STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MASTER PLUMBERS

NOTICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TOPICS

Take notice that the State Board of Master Plumbers (the Board) has outlined the topics it will require licensed master plumbers to review during continuing education courses taken during the 2003 to 2005 biennial renewal period. N.J.A.C. 13:32-6.1 requires licensed master plumbers to complete five credits of continuing education every biennial renewal period. N.J.A.C. 13:32-6.3 requires the Board to determine the topics required for each biennial renewal period and to publish these topics in the New Jersey Register.

The Board has decided to require every licensed master plumber to complete one hour of review of the existing National Standard Plumbing Code as amended by N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.15 and one hour reviewing the laws and regulations pertinent to the practice of a master plumber, specifically N.J.S.A. 45:14C-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 13:32. The remaining three hours will be devoted to any one or more of the following:

1. Further review of the existing National Standard Plumbing Code as amended by N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.15;

2. Further review of laws and regulations pertinent to the practice of a master plumber;

3. Job site safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and related information;

4. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/barrier free provisions and Uniform Construction Code (UCC) requirements;

5. Plumbing systems pipe sizing for waste, drainage, vent, water and gas;

6. Contracting liability, insurance requirements, business law, consumer contracts and ethical conduct;

7. The licensed master plumber's responsibilities for an employee's workmanship and competence;

8. International Mechanical Code requirements;

9. Backflow prevention and backflow devices;

10. New Jersey sales tax and other tax matters;

11. Organizing/managing a business, estimating/bidding and project managing; or

12. Excavation and backfill requirements and procedures.