WSR 98-12-079
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
[Filed June 2, 1998, 11:15 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 97-15-141 and 97-15-142.
Title of Rule: Workers' compensation classification plan, chapters 296-17 and 296-14 WAC.
Purpose: Agency proposes to revise general reporting rules, classification plan, and corresponding base insurance rate tables. This includes creating thirty-two general rules, repealing twenty-six general rules, creating three new risk classifications, repealing one risk classification, amending three hundred fourteen risk classifications, and amending two experience rating rules applicable to chapter 296-17 WAC for workers' compensation insurance underwritten by the Department of Labor and Industries. The agency also proposes to repeal two claim process rules applicable to chapter 296-14 WAC for workers' compensation insurance.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 51.16.035.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 51.16.035.
Summary: The department proposes to create thirty-two new general reporting rules, repeal twenty-six general reporting rules, create three new risk classification definitions, repeal one risk classification definition, amend three hundred fourteen risk classification definitions, and amend two experience rating and base insurance rate tables applicable to chapter 296-17 WAC. The department also proposes to repeal two claim process rules applicable to chapter 296-14 WAC.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: RCW 51.16.035 requires the department to maintain actuarial solvency of the industrial insurance funds and maintain a classification plan. Adjustments to the classification and rating plan reflect changes in Washington industries. Revisions to general reporting rules are rewritten in clear rule writing and the risk classifications are being amended to provide greater clarity to the definitions.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Ken Woehl and Frank Romero, Tumwater, Washington, 902-4775/902-4835; Implementation: Doug Connell and Kathy Kimbel, Tumwater, Washington, 902-4209/902-4835; and Enforcement: Doug Mathers, Tumwater, Washington, 902-4750.
Name of Proponent: Department of Labor and Industries, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The department is required by RCW 51.16.035 to establish and maintain a workers' compensation insurance classification plan that classifies all occupations or industries within the state, and to set basic rates of premium for all classifications. The rule proposals are intended to better clarify the general reporting rules, to distribute the costs fairly among employers, and to ensure actuarial solvency.
The department proposes to revise general reporting rules, classification plan, and corresponding base insurance rate tables. This includes creating thirty-two general reporting rules, repealing twenty-six general reporting rules, creating three new risk classifications, repealing one risk classification, amending three hundred fourteen risk classifications, and amending two experience rating rules applicable to chapter 296-17 WAC for workers' compensation insurance underwritten by the Department of Labor and Industries. The department also proposes to repeal two claim process rules applicable to chapter 296-14 WAC for workers' compensation insurance.
The department is proposing numerous changes to the general reporting rules and classification plan in order to rewrite many of the rules in clear rule writing and to provide greater detail for risk classification definitions; repeal one classification for chore services/domestic servants and create a separate risk classification and base rate for each due to the dissimilar of services and claim costs; create one classification for energy services and base rate; and repeal two claim process rules which are obsolete.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules:
Repeal - General Reporting Rules 296-17-310
