Chapter 296-17A Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance.

Barbers, salons, tattoo shops6501-00 Barber shopsApplies to:Businesses engaged in barber services for customers. Barber services may be performed in a barber shop, at a customer's home, or in other environments such as hospitals. This classification includes clerical office and s…

6502-00 Banks; credit unions; savings and loan associationsApplies to:Businesses providing banking and related financial services. This classification includes clerical office and sales personnel.Services include, but are not limited to:• Establishing and servicing checking and s…

6503-00 Labor unions or employee representative associationsApplies to:Businesses engaged as labor unions or employee representative associations and applies to the employees of the business as opposed to the members they represent.Worker occupations may include, but are not limi…

6504-00 Thrift stores operated by charitable or other nonprofit organizationsApplies to:Nonprofit businesses operating stores primarily selling used merchandise that has been donated.Items for sale include, but are not limited to:• Clothing;• Furniture;• Household appliances;• Ho…

6505-00 Welfare special works programApplies to certain "employees" of nonprofit establishments engaged in finding work experience for individuals who are in need of job training or skill enhancement to make them employable or more competitive in the job market. Establishments th…

6506-00 Photography studiosApplies to:• Businesses operating photography studios, including glamour and boudoir photography studios which often have a salon where clients have their hair styled and make-up applied;• Businesses operating booths, usually located in malls, which wil…

6509-04 Adult family homes, group homes, treatment centers, safe houses, shelters, halfway houses, and similar facilities not specifically assigned to another subclassification, N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses and facilities with residents who do not require 24-hour nursing care, but…

6510-00 Domestic workers/home care assistants employed in or about the private residence of a home ownerApplies to:Individuals employed by a home owner to provide domestic services/home care assistants in or about the home owner's private residence.Services include, but are not l…

6511-00 Chore services/home care assistantsApplies to:Businesses providing chore services/home care assistants to private individuals.Some common terms to describe these types of services include supported living, tenant support, and intensive tenant support services.Chore servic…

6512-00 Home care services/consumer directed employer programApplies to:Persons employed by individuals who are ill, individuals with disabilities, or vulnerable individuals to provide home care services that enable those individuals to remain in their own homes.Household service…

6601-00 Detective agenciesApplies to:Businesses providing investigative and related services for others.Services include, but are not limited to:• Conducting background checks;• Investigating corporate embezzlement and fraud, employee theft, insurance fraud, missing person cases,…

6602-02 Contract window washing servicesApplies to establishments engaged in contract window washing services not done in connection with a janitorial service. These establishments specialize in cleaning both interior and exterior windows in residential and commercial, single and…

6603-00 Auction sales: Industrial or commercial equipment or machineryApplies to:Businesses selling industrial or commercial plant equipment or machinery at auctions held at the auctioneer's permanent location, the client's place of business, or performed online via the internet.…

6604-00 Lens: Manufacturing, grinding and polishingApplies to:• Manufacture of precision lenses for their own sales, or for other retailers such as optometrists and opticians.• Manufacture of contact lenses and artificial eyes which are usually molded from acrylics, or cut and po…

6605-00 Actors and performers, N.O.C.Applies to establishments or individuals providing performances that are not of a physical or strenuous nature, and who are not specifically covered by another classification (N.O.C.). For purposes of this classification, entertainment that is…

6607-00 Bingo parlors, card rooms, casinos, indoor simulated golf, pool hallsApplies to:• Billiard halls;• Bingo parlors;• Card rooms;• Casinos;• Indoor simulated golf; and• Pool halls.Businesses providing indoor simulated golf may also have a small putting area in addition to co…

6608-00 Motion picture productionApplies to:Businesses engaged in the production of motion pictures.Work activities often include constructing elaborate sets at the production sites and filming with cameras mounted on large booms.Employments include, but are not limited to:• Acto…

6618-00 Parimutuel horse racing: Special horse racing account(used only by horse racing underwriter)This classification may not be assigned to any account and no claims may be charged to it. This classification is solely for the collection of fees assessed on horse owner licenses…

6620-00 Entertainers, N.O.C.Applies to establishments or individuals providing entertainment of a strenuous nature for a fee, donation or free of charge. For classification purposes, strenuous entertainment includes activities such as, but not limited to, dancing, skating, gymnas…

6625-00 Horse racing - Grooms and assistant trainers (major track)(to be assigned only by the horse racing underwriter)Applies to all licensed grooms and licensed assistant trainers employed by a licensed trainer. Coverage applies at a race track, and at a farm or training center…

6626-00 Horse racing - Track (major track)(to be assigned only by the horse racing underwriter)Applies to licensed exercise riders, licensed pony riders and any other licensed employee employed by a licensed trainer and working at a Washington race track during the race track's l…

6627-00 Horse racing - Farm or training center(to be assigned only by the horse racing underwriter)Applies to licensed exercise riders and licensed pony riders employed by a licensed trainer and working off the grounds of a Washington race track, at a farm or training center, or …

6704-00 Parking lot operationsApplies to:Businesses operating parking lots for the temporary parking of customer vehicles in uncovered spaces.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Checking customers in and out;• Collecting fees;• Parking customer's vehicles at check-i…

6705-00 Ski facilitiesApplies to:• Businesses operating facilities for:- Skiing such as downhill or cross country;- Snow tubing;- Snowmobiling; and- Wind board sailing.• Businesses providing ski patrolling services.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Conducting excu…

6706-01 Athletic teams: Operations and facilitiesNote: As used in this classification, the term "player" and "athlete" have the same meaning.Applies to:Workers employed by all types of athletic teams who care for a team's athletes, their equipment, the playing field/stadium/arena…

