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Available on this page are Technical Notes, Maintenance Manuals, Test Methods, Technical Papers and Technical Commentaries. The Industry Guidelines can be found on the Technical Guidelines page.

Technical Information

Number Issue Last updated Title
Technical Note
TN001 1.0 Sept 2001 Electrofusion jointing of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings for Pressure Applications
TN002 1.0 Nov 2003 Weathering of PE Pipes
TN003 1.0 Jan 2005 Temperature derating of PVC pipes for pressure applications
TN004 1.0 Dec 2008 Polyethylene - the Optimum Gas Material?
TN005 1.3 Aug 2009 Notes on Field Pressure Testing
TN006 1.0 April 2010 Weathering of PVC Pipes and Fittings
TN007 1.0 PVC and Polyethylene Pipe Systems for Food Transport Applications
TN008 1.0 Chlorine Dioxide Disinfectant for Drinking Water – Effect on pipe and seal materials
TN009 1.0 Field Butt Welding of Rural or Thin Wall Poly pipe
TN010 1.0 Explanation of Material / SDR relationship
TN011 1.0 Polyethylene Compressed Air Pipe Guidance Note
TN012 1.0 PVC Pipes at Low Operating Temperatures
TN013 1.0 Life Expectancy for Plastics Pipes
TN014 1.0 PVC Pops Pipe Joints Perfomance Test
TN015 1.0 Modified PVC Pressure Pipes
Technical Paper


TP001 1.0 July 2003 PVC Technical Information
TP002 1.0 March 2006 Pipeline Replacement using Relining
TP003 1.0 June 2009 Specifiying Butt Welding of Polyethylene Pipe Systems
TP004 1.0 Jan 2009 Plastics Pipe in Water and Waste WaterInfrastructure
TP005 1.0 Jan 2009 Flexible Pipe Design
TP006 1.0 Long Term Performance of PVC Pressure Pipe
Technical Manuals
TM001 1.0 June 2008 PE Pipe System Maintenance Guide
TM002 1.0 Sept 2009 PVC Pressure Pipe System Maintenance Guide
Test Method
SM001 1.0 Nov 2003 Method for Assessing the Resin Dispersion in PVC Pipes
SM002 1.0 Low Pressure Air Testing of Pipelines
Technical Commentary
TC4130 1.0 Nov 2003 AS/NZS 4130 Polyethylene pipes (PE) for pressure applications
Other Information
Aug 1998 Polyethylene for Horizontal Directional Drilling published by the Plastics Pipe Institute
Jan 2009 History of Plastics Pipe Systems in Australia