General instructions 296-17-320
Definitions 296-17-345
Professional athletic teams 296-17-350
Assumed worker hours 296-17-360
Classification by analogy 296-17-370
Governing classification 296-17-380
Single enterprise 296-17-390
Multiple enterprise 296-17-400
Mercantile operations 296-17-410
Division of single employee's worker
hours 296-17-411
Supporting separate operations 296-17-420
General inclusions 296-17-430
General exclusions 296-17-440
Standard exceptions 296-17-44001
Business by standard exception 296-17-441
Special exceptions 296-17-450
Special agriculture rule 296-17-45001
Special horse racing rule 296-17-45002
Trucking 296-17-45003
Building construction rule 296-17-45004
Forestry industry rule 296-17-45005
Logging and/or tree thinning rule 296-17-45006
Special drywall industry rule 296-17-455
Special temporary help industry rule 296-17-460
Classification phraseology 296-17-470
Penalty assessment for unregistered
employers Proposed - Create New General Reporting Rules 296-17-31001
Introduction 296-17-31002
Definitions 296-17-31003
What is a workers' compensation
program? 296-17-31004
Am I required to have coverage for my
employees? 296-17-31005
How do I determine if I am an
employer? 296-17-31006
Where can I buy workers'
compensation insurance? 296-17-31007
As an owner, can I buy Workers'
Compensation insurance? 296-17-31008
Will you notify me when I open my
account? 296-17-31009
Do I need to buy insurance when my
employees are in a different state? 296-17-31010
How much will I pay for workers'
compensation insurance? 296-17-31011
What is a workers' compensation
classification system? 296-17-31012
How are classifications assigned to my
business? 296-17-31013
Does this same classification approach
apply to building and construction
contractors? 296-17-31014
Does this same classification approach
apply to farming or agricultural
operations? 296-17-31015
When are certain operations included
and excluded in a basic classification? 296-17-31016
How do you determine the
classifications for my business if a
specific reference does not exist? 296-17-31017
Can I have more than one basic
classification assigned to my account? 296-17-31018
What are exception classifications? 296-17-31019
How do you assign classifications to a
standard exception business? 296-17-31020
How can I divide hours between
classes for employees supporting more
than one basic class? 296-17-31021
What is a "unit of exposure"? 296-17-31022
How do I report exception employees
on my quarterly report? 296-17-31023
How often will I need to report and pay
premiums? 296-17-31024
How do you determine what rate to
charge me? 296-17-31025
Should I call if my business operation
changes? 296-17-31026
If I have more than one business, can I
report them on the same account? 296-17-31027
Do I need to report workers when hired
through a temporary help company? 296-17-31028
What are my responsibilities when I
close my business, or no longer have
employees? 296-17-31029
What insurance principles does the
department use when a new
classification is developed? 296-17-35202
Definitions 296-17-35203
Special Reporting Instructions 296-17-35204
Penalty assessment for unregistered
employers
Repeal - Risk Classifications | ||
296-17-721 | Classification 6508 | Chore workers and domestic servants |
Proposed - Create New Risk Classifications | ||
296-17-72201 | Classification 6510 | Domestic servants |
296-17-72202 | Classification 6511 | Chore workers |
296-17-75303 | Classification 7002 | Department of Energy |
Amend - Risk Classifications | ||
296-17-501 | Classification 0101 | Road building |
296-17-503 | Classification 0103 | Drilling |
296-17-504 | Classification 0104 | Dredging |
296-17-505 | Classification 0105 | Fence erection or repair |
296-17-50601 | Classification 0107 | Pipelaying |
296-17-50602 | Classification 0108 | Ditch and sewer construction |
296-17-50603 | Classification 0112 | Sand and gravel production |
296-17-508 | Classification 0201 | Bridge work |
296-17-509 | Classification 0202 | Diving operations |
