Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-2201
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in laundry, dry cleaning, or dyeing services.
This classification is limited to businesses providing services primarily to retail walk-in customers who leave the items to be laundered, dry cleaned, or dyed at the laundry facility.
Items cleaned/repaired/altered include, but are not limited to:
* Bedding;
* Clothing;
* Curtains;
* Linens;
* Sleeping bags.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Checking customer orders in and out;
* Dry cleaning;
* Dyeing;
* Washing, drying, and pressing;
* Repairing or altering;
* Waterproofing or mothproofing garments;
* Pick up and delivery;
* Providing cold storage for fur goods for retail customers.
Special note: It is common for establishments subject to this classification to have satellite locations where customers drop off and pick up cleaning, but where no actual laundering occurs. Drop off centers are included in this classification.
Materials and machinery used include, but are not limited to:
* Automatic or steam operated washing machines;
* Bleaches;
* Cleaning solvents;
* Clothes hangers;
* Delivery vans;
* Deodorizers;
* Detergents;
* Dry cleaning chambers;
* Dryers;
* Dyeing vats;
* Dyes;
* Plastic bags;
* Pressing and ironing boards;
* Sewing machines.
Exclusions:
* Self-service, coin-operated laundry or dry cleaning establishments are classified in 2204;
* Commercial or industrial laundries not covered by another classification, including linen, uniform, and diaper services are classified in 2203;
* Carpet, rug, and upholstery cleaning businesses are classified in 2202.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-2201
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2201, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-565, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-565, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96; 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-565, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-565, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-565, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 73-22, § 296-17-565, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.