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incorporating 45 PIRB requirements for CoC geyser installations 46 Cost-effective ways to train staff 47 Companies are throwing away billions every year 48 10 tips to boost your productivity Feature 50 Risks in maintenance plumbing – prevention better than cure Associations 55 IOPSA questionnaire for CPD points 57 A closer look at the amendments to SANS 10254 59 Plastic pipes help SA through toughest drought in decades 62 Plumbing Wall of Shame competition Technical 64 Key considerations when upgrading your sanitary cistern to a mechanical flush valve Regulars 1 Fitting thought 63 Blockword 72 Products UPCOMING EVENTS LOCAL EVENTS • IOPSA GAUTENG PLUMBERS EVENING 14 MARCH 2018 • SWATE CHALLENGE GAUTENG FAMILY FUN RUN 17 MARCH 2018 PLEASE CONTACT IOPSA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS • WORLD PLUMBING DAY 11 MARCH 2018 • 2018 NEW ZEALAND PLUMBING CONFERENCE HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND | 21–23 MARCH 2018 Business and training 3 PLEASE NOTE If you are receiving this publication and no longer wish to, please complete the opt out form received with the publication and fax it back to us on: +27 (0) 11 450 1920. Alternatively, please email us at: [email protected] to let us know so that we can remove you from our mailing list. CHECK OUT Plumbing Wall of Shame page 62 March 2018 Volume 24 I Number 1