Practices by Discipline

This Practice defines the process of initiation and development of cost estimates for projects to ensure consistency and predictability of delivered projects. It provides key elements of the estimating process to enable the project team to deliver an estimate of a quality sufficient to match the agreed expectations between owner and project team. The process outlined covers initiation through establishment of final approved estimate, which becomes the project baseline budget. The cost estimate for a capital project is critically important to all stakeholders. Owners rely on cost estimates to validate the viability of a project’s return on investments through economic analysis. Engineering and construction companies utilize the cost estimate for developing their proposals and negotiating, which are key to securing work and ensuring their profitability. This Practice does not address the subject of cost control of the baselined project budget. The terms “project estimating” and “cost estimating” are used interchangeably.

This Practice describes the requirements for the design, material selection, fabrication, installation, inspection, and testing of jacketed piping systems. This practice is not a substitute for competent engineering analysis and design based on specific requirements of each project. Engineering should work with an experienced jacketed piping vendor to validate proposed system design and fabrication details.

This Practice describes the requirements for certification and prequalification of the refractory materials used to construct refractory brick (firebrick) linings in equipment and piping. It specifies a basis for selection, purchase, and quality control of firebrick and mortar refractory materials prior to installation. This Practice describes material properties, testing, documentation, storage, packaging, and shipping requirements for refractory materials used to construct firebrick refractory linings in equipment and piping. This Practice includes dense firebrick, insulating firebrick (IFB), and refractory mortars.

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This Practice provides requirements for suppliers providing hygienic stainless steel diaphragm valves included in PIP Piping Line Class Material Specifications. For the purposes of this practice, “Hygienic,” Process,” or “Hygienic Process” refers to all Hygienic Processes for Food/Beverage/Consumer & Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) or other products requiring a clean design.

This Practice provides requirements for the construction of cylindrical, atmospheric and low-pressure, welded, shop-fabricated or field-erected dry bulk solids bins, hoppers, silos, and gravity blenders. This Practice describes requirements for design, materials, fabrication, examination, testing, and shipping for cylindrical shell, single-wall containers for dry bulk solids having internal design pressures not exceeding 103 kPa (15 psig) and/or full vacuum external pressure at the top of the container in its normal operating position. Containers may be welded, shop-fabricated or field-erected, and shall generally be designed in accordance with the philosophy and requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, although inspections and marking are not required for these containers.

This Practice provides data forms and the associated instructions for specifying requirements for cylindrical, atmospheric and low-pressure, welded, shop-fabricated or field-fabricated dry bulk solids bins, hoppers, silos, and gravity blenders with internal design pressures not greater than 103 kPa (15 psig) and/or full vacuum external pressure at the top of the container in its normal operating position. Containers may be welded, shop-fabricated or field-fabricated, and generally in accordance with the philosophy and requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1. This Practice is used with PIP VECBI001 and PIP VESBI002 to specify requirements for the design and fabrication of bulk solids containers.

This Practice details the requirements for fabrication and installation of support stands for Motor Control Stations.

This Practice details the requirements for fabrication and installation of nameplates for motor identification.

This Practice details the requirements for the terminations of low voltage motors.

This Practice describes the requirements for design, construction, and testing for motors in accordance with IEC requirements for horizontal or vertical, polyphase squirrel cage induction motors that are 1000 volts and below. This Practice covers motors that are totally enclosed fan-cooled (IC 411) type, premium efficiency IE3, air cooled, with IP 54 degree of protection for motors and auxiliaries, and with IP 55 degree of protection for bearing housing and terminal boxes.

This Practice describes guidelines and background information for the selection, design, and operation of cybersecurity countermeasures in Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Also included is guidance for connection to enterprise systems, hardware selection criteria, software selection criteria, ancillary equipment requirements, and testing of ICS cybersecurity. General guidance related to cybersecurity for industrial control networks is addressed in this Practice in addition to covering allowable communication with external systems and securing communications between ICS and external networks. Building controls systems, enterprise systems, and other business-related operational technology systems are considered out of scope. This Practice also does not cover ICS cybersecurity risk assessment.

This Practice provides requirements for quality control and quality assurance for the installation of refractory brick (firebrick). Inspection methods include documentation review, in-progress installation inspection, and final inspection of the completed lining.

This Practice and the purchaser’s data sheet, PIP ELSGS01-D, define minimum requirements for design, fabrication, testing, and documentation of 1000-volts class, three-phase, high-resistance grounding systems installed in non-classified areas.

This Practice provides selection guidelines and configuration requirements for use by a Purchaser specifying cylindrical, atmospheric and low-pressure, welded, shop-fabricated or field-fabricated dry bulk solids bins, hoppers, silos, and gravity blenders having internal design pressures not greater than 103 kPa (15 psig) and/or full vacuum external pressure at the top of the container in its normal operating position. Containers may be welded, shop-fabricated, or field-fabricated, and typically in accordance with the philosophy and requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, henceforth referred to as the Code.