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HOW TO BEND COPPER PIPE & CONDUIT - OFFSET - PASSOVER - CROSSOVER

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The Approved Documents provide guidance on ways to meet the building regulations.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, now the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities publishes guidance called 'Approved Documents' on ways to meet building regulations.

These contain:

general guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with the building regulations

practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations

Building Regulations and Approved Documents index

Archived documents

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Attending all your sessions is really important if you want to have the best chance of achieving your qualification. Your attendance needs to be above 95%.
If you are unable to attend or are going to be late you need to let the plumbing team know on the following email address: PlumbingandGasDG@oaklands.ac.uk
This must be before the session begins.

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Curriculum Team Manager - Christina Birch
christina.birch@oaklands .ac.uk
Plumbing Tutors
Mark Norris: mark.norris@oaklands.ac.uk
Darren Manning: darren2.manning@oaklands.ac.uk
Practical Instructor and Assessor
Adam Dreifuss: adam.dreifuss@oaklands.ac.uk
Technician
Thomas Warren: thomas.warren@oaklands.ac.uk

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Water Regs UK is reminding installers that providing water saving advice to customers is more important than ever, with energy bills rising and the cost-of-living crisis causing people to feel the pinch. Julie Spinks, Managing Director of Water Regs UK, says: "The cost of energy to use and heat

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Water Regs UK is reminding installers that providing water saving advice to customers is more important than ever, with energy bills rising and the cost-of-living crisis causing people to feel the pinch. Julie Spinks, Managing Director of Water Regs UK, says: "The cost of energy to use and heat

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Reconnecting London with the River Thames

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Tideway is building a 25km Super Sewer under the Thames to intercept those nasty spills and clean up our river for the good of London, its wildlife and you.

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Our comprehensive education programme includes educational school trips to our sewage treatment works, talks in schools, and free online resources.

The sewage treatment process

The water treatment process

Virtual water talks

We're now offering online presentations about the wonderful world of water. Our team of volunteer community speakers are visiting classes and community groups online to explain everything water related. You can book an online talk with one of our experienced speakers using our online form.

Visiting our sewage treatment works

Unfortunately, our programme of educational site visits is currently unavailable due to coronavirus. We hope to see you again from 2021 and, although we can't currently confirm visits, we welcome your enquiries for future bookings.

Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging 19.5 million children across 67 countries to drive change and improve their environmental awareness through a simple Seven-Step framework. We've put together tips and advice to help pupils, teachers and parents working to achieve their Eco-Schools Green Flag.

Resources and ideas

Have you ever wondered how your water gets from the reservoir to your tap? Or how much water you use every day - and where it goes when you've finished with it?

We have loads of exciting ideas to get pupils exploring water, along with teacher resources that support the curriculum - from geography and science, to literacy and numeracy.

Fit to drink

Watch this video to understand why drinking water is so important to keep us fit and healthy.

From tap to toilet

Watch this video to understand how drinking water and sewage is treated, and how we're able to create energy from your waste!

Secondary schools and further education

Our extensive BTEC resources and tools designed to support secondary schools in a number of different ways. We're always keen to support education in the STEM subjects; science, technology, engineering and maths, and they're relationship with the world of water and water use. We recognise it's not always easy for teachers and lecturers to bring industry examples into the classroom, so we've produced some simple materials to help. Choose from five download resource packs that have been designed to support BTEC Level 1 and 2 awards in Engineering and in Business.

Further online resources

We recommend visiting the Thames Tideway Tunnel website which offers loads of great presentations, teachers' notes and student packs for both primary and secondary school as well as further education students.

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Top of main content Our comprehensive education programme includes educational school trips to our sewage treatment works, talks in schools, and free online resources. The sewage treatment process The water treatment process We're now offering online presentations about the wonderful world of water.

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What are you going to need for your course? Read on to find out!

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What are you going to need for your course? Read on to find out!

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You will need -
A4 folder with A4 lined paper
Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Highlighter (optional but useful)
These items must be brought to every classroom lesson.

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You are on the road to becoming a professional plumber, so you need to look like one for your workshop sessions.
1.Oaklands College Polo Shirt and Sweatshirt (see link in this feed to purchase)
2. Work trousers - there are many styles available. You need dark coloured (Navy or black) combat style trousers. No jogging bottoms, tracksuits or shorts are allowed for workshop sessions.
3. Safety boots/shoes - steel or composite toe cap protection, trainer style is acceptable.
4. Gloves - see recommendations in this feed.
If you arrive to a workshop session with out the proper kit you will not be able to join in and your parent/guardian will be informed.
Clipboard, paper, pen and pencil - this will come in handy for making notes during demonstrations. You will have your own Padlet page to upload pictures of you work and you can also upload photos of your workshop notes, that way they don't get lost.

