CONTEST RULES Entry form must be submitted by September 6, 2024.
First place winners are ineligible to compete in future contests. Contestants must not have completed apprenticeship or pre-
apprenticeship prior to October 25, 2024. Contest limited to 20 qualified contestants. Contestants must be present by 8:00 a.m. for check-in.
Contestants must be registered plumbing or pipefitting apprentices or pre-apprentices and training with an employer who has a program that is registered with ApprenticeshipNC. Contestants must be sponsored by a registered program or Apprenticeship Committee.
CONTEST PROJECT
TOOL, CLOTHING, AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT Contestants must furnish own equipment and a complete set of tools, including: wood chisel; 25/8", 19/16" and 5/8" drill bits or hole saw; pipe saw (PVC); copper tube cutter; hand torch and gas; plumb bob; level; current plumbing code book; drill motor; reciprocating saw; 6' ruler or tape; 3"–6" screwdrivers (slotted and Phillips); pocketknife; channel lock (1 pair); hammer; tri-square; 100' power extension cord (OSHA approved); 1/2" Pex crimpers; Pex tubing cutters; shovel. Consumable supplies will be furnished by Plumbing Contest Committee. Contestants must wear proper footwear (no sneakers) and use safety glasses with full side shields and work gloves. Contestants must be knowledgeable of Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Communication Standard. The contest will be a four-hour project consisting of a service installation using residential, commercial, and industrial plumbing/pipefitting methods that conform to the North Carolina Plumbing Code. Power tools (meeting OSHA requirements) will be permitted.
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