Industry Code: 57901
This industry includes employers providing the service of hauling and disposing of general waste or garbage from residential, commercial and industrial premises, generally using specialized equipment. This is primarily a utility service contracted to municipal governments.
This industry includes operating a landfill as part of a waste collection business or as a separate business.
Operation Details:
The collection of residential garbage involves manual labour to lift the garbage into the garbage truck. The trucks used in the collection of residential garbage are generally equipped with a special box, which has hydraulic doors, to assist the garbage collectors.
Employers involved in the collection of industrial and commercial garbage generally use garbage trucks, which are equipped with hydraulic lifting devices, that pick up and empty large bins. The waste collection firm often provides these steel collection containers to the job sites.
Employers who specialize in operating a landfill, or operate a landfill as a part of the garbage collection process, are classified in this industry. The equipment used by the landfills include compactors, sorters, shredders and mobile equipment.
All employers in this industry are members of Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Businesses involved in general waste collection may have facilities to sort out recyclable materials. This would be incidental and would not require an additional classification. Employers which specialize in the collection, sorting and sale of recyclable items (e.g. paper, plastics, bottles, cans) are generally classified in industry 27400, except for businesses which deal in scrap metal which are classified in industry 62700.
Employers who dispose of garbage, in conjunction with the cleaning of a construction site, are classified in trucking, industry 50714. Employers involved in the vacuum removal of liquid waste materials are classified in industry 06306.
Landfills, operated by municipal governments, would be considered part of the overall business of the respective municipality.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Garbage - Trucking of
Landfills, Operation of
Trucking of Garbage
Waste Collection - Disposal
Rate Group History:
Industry 27400, Waste Recycling and Salvaging was reviewed in 1992 and the effect of the review was to consolidate industry 27400 into this rate group. This consolidated similar industries associated with waste collection and disposal. This industry includes a levy to the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA).
This industry includes employers providing the service of hauling and disposing of general waste or garbage from residential, commercial and industrial premises, generally using specialized equipment. This is primarily a utility service contracted to municipal governments.
This industry includes operating a landfill as part of a waste collection business or as a separate business.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Garbage - Trucking of
Landfills, Operation of
Trucking of Garbage
Waste Collection - Disposal
Operation Details:
The collection of residential garbage involves manual labour to lift the garbage into the garbage truck. The trucks used in the collection of residential garbage are generally equipped with a special box, which has hydraulic doors, to assist the garbage collectors.
Employers involved in the collection of industrial and commercial garbage generally use garbage trucks, which are equipped with hydraulic lifting devices, that pick up and empty large bins. The waste collection firm often provides these steel collection containers to the job sites.
Employers who specialize in operating a landfill, or operate a landfill as a part of the garbage collection process, are classified in this industry. The equipment used by the landfills include compactors, sorters, shredders and mobile equipment.
All employers in this industry are members of Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
Businesses involved in general waste collection may have facilities to sort out recyclable materials. This would be incidental and would not require an additional classification. Employers which specialize in the collection, sorting and sale of recyclable items (e.g. paper, plastics, bottles, cans) are generally classified in industry 27400, except for businesses which deal in scrap metal which are classified in industry 62700.
Employers who dispose of garbage, in conjunction with the cleaning of a construction site, are classified in trucking, industry 50714. Employers involved in the vacuum removal of liquid waste materials are classified in industry 06306.
Landfills, operated by municipal governments, would be considered part of the overall business of the respective municipality.
Rate Group History:
Industry 27400, Waste Recycling and Salvaging was reviewed in 1992 and the effect of the review was to consolidate industry 27400 into this rate group. This consolidated similar industries associated with waste collection and disposal. This industry includes a levy to the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA).