CPD QUESTIONNAIRE - ASSOCIATIONS
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Registered plumbers:
earn CPD points
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Plumbing Africa for 11 editions and you could
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the Institute of Plumbing South Africa (IOPSA).
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1.
HOW MANY WAYS ARE THERE IN WHICH
4.
ACCORDING TO VOLLIE BRINK’S ARTICLE,
IF YOU CAREFULLY STUDY SANS 10400-P, THEN
PLUMBERS CAN EARN CPD CREDITS?
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE BUILDINGS SUCH AS:
a. 3 b. 5 a. Affordable housing
c. 7 b. Holiday homes
c. Hospitals, shopping centres, or factories
5. WHAT ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIMESCALE
2.
WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS IS CORRECT?
a.
Plumbers must have a university degree, DEPOSITS AND WILL AFFECT THE
and industry-recognised training is required SUITABILITY OF THE WATER FOR REUSE
AS PROCESS WATER?
to become a qualified practitioner.
b.
c.
Plumbers do not need to have a university a. High alkalinities, or water hardness
degree, but industry-recognised training is b. Low alkalinities, or water softness
required to become a qualified practitioner. c. Biologicals
qualification or training. 6. WHAT ELEMENT DETERMINES HOW MUCH
THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES a. A suitable pump
OCCUPATIONS (QCTO) HAS PROVIDED: b. The level of humidity
Guidelines on how the transition from NQF c. The size of the catchment area or roof
7. IN THE PROJECT CASE STUDY, WHAT WAS
A plumber does not require any formal
RAINWATER CAN BE HARVESTED?
3.
a.
qualifications should and will be addressed.
b.
c.
The transition of all qualifications into one
industry standard. THE REASON THE NAPA VALLEY WINERY HAD
Free qualification to all plumbers who TO RECONSIDER THEIR WATER SYSTEM?
have been in the industry for longer than a. They ran out of water
two years. b. Their leach field failed
c. Their regular water supply became
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inconsistent
8.
IN CHRIS KYLE’S ARTICLE,
RESISTANCE IS CALLED:
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a. Friction loss or hydraulic gradient
b. Backflow
c. Pressure imbalance
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