COMMUNICATIONS

• PPI TR-2/2023 and PPI TR-3/2023 are available. Scroll down to the KEY DOCUMENTS section.
• PPI TR-4/2023 is being prepared.

PROPOSED POLICIES

• PPI TR-2 Packages Initial Listing Policy: Comments/ negatives received on the last ballot are addressed. The draft policy is prepared for a fourth ballot. Release is anticipated in Q2.
•  PPI TR-3 Polyamide Initial Listing Policy: The PPI HSB learned of additional industry work relating to PA. This work pertains to the development of PA reference curves by ISO TC138 SC5 WG5. The PPI HSB is discussing the potential to review the work when it becomes available.
• PPI TR-3 Polypropylene Initial Listing Policy: The TG met multiple times and revised the draft policy to reflect the discussions as well as publicly available technical information and input from the industry. A second ballot is anticipated in Q2.
• PPI TR-4 Material Designation Codes/ Classifications: PPI TR-4 includes a summary of the ASTM thermoplastic pipe material designations codes and ISO classifications. Work is underway to reflect those currently used in the industry. A third ballot is anticipated in Q2.

INDUSTRY REVIEW & COMMENT (HSB IRC)

• PPI TR-3 PEX 0.63 DF Policy (draft): POSTED (HSB IRC-2): Revisions to the policy (draft) addressed comments received from the first HSB IRC, which posted in July 2022. This revised policy (draft) completed the PPI HSB balloting process and is now available for industry review/comment.
  

• This policy is posted for a minimum of 30-days. If you have comments/ thoughts, fill out the template and send to Sarah Patterson via [email protected]. The PPI HSB will review and address the comments.
• Please send comments/ thoughts by December 31, 2023.
1. HSB IRC-2: PEX 0.63 DF Policy (DRAFT)
2. Comment Template

KEY DOCUMENTS

LINK: TECHNICAL REPORTS

PPI TR-2

• The 2023 version posted to the PPI Technical Reports Page (use the link above to download):
• PPI TR-2/2023 supersedes previous versions. The Summary of Changes tab, in the document, details the revisions.

PPI TR-3

• The 2023 version posted to the PPI Technical Reports page (use the link above to download):
•  PPI TR-3/2023 supersedes previous versions. The Summary of Changes tab, in the document, details the revisions.

PPI TR-4

• Preparation of the 2023 version is underway. The industry will receive notifications when the document posts to the PPI web page.

NOTE: To view or confirm the active status of a PPI TR-2 or PPI TR-4 listing, use the Search Listing feature on the PPI HSB web section. The results from the PPI HSB database only shows the listings active at the time of your search: https://listings.plasticpipe.org/Search