New Zealand Gazette – 2012 – No. 112

Page 3181

✨ Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board (Plumbing Registration and Licensing) Amendment Notice 2012



12 SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 3181

(c) Drawings and specifications for sanitary plumbing. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) interpreting plans and specifications;

(ii) drawing as-built;

(iii) development of patterns.

(d) The installation, testing, commissioning, fault-finding and maintenance of water services for sanitary plumbing. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) pipe sizing principles;

(ii) hot and cold water reticulation systems;

(iii) water storage systems;

(iv) domestic fire sprinkler systems;

(v) rainwater harvesting;

(vi) pumps;

(vii) sanitary appliances and fixtures;

(viii) backflow prevention;

(ix) heating systems that relate to sanitary plumbing, including hot water systems, and solar water heating;

(x) alternative water supplies.

(e) The installation, testing, commissioning, fault-finding and maintenance of foul water systems for sanitary plumbing systems. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) principles of sizing and venting for foul water plumbing systems;

(ii) pumps;

(iii) sanitary appliances and fixtures;

(iv) backflow prevention;

(v) irrigation systems.

(f) Access to, and the application of, relevant documentation relating to sanitary plumbing to meet compliance requirements, and an understanding of the regulatory environment. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) Acts and Regulations;

(ii) standards;

(iii) codes;

(iv) manufacturers’ instructions.

(g) The effect of the installation of sanitary plumbing systems, or their components, on the integrity of structures, including weather tightness considerations as they relate to penetrations to the building envelope. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) preservation of structural integrity;

(ii) prevention of damage to property including weather tightness.

(h) Responsibilities relating to health and safety. Descriptors include, but are not limited to—

(i) personal and public safety;

(ii) site safety;

(iii) electrical safety;

(iv) environmental considerations.

(i) Limitations on persons who do, or assist in doing, sanitary plumbing work."

Paragraphs 8(1) and (2) amended

(5) Replace paragraphs 8(1) and (2) in the Schedule with:

"(1) To be eligible to be issued with a licensed plumber practising licence, an applicant must, during the licensing period concluding immediately before the licensing period for which the licence application is being made, have obtained a minimum number of continuing professional development ("CPD") points ("CPD points").

(1A) Of the CPD points required by a licensed plumber for each licensing period, an applicant must have obtained at least 75% of the CPD points by successfully completing board-accredited CPD



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