Practices by Discipline

This Practice describes how to use PIP coatings 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 guidance for the development of programs for the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of existing protective coating systems. This practice does not address field touch-up and repair for new construction.

​This Practice describes the general requirements for surface preparation, application, and inspection of protective coatings.

​This Practice describes the general requirements for surface preparation, application, and inspection of architectural protective coatings utilized for substrates used in hygienic processes and facilities.

​This Practice describes the general requirements for surface preparation, application, and inspection of non‑architectural protective coatings utilized for substrates used in hygienic processes and facilities.

This Practice provides guidance for the selection of industrial coating systems utilized for substrates used in hygienic processes and facilities. This Practice describes the criteria for the selection of industrial coating systems for process areas, non-process areas structural steel, equipment, vessels, tanks, and piping that are exposed to a variety of cleaning methods. This Practice does not include criteria for the selection of industrial coating systems for insulated items in cyclic temperature service, internal linings, underground substrates, maintenance coating, or color selection.This Practice does not attempt to address all issues that are associated with direct product contact environments. Jurisdictional requirements should be followed.This Practice is not intended to address coating systems for primary containment of product transport and/or storage. Users are to refer to other PIP hygienic process Practices for process equipment and piping.

​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 describes the criteria for the selection of industrial coating systems for insulated and uninsulated substrates of structural steel, equipment, vessels, tanks, and piping. This Practice does not include criteria for the selection of industrial coating systems for internal linings, underground substrates, maintenance coating, architectural coatings, or color selection.

This Practice provides minimum requirements for surface preparation and the application and inspection of shop-applied and field-applied protective coatings on pipe, vessels, equipment, fittings, flanges, field joints, valves, and special fabrications intended for underground/buried service.This Practice does not cover external coatings for moderate or severe environments or internal linings for tanks and vessels. This Practice does not cover in situ continuous coating of pipelines.

​This Practice provides requirements for installing industrial linings. This Practice describes the general requirements for surface preparation, environmental control, and the installation and inspection of liquid-applied internal linings to metal substrates. This Practice does not cover sheet linings and application of linings to piping.