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PRI/88 - Plastics piping systems

Sector: Construction

Categories: Lighting | Pipeline components. Other | Petroleum and natural gas industries equipment. Other | Management. Human resources | Pipelines | Rubber and plastics products. Other | Documents | Central heating | Valves. Gate | Welding, brazing and soldering. General | Certification. Conformity assessment | Drainage | Pipe and hose assemblies. Seals | External water conveyance systems | Steels. Stainless | Ventilation and air-conditioning | Rubber and plastics products. General | Construction materials and building | Medical equipment | Valves. General | Valves. Globe | Fluid storage devices. General | External sewage systems | Equipment. Irrigation and drainage | Alarm and warning systems | Valves. Ball and plug | Water. Sewage | Lamps. General | Road engineering | Pipelines and fittings. Other materials | Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements | Company organization and management. Other | | Pipelines. General | Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs | Fittings. Plastics | Soil quality | Construction technology | Roofs | Railways construction | Identification cards and related devices | | Gas supply | Water supply | Adhesives | Plastics. Reinforced | Valves. Other | Welding. Equipment | Information technology. General | Road equipment and installations | Electronic display devices | Other aspects | Pipelines. Plastics | Clamps, staples | Laboratory | Valves. Check | Flanges, couplings and joints | Hoses | Testing. Environmental | Soil quality. General | Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment | Rails and railway components | Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use | Thermoplastic materials | Recycling | Air quality. General | Fittings. Metal | Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation. | Ambient atmospheres | Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders | Shipbuilding and marine structures. Other | Fluid systems and components

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 138 ‘Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids’ and its subcommittees and CEN/TC 155 ‘Plastics piping systems and ducting systems’ and for standards for plastic pipes systems and components for soil and waste discharge, drainage, or sewerage; plastics piping systems and components for water or gas distribution and general industrial applications; plastics piping systems and components for renovation of pipelines; methods of testing of plastics for piping systems; and plastic underground infiltration, attenuation and storage systems.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (115)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

Revision CEN/TS 15223:2017 Plastics piping systems â Validated design parameters of buried thermoplastics piping systems

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Pipelines. Plastics | Rubber and plastic industries | Rubber and plastics products | Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use

Proposal begins : 2021-07-26
Proposal
PD ISO/TS 4982-2 Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground conveyance and storage of non-potable water. Arch-shaped, corrugated wall chambers made of PE or PP used for retention, detention, storage and transportation of storm water systems. Part 2. Guidance for structural design of arch-shaped chamber systems

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-07-08
Drafting
PD ISO/TS 4437-7 Plastics piping systems for the supply of gaseous fuels — Polyethylene (PE) — Part 7: Assessment of Conformity

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-08-23
Drafting
PD ISO/TS 23818-4 Assessment of conformity of plastics piping systems for the rehabilitation of existing pipelines. Part 4: Thermoplastic composite materials

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-06-29
Drafting
PD ISO/TS 23818-2 Assessment of conformity of plastics piping systems for the rehabilitation of existing pipelines — Part 2: Thermoset composite materials

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-09-29
Drafting
PD ISO/TS 19480 Polyethylene pipes and fittings for the supply of gaseous fuels or water — Training and assessment of fusion operators

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-06-05
Drafting
PD ISO/TS 10928-2 Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes and fittings — Methods for regression analysis and their use — Part 2: Non-linear method

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins :
Proposal
PD ISO/TS 10465-3 Underground installation of flexible glass-reinforced pipes based on unsaturated polyester resin (GRP-UP). Part 3: Installation parameters and application limits

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins :
Proposal
PD ISO/TS 10465-2 Underground installation of flexible glass-reinforced pipes based on unsaturated polyester resin (GRP-UP). Part 2: Comparison of static calculation methods

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins :
Proposal
PD CEN/TS 1555-7 Plastics piping systems for the supply of gaseous fuels - Polyethylene (PE). - Part 7: Assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. General | Gas supply

Drafting begins : 2026-05-15
Drafting
Published (276)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PD ISO/TS 24399:2025 Thermoplastic pipes for the conveyance of fluids. Inspection of polyethylene butt fusion joints using time of flight diffraction testing

