Class Code 9182
Athletic Team / Facility – Maintenance
Class code 9182 applies to maintenance workers who keep athletic facilities, stadiums, arenas, and team operations running safely and smoothly. The September 1, 2026 approved pure premium rate for this California classification is $1.350 per $100 of payroll, which reflects the loss experience for maintenance operations in sports and recreation settings.
What Class Code 9182 Covers
This classification covers employees who perform maintenance, custodial and groundskeeping work for athletic teams, sports complexes, stadiums, arenas, recreation centers and school athletic facilities. Included are turf and field maintenance for natural and synthetic surfaces, cleaning and sanitizing locker rooms and public restrooms, maintaining scoreboard and lighting systems, HVAC and plumbing repairs specific to athletic facilities, and routine equipment upkeep for seating, nets, scoreboards and training rooms. It also covers on-site equipment operators who run mowers, turf management machines, floor scrubbing equipment and small power tools used in maintenance operations. Administrative staff, coaches, trainers, or professional athletes are generally excluded unless they perform the described maintenance duties as part of their payroll classification.
Who It Applies To
- Municipal, school and private sports complex groundskeepers and turf managers
- Stadium and arena maintenance crews (lighting, seating, HVAC, plumbing)
- Athletic facility custodians and janitorial staff (locker rooms, concourses)
- Equipment managers and facility handypersons who repair scoreboards, nets and small machinery
- Small colleges, private clubs, and pro/amateur team maintenance departments
- Contract maintenance firms hired to service athletic venues
Common Job Duties
- Mowing, aerating, fertilizing and repairing natural and synthetic turf
- Operating turf and grounds machinery: mowers, aerators, line-stripers, utility vehicles
- Cleaning and sanitizing locker rooms, showers, seating areas and public concourses
- Inspecting and repairing lighting, scoreboard electronics, seating and fencing
- Performing plumbing, HVAC and minor electrical maintenance in facility spaces
- Applying pesticides, herbicides and cleaning chemicals according to label and safety rules
- Setting up and breaking down seating, barriers and athletic equipment for events
Common Injury Risks
Understanding the $1.350 Rate
The pure premium rate of $1.350 per $100 of payroll represents the portion of premium allocated to expected claim costs based on historical losses for class 9182. To calculate the pure premium, divide the employer's payroll by $100 and multiply by $1.350 (for example, $100,000 payroll = 1,000 x $1.350 = $1,350). The final premium an employer pays will also include insurer expense loads, experience modification, credits/debits, underwriting adjustments, and any state or PEO fees.
Cal/OSHA Compliance Requirements
Cal/OSHA requirements commonly applicable to athletic facility maintenance include the Heat Illness Prevention standard (Title 8 §3395) for outdoor crews, and the Hazard Communication standard (Title 8 §5194) for pesticides and cleaning chemicals. Employers must also comply with Cal/OSHA rules for control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), machine guarding, ladder safety, confined space entry when applicable, and provide required PPE, training and injury/illness recordkeeping.
How Key HR Helps Employers Under Class Code 9182
A PEO like Key HR helps employers in this classification by ensuring accurate payroll classification and timely workers' comp reporting, deploying targeted loss-control programs (heat-illness prevention, equipment guarding, chemical safety), and managing claims to reduce indemnity and medical costs. Key HR can also coordinate return-to-work programs, provide OSHA-aligned training, and offer pooled purchasing or experience strategies that can lower overall workers' comp expense for athletic facility maintenance operations.
Get a QuoteFrequently Asked Questions
Which employees at a sports facility belong in class 9182?
Employees whose primary duties are maintenance, groundskeeping, custodial work, equipment repair and turf care at athletic venues belong in 9182. Coaches, trainers or administrative staff should be placed in their own appropriate class codes unless they perform maintenance as a primary payroll duty.
What steps reduce workers' comp costs for athletic facility maintenance?
Implement a written heat-illness plan, enforce PPE and lockout/tagout procedures, train crews on machine guarding and pesticide handling, maintain equipment and inspection logs, and establish a light-duty return-to-work program to shorten claim durations and reduce experience modification impact.
What Cal/OSHA trainings are most important for this class of work?
Prioritize heat-illness prevention training for outdoor crews, Hazard Communication training for chemicals, equipment-specific operator training (mowers, powered equipment), ladder and fall-prevention training, and lockout/tagout procedures where employees service electrical or mechanical systems.
Quick Facts
- Class Code
- 9182
- Classification
- Athletic Team / Facility – Maintenance
- Pure Premium Rate
- $1.350 / $100 payroll
- Effective Date
- September 1, 2026
- Source
- WCIRB Approved Filing
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