IOPSA QUESTIONNAIRE
Registered plumbers:
earn CPD points
Answer the questions in each edition of Plumbing Africa for 11
editions and you could earn two extra CPD points this year, courtesy
of the Institute of Plumbing South Africa (IOPSA).
We are working with IOPSA to encourage you to read
your magazine and receive continuing professional
development (CPD) points at the end of the year.
1. THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMME SIGNED
BY MINISTER RADEBE INVOLVES
a. 27 projects
b. 17 projects
c. 270 projects
2. THE WARRANTY GUIDELINE FACILITATED BY
IOPSA RELATES TO
a. confusion over service fees for installations
b. tap/mixer installation failures
c. fixed electrical water heating cylinder failures
5. ACCORDING TO ANDY CAMPHAUSEN’S ARTICLE,
APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH OF THE GLOBE’S
FRESHWATER RESERVES ARE LOCKED IN THE
ANTARCTIC?
a. 6%
b. 60%
c. 66%
6. IN THE PROJECT (CASTLE KYALAMI), PRODUCTS
WERE REQUIRED THAT MET THE CRITERIA
a. of being well stocked everywhere and good customer
service
b. of being technologically advanced
c. of being reliable and having renowned quality and
customer service
3. ACCORDING TO MIKE AGUGLIARO’S ARTICLE,
TO GET MORE PLUMBING WORK YOU HAVE
ANOTHER JOB AS WELL, WHICH IS
a. teaching
b. sales
c. driving 7. IN THE TECHNICAL ARTICLE, THE FUNCTION OF
AN RPZ IS TO
a. prevent the backflow of polluted water
b. prevent air bubbles from entering a system
c. prevent contamination spreading throughout the
system
4. THE QUESTION ANY QUALIFIED PLUMBER
INSTALLING THE PLUMBING OF A HOUSE IN
VOLLIE BRINK’S ARTICLE SHOULD
ASK, IS
a. what are the correct pipe sizes
b. what are the correct pipe materials
c. what are the correct pipe lengths 8. RECLAIMING URBAN WASTEWATER IS A
a. primitive solution and does not affect freshwater
intake
b. very proactive measure of sustainability as it reduces
the requirements for freshwater intake
c. possible way to cross-contaminate other
facilities PA
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