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Martin Hofschroer
Professional plumbers in Scotland will be able to self-certify work after the government launched a new initiative. Scottish Ministers approved a Scheme for Certification of Construction (Drainage, Heating & Plumbing Installations), which will allow plumbers and heating installers to self-certify their drainage, heating and plumbing work. The Scottish Building Standards Division appointed the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF) to run the scheme, which also permits the self-certification of micro-renewable installations such as solar panels. People who have completed plumbing courses will also have the opportunity to display a Scottish Government logo which will identify them as a member of the scheme. Director and secretary of the SNIPEF Robert Burgon said: "The Approved Certifier of Construction Scheme is a significant step for the Plumbing Industry in Scotland. "For the first time, properly qualified plumbers will be able to self-certify their work under a building warrant without waiting for a Local Authority inspector to inspect their work and sign off a completion certificate." Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, launched the initiative last month and SNIPEF president Tom Galloway said that the scheme will benefit clients as well as installers. SNIPEF revealed that Scottish plumber David Osborne has invented a device which will help Africans to use their fuel more efficiently and preserve their environment. The "Jompy" sits on top of a stove and draws water through a narrow tube into its tightly coiled piping where the cold water is heated and then dispersed through an outlet pipe. Its flat surface means that cooking pots can sit on top of the Jompy, enabling people to cook and heat water over one fire, which can save up to 60 per cent on fuel use. Mr Osborne said: "By boiling water around four times quicker than traditional methods, it will enable households to use their fuel more efficiently, ultimately reducing household wood smoke and positively impacting on the environment." Nearly two million people die every year due to wood smoke inhalation and 5000 children die each day because of diarrhoea caused by unclean water sources, according to the World Health Organisation. Fathers might be keen on taking plumbing courses in the future as a percentage of dads said that their primary family role was to be a plumber, according to research by Savoo.co.uk. Decorating courses, plastering courses and carpentry courses may also benefit fathers as a number said that their main role was to be a repair man.
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