296-17-50908 | Classification 0210 | Paving - street or road |
296-17-50910 | Classification 0212 | Paving - N.O.C. |
296-17-50912 | Classification 0214 | Concrete paving -roadways |
296-17-50915 | Classification 0217 | Concrete flatwork |
296-17-50917 | Classification 0219 | Roadway specialty services |
296-17-510 | Classification 0301 | Landscape construction |
296-17-511 | Classification 0302 | Masonry work |
296-17-51101 | Classification 0303 | Plastering and stucco work |
296-17-512 | Classification 0306 | Plumbing - N.O.C. |
296-17-513 | Classification 0307 | Heating and ventilation |
296-17-51301 | Classification 0308 | Lawn care maintenance |
296-17-516 | Classification 0403 | Sign erection and repair |
296-17-517 | Classification 0502 | Flooring installation |
296-17-519 | Classification 0504 | Exterior painting |
296-17-52001 | Classification 0506 | Building demolition |
296-17-52002 | Classification 0507 | Roofwork |
296-17-521 | Classification 0508 | Tower and crane erection - N.O.C. |
296-17-52101 | Classification 0509 | Overhead transmission installation |
296-17-52102 | Classification 0510 | Wood frame building construction |
296-17-52103 | Classification 0511 | Glass installation -buildings |
296-17-52104 | Classification 0512 | Insulation installation |
296-17-52105 | Classification 0513 | Interior finish carpentry |
296-17-52106 | Classification 0514 | Garage door installation |
296-17-52108 | Classification 0516 | Building repair - N.O.C. |
296-17-52109 | Classification 0517 | Mobile home installation |
296-17-52110 | Classification 0518 | Building construction - N.O.C. |
296-17-52111 | Classification 0519 | Sheet metal work |
296-17-52113 | Classification 0521 | Interior painting |
296-17-52116 | Classification 0524 | Wallboard installation |
296-17-52118 | Classification 0526 | Wallboard taping |
296-17-52119 | Classification 0527 | Wallboard priming |
296-17-52120 | Classification 0528 | Wallboard stocking |
296-17-52121 | Classification 0529 | Wallboard scrapping |
296-17-52122 | Classification 0530 | Wallboard installa-
tion - nondiscounted |
296-17-52123 | Classification 0531 | Wallboard taping - nondiscounted |
296-17-52124 | Classification 0532 | Wallboard priming - nondiscounted |
296-17-52125 | Classification 0533 | Wallboard stocking - nondiscounted |
296-17-52126 | Classification 0534 | Wallboard scrapping - nondiscounted |
296-17-522 | Classification 0601 | Electrical work - N.O.C. |
296-17-523 | Classification 0602 | Elevated installation |
296-17-524 | Classification 0603 | Plant maintenance |
296-17-525 | Classification 0604 | Scrap metal dealers |
296-17-526 | Classification 0606 | Vending machine installation |
296-17-527 | Classification 0607 | Household appliance installation |
296-17-52701 | Classification 0608 | Electrical pre-wire |
296-17-528 | Classification 0701 | Dam construction |
296-17-529 | Classification 0803 | Cities and towns -clerical |
296-17-532 | Classification 0901 | Ship building and repair |
296-17-534 | Classification 1002 | Shake and shingle mills - automated |
296-17-535 | Classification 1003 | Pole yards and pole treating |
296-17-53501 | Classification 1004 | Log storage and sorting yards |
296-17-53502 | Classification 1005 | Shake and shingle mills |
296-17-53504 | Classification 1007 | Surveyor services - N.O.C. |
296-17-536 | Classification 1101 | Delivery - N.O.C. |
296-17-537 | Classification 1102 | Trucking - N.O.C. |
296-17-538 | Classification 1103 | Top soil and bark dealers |
296-17-53801 | Classification 1104 | Auto/truck wrecking |
296-17-53802 | Classification 1105 | Pumping services |
296-17-53803 | Classification 1106 | Rental stores |
296-17-53805 | Classification 1108 | Glass merchants |
296-17-53806 | Classification 1109 | Auto/truck towing |
296-17-539 | Classification 1301 | Electric companies |
296-17-540 | Classification 1303 | Telephone com-panies - manual |
296-17-541 | Classification 1304 | Telephone com-panies - clerical |