6707-00 Football teams and other contact sports, N.O.C., such as wrestling, roller derbies, and the martial artsApplies to:Professional and semiprofessional football teams and other contact sports not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).Contact sports include, but are not …

6708-01 JockeysApplies to jockeys riding horses in a race, or working with the horses in any way, during the dates of a scheduled race meet. Coverage during a race meet is through election of optional coverage and is to be reported at ten hours per mount per race or ten hours per…

6709-00 Sheltered workshops and work activity centersApplies to persons with disabilities, including developmental disabilities, who are enrolled as employees of sheltered workshops or work activity centers. Classification 6709-00 applies regardless of the type of work performed.…

6801-00 Airlines, scheduled - Flight crewsApplies to:Members of flight crews employed by businesses operating scheduled airlines.Scheduled airlines will have:• Published fares;• Definite dates;• Routes; and• Time for departure and arrivals.Flight crews include, but are not limite…

6802-00 Airlines, scheduled - Ground crew operationsApplies to:Members of ground crews employed by businesses operating scheduled airlines.Scheduled airlines will have:• Published fares;• Definite dates;• Routes; and• Time for departure and arrivals.Ground crews include, but are …

6803-01 Flight instructionApplies to flight instructors employed by establishments who provide flight instruction services. This classification applies only to the pilot operating or overseeing the aircraft during the flight lesson.This classification excludes classroom flight in…

6804-00 Airport operationsApplies to establishments engaged in operating airports. This classification includes work such as, but not limited to, control tower operations, information clerks located at the airport, baggage handlers who load/unload planes, maintenance and janitori…

6809-00 Baseball teams; professional and semiprofessionalApplies to:Professional and semiprofessional baseball teams.Occupations in this classification include:• Athletes;• Coaches;• Managers; and• Officials, such as referees.Exclusions:• Worker hours caring for the team, its equ…

6901-00 Volunteers of state agencies, cities, counties, towns, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or private nonprofit charitable organizationsApplies to:• Volunteers of cities, counties, towns, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or private nonprofit cha…

6902-02 Logging road: Construction or maintenanceApplies to:Construction or maintenance of logging roads. For purposes of this classification logging roads are roads for which the basic use is to provide access into a timber or forest area and for the transporting of logs out of …

6903-03 Aerial spraying, seeding, crop dusting, or firefightingApplies to:Flying crew of businesses engaged in aerial spraying, seeding, crop dusting, and firefighting.Work activities include, but are not limited to:Flight crew activities for low altitude release of:• Agricultura…

6904-00 Salaried firefighters of cities or townsApplies to salaried firefighters of cities and towns. Firefighters respond to fire alarms and other emergencies, control and extinguish fires, protect lives and property, and maintain firefighting equipment, administer first aid and…

6905-00 Salaried law enforcement officers of cities and towns; Volunteer law enforcement officers, N.O.C.: Full coverageApplies to salaried law enforcement officers of cities and towns and to volunteer law enforcement officers of cities and towns who are not otherwise classified …

6906-00 Volunteer law enforcement officers of cities and towns - Medical aid onlyApplies to:Volunteer law enforcement officers of cities and towns that have elected coverage for medical aid only.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Arresting violators;• Conducting cr…

6907-01 Household furnishings moving and storageApplies to:Businesses engaged in moving or storage of household goods and furnishings.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Packing and unpacking household goods/furnishings;• Loading and unloading household goods/furnis…

6908-02 Lightweight paper products, N.O.C.: ManufacturingApplies to:• Businesses manufacturing lightweight paper products not otherwise classified (N.O.C.).• Businesses engaged as paper rewinders or paper converters. Businesses that purchase large rolls of premanufactured paper f…

6909-00 Laboratories - Analytical, testing, or quality control for othersApplies to establishments engaged in operating laboratories which provide analytical, testing, and quality control services. This classification includes laboratories that experiment and provide a variety of…

7002-00 Department of Energy contractApplies to establishments that have contracted with the department of energy at DOE's nuclear facilities within the state of Washington to operate, construct or service the nuclear site. At present, the only site covered by this contract is at…

7100-00 Exempt limited liability company members, N.O.C.Applies to members of a limited liability company exempt from mandatory coverage under RCW 51.12.020(13) who have elected optional coverage, and perform only administrative, clerical and outside sale duties. Any LLC member e…

7101-00 Corporate officers, N.O.C.Applies to executive officers of a corporation who are not covered by another classification (N.O.C.) and for whom optional coverage has been elected. This is a standard exception classification as described in WAC 296-17-31018 Exception classifi…

7103-00 State government - Law enforcement officers, N.O.C.Applies to any state employees, including administrative employees, who have law enforcement powers such as, but not limited to, authority to arrest or to preserve order, and who are not covered by another classification …

7104-01 Temporary staffing services: Administrative office personnelThis classification applies to employees such as, but not limited to, clerical office, payroll, accounting, human resource managers, data processing, and outside sales personnel of the temporary staffing company …

7105-01 Temporary staffing services: Office support servicesThis classification applies to employees of a temporary staffing company who are assigned on a temporary basis to a client customer and who are engaged wholly in office work for the client customer. This classification i…

7106-01 Temporary staffing services: Retail or wholesale store operationsThis classification applies to employees of a temporary staffing company who are assigned on a temporary basis to a client customer and who are engaged in activities related to a store operation as opposed t…

7107-01 Temporary staffing services: Retail bakery, restaurant, or food preparation; musicians or entertainersThis classification applies to employees of a temporary staffing company who are assigned on a temporary basis to a client customer and who are engaged in activities such…