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application in a given environment.
c. Proof of your duties being fulfilled as per
the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Act and regulations.
4) According to the article on Legionella
and water supply systems, The Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has acknowledged (what) as the primary
cause of waterborne disease in the United
States:
a. Inopportunistic premise plumbing
pathogens.
b. Inappropriate premise plumbing
pathogens.
c. Opportunistic premise plumbing
pathogens.
1) The Master Plumber designation is aimed at:
a. Licensed plumbers who are already technical
experts in the field, with a number of years’
experience
b. New plumbers who want an improved pay
offer.
c. Plumbing firms wishing to improve their BEE
rating.
2) Why is there a need for a CoC audit?
a. To make sure the plumbing firm is tax
compliant.
b. With any regulations, standards or laws, if
the policing of such is left unchecked it will
result in the regulations, standards or laws,
becoming meaningless.
c. To ensure that all customers are charged the
correct fee for work done.
3) According to Chris Coetzee’s article, a safety
file is NOT:
a. A tool with a mechanism to prevent injury.
b. A documented body of evidence that
provides a convincing and valid argument
that a system is adequately safe for a given
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5) Legionella was first discovered in 1976 in
the building water supply system at a hotel
in which city?
a. Cape Town.
b. Sydney.
c. Philadelphia.
6) The feature on Rainwater Harvesting notes
that the average domestic monthly water
consumption in South Africa is currently:
a. 150ℓ.
b. 55ℓ.
c. 100ℓ.
7) Which standard provides for single re-use
of greywater for sub-surface irrigation of
gardens and the treatment of greywater
for flushing toilets?
a. SANS 1732: 2018
b. SANS 1732: 2019
c. SANS 1732: 2020
8) Up until what year was there were no
common national building regulations
in this country, according to Dear Mr
Plumber?
a. 1975
b. 1976.
c. 1977. PA
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February 2020 Volume 25 I Number 12