296-17-54101 | Classification 1305 | Television cable companies |
296-17-542 | Classification 1401 | Taxicab companies |
296-17-544 | Classification 1404 | Bus and transit companies |
296-17-54401 | Classification 1405 | Ambulance services |
296-17-545 | Classification 1501 | Counties and taxing districts |
296-17-546 | Classification 1507 | Waterworks |
296-17-548 | Classification 1701 | Ore reduction |
296-17-549 | Classification 1702 | Mines - N.O.C. |
296-17-550 | Classification 1703 | Open cut mining |
296-17-551 | Classification 1704 | Quarries |
296-17-552 | Classification 1801 | Smelting and furnace operations |
296-17-55201 | Classification 1802 | Aluminum smelting |
296-17-555 | Classification 2002 | Freight handling |
296-17-557 | Classification 2004 | Iron and steel merchants |
296-17-560 | Classification 2007 | Grain elevators |
296-17-561 | Classification 2008 | Field warehouses |
296-17-56101 | Classification 2009 | Building material dealers |
296-17-562 | Classification 2101 | Grain and feed mills |
296-17-563 | Classification 2102 | Distribution centers |
296-17-564 | Classification 2104 | Fruit and vegetable packing |
296-17-56401 | Classification 2105 | Beverage distributors |
296-17-56402 | Classification 2106 | Chemical dealers |
296-17-565 | Classification 2201 | Laundry and dry cleaning operations |
296-17-566 | Classification 2202 | Carpet cleaning |
296-17-56601 | Classification 2203 | Commercial laundry services |
296-17-56602 | Classification 2204 | Coin operated laundry services |
296-17-567 | Classification 2401 | Paper manufacturing |
296-17-568 | Classification 2903 | Wood products
manufacturing/
assembly |
296-17-569 | Classification 2904 | Plywood/veneer manufacturing |
296-17-56901 | Classification 2905 | Furniture manufacture or refinish |
296-17-570 | Classification 2906 | Pattern manufacturing |
296-17-57001 | Classification 2907 | Cabinet manufacturing |
296-17-57002 | Classification 2908 | Mobile home and factory housing manufacturing |
296-17-57003 | Classification 2909 | Woodenware manufacturing |
296-17-571 | Classification 3101 | Redi mix concrete dealers |
296-17-572 | Classification 3102 | Rock wool insulation |
296-17-573 | Classification 3103 | Cement manufacturing |
296-17-574 | Classification 3104 | Plaster mills and stone cutting |
296-17-575 | Classification 3105 | Concrete product manufacturing |
296-17-57602 | Classification 3303 | Retail meat and fish dealers |
296-17-57603 | Classification 3304 | Fish and meat processors |
296-17-578 | Classification 3309 | Motorcycle sales and service |
296-17-580 | Classification 3402 | Machine shops - N.O.C. |
296-17-581 | Classification 3403 | Aircraft manufacturing |
296-17-582 | Classification 3404 | Metal goods manufacturing |
296-17-58201 | Classification 3405 | Aircraft parts manufacturing |
296-17-583 | Classification 3406 | Service stations and car washes |
296-17-584 | Classification 3407 | Refinery operations |
296-17-585 | Classification 3408 | Natural gas companies |
296-17-58501 | Classification 3409 | Self service gas stations |
296-17-58502 | Classification 3410 | Convenient grocery stores |
296-17-58503 | Classification 3411 | Automobile sales dealerships |
296-17-58504 | Classification 3412 | Automobile body shops |
296-17-58505 | Classification 3413 | Semi truck repair centers |
296-17-58506 | Classification 3414 | Boat service centers |
296-17-58507 | Classification 3415 | Modular and mobile home dealers |
296-17-586 | Classification 3501 | Brick or clay product manufacturing |
296-17-587 | Classification 3503 | Pottery and earthenware manufacturing |
296-17-590 | Classification 3506 | Pump truck services |
296-17-59201 | Classification 3509 | Plaster/concrete statue manufacturing |
296-17-59202 | Classification 3510 | Plastic/graphite goods manufacturing |
296-17-59203 | Classification 3511 | Fiberglass goods manufacturing |
296-17-59204 | Classification 3512 | Plastic goods - cut/mill/bend |
296-17-59205 | Classification 3513 | Rubber goods manufacturing |
