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All Other Pipeline Transportation
NAICS 486990 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the pipeline transportation of products (except crude oil, natural gas, and refined petroleum products).
Start the review with environmental liability.
For All Other Pipeline Transportation, the saved research highlights environmental liability, third-party bodily injury and property damage, infrastructure property exposure. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What specific product or products are transported through the pipeline system?
- What is the approximate total length and geographic extent of the pipeline network?
- What is the age and condition of the pipeline infrastructure, and what is the maintenance and integrity-testing schedule?
- Has the operation experienced any prior spills, leaks, or regulatory enforcement actions?
- Does the pipeline route pass through environmentally sensitive areas, water bodies, or densely populated corridors?
- For All Other Pipeline Transportation, what should the underwriter know about transportation of highly toxic, reactive, or novel industrial products with limited loss history?
- For All Other Pipeline Transportation, what should the underwriter know about aging pipeline infrastructure with deferred maintenance or prior integrity failures?
- For All Other Pipeline Transportation, what should the underwriter know about prior environmental spill events or active regulatory enforcement actions?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Providing pipeline transportation of crude oil: 486110 — Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
- Providing pipeline transportation of natural gas: 486210 — Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
- Providing pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products: 486910 — Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products;
- Operating water distribution systems: 221310 — Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Establishments in this class operate pipeline systems to transport products other than crude oil, natural gas, or refined petroleum — commonly including anhydrous ammonia, carbon dioxide, coal slurry, hydrogen, or other industrial gases and liquids. Operations typically involve fixed buried or above-ground pipeline infrastructure, pumping stations, metering facilities, and monitoring systems spanning significant geographic distances.
Questions to investigate
- What specific product or products are transported through the pipeline system?
- What is the approximate total length and geographic extent of the pipeline network?
- What is the age and condition of the pipeline infrastructure, and what is the maintenance and integrity-testing schedule?
- Has the operation experienced any prior spills, leaks, or regulatory enforcement actions?
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