Fla. Admin. Code R. 69L-6.021 (2026)
Construction Industry Classification Codes, Descriptions, and Operations Scope of Exemption
(1) The Division adopts the classification codes and descriptions that are specified in the Florida Contracting Classification Premium Adjustment Program, and published in the Florida exception pages of the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI), Basic Manual (2001 ed.), including updates through January 1, 2011. For convenience, the Division lists here the classification codes and descriptions that are published in the Florida exception pages of the Basic Manual and adopted in this rule.
(2) For purposes of this rule, an employer is engaged in the construction industry when any portion of the employer’s business operations is described in the construction industry classification codes that are adopted in this rule.
(a) | 0042 | Landscape Gardening and Drivers |
(b) | 0050 | Farm Machinery Operation By Contractor and Drivers |
(c) | 1322 | Oil or Gas – Well – Cleaning or Swabbing of Wells – By Specialist Contractor – No Drilling & Drivers |
(d) | 2799 | Manufactured, Modular or Prefabricated Home Setup, Hookup, or Installation at Building Site |
(e) | 3365 | Welding or Cutting NOC and Drivers |
(f) | 3719 | Oil Still Erection or Repair |
(g) | 3724 | Machinery or Equipment Erection or Repair NOC and Drivers |
(h) | 3726 | Boiler Installation or Repair – Steam |
(i) | 5020 | Ceiling Installation Suspended Acoustical Grid Type |
(j) | 5022 | Masonry NOC |
(k) | 5037 | Painting: Metal Structures Over Two Stories in Height and Drivers |
(l) | 5040 | Iron or Steel: Erection – Frame Structures |
(m) | 5057 | Iron or Steel: Erection NOC |
(n) | 5059 | Iron or Steel: Erection – Frame Structures Not Over Two Stories in Height |
(o) | 5069 | Iron or Steel: Erection Construction of Dwellings Not Over Two Stories in Height |
(p) | 5102 | Door and Window Installation – All Types – Residential and Commercial |
(q) | 5146 | Furniture or Fixtures Installation – Portable – NOC |
(r) | 5160 | Elevator Erection or Repair |
(s) | 5183 | Plumbing NOC and Drivers |
(t) | 5188 | Automatic Sprinkler Installation and Drivers |
(u) | 5190 | Electrical Wiring Within Buildings and Drivers |
(v) | 5213 | Concrete Construction NOC |
(w) | 5215 | Concrete Work Incidental to the Construction of Private Residence |
(x) | 5221 | Concrete or Cement Work – Floors, Driveways, Yards or Sidewalks and Drivers (N/A MA) |
(y) | 5222 | Concrete Construction in Connection with Bridges or Culverts |
(z) | 5223 | Swimming Pool Construction, Installation, or Repair ‒ Not Iron or Steel & Drivers |
(aa) | 5348 | Ceramic Tile, Indoor Stone, Marble, or Mosaic Work |
(bb) | 5402 | Hothouse Erection All Operations |
(cc) | 5403 | Carpentry – NOC |
(dd) | 5437 | Carpentry – Installation of Cabinet Work or Interior Trim |
(ee) | 5443 | Lathing and Drivers |
(ff) | 5445 | Wallboard Installation Within Buildings and Drivers |
(gg) | 5462 | Glazier Away From Shop and Drivers |
(hh) | 5472 | Asbestos Removal Operations: Contractor – Pipe and Boiler Work Exclusively & Drivers |
(ii) | 5473 | Asbestos Removal Operations: Contractor – NOC and Drivers |
(jj) | 5474 | Painting NOC & Shop Operations, Drivers |
(kk) | 5478 | Floor Coverning Installation – Resilient Flooring – Carpet and Laminate Flooring |
(ll) | 5479 | Insulation Work NOC and Drivers |
(mm) | 5480 | Plastering NOC and Drivers |
(nn) | 5491 | Paperhanging and Drivers |
(oo) | 5506 | Street or Road Construction: Paving or Repaving and Drivers |
(pp) | 5507 | Street or Road Construction: Subsurface Work and Drivers |
(qq) | 5508 | Street or Road Construction: Rock Excavation and Drivers |
(rr) | 5509 | Street or Road Maintenance or Beautification & Drivers |
(ss) | 5535 | Sheet Metal Work – Installation & Drivers |
