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Classification sub-group 407-06 - Excavation, foundations, installing pools and tanks
Industry sector 4 – Construction
Rate risk category 200%
Included
Similar but classified elsewhere
Excavating (by hand or machine) for:
Basements and foundations,
Canals, dug-outs and swimming pools,
Septic tanks and fields, sewage lagoons, dredging
Removal of underground gasoline storage tanks
Bury pits (for garbage or waste products)
Removal of overburden
Custom installation of weeping tile
Shallow excavating (less than 6 feet deep and width less than half the depth), as well as excavating using the Armadillo Coring System is found under
408-02 – Trenching and drainage
.
Operation of a dump is found under
501-03 – Waste management, snow removal and towing
.
Foundations are constructed to support a building, and can include footings, basement walls, and piles.
Includes incidental activities, such as:
Damp proofing
Underpinning
House leveling
Foundation and structural repairs
Pouring or repair of concrete basement floors only is found under
401-10 – Concrete work
.
Custom piling is found under
407-09 – Piling and underwater construction
.
Installation and repair of above-ground and in-ground swimming pools, whirlpools, spas and saunas.
Includes incidental excavation work.
Landscaping work is found under
401-15 – Landscaping
.
Plumbing is found under
402-04 – Plumbing, insulating and mechanical
.
Installation and incidental removal of above-ground or underground tanks (e.g. gas tanks, water tanks, etc).
Installation and repair of malleable liners in retention ponds, sludge lagoons and temporary holding tanks.
Custom removal of above-ground tanks is found under
406-03 – Installing heavy machinery
.