BS EN 12201-3-2003 Plastics piping systems for wat

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12201-3:2003Plasticspipingsystemsforwatersupply—Polyethylene(PE)—Part3:FittingsTheEuropeanStandardEN12201-3:2003hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.45;91.140.60

 
 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonAug0610:00:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12201-3:2003ThisBritishStandard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon5December2003©BSI5December2003ISBN0580429814NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12201-3:2003.Collectively,EN12201-1,EN12201-2andEN12201-5comprisearevisionof:—BS6572:1985,Specificationforbluepolyethylenepipesuptonominalsize63forbelowgrounduseforpotablewater;—BS6730:1986,Specificationforblackpolyethylenepipesuptonominalsize63forabovegrounduseforcoldpotablewater.ItisintendedthattheseBritishStandardswillbedeclaredobsolescentbyMarch2005.NOTE1TheUKwaterindustryhasindicatedthatfollowingthepublicationofthisBritishStandard,thefollowingWaterIndustrySpecificationwillbedeclaredobsolescentbyMarch2005andretainedforreferencewhereapplicable:—WIS4-32-14,SpecificationforPE80andPE100electrofusionfittingsfornominalsizesuptoandincluding630mm1);—WIS4-32-15,SpecificationforPE80andPE100spigotfittingsanddrawnbendsfornominalsizesuptoandincluding1000mm1).TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePRI/88(previouslyPRI/61),Plasticspipingsystems,toSubcommitteePRI/88/2(previouslyPRI/61/2),Plasticspipingsystemsforpressureapplications,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.NOTE2ItwasdecidednottoproceedwiththepublicationofprEN12201-6,Recommendedpracticeforinstallation,andthatexistingnationalpracticeswouldbeapplicable.IntheUK,intheabsenceofaBritishStandardcoveringinstallation,itistheopinionofTechnicalCommitteePRI/88,Plasticspipingsystems,thatreferencetothePolyethylenePipeSystemsManual2),ajointpublicationofWRcandBPFPlasticPipesGrouprepresentsestablishedUKpractice.NOTE3Part7hasbeenpreparedasaCEN/TS,toallowfurtherdevelopment.CEN/TS12201-7isnotmandatoryunderthePublicProcurementDirective.1)PublishedbyWRc,Swindon.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.2)WRc/BPFPLASTICPIPESGROUP.PolyethylenePipeSystemsManual.Swindon:WRc,2002.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonAug0610:00:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12201-3:2003XISB©X-0002iAttentionisdrawntothefollowingstatutoryregulations:HealthandSafetyatWorketc.Act1974andsubsequentregulations.Attentionisalsodrawntoanyappropriatesafetyprecautions.Itisassumedinthedraftingofastandardthattheexecutionofitsprovisionsisentrustedtoappropriatelyqualifiedpeople.AdditionalinformationWithreferencetotheIntroductionand5.6,asyetthereisnopan-Europeanagreementonwaterqualityrequirements,soexistingUKregulationsremaininforce.Regulation25oftheWaterSupply(WaterQuality)Regulations1989specifiesthecircumstancesinwhichwaterundertakersmayuseproductsincontactwithwatersuppliesinEnglandandWales.AspartoftheUKregulations,allpipesandfittingsusedtoconveydrinkingwatersuppliesarerequiredtobeapprovedundertheprovisionsofRegulation25(1)(a)or(b)asappropriateandtheWaterRegulationAdvisoryScheme(WRAS)toensurethattheirusewillnotcauseadverseeffectonwaterqualityorarisktohealthofconsumers.InScotlandandNorthernIrelandtherearesimilarprovisions.TheseregulationswillberevisedasnecessarytocomplywiththeEUDrinkingWaterQualityDirective.TheUKNationalAnnexNAattachedtothisstandardprovidesadditionalinformationontheselectionandinstallationofpipingsystemsandcomponentsintheUK.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to26,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonAug0610:00:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12201-3:2003iiISB©-XX2000LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonAug0610:00:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12201-3March2003ICS23.040.45;91.140.60EnglishversionPlasticspipingsystemsforwatersupply-Polyethylene(PE)-Part3:Fi