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PHRASEOLOGY PLUMBING NOC & DRIVERS.
Applicable to gas, steam, hot water or other types of pipe fitting. Includes house connections and shop operation. Automatic sprinkler installation to be separately rated as Code 5188.
CROSS-REF. Boiler or Steam Pipe Insulating & Drivers—includes shop. Applies to the application of cork or other non-conducting materials; Carrier System—Pneumatic—Installation or Repair & Drivers—applies to work inside of buildings. Installation of freight carrier systems rated as Code 3724—Millwright Work; Gas or Oil: Burner Installation—Domestic & Drivers (N/A MA); Lawn: Sprinkler System Installation—Underground & Drivers—irrigation and drainage system construction to be separately rated as Code 6229; Pump Installation: Domestic & Drivers; Refrigeration: Commercial: Pipe Fitting Including the Installation of Tubing & Drivers—a refrigeration system is defined as “domestic” whether located in a residential or commercial setting provided it is a “reach in” refrigeration system having not more than 1/3 h.p. motor or more than 20 cubic feet capacity. All other types of refrigeration shall be considered as commercial (N/A MA, OR); Refrigeration: Domestic: Pipe Fitting Including the Installation of Tubing & Drivers—a refrigeration system is defined as “domestic” whether located in a residential or commercial setting provided it is a “reach in” refrigeration system having not more than 1/3 h.p. motor or more than 20 cubic feet capacity. All other types of refrigeration shall be considered as commercial (N/A MA, OR); Sewer: Cleaning of Building Connections Using Portable Equipment & Drivers.
State Special: Massachusetts—Air-Conditioning Systems: Non-Portable: Plumbing & Drivers;
California—Plumbing—Shop and Outside—Gas, Steam, Hot Water or Other Pipe Fittings Installation, Including House Connections Installation—Employees Whose Regular Hourly Wage Does Not Equal or Exceed $21.00 Per Hour—NOC—automatic sprinkler installation, within buildings, shall be separately classified;
California—Refrigeration Equipment—Not Household Units—Installation, Service and Repair—Shop and Outside—Employees Whose Regular Hourly Wage Does Not Equal or Exceed $21.00 Per Hour—NOC—delivery and connection of household refrigeration on purchaser's premises shall be separately classified as Code 9519—Household Appliances;
Massachusetts—Beer and Soft Drink Dispensing Equipment, Cleaning & Drivers;
Massachusetts—Boiler—Domestic—Installation or Repair—& Drivers;
Massachusetts—Oil Still Pipe Insulation—& Drivers;
Massachusetts—Refrigeration—Commercial or Domestic—Pipe Fitting—Including the Installation of Tubing; Drivers—installation or repair of compressors, motors or other machinery to be separately rated as Code 3724;
Massachusetts—Thermostat Installation—Not Electric—& Drivers;
Massachusetts—Water Softener—Installation or Service—Domestic—& Drivers;
New Jersey—Beer Dispensing Equipment Install Service & Drivers;
New Jersey—Carrier System—Pneumatic—Installation or Repair & Drivers—applies to work inside of buildings. Installation of freight carrier systems rated as Code 3724—Millwright Work;
New Jersey—Furnace Cleaning—Domestic & Drivers;
New Jersey—Stove Heaters or Ranges—Not Electric—Install Service—Domestic—& Drivers;
New Jersey—Water Softener—Not Electric—Install or Service—Domestic—& Drivers;
New York—Sewer: Cleaning of Building Connections Using Portable Equipment—& Drivers
SCOPE Code 5183 is applicable to plumbing operations provided that the work performed is “not otherwise classified” (NOC). Insureds contemplated by Code 5183 may install, remove, or repair equipment that is used to direct gas or water supplies to a destination. This equipment includes but is not limited to piping and related fixtures, appliances, and accessories. No limits have been established as to the size of the pipe being repaired or installed.
Shop work associated with plumbing operations is additionally assigned to Code 5183. Code 8227—Construction or Erection Permanent Yard is also available for a permanent yard maintained by a plumbing contractor. Refer to Code 8227 for information that distinguishes between shop and yard operations for classification purposes.
Pipe fitting including the installation of tubing, for a refrigeration unit, in conjunction with an air-conditioning system, is to be separately rated to Code 5537—Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems—Installation, Service and Repair & Drivers. Pipe fitting for refrigerator appliances, including the installation of tubing, is classified to Code 9519—Household and Commercial Appliances—Electrical, Installation, Service or Repair & Drivers.
The installation of underground lawn sprinkler systems is included under Code 5183 (0042 in CT). Irrigation and drainage system construction operations conducted in connection with lawn sprinkler installations are classified as Code 6229. Trenching work performed by the same contractor engaged in the installation of underground pipes for sprinkler systems is assigned to Code 5183 since trenching work is an integral part of the underground sprinkler installation work. Such operations may be performed using either a vibrating plow or a pipe pulling machine, which knives the ground to a depth of 12 to 18 inches and to a width comparable to that of the piping being used. The piping is then automatically inserted into the ground.
Pump or boiler installations of a domestic or residential nature are additionally contemplated by Code 5183. Commercial or industrial pump or boiler installations are separately rated.
Additional operations contemplated by Code 5183 include the cleaning and installation of beer drawing equipment, beer coil cleaning, hot water or steam furnace installations, the cleaning of building sewer connections using portable equipment, non-electric thermostat installations and installation or service of domestic water softener systems.
This classification also contemplates the application of non-asbestos insulating materials to various pipes and equipment including steam pipes, still pipes including oil stills, and steam vessels including boilers. It has additionally been applied to the insulation of underground pipes by a specialist contractor.
Certain Code 5183 operations are designated as “not otherwise classified” (NOC). These NOC operations shall apply to an insured only when no other classification more specifically describes the insured's operations. The following is a representative list of operations somewhat related in nature to Code 5183 operations that are not assigned to Code 5183.
| 5472 | Asbestos Contractor—Pipe and Boiler Work | 6306 | Sewer Construction—All Operations |
| 5188 | Automatic Sprinkler Installation | 7520 | Waterworks Operation |
| 3726 | Boiler Installation or Repair | ||
| 8350 | Gas Dealer—L.P.G. | ||
| 6319 | Gas, Steam or Water Main Construction | ||
| 6229 | Irrigation or Drainage System Construction | ||
| 7580 | Sewage Disposal Plant |
In addition to this representative list, one should review sources such as the alphabetical index in this manual to determine whether a classification other than Code 5183 or a classification other than one on the above list is applicable to the operations being reviewed for classification purposes.
Please refer to Code 5403 for extra-territorial premium determination guidelines that may be applicable to insureds that have operations outside their headquarters' state.
State Addendum
Massachusetts Shop work associated with plumbing operations is additionally
assigned to Code 5183. Code 8227—Contractors’ Permanent Yard is also available
for a permanent yard maintained by a plumbing contractor. Refer to
Code 8227 for information that distinguishes between shop and
yard operations for classification purposes. Code 5183 also applies
to the pipe fitting of commercial or domestic refrigeration and nonportable
air-conditioning systems, including the installation of tubing. Code 5537 does not apply (N/A MA).
Refer to Code 8350 for the installation, service or repair of domestic
or residential heating equipment conducted by fuel oil or gas dealers
for their own fuel customers. The domestic or residential heating
equipment involved includes, but is not limited to oil or gas burners,
hot water/steam boilers and hot air furnaces. Whenever such work is
conducted by risks other than fuel or gas dealers, the operations
are properly assigned to the appropriate construction classifications.