1445 AMH CODY H1997.1

HB 1445 - H AMDS 068 WITHDRAWN 3/8/95

By Representatives Cody and Dyer

     On page 1, line 16, after "organizations." insert "The department shall adopt standards that are at least equal to recognized applicable national standards pertaining to medical gas piping systems."

     On page 2, after line 16, insert the following:

     "Sec. 2.  RCW 18.106.010 and 1983 c 124 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as hereinafter used in this chapter shall have the following meaning:

     (1) "Advisory board" means the state advisory board of plumbers;

     (2) "Department" means the department of labor and industries;

     (3) "Director" means the director of department of labor and industries;

     (4) "Journeyman plumber" means any person who has  been issued a certificate of competency by the department of labor and industries as provided in this chapter;

     (5) "Medical gas piping" means oxygen, nitrous oxide, high pressure nitrogen, medical compressed air, and medical vacuum systems;

(6) "Specialty plumber" means anyone who has been issued a specialty certificate of competency limited to installation, maintenance, and repair of the plumbing of single family dwellings, duplexes, and apartment buildings which do not exceed three stories;

     (((6))) (7) "Plumbing" means that craft involved in installing, altering, repairing and renovating potable water systems ((and)), liquid waste systems, and medical gas piping systems within a building:  PROVIDED, That installation in a water system of water softening or water treatment equipment shall not be within the meaning of plumbing as used in this chapter."

     Renumber the remaining sections, correct internal references, and correct the title.

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