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PIPA has published a wide variety of Industry Guidelines which are available for download from this page. The documents are listed initially by title only and then further down the page is a brief outline of the contents of each respective document.
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Each of the Guidelines is available in PDF format for which the Acrobat Reader (version 4.0 or higher) is required. The reader is available free of charge from Adobe and can be downloaded by clicking on the Get Acrobat Reader logo.
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Currently published are the following, named POP001 to POP013 for Polyolefins; POP101 to POP105 for PVC; from POP201 covering both PE and PVC:
POP001: ELECTROFUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPE AND FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
POP002: POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR COMPRESSED AIR
POP003: BUTT FUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPES AND FITTINGS - RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS
POP004: POLYETHYLENE PIPE COMPOUNDS
POP005: PACKAGING, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF POLYETHYLENE PIPES AND FITTINGS
POP006: DERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FITTINGS
POP007: METAL BACKING FLANGES FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE FLANGE ADAPTORS
POP008: STRIPING OF POLYOLEFIN PIPES
POP009: POLYETHYLENE RURAL AND FLOOD PIPE
POP010A: Part 1 POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP010B: Part 2 FUSION FITTINGS FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP011: POLYETHYLENE (PE) AND POLYPROPYLENE (PP) PIPES & FITTINGS FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE APPLICATIONS
POP013: TEMPERATURE DERATING OF PE PIPES SYSTEMS
POP101: PVC PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
POP102: SOLVENT CEMENT JOINTING OF PVC PIPE
POP103:DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PVC PIPES
POP104: PVC PIPE EQUIVALENCE
POP105: PVC PIPES IN BORE CASINGS
POP201: RESISTANCE OF PLASTICS PIPES AND FITTINGS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER CHEMICALS
POP202: PVC AND PE PRESSURE PIPE INSTALLATION ON CURVED ALIGNMENTS
POP203: IDENTIFICATION OF BURIED PIPE SYSTEMS
POP204: EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE OF ELASTOMERIC PIPE SEALS
POP205: WATER JET CLEANING OF PLASTICS PIPES
POP206:THERMAL INSULATION OF HOT WATER PIPES FOR PLUMBING APPLICATIONS
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POP001
ELECTROFUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPE AND FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
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This document contains recommendations for equipment required, for jointing, maintenance, servicing and calibration procedures, records to be kept and the training program to be respected to produce good fusion joints in polyethylene pipes.
Issue 6.0 is currently available.
 POP001 view as PDF (296Kb)
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POP002
POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR COMPRESSED AIR
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This document contains guidelines for design, selection and use of polyethylene pipes and fittings in compressed air applications.
Issue 6.8 is currently available.
POP002 view as PDF (112Kb)
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POP003
BUTT FUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPES AND FITTINGS - RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS
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This document is a guide to the butt fusion of polyethylene pipe using AS/NZS 4130 material as a basis, recommending the butt fusion procedures and parameters as specified in ISO 21307.
Issue 6.0 is currently available.
POP003 view as PDF (136Kb)
This document is supplemented with a Technical paper, Specifying Butt Welding of Polyethylene Pipe Systems, TP003.
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POP004
POLYETHYLENE PIPE COMPOUNDS
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This document contains a sample of compounds accepted by the PIPA Polyolefins Technical Committee as meeting the requirements of Australian Standards.
Issue 8.31 is currently available.
POP004 view as PDF (89Kb)
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POP005
PACKAGING, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF POLYETHYLENE PIPES AND FITTINGS
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This document contains guidelines for packaging, handling, and storage of polyethylene pipes and fittings. The guidelines are based on acceptable performance requirements and alternative conditions that maintain the integrity of pipes or fittings.
Issue 5.0 is currently available.
POP005 view as PDF (133Kb)
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POP006
DERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FITTINGS
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This document describes pressure rating requirements for polyethylene fittings other than those manufactured to AS/NZS 4129.
Issue 5.01 is currently available.
POP006 view as PDF (125Kb)
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POP007
METAL BACKING FLANGES FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE FLANGE ADAPTORS
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This document provides guidelines for the geometric specification of metal backing flanges suitable for the use with PE flange adaptors in the sizes DN20 through to DN1000 and flanges in accordance with AS 2129, ANSI/ASTM B16.5, AS/NZS 4331.1 (ISO 7005-1) and AS 4087.
Issue 2.4 is currently available.
POP007 view as PDF (172Kb)
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POP008
STRIPING OF POLYOLEFIN PIPES
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This document is a statement of PIPA's policy on the striping of polyolefin pipes (polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene).
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP008 view as PDF (123Kb)
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POP009
POLYETHYLENE RURAL AND FLOOD PIPE
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This document provides guidelines for polyethylene (PE) Rural and Flood Pipes used for conveying irrigation and “domestic and stock water”. They are an alternative to PE pipes complying in full with AS/NZS 4130 “Polyethylene pipes for pressure applications” or AS2698.2 “Polyethylene rural pipe”.