296-17-594 | Classification 3602 | Electronic components manufacturing |
296-17-595 | Classification 3603 | Painting - shop |
296-17-596 | Classification 3604 | Galvanizing or tinning |
296-17-597 | Classification 3605 | Truck manufacturing |
296-17-599 | Classification 3701 | Chemical manufacturing |
296-17-600 | Classification 3702 | Winery/brewery operations |
296-17-604 | Classification 3708 | Textile goods manufacturing |
296-17-606 | Classification 3802 | Pliable goods manufacturing |
296-17-612 | Classification 3808 | Upholstery work |
296-17-614 | Classification 3901 | Retail bakeries |
296-17-615 | Classification 3902 | Food product manufacturing |
296-17-616 | Classification 3903 | Sugar refining |
296-17-618 | Classification 3905 | Restaurants |
296-17-61801 | Classification 3906 | Bakeries - N.O.C. |
296-17-61804 | Classification 3909 | Caterers |
296-17-619 | Classification 4002 | Creameries |
296-17-620 | Classification 4101 | Printing/silk screening |
296-17-622 | Classification 4103 | Newspaper publishing |
296-17-626 | Classification 4107 | Business machine repair |
296-17-627 | Classification 4108 | Mailing companies |
296-17-628 | Classification 4109 | Sign painting in shop |
296-17-629 | Classification 4201 | Longshoring and stevedoring |
296-17-630 | Classification 4301 | Sausage manufacturing |
296-17-631 | Classification 4302 | Custom meat cutting |
296-17-633 | Classification 4304 | Feed lots |
296-17-634 | Classification 4305 | Landfills |
296-17-635 | Classification 4401 | Cold storage plants |
296-17-63501 | Classification 4402 | Ice manufacturing |
296-17-636 | Classification 4404 | Cold storage |
296-17-637 | Classification 4501 | Radio/television companies |
296-17-638 | Classification 4502 | Radio/television stations |
296-17-640 | Classification 4504 | Theatres |
296-17-641 | Classification 4601 | Explosive manufacturing |
296-17-643 | Classification 4802 | Field crops |
296-17-644 | Classification 4803 | Farms - N.O.C. |
296-17-645 | Classification 4804 | Farms - eggs |
296-17-646 | Classification 4805 | Nurseries |
296-17-647 | Classification 4806 | Berries - hand harvest |
296-17-649 | Classification 4808 | Field crops - N.O.C. |
296-17-64901 | Classification 4809 | Greenhouses |
296-17-64902 | Classification 4810 | Farms - field vegetables |
296-17-64903 | Classification 4811 | Hop farms |
296-17-64904 | Classification 4812 | Fish and shellfish hatcheries |
296-17-64905 | Classification 4813 | Vineyards |
296-17-64999 | Classification 4900 | Construction superintendents |
296-17-650 | Classification 4901 | Consulting engineers |
296-17-651 | Classification 4902 | State government - clerical |
296-17-652 | Classification 4903 | Boiler inspections |
296-17-653 | Classification 4904 | Clerical office - N.O.C. |
296-17-654 | Classification 4905 | Hotel and motels |
296-17-655 | Classification 4906 | Institutions - higher learning |
296-17-656 | Classification 4907 | Inmates - prison industries |
296-17-657 | Classification 4908 | Inmates - adult camps |
296-17-658 | Classification 4909 | Inmates - juvenile camps |
296-17-65801 | Classification 4910 | Property management |
296-17-659 | Classification 5001 | Logging - N.O.C. |
296-17-660 | Classification 5002 | Rafting logs |
296-17-66001 | Classification 5003 | Log truck drivers |
296-17-66002 | Classification 5004 | Forest land services |
296-17-66003 | Classification 5005 | Mechanized logging |
296-17-66004 | Classification 5006 | Forestry - machine work |
296-17-661 | Classification 5101 | Metal molding |
296-17-663 | Classification 5103 | Foundries - N.O.C. |
296-17-666 | Classification 5106 | Forging |
296-17-668 | Classification 5108 | Cable manufacturing |
296-17-669 | Classification 5109 | Heavy arms manufacturing |
296-17-670 | Classification 5201 | Electric appliance manufacturing |
296-17-673 | Classification 5204 | Railroad car manufacturing |
296-17-675 | Classification 5206 | Permanent shop |
296-17-676 | Classification 5207 | Bowling centers |
