Applies to:
* Businesses manufacturing ice made by treating, forming, and freezing water in refrigeration compressor systems;
* Harvesting of naturally occurring ice from frozen bodies of water such as lakes or ponds.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Scoring, cutting, or sawing ice into blocks;
* Crushing ice blocks;
* Bagging crushed ice;
* Cutting of natural ice from lakes, ponds, or other bodies of water that have frozen over to a suitable thickness and storing it in refrigerated warehouses;
* Delivering ice directly to customers or selling it to ice dealers.
Equipment used include, but are not limited to:
* Bagging machines;
* Conveyors;
* Filtering systems;
* Forklifts;
* Holding bins;
* Ice cube making systems;
* Inline screws;
* Molds;
* Refrigeration systems (which are generally freezer coils or pipes running through or around tanks, or refrigerated vaults);
* Tubing or cutting blades;
* Water tanks;
* Winches.
Exclusions:
* Ice dealers are classified in 4402-02;
* Manufacturing of dry ice is classified in 3701.
Applies to:
Dealers of ice manufactured or harvested by others.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
* Picking up ice directly from manufacturers;
* Storing ice in their own refrigerated warehouses or ice stations prior to delivery to their customers;
* Delivering ice;
* Ice dealers may own coin-operated dispensing machines, at various locations, which they refill.
Equipment used include, but are not limited to:
* Refrigerated and insulated trucks;
* Trailers.
Customers include, but are not limited to:
* Grocery and convenience stores;
* Lounges;
* Restaurants;
* Service stations.
Exclusions:
* Manufacture of ice in refrigerated systems and the harvesting of natural ice is classified in 4402-00;
* Manufacturing of dry ice is classified in 3701.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-4402
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4402, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-63501, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-63501, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), § 296-17-63501, filed 11/29/82, effective 1/1/83.