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP009 view as PDF (135Kb)
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POP010A
Part 1 POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
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This document is intended to assist in the selection of pipe class for polyethylene pipes in applications involving transient and cyclic operating pressures.
Issue 5.1 is currently available.
POP010A view as PDF (150Kb)
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POP010B
Part 2 FUSION FITTINGS FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
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This document is intended to assist in the selection of the required pressure rating for the fittings in applications involving transient and cyclic operating pressures.
Issue 5.1 is currently available.
POP010B view as PDF (142Kb) |
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POP011
POLYETHYLENE (PE) AND POLYPROPYLENE (PP) PIPES & FITTINGS FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE APPLICATIONS
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PIPA Industry Guidelines POP011 has been withdrawn.
The PIPA Industry Guidelines POP011 Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) pipes and fittings for sewerage and drainage has been transformed into Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 5065 Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) pipes and fittings for sewerage and drainage applications. With the publication of AS/NZS 5065 the PIPA Industry Guidelines POP011 has been withdrawn. |
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POP013
TEMPERATURE DERATING OF PE PIPES
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The guidance provided in this document is based on pipe manufactured to AS/NZS 4130 and fittings made from compounds complying with AS/NZS 4131. These guidelines apply to both pipe and fittings used for the conveyance of water, and cannot be used for compressed air or gas applications.
Issue 1.3 is currently available.
POP013 view as PDF (132Kb) |
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POP101
PVC PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
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This guide is intended to assist in the selection of PVC-U, PVC-M and PVC-O pipes in applications involving transient and cyclic operating pressures.
Issue 1.3 is currently available.
POP101 view as PDF (254Kb) |
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POP102
SOLVENT CEMENT JOINTING OF PVC PIPE
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In this guide there is a comprehensive series of instructions detailing how to successfully make a solvent cement joint. Prior to those instructions there is an explanation of the correct products and materials that must be used in this process.
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP102 view as PDF (109Kb) |
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POP103
DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT FOR PVC PIPES
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The objective of this Guideline is to describe in detail two methods that have been used to determine minimum depth of engagement for PVC pipes with elastomeric seal joints used for either pressure or non-pressure applications.
Issue 2.0 is currently available.POP103 view as PDF (222Kb)
This document is supplemented with an Excel spreadsheet demonstrating the calculations.
 POP103 Calculations view as Excel (24Kb)
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POP104
VC PIPE EQUIVALENCE
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This guide highlights the areas in which the same class PVC-M or PVC-O pipe is not equivalent to PVC-U pipe and so help the user select the appropriate class.
Issue 1.1 is currently available.
POP104 view as PDF (152Kb) |
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POP105
PVC PIPES IN BORE CASINGS
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In this guide there are details of PVC pressure pipe use for other applications such as water bore casings. In this application, PVC pressure pipe is used to form the outside casing of a water bore drilled vertically down into the ground where the loads on the pipe are primarily external.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP105 view as PDF (109Kb) |
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POP201
RESISTANCE OF PLASTICS PIPES AND FITTINGS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER CHEMICALS
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This document addresses the resistance of non-metallic pipe and components to chemicals commonly used in water and wastewater systems.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP201 view as PDF (83Kb)
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POP202
PVC AND PE PRESSURE PIPE INSTALLATION ON CURVED ALIGNMENTS
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This document provides general guidance regarding the suitable methods to successfully curve PE and PVC pipe.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP202 view as PDF (247Kb) |
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POP203
IDENTIFICATION OF BURIED PIPE SYSTEMS
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This document examines the main forms of pipeline identification and collates the available information of external colour of PVC and PE pipe for buried network infrastructure. It is an informative document only and should not be interpreted as a specification.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP203 view as PDF (170Kb) |
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POP204
EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE OF ELASTOMERIC PIPE SEALS
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It is accepted that the expected service life of plastics pipes used in infrastructure work exceeds 100 years. This document considers whether it is reasonable to expect elastomeric seals used in both water and sewerage applications to match this performance.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP204 view as PDF (80Kb) |
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POP205
WATER JET CLEANING OF PLASTICS PIPES
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These guidelines have been prepared for the jetting of plastics pipe systems, to provide information based on experience and research, as to the maximum pressures that may be used to avoid damage to plastics pipes in good condition. They do not provide detailed instructions on water jet cleaning procedures, and are not intended to replace the pipe manufacturers’ specific recommendations, which should be sought in the first instance.
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP205 view as PDF (152Kb) |
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POP206
THERMAL INSULATION OF HOT WATER PIPES FOR PLUMBING APPLICATIONS
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The rate of the heat loss of hot water carried through pipe-work is affected by many factors including the thermal conductivity of the pipe material. This Guideline calculates the R value of the pipe and insulation by taking into account the dimensions and thermal conductivities of the pipe and insulation. The heat transfer coefficients of the water flowing through the pipe and of the air on the outside of the insulation are not considered, and therefore the true heat loss of the system is not defined by the calculated R value.
Issue 1.0 is currently available.
POP206 view as PDF (253Kb)
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