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ASSOCIATIONS 17 ASSOCIATIONS 17 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 each 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. Visit www.plumbingafrica.co.za to register and complete your answers to the questions. 1) Starting February, IOPSA has introduced internal staff training in another of South Africa’s 11 official languages. Which is it: a. Braille. b. Zulu c. Portuguese. 2) Until the one-year anniversary of South Africa’s victory in the Rugby World Cup, Plumbing Africa intends to mention it somewhere in the magazine. In which section is it mentioned in the March issue? a. Wall of Shame. b. Fitting Thought. c. News. 3) A building design’s drainage system must comply with which SANS standard, according to Vollie Brink’s article? a. SANS 10400-P. b. SANS 10252-1. c. SANS 10252-2. 4) The article ‘Insurances for construction projects’ is authored by one of the following. Which is it? giving effect to their purpose, a Certificate of Compliance must be issued. b. Provide guidance under which circumstances a Certificate must be issued. c. Provide loopholes so that a Certificate of Compliance need not be issued. 6) The Section of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act which includes the requirements of a work sick note is: a. Section 22. b. Section 23. c. Section 24. 7) In the Rainwater harvesting/greywater article (which will be a regular column from now on) the Rainwatch filter claims a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) removal efficiency of what percentage: a. 57%. b. 77%. c. 97%. 8) Lea Smith recently stood down as President of IOPSA after how many years in the position: a. Two b. Four. c. Six. PA a. The JBCC. b. The editor. c. Uwe Putlitz. 5) The purpose of SANS 10252-1 is to: a. Provide standards for the safe and correct installation of water supply installations for buildings and to ultimately demonstrate compliance with SANS 10252-1, thereby April 2020 Volume 26 I Number 02 www.plumbingafrica.co.za