296-17-67601 | Classification 5208 | Iron works |
296-17-67602 | Classification 5209 | Metal goods manufacturing |
296-17-677 | Classification 5301 | Service organizations |
296-17-678 | Classification 5305 | Cities/towns -clerical |
296-17-679 | Classification 5306 | County - clerical |
296-17-67901 | Classification 5307 | State government - N.O.C. |
296-17-680 | Classification 6103 | Churches and schools -profess-ional |
296-17-681 | Classification 6104 | Churches and schools |
296-17-682 | Classification 6105 | Hospitals |
296-17-684 | Classification 6107 | Veterinary |
296-17-685 | Classification 6108 | Nursing homes |
296-17-686 | Classification 6109 | Dental clinics |
296-17-68601 | Classification 6110 | Home health services |
296-17-687 | Classification 6201 | Crematoriums |
296-17-688 | Classification 6202 | Cemeteries |
296-17-689 | Classification 6203 | Youth camps |
296-17-690 | Classification 6204 | Health clubs |
296-17-691 | Classification 6205 | Clubs - N.O.C. |
296-17-692 | Classification 6206 | Golf courses |
296-17-693 | Classification 6207 | Carnivals |
296-17-694 | Classification 6208 | Carnivals - N.O.C. |
296-17-695 | Classification 6209 | Camp grounds |
296-17-696 | Classification 6301 | Auto/truck sales |
296-17-697 | Classification 6302 | Door to door sales |
296-17-698 | Classification 6303 | Outside sales |
296-17-699 | Classification 6304 | Department stores |
296-17-700 | Classification 6305 | Clothing stores |
296-17-701 | Classification 6306 | Furniture/appliance stores |
296-17-703 | Classification 6308 | Jewelry stores |
296-17-704 | Classification 6309 | Retail stores |
296-17-706 | Classification 6402 | Grocery stores |
296-17-707 | Classification 6403 | Convenient grocery stores |
296-17-708 | Classification 6404 | Florists |
296-17-709 | Classification 6405 | Tire stores |
296-17-711 | Classification 6407 | Wholesale stores |
296-17-712 | Classification 6408 | Farm machinery dealers |
296-17-713 | Classification 6409 | Machinery dealers |
296-17-71301 | Classification 6410 | Janitorial supply dealers |
296-17-714 | Classification 6501 | Beauty shops |
296-17-715 | Classification 6502 | Banks/credit unions |
296-17-716 | Classification 6503 | Labor unions |
296-17-717 | Classification 6504 | Welfare stores |
296-17-718 | Classification 6505 | Welfare programs |
296-17-719 | Classification 6506 | Studios |
296-17-722 | Classification 6509 | Boarding homes |
296-17-723 | Classification 6601 | Protective services |
296-17-724 | Classification 6602 | Janitorial services |
296-17-725 | Classification 6603 | Auction sales |
296-17-726 | Classification 6604 | Lens manufacturing |
296-17-727 | Classification 6605 | Musicians - N.O.C. |
296-17-729 | Classification 6607 | Billiard halls |
296-17-730 | Classification 6608 | Motion picture production |
296-17-73105 | Classification 6614 | Horse racing - major tracks |
296-17-73106 | Classification 6615 | Horse grooms - major tracks |
296-17-73107 | Classification 6616 | Horse racing - bush tracks |
296-17-73108 | Classification 6617 | Horse grooms - bush tracks |
296-17-73111 | Classification 6620 | Entertainers - N.O.C. |
296-17-735 | Classification 6704 | Parking lot operations |
296-17-736 | Classification 6705 | Ski facilities |
296-17-737 | Classification 6706 | Athletic teams |
296-17-738 | Classification 6707 | Professional sport teams |
296-17-739 | Classification 6708 | Jockeys and race drivers |
296-17-740 | Classification 6709 | Sheltered workshops |
296-17-741 | Classification 6801 | Scheduled airlines - flying crew |
296-17-742 | Classification 6802 | Scheduled airlines - ground crew |
296-17-743 | Classification 6803 | Aircraft operations - N.O.C. |
296-17-744 | Classification 6804 | Aircraft companies |
296-17-745 | Classification 6809 | Professional non-contact sport teams |
296-17-746 | Classification 6901 | Volunteers |
296-17-747 | Classification 6902 | Log road construction |
296-17-748 | Classification 6903 | Crop dusting |
296-17-749 | Classification 6904 | Fire fighters |
296-17-750 | Classification 6905 | Law enforcement officers |
296-17-751 | Classification 6906 | Volunteer law enforcement officers |
296-17-752 | Classification 6907 | Moving companies |
296-17-753 | Classification 6908 | Paper manufacturing |
296-17-75301 | Classification 6909 | Laboratories |
296-17-754 | Classification 7101 | Corporate officers |
296-17-755 | Classification 7102 | NFL teams |
296-17-756 | Classification 7103 | State government - N.O.C. |
296-17-757 | Classification 7104 | Temporary help -administrative |
296-17-758 | Classification 7105 | Temporary help -clerical |
296-17-759 | Classification 7106 | Temporary help - retail/wholesale |
296-17-760 | Classification 7107 | Food services |
296-17-761 | Classification 7108 | Packaging or repackaging |
296-17-762 | Classification 7109 | Electronic assembly |
296-17-76201 | Classification 7110 | Field technicians |
296-17-76202 | Classification 7111 | Medical services |
296-17-76203 | Classification 7112 | Agriculture services |
296-17-76204 | Classification 7113 | Plant maintenance |
296-17-76205 | Classification 7114 | Freight handling |
296-17-76206 | Classification 7115 | Food processing |
296-17-76207 | Classification 7116 | Flagging services |
296-17-76208 | Classification 7117 | Machine operators |
296-17-76209 | Classification 7118 | Construction |
296-17-76210 | Classification 7119 | Trucking |
296-17-76211 | Classification 7120 | Maritime employment |
296-17-76212 | Classification 7121 | Logging |
296-17-763 | Classification 7201 | State government - health care |
296-17-764 | Classification 7202 | Real estate agencies |
296-17-765 | Classification 7203 | Community service workers |
296-17-766 | Classification 7204 | Preferred workers |
296-17-772 | Classification 7301 | Dairy farms |
296-17-773 | Classification 7302 | Livestock farms |
296-17-777 | Classification 7307 | Christmas tree farms |
296-17-778 | Classification 7308 | Animal shelters |
296-17-779 | Classification 7309 | Work activity centers |
Amend - Experience Rating Rules/Tables | |
296-17-870 (4)(b) | Evaluation of actual losses |
296-17-895 | Industrial insurance accident and medical aid fund base rates |
Repeal - Claim Process Rules | |
296-14-010 | Reciprocal agreements - Industrial insurance |
296-14-015 | Industrial insurance labor -management cooperation program. |
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The Regulatory Fairness Act requires that the economic impact of proposed regulations be analyzed in relation to small business, and outlines the information that must be included in a small business economic impact statement (SBEIS). Preparation of a SBEIS is required when a proposed rule has the potential of placing a more than minor economic impact on business. However, since the proposed rule would not place a more than minor economic impact on business, the preparation of a comprehensive SBEIS is not required.
RCW 34.05.328 applies to this rule adoption. RCW 51.16.035 requires the Department of Labor and Industries to establish a classification plan to include general classification rules, risk classifications, and premium rates for all classification in accordance with recognized principles of insurance.
Although the rule proposal would be considered "significant," as defined by statute, the department is exempted from preparing an Evaluation of Probable Costs and Probable Benefits Analysis as mandated in RCW 34.05.328(1)©[(c)]. RCW 34.05.328(5)(b)(vi) establishes that rules that set or adjust fees or rates pursuant to legislative standards are exempt from the criteria outlined in RCW 34.05.328.
Hearing Location: Labor and Industries, Auditorium, 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA, on July 9, at 10 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Classification Services, (360) 902-4776, by July 9, 1998, TDD (360) 902-4776.
Submit Written Comments to: FAX (360) 902-4729, by July 9, 1998.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 28, 1998.
June 2, 1998
Gary Moore
Director