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This is where you can order your Oaklands college polo and sweatshirt. They also sell reasonably priced work trousers and safety boots, it is not compulsory to get those items from here but you can if you want to.
On the website click on 'College Orders'
Enter the Oaklands code which is OKC19-216.
Click on PLUMBING
You will see the various items available and there are size guides too. You only have to get your polo and sweatshirt from here although you may purchase trousers and boots if you want to.

Some other options for buying safety boots, work trousers and gloves are as follows:
Screwfix
Toolstation
Wickes
Amazon
And many others, a google search can assist with this.

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Your college will assign you a unique code to enter in the box blow. If you have carefully entered the code a page will appear with the relevant items to your college department.

For Example if you are ordering a special kit then the college code that you would enter will display the colleges logo with clothing.

On each product description page there are reminders of the compulsory kit that you have to buy and also optional extra pieces of kit available to you.

Select your sizes and proceed to the checkout where you can pay for your goods and the order will be processed and despatched.

Please enter your college code

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Home | UK Safety Boots & PPE | iworkwear

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Your college will assign you a unique code to enter in the box blow. If you have carefully entered the code a page will appear with the relevant items to your college department. For Example if you are ordering a special kit then the college code that you would enter will display the colleges logo with clothing.

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You want gloves that will protect your hands but also allow you the dexterity to do the skills you will be learning in the workshop. The gloves shown above are perfect for this and are good value too. These ones are from screwfix but similar ones are available at other retailers.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent gloves for the money I use these gloves all the time for working in the plumbing & heating industry. They wear pretty well for the amount of abuse they see from me. Nice and light weight, and thin enough to use for intricate(ish) jobs. As a wee side tip - I leave them in my work trouser pockets and stick them through the wash, they come out ready to use again and shrink slightly for a better fit to the hand.

Date published: 2022-06-25

Rated 5 out of 5 by dadaldo from Pu coated palm gloves-medium Good gloves. I like to pick up a pair when collecting orders from screwfix. They last me a good while and offer a good balance between protection and feel. I go for a tight fit so they give me good fingertip feel for small screws.

Date published: 2022-06-01

Rated 1 out of 5 by Daveraf from Gloves These gloves are sized as 10/XL. My hands are not 'large' but these gloves are what I would say should be about an 8 or medium. Not impressed at all....

Date published: 2022-04-27

Rated 4 out of 5 by MJBOI from Lightweight and flexible Can snag and tear the top, but overall for the price just buy a few pairs. Palms are hard wearing and flexible great general gloves.

Date published: 2022-04-12

How do you measure size medium ?

Asked by: Carlsberg1

Are these gloves suitable for retail work

I work in retail unpacking stock, I open a lot of boxes per day and my fingers are sore from cuts that the boxes have made are these gloves suitable or do I need a different kind of glove.

Asked by: Willow04070204

Hello Willow04070204, These should be suitable for you to use. Thank you for using Q&amp;A

Answered by: SWake

Date published: 2021-04-12

what size is medium please?

I am looking for size 9.

Asked by: beegeebuild

Hello beegeebuild, These are a size 8. Thank you for using Screwfix Q&amp;A. A.K.C.

Answered by: AliScrewfix1

Date published: 2021-12-08

what is the country of manufacture

Asked by: tinkytonks

Hello Anonymous, The product is produced in China. Thank you for using Q&amp;A

Answered by: Cwalm

Date published: 2020-11-02

Glove Size

Can you give us an actual size of the gloves please in cm or mm. telling me the glove is a large 9 means nothing.

Asked by: jakemcc

Hello, Thank you for using Q&amp;A. A size 9 glove measures 9&quot; around the palm. Hope thathelps. MH

Answered by: Screwfix778

Date published: 2021-05-21

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Site 120 PU Palm Dip Gloves Black Medium

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Order online at Screwfix.com. Polyurethane-coated palm and fingertips. Elasticated cuffs, breathable backs and seamless liner for comfort. Excellent level of dexterity. Ideal for delicate and precise operations such as assembling, inspecting and packing small components. FREE next day delivery avail…

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Every plumber should have a copy of the Water Regulations Guide Book

Water Regulations Guide Paperback – 1 Sept. 2000

by Laurrie Young (Author), Graham Mays (Author) ISBN 978-0953970803

If you are taking a level 2 or 3 course there are text books that will come in very useful.
These can be purchased as physical books but are also available as ebooks through the colleges learning platform, Canvas.
Level 2
The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1, Second Edition: For the Level 3 Apprenticeship (9189), Level 2 Technical Certificate (8202), Level 2 Diploma (6035) & T Level Occupational Specialisms (8710)by Peter Tanner ISBN 10: 1398361615
My Revision Notes: City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificate in Plumbing (8202-25) by Stephen Lane ISBN 9781398327351

Level 3

The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 2 for the Level 3 Apprenticeship (9189), Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma (8202) and Level 3 Diploma (6035) by Peter Tanner ISBN 978-1510416468