INCORPORATING
CONTENTS
ISSN 1812 - 1705
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Cover : SCorobrik
PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATIONS 6 Plumbing industry plays a leading role in water demand management 9 Registered plumbers : Earn CPD points
NEWS 11 Farewell Lionel
BUSINESS AND TRAINING 12 How to become a qualified and registered
LPGAS Installer 17 Increase profitability and customer loyalty at the same time 19 Tendering for your first project as a plumbing subcontractor 22 New roles driving change 27 Plumbing industry helps primary school repair vandalised ablution facilities
PRACTICES
FEATURES 29 Rainwater harvesting and treatment of rainwater 32 Tell us about being a plumbing contractor !
DESIGN 33 Dear Plumbers
ISSN 1812 - 1705
Participation :
The training requirements to work in the industry
February 2022 | Vol 27 No 12
For plumbers and WET services engineers
Official journal of the Institute of Plumbing SA
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F I R E - G A S – M E C H A N I C A L – P L U M B I N G
Practices :
Standards and accountability in day-to-day work in the industry
Products :
Features and quality of the materials , fittings and appliances used in plumbing work
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Protection :
Measures to minimise risks and provide redress when failures occur
PROJECT 34 Glenhaven social housing project launched
PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SANITATION
37 AWWA / IAPMO Manual of Recommended Practices addresses threats as buildings reopen
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 40 What type of check valve should I use ? 41 Working with stainless steel
REGULARS
1 Fitting thought 3 Save the date 43 Women in plumbing 44 Last word 44 POPI Act 45 Web / Brandlistings
SAVE THE DATE
IOPSA regional events – check with regions or www . iopsa . org .
February 15-18 AQUATHERM – Moscow March 11 WORLD PLUMBING DAY – all over the world and SA Regions May 12 – PLUMBDRAIN AFRICA – Nelspruit and surrounds May 17-19 PHCC West – Lake Tahoe NV June 15-17 – New Zealand Plumbing Conference – Rotorua September 8 PLUMBDRAIN AFRICA – North West Province ( Rustenburg ) September 16-20 - ASPE Convention and Expo – Indianapolis , IN October ( Date to be confirmed ) – PHEX Manchester – Old Trafford October 13-15 – World Plumbing Conference – Shanghai November ( Date to be confirmed ) – PLUMBDRAIN AFRICA – JoBurg / Pretoria November 17-18 – PHEX Chelsea – Stamford Bridge
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