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics | Flanges, couplings and joints

Published standard begins : 2025-01-28
Published standard
PD ISO/TS 20656-1:2017 Plastics piping systems. General rules for structural design of glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes. Buried pipes

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Published standard begins : 2017-07-28
Published standard
PD ISO/TS 16479:2012 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids. Determination of the slow cracking resistance of pipes and fittings using the Notched Ring Test (NRT)

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Published standard begins : 2012-11-16
Published standard
PD ISO/TS 16422-3:2023 Pipes and joints made of oriented unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-O) for the conveyance of water under pressure. Fittings

Categories: Fittings. Plastics | Water supply

Published standard begins : 2023-07-05
Published standard
PD ISO/TS 12512:2017 Glass reinforced thermosetting plastic (GRP) pipes. Determination of initial specific ring stiffness using segment test species cut from a pipe

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Published standard begins : 2017-09-22
Published standard
PD ISO/TS 10986:2021 Plastics piping systems. Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes. System design of above ground pipe and joint installations without end thrust

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Published standard begins : 2021-08-12
Published standard
PD ISO/TR 4191:2014 Plastics piping systems for water supply. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC-U) and oriented PVC-U (PVC-O). Guidance for installation

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics | Water supply | External water conveyance systems

Published standard begins : 2014-02-04
Published standard
PD ISO/TR 18124:2006 Plastics piping systems. Multilayer M (metal) pipes. Test method for strength of the weld line in the metal layer and bonding between layers by use of a cone

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Published standard begins : 2009-06-08
Published standard
PD ISO/TR 10465-3:2007 Underground installation of flexible glass-reinforced pipes based on unsaturated polyester resin (GRP-UP). Installation parameters and application limits

Categories: Pipelines. General

Published standard begins : 2007-10-09
Published standard
PD ISO/TR 10465-2:2007 Underground installation of flexible glass-reinforced pipes based on unsaturated polyester resin (GRP-UP). Comparison of static calculation methods

Categories: Pipelines. General

Published standard begins : 2007-10-09
Published standard
Withdrawn (395)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

WD/AMD13612 (CORR TO BSISO8085-1 : 2001) BSISO8085-1 : 2001 Polyethelene fittings for use with polyethelene pipes for the supply of gaseous fuels- metric series- Specifictaions -. Part 1: Fittings for socket fusion using heated tools

Categories: Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment | Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use

Withdrawn begins : 2014-01-24
Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 23818-3:2021 Assessment of conformity of plastics piping systems for the rehabilitation of existing pipelines. Unplasticised poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) material

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Withdrawn begins : 2026-03-06
Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 23818-2:2021 Assessment of conformity of plastics piping systems for the rehabilitation of existing pipelines. Resin-fibre composite (RFC) material

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Withdrawn begins : 2022-09-20
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 1852-2:2019 Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Polypropylene (PP). Guidance for the assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. General | | Pipelines. Plastics | External sewage systems

Withdrawn begins : 2026-03-25
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 1852-2:2015 Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Polypropylene (PP). Guidance for the assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. General | | Pipelines. Plastics | External sewage systems

Withdrawn begins : 2019-12-13
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17176-3:2019 Plastic piping systems for water supply and for buried and above ground drainage, sewerage and irrigation under pressure. Oriented unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-O). Fittings

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics

Withdrawn begins : 2022-06-17
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17152-4:2024 Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground conveyance and storage of non-potable water. Boxes used for infiltration, attenuation and storage systems. Guidance for structural design of modular systems

Categories: Pipelines. General

Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-04
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 1566-2:2012 Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure. Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C). Guidance for assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics | Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use | Drainage

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-19
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 1565-2:2012 Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure. Styrene-copolymer blends (SAN+PVC). Guidance for the assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. Plastics | Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use | Drainage

Withdrawn begins : 2020-04-27
Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 1555-7:2013 Plastics piping systems for the supply of gaseous fuels. Polyethylene (PE). Guidance for the assessment of conformity

Categories: Pipelines. General | Gas supply

Withdrawn begins : 2022-01-21
Withdrawn