PDFWAC 296-17A-0512

Classification 0512.

0512-00 Insulation or sound proofing materials: Installation, N.O.C.
Applies to contractors engaged in installing insulation or sound proofing materials not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). This classification includes the installation or removal of insulation material for all types of residential or commercial buildings or structures. Insulation materials include, but are not limited to:
• Flexible types in the form of blankets, rolls or quilts;
• Loose fills or mineral substances in granulated, powder, cellulose or fibrous wood forms;
• Pads and bats of mineral wool;
• Slabs of cork board or wood fiber;
• Rigid types such as wood and sugarcane fiberboard or panels; and
• The reflective type often consisting of aluminum foil encased in paper.
The methods of installation include hand, blower, nailing, or cementing with special adhesive.
This classification includes:
• Installation of suspended or acoustical grid ceilings;
• Installation of weather strip and caulking, roof or soffit ventilators, energy efficient doors and related carpentry work done in connection with the weatherization or retrofitting of buildings and residences;
• Application of polystyrene strips placed as insulation on the tops of mobile homes.
This classification excludes:
• Installation of glass windows in buildings which is to be reported separately in classification 0511;
• Energy auditors with no installation or delivery duties who may be reported separately in classification 6303 provided all the conditions of the general reporting rules covering standard exception employees have been met;
• Asbestos abatement which is to be reported separately in classification 0512-01; lead abatement which is to be reported separately in classification 0504; and
• Installation of insulated covering on boilers or steam pipes which is to be reported separately in classification 0306.
Special note: See asbestos certification and training requirements at www.lni.wa.gov.
0512-01 Asbestos abatement
Applies to contractors engaged in the removal of asbestos. Work contemplated by this classification includes all operations such as, but not limited to:
• Removal of damaged, deteriorated or unwanted existing asbestos coverings and material from buildings and other structures such as, but not limited to, ceilings, walls, partitions, floors, and from around air conditioning and heating ducts;
• Removal of asbestos insulated covering around boilers and steam pipes, asbestos used as insulation, fireproofing, and in various building materials such as floor coverings, ceiling tiles, cement sheeting, granular and corrugated wrap, and acoustical and decorative treatment for walls and ceilings.
This classification excludes:
• Contractors engaged in the installation of boiler and steam pipe insulation coverings who are to be reported separately in classification 0306;
• Lead abatement which is to be reported separately in classification 0504;
• Asbestos abatement as a part of painting the interior or exterior of buildings or structures or the interior/exterior of tanks which is to be reported separately in the applicable classification.
Special note: See asbestos certification and training requirements at www.lni.wa.gov.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 16-11-082, § 296-17A-0512, filed 5/17/16, effective 7/1/16. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0512, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-52104, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-52104, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 94-12-063, § 296-17-52104, filed 5/30/94, effective 6/30/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-52104, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; WSR 86-12-041 (Order 86-18), § 296-17-52104, filed 5/30/86, effective 7/1/86.]