# 255.285 Plastic pipe: qualifying persons to make joints. **Citation:** 16 NYCRR 255.285 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** New York State Public Service Commission **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** Not stated Transmission and Distribution of Gas. (a) No person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by: (1) appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and (2) making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c) of thi ## Document text (a) No person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by: (1) appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and (2) making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section. (b) The specimen joint must be visually examined during and after assembly or joining and found to have the same appearance as a joint or photographs of a joint that is acceptable under the procedure. (c) Additionally, in the case of a heat fusion, or adhesive joint, the joint must be: (1) tested under any one of the test methods listed under section 255.283(a), or for PE heat fusion joints (except for electrofusion joints) visually inspected and tested in accordance with ASTM F2620 (as described in section 10.3 of this Title) applicable to the type of joint and material being tested; or (2) examined by ultrasonic inspection and found not to contain flaws that would cause failure; or (3) cut into at least three longitudinal straps, each of which is visually examined and found not to contain voids or discontinuities on the cut surfaces of the joint area and deformed by bending, torque, or impact, and if failure occurs, it must not initiate in the joint area. (d) A person must be requalified under an applicable procedure once each calendar year at intervals not exceeding 15 months, or after any production joint is found unacceptable by testing under section 255.507 or 255.511 of this Part, by inspection by other than the joiner, or a combination of both. (e) Each operator shall establish a method to determine that each person making joints in plastic pipelines is qualified in accordance with this section. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ny-dps-nycrr` - SHA-256: `51fcdfd28993d5c356886cebe5405df5c1847e7a4288dc98d708d11973492f7e` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T06:20:40.894Z - Exported: 2026-08-24T14:41:02.092Z - Document slug: `ny-nycrr-255-285` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-NY", "title": 16, "part": "255", "partTitle": "Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "scopeKind": "gas-pipeline-safety", "tocPath": [ "Part 255 Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "Joining of Materials Other Than by Welding" ], "legalScope": "Complete current terminal legal unit exposed by the DPS-designated Title 16 NYCRR pipeline-safety part inventory.", "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on the part and section, Commission jurisdiction, commodity and facility type, intrastate or interstate status, operator and activity, exemptions, waivers, federal preemption, Commission orders, and incorporated law. DPS inspects portions of interstate systems for PHMSA, but PHMSA retains federal enforcement authority. DPS states that all jurisdictional Part 256 gas-holder and Part 257 LPG-plant facilities have been decommissioned even though those regulations remain unrepealed.", "incorporationCaveat": "These parts incorporate or rely on federal pipeline regulations, federal and New York statutes, Commission rules and orders, and privately authored technical standards. Part 10 supplies incorporation details. References metadata preserves explicit citations but does not reproduce external material, determine licensing rights, or decide whether a particular incorporation is static or dynamic.", "publicationCaveat": "The New York Department of Public Service identifies these eleven Title 16 NYCRR parts as its state pipeline-safety regulations and links to the public DOS/Westlaw NYCRR reading copy. 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