L1_LAWS AFFECTING PLUMBING AND SANITARY Flashcards
PD 1096
National Building Code of the Philippines
IRR of NBC, Rule 9,
all buildings hereafter erected, altered, remodeled, relocated or repaired for human habitation shall be
provided with adequate and potable water supply, plumbing installation, and suitable wastewater treatment or disposal system
Potable Water
-Shall be supplied from existing municipal or city waterworks system.
-The quality of drinking water shall conform to the criteria set in the latest approved
National Standards for Drinking Water Standards.
-The quality of drinking water shall conform to the criteria set in the latest approved
National Standards for Drinking Water Standards.
-Possible use of deepwells for the abstraction of groundwater shall be subject to the provisions of
Water Code of the Philippines.
Proper venting of water piping for water supply and distribution to each fixture inside building and premises, shall conform to the provision
Revised National Plumbing Code of the
Philippines
Waste Water and Disposal System
-Sanitary sewage from buildings and neutralized or pre-treated industrial wastewater shall be
discharged directly into the nearest street sanitary sewer main of existing municipal or city
sanitary sewerage system.
-If no available sanitary sewerage system shall dispose their sewage to “Imhoff” or septic tank
and subsurface absorption field or to a suitable waste water treatment plant or disposal
system
first Chief of the Division of Plumbing
Construction and Inspection.
Master Plumber John F. Hass
NAMPAP
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines
- founded in 1935
RMP
“Registered Master Plumber”
For Degree Holders of: BS Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering
For Non-Degree Holders: High School Diploma / Transcript of Records >Notarized Certificate of Experience for five
(5) years signed by Registered Master Plumber whose date of registration is prior to the date of employment
PLUMBING CODE TO Republic Act No.1378
1954
June 18, 1955, “PLUMBING LAW OF THE PHILIPPINES” was signed by:
President Ramon Magsaysay
Revised National Plumbing Code was drafted
1996
He approved the Professional Regulation and adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of 1999 which His Excellencym\, last Dec. 21 1999
President JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
Section 4 of R.A. 1378
Plumbing Law
PRINCIPLE 1
WATER FOR ALL USE
“All premises intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither connected with unsafe water supplies nor subject to hazards of backflow or back-siphonage.”
PRINCIPLE 2:
SUFFICIENT VOLUME AND PRESSURE
“Plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances
shall be supplied with water in sufficient volume
and at pressure adequate to enable them to
function satisfactorily and without undue noise under all normal conditions of use.”
PRINCIPLE 3:
MINIMUM QUANTITY OF WATER
“Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to
use the minimum quantity of water consistent
with proper performance and cleaning.”
PRINCIPLE 4:
INSTALLATION OF WATER STORAGE AND HEATER
“Devices for heating and storing water
shall be so designed and installed as to
prevent dangers from explosion through overheating.”
PRINCIPLE 5:
PLUMBING FIXTURE CONNECTED TO SEWER SYSTEM
“Every building having plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation, occupancy or use on premises abutting on a street, alley or easement where there is a public sewer, shall be connected to the sewer system”
PRINCIPLE 6:
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, SANITATION
“Each family dwelling unit on premises abutting on
a sewer or with a private sewage-disposal system
shall have at least one water closet and one kitchen type sink. Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower shall be installed to meet the basic requirements of sanitation and personal hygiene .”
PRINCIPLE 7:
PLUMBING FIXTURE MATERIAL
“Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth
nonabsorbent material, free from concealed
fouling surfaces and shall be located in ventilated enclosures.”
PRINCIPLE 8:
DRAINAGE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD
“The drainage system shall be designed, constructed and maintained to safeguard against fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and with adequate cleanouts so arranged that the pipes may be readily cleaned.”
