Title: Plumbing II (17058-II)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)
  Comply with federal, state, and local safety legal requirements.
  Identify PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements.
  Maintain a safe working environment.
  Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards.
  Identify emergency first-aid procedures.
  Identify the types of fires and the methods used to extinguish them.
  Inspect course-specific hand and power tools to visually identify defects.
  Demonstrate lifting and carrying techniques.
  Demonstrate safe laddering techniques.
  (Optional) Demonstrate safe scaffolding techniques.
  Report personal injuries and environmental and equipment safety violations to the appropriate authority.
  Pass a safety exam for lab/site safety and the use of tools and equipment specific to the construction industry.
Applying Basic Mathematics to the Plumbing Profession
  Calculate the area of a room and the volume of a tank.
  Calculate the slope of a pipe.
Reading Drawings for the Plumbing Profession
  (Optional) Develop fitting/material lists based on drawings.
  Lay out plumbing systems and fixture rough-ins.
  Complete a material takeoff for drain, waste, and vent (DWV) and water supply systems.
Performing Pipe Cutting and Joining
  Join copper pipe (tubing) to fittings using the flare method.
  Join dissimilar materials.
Supporting and Hanging Pipe
  Identify types of anchors and straps.
  Install backing and ledger supports for various plumbing fixtures.
  Describe the installation of pipe sleeves through a concrete or masonry wall.
  Identify common types of fire-stopping materials and assemblies.
Installing Waste and Soil Pipes
  Construct a no-hub cast-iron pipe assembly.
  Rough-in a DWV assembly of PVC/ABS, for the following: water closet, lavatory, bathtub, shower, kitchen or bar sink, washing machine, indirect waste.
  Calculate and set waste and soil pipes to level and gradient.
  Install a water closet flange.
  (Optional) Describe the use of a backwater valve.
  Demonstrate the boring and notching of structural members of the building.
  Test a drainage system by performing a standing water test.
  Install various types of bathtubs, shower stalls, and shower pans.
Roughing-in Water Distribution Components
  Rough-in a water distribution system of hard-drawn copper, CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride), and PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) for: washing machine, lavatory, kitchen sink, tank-type water closet, bathtub and/or shower, ice maker, hose bib.
  Identify procedures and materials for installing a building's water service.
  Identify types of main shutoff valves.
  Install a main shutoff valve.
  Perform an air- or water-pressure test.
  Insulate water lines.
  Identify the need for backflow prevention devices.
  Install nail guards for the protection of piping.
Installing Fixtures and Trim
  Install lavatory (wall hung and cabinet installation).
  Install tank-type water closet.
  Install a kitchen sink.
  Install a garbage disposal.
  Install a dishwasher.
  Install a gas water heater.
  Install an electric water heater.
  Trim a tub and shower valve.
  Install various fixture shutoff valves.
  Connect icemaker lines.
  Install kitchen sink continuous waste.
  Describe the installation and operation of a tankless water heater.
Exploring Basic Electricity Concepts Related to Plumbing
  Identify how voltage, current, resistance, and power are related.
  Describe the use of an electricity testing meter.
  Identify the purpose and operation of the various electrical components used in plumbing equipment.
Servicing and Repairing Plumbing and Fixtures
  Replace and adjust the water closet fill valve.
  Troubleshoot a flushometer.
  Repair or replace a two-handled faucet, both compression and washerless types.
  Repair or replace various single-lever faucets.
  Repair or replace a tub diverter.
  Troubleshoot a gas or electric water heater.
Installing Natural Gas Piping Systems
  (Optional) Identify the local gas code for installation requirements.
  (Optional) Identify the different types of natural gas distribution materials.
  (Optional) Describe testing and purging procedures.
  (Optional) Describe the installation of a gas appliance.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
  8552 Student Competency Record_Copyright 2020.xlsx
  8552 Standards Correlations.pdf
  8552 Credentials-Sequences-Clusters.pdf
  8551 8552 Acknowledgments and Copyright.pdf