(tt) | 5537 | Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems Installation, Service and Repair, Shop, Yard & Drivers |
(uu) | 5551 | Roofing – All Kinds and Drivers |
(vv) | 5606 | Contractor – Project Manager, Construction Executive, Construction Manager or Construction Superintendent |
(ww) | 5610 | Cleaner – Debris Removal – Construction Contractor |
(xx) | 5613 | Cleaner – Debris Removal – Temporary Labor Service |
(yy) | 5645 | Carpentry – Detached One or Two Family Dwellings |
(zz) | 5651 | Carpentry – Dwellings – Three Stories or Less |
(aaa) | 5703 | Building Raising or Moving |
(bbb) | 5705 | Salvage Operation – No Wrecking or Any Structural Operations |
(ccc) | 6004 | Land Pile Driving |
(ddd) | 6006F | Marine Pile Driving, Dock & Seawall, Jetty or Breakwater, Dike or Revetment Construction – |
All Operations to Completion & Drivers | ||
(eee) | 6017 | Dam or Lock Construction: Concrete Work – All Operations |
(fff) | 6018 | Dam or Lock Construction: Earth Moving or Placing – All Operations and Drivers |
(ggg) | 6045 | Levee Construction – All Operations to Completion and Drivers |
(hhh) | 6204 | Drilling NOC and Drivers |
(iii) | 6206 | Oil or Gas Well: Cementing and Drivers |
(jjj) | 6213 | Oil or Gas – Well – Specialty Tool & Equipment Leasing NOC – All Employees & Drivers |
(kkk) | 6214 | Oil or Gas Well: Perforating of Casing – All Employees and Drivers |
(lll) | 6216 | Oil or Gas – Lease Work NOC – By Specialist Contractor & Drivers |
(mmm) | 6217 | Excavation and Drivers NOC |
(nnn) | 6229 | Irrigation or Draining System Construction & Drivers |
(ooo) | 6233 | Oil or Gas Pipeline Construction & Drivers |
(ppp) | 6235 | Oil or Gas Well: Drilling or Redrilling & Drivers |
(qqq) | 6236 | Oil or Gas Well: Installation or Recovery of Casing & Drivers |
(rrr) | 6237 | Oil or Gas Well: Instrument Logging or Survey Work and Drivers |
(sss) | 6251 | Tunneling Not Pneumatic – All Operations |
(ttt) | 6252 | Shaft Sinking – All Operations |
(uuu) | 6260 | Tunneling – Pneumatic – All Operations |
(vvv) | 6306 | Sewer Construction – All Operations and Drivers |
(www) | 6319 | Gas Main or Connection – Construction and Drivers |
(xxx) | 6325 | Conduit Construction – For Cable or Wires – & Drivers |
(yyy) | 6400 | Fence Installation and Repair-Metal, Vinyl, Wood or Prefabricated Concrete Panel Fence Installed By Hand |
(zzz) | 7538 | Electric Light or Power Line Construction & Drivers |
(aaaa) | 7605 | Burglar and Fire Alarm Installation or Repair & Drivers |
(bbbb) | 7855 | Railroad Construction: Laying or Relaying of Tracks or Maintenance of Way by Contractor – No Work on Elevated Railroads – & Drivers |
(cccc) | 8227 | Construction or Erection Permanent Yard |
(dddd) | 9534 | Mobile Crane and Hoisting Service Contractors – NOC – All Operations – Including Yard Employees and Drivers |
(eeee) | 9554 | Sign Installation, Maintenance, Repair, Removal, or Replacement NOC & Drivers |
(3) The Division adopts the definitions published by NCCI, SCOPES® of Basic Manual Classifications (February 2011), including updates through February 1, 2011, that correspond to the classification codes and descriptions adopted in subsection (1), above. The definitions identify the workplace operations that satisfy the criteria of the term “construction industry” as used in the workers’ compensation law. The definitions are hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained by writing to the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Bureau of Compliance, 1579 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317.
Rulemaking Authority 440.02(8), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.02(8) FS. History–New 10-21-02, Formerly 4L-6.021, Amended 7-4-04, 3-15-06, 2-8-07, 10-11-11.
Effective: 10/11/2011.