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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 10:00 AMThe North Carolina Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinklers Contractors Speak to Local Contractors
The North Carolina Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinklers Contractors (BOE) spoke to over 30 local contractors and industry representatives at the regular meeting of the Charlotte Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Association (CPHCCA) on October 11, 2011. The dinner meeting was held in conjunction with Central Piedmont Community College and held at the CPCC’s Harper Campus. Attendance and dinner were free and provided by the CPHCCA. Dale Dawson, executive director of the N.C. Board of Examiners was the keynote speaker and presented a comprehensive, informative program on a variety of subjects. John Todaro, senior administrative officer, accompanied him and assisted in answering questions. Subjects covered included a briefing of the relatively new state residential Fire Sprinkler code issues, a list of upcoming educational opportunities that can assist you in beginning the process of adding this separate licensing to the list of services offered by your firm. Dale then discussed the board’s requirement of when the permitting of water heaters is required and addressed common misconceptions involving this relatively new process that is governed by State statues. Commercial water heaters always require the pulling of a permit and complete inspection by the local governing authority or you are in violation State statutes. Residential water heaters may not be required to have permits pulled and inspections made, but only if certain conditions exist. One of these conditions is that the licensee is required to personally examine all water heater installations at completion when a permit is not required. Failure to follow all conditions upon verified complaint can lead to sanctions by the (BOE). Dale suggested looking at the articles in the March & September 2011 issues of the Board’s bulletin or surf the web at www.nclicensing .org to get all the details. Dale then ended the program with a brief discussion of the (BOE) consideration of beginning a new “Technician” classification for licensee employees. This program could replace “Journeyman” cards that several local governmental bodies now offer to promote professionalism and education in our trades. You can get further information on any of these topics and more by contacting NC Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinklers Contractors at 919-875-3612.