Wash. Admin. Code § 296-17A-4402

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 296-17A-4402 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Classification 4402
4402-00Ice: Manufacturing or harvesting

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.

4402-02Ice Dealers

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

Amended by WSR 24-23-081, Filed 11/19/2024, effective 1/1/2025

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.