification(s).
* Construction specialty services including the installation of guardrails, lighting standards and striping are classified in 0219.
* Installation and hookup of electrical wiring from where the utility company's lines end to the structure's power meter by the contractor wiring a building is classified in 0601.
* Construction of sewer lines, drainage systems, canals, ditches, or underground tanks are classified in 0108.
* Installation of cable in buildings is classified in 0601.
* Construction of underground utility lines or cable is classified in 0107-00.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-0107
Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020, 51.16.035, and 51.16.100. 12-11-109, § 296-17A-0107, filed 5/22/12, effective 7/1/12. 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0107, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035, 51.04.020. 00-14-052, § 296-17-50601, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-50601, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. 93-12-093, § 296-17-50601, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93; 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), § 296-17-50601, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-50601, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-50601, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 80-17-016 (Order 80-23), § 296-17-50601, filed 11/13/80, effective 1/1/81. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.030 and 51.16.035. 79-12-086 (Order 79-18), § 296-17-50601, filed 11/30/79, effective 1/1/80.