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college or university that leads to an engineering
degree, submit an official transcript and two
letters of reference. Completed applications must
be received by the WSSC Corporate Secretary by
Monday, June 3, 2019.
For more information and to apply, visit www.
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PPI Offers Free Course on
Selecting, Specifying HDPE
for Power, Communications
The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) launched a new
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)-style course about
design, installation and specification of high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) conduit and duct. Selecting &
Specifying HDPE Conduit for Power and Communications Applications can be downloaded free from
the PPI website.
This course provides guidance to designers and
specifiers of nonmetallic raceway (polymer conduit)
for power and communications projects when
selecting and specifying HDPE conduit products.

Topics discussed include product capabilities and
benefits, common applications, typical installation
techniques and the latest industry standards.
"This is an impartial course that does not
promote any particular manufacturer or product," said Lance MacNevin, P.Eng., PPI Power &
Communications Division, director of engineering. "It is designed according to AIA Guidelines
for continuing education and provides a full 60
minutes of valuable information. Content is based
on the expertise of our member firms, with a strong
focus on industry standards, as well as existing PPI
publications."
In addition, the course describes how to make
the best use of recent PPI publications PPI TN-50:
Guide to Specifying HDPE Conduit and PPI MS-5:
Model Specification for HDPE Solid Wall Conduit for
Power and Communications Applications.
HDPE conduit, also known as PE conduit, is the
preferred material to house and protect electrical
power and communications cables in typical applications such as fiber optic, power utilities, telecom-

munications, CATV, SCADA, FTTH, ITS, highway
lighting, and other underground utilities. Benefits of
HDPE conduit, according to PPI, include availability
in long lengths without joints, high strength, flexibility, proven reliability and installation toughness. PE
conduit, including Cable in Conduit (CIC), is widely
used in trenching, horizontal directional drilling
(HDD) and plowing installation methods.
The course can be downloaded for free from
PPI's website, on the Power & Communications
Division Education page at https://plasticpipe.org/
power-comm/pcd-presentations.html. *

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