Practices by Discipline

This Practice provides requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing, certification (ASME stamp and Supplier’s Data Report), and pressure relief of aboveground fiberglass reinforced polyester, vinyl ester, and epoxy tanks and vessels having internal or external pressure from full vacuum up to the limits of Code Section X. This Practice covers shop- and field-fabricated equipment, thermoplastic-lined equipment, and dual laminate equipment.This Practice does not cover the following equipment items that are excluded from both ASME RTP-1 and Code Section Xa. Portable or movable containersb. Hoods, ducts, and stacksc. Fans and blowersd. Vessel internals such as entrainment separators, chevron blades, packing support plates, and liquid distributor platese. Pipe or pipingf. Fully buried underground closed vesselsThis Practice does not cover the following equipment items that are excluded from Code Section Xa. Vessels having an inside diameter (ID), width, height, or cross-section diagonal of 6 inches (150 mm) or less, with no limitation on length or pressure. The 6-inch (150 mm) dimension excludes (150 mm) the thickness of any corrosion liner.b. Vessels containing lethal substances as designated by the owner in accordance with Code Section X Paragraph RG-113.This Practice does not cover the following equipment items that are excluded from ASME RTP-1a. Vessels constructed of furan, epoxy, or phenolic resinsb. Vessels with non-glass structural reinforcementsc. Vessels having metallic liners

This Practice provides data forms for specifying requirements for horizontal, vertical, and vertical submerged motor centrifugal pumps of 150 kW (200 HP) or greater for water service.This Practice contains two data forms for providing documentation, inspection, and testing requirements for horizontal, vertical, and vertical submerged motor centrifugal pumps of 150 kW(200 HP) or greater for water service. This Practice is to be used in conjunction with any of the following Practices– PIP RESP003H - Specification for High Power Horizontal Centrifugal Pumps for Water Service– PIP RESP003S - Specification for High Power Vertical Submerged Motor Centrifugal Pumps for Water Service– PIP RESP003V - Specification for High Power Vertical Centrifugal Pumps for Water Service

This Practice provides requirements and details for fabrication of angle guards for walking andworking surfaces and angle guards with pipe handrails for standard stairs used for access andegress in industrial facilities.

​This Practice provides requirements and details for fabrication of pipe guards for walking and working surfaces and pipe guards with pipe handrails for standard stairs used for access and egress in industrial facilities.

This Practice provides requirements and details for fabrication of standard stairs for openstructures and miscellaneous platforms and stiles for regular operational access/egress to be usedin process industry facilities.

​This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for plastic and plastic lined ball valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications and used along with PIP PNSM0110 for the procurement of valves. This Practice also provides a cross reference for plastic and plastic lined ball valve tag numbers to applicable PIP Piping Material Specifications.

This Practice provides the minimum metadata requirements for technical document exchange. This Practice establishes the definitions and interpretations for document metadata. Metadata definitions and interpretations specific to transmittal letters are defined in PIP DMDDC002. Companies may adopt the Practice for internal use. That is, a company's document-management system may also use the defined metadata identifiers in documents held in the system.

​This Practice describes the requirements for design, manufacture, inspection, testing, and shipping of three-phase, liquid-immersed power transformers with a rating of 750 kVA and above.

​This Practice provides requirements to contractors for the application of coatings to concrete. This Practice describes the minimum requirements for surface preparation, coatings application, and coatings selection for concrete surfaces.

​This Practice provides guidance to engineers for the application of the PIP insulation Practices. This Practice describes how to use PIP insulation Practices and supporting documentation for the execution of a project. A general description of each Practice is provided. Instructions are provided for the use of the associated data forms.

​This Practice provides requirements for the installer of flexible, removable/reusable insulation covers for hot service insulation systems. This Practice describes the minimum requirements for materials, fabrication, and installation of flexible, removable/reusable hot service insulation covers, ambient to 538°C (1000°F).

This Practice provides guidance for the application of instrumentation to monitor rotating equipment for machinery protection, enhanced performance, and predictive maintenance. This Practice describes the followinga. Typical applications for continuous on-line monitoring of rotating equipment b. Types of monitoring that could be provided and where they are typically appliedc. Installation considerations specific to type of monitoring equipmentd. General calibration and functional checkout considerationse. Documentation recommendationsTypes of rotating equipment covered in this Practice include centrifugal compressors, centrifugal pumps, gears, steam turbines, gas turbines, electric motors and generators, and other shaft driven equipment.This Practice does not cover the design of anti-surge controllers, performance controllers, seal gas systems, and other equipment auxiliary systems. For information on surge detection and anti-surge control, refer to API 670.

​This Practice provides guidance for the design of insulation systems. This Practice describes the types of insulation systems that are indicated by the type code on the Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), data sheets, and other design documents. This Practice provides guidance on insulation design criteria, insulation materials, extent of insulation, determination of insulation thickness, and insulation material properties.

​This Practice describes requirements for design, fabrication, inspection, and testing of metal-enclosed, cable bus assemblies, 1200 amperes and larger, for use on systems operating at 34.5 kV and below, and suitable for indoor and outdoor applications.

​This Practice describes the requirements for a grounding resistor assembly to be used in a 2.4 to 15 kV low resistance grounding system with a neutral available.

​This Practice describes the minimum requirements for design, fabrication, testing, and documentation of three-phase, high-resistance grounding systems for use on medium voltage delta or wye systems installed in nonclassified areas.

​This Practice describes the requirements for design, construction, and testing for NEMA premium-efficiency, horizontal or vertical, polyphase squirrel cage induction motors that are 4000 volts and below, including hazardous (classified) areas.

This Practice describes the design, inspection, testing, shipment, and documentation for VRLAbatteries for application in electrical stations, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) or otherapplications located in indoor, non-classified areas.

​This Practice provides supplier with requirements for design, materials, fabrication, finishes, delivery, and installation of blast resistant doors, frames, related hardware, and accessories. This Practice does not include requirements for field-applied finish painting.

This Practice complements PIP STS02465 and assists the engineer in preparation of contract documents for furnishing and installing augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles.This Practice is modeled on DFI TM-ACIP-4 (Augered Cast-in-Place Piles Manual). For additional information, refer to that manual, FHWA-HIF-07-03 (Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 8), DFI TM-ACIP-2 (Augered Cast-in-Place Piles Inspector’s Guide), and DFI TM-ACIP-3 (Guideline for Interpretation of Nondestructive Integrity Testing of Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles).