The Plumbing
Code of Australia (PCA) forms the backbone of the all plumbing regulations and
standards in the country. In fact, the entire fraternity of plumbing
professionals in the country, including the plumbers in
Leichhardt, has to adhere to it. The PCA constitutes Volume III of the
National Construction Code, which is administered by the Australian Building
Codes Board (ABCB). There are statutory legislations across every State and
Territory in Australia to provide legal effect to the PCA. Constitutional
immunity that is provided to the PCA has a crucial objective. The aspect of
plumbing is inherently relevant to issues, like
·
Health
and hygiene and
·
Environment
Thus, the
government is concerned to promote consistency, as well as facilitate streamlining
across the particular vocation.
Different aspects of the vocation
In order to
streamline the particular home improvement service, Australian authority has
introduced the aspect of plumbing licenses. The vocation, which has an
extensive scope, is thoroughly technical. On the flip side, the probability of
drinking water getting contaminated as a result of faulty plumbing is not exactly
unknown, either. Judging from this context, the PCA introduces technical
provisions related to designing, implementation, maintenance and repairing of
·
Water
services
·
Stormwater/rainwater
drainage system
·
On-site
wastewater management system
·
Sanitary
plumbing and drainage system and
·
Heating
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, etc.
Plumbing licenses
Plumbing
licenses that are issued can be categorised into three sections, which are
·
Contractor’s license
·
Tradespersons’
license and
·
Tradesperson’s (Drainage Plumbing) license
Interestingly,
both a tradesperson and a contractor are legally endorsed to carry out any
plumbing assignment in the country. However, it is the sole authority of the
contractor to issue the job completion certificate, mentioning that entire work
has been executed in accordance to the existing constitutional regulations.
On the other
hand, if there are any faulty issues the plumber is bound to rectify that
defect without charging any money for it. The stipulated period of this
warranty is six years from the date of official termination of the project. This
is a significant clause in the entire plumbing regulation aspect that benefits
the customer society.
As far as
issuing plumbing licenses for professionals is concerned
·
Plumbing
tradespersons are issued white card, while
·
Plumbing
contractors are issued silver cards.
Home improvement directories
In a recent
development, it has become much easier to avail services of proficient and
licensed plumbers in the country. Several online home improvement directories
have been launched. These directories provide the perfect platform that brings
the contrasting entities of service providers and the vast customer base
together.
These unique web
sites ensure professionals availing membership to the portals possess adequate
licenses – issued by relevant government authority. Moreover, their technical
proficiency along with police verification record is also ascertained to ensure
tension free home overhauling for the customers.
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