IOPSA, PIRB and SA Watermark at
print and digital PlumbDrain 2020
By
Rory Macnamara
With PlumbDrain no longer a physical event this
October and having been moved to 2022, the
official bodies are not excluded from our print and
digital editions of PlumbDrain.
The Institute of Plumbing SA (IOPSA) is a company
membership organisation representing plumbing at
many levels in the fields of training, technical, standards
development, transformation, marketing to consumers
and plumbers, and working with kindred bodies. Financing
of the organisation is drawn from many sources which
includes membership fees, and donors with like-minded
interests ensuring that the health and safety of consumers
are protected. At the ‘physical’ PlumbDrain, they would have
run the IOPSA Seminar Theatre where topics would cover
all aspects relevant to the plumber. Instead, they have and
will continue to run webinars at national and regional level,
keeping the plumber informed and up-to-date.
For more information, visit www.iopsa.org
Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB) is a
professional body appointed by the SA Qualifications
Authority (SAQA) to register and inspect the work of
registered plumbers. PIRB is active in engaging with their
registered plumbers through webinars on the standards
particularly compulsory standards, keeping them fully upto-date.
The PIRB creates opportunities for such plumbers
to earn CPD points which are needed to renew their
annual registration.
For more information, visit www.pirb.co.za
SA Watermark is a register of plumbing components that
comply with the SANS standards. They are endorsed by
IOPSA and PIRB
For more information, visit www.sawatermark.co.za
THE INSTITUTE OF PLUMBING SA
QUALITY PLUMBING FOR ALL ESTABLISHED 1989