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Department of Public Health outlines radon-mitigation certification; plumbing board adds material to continuing education

2769914 · January 23, 2025
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The Department of Public Health briefed the Plumbing Board on national radon mitigation certification requirements; the board unanimously voted to include radon-mitigation information in next year’s continuing-education cycle for plumbers.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health told the Plumbing Board it maintains a list of nationally certified radon mitigators and that the state statute requires evidence of national certification before a contractor may represent themselves as a radon mitigator. Following the presentation, the board voted to add radon-mitigation certification information to the upcoming continuing-education curriculum for plumbers.

Amanda Perkins, indoor-environments unit coordinator at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, summarized the statute and the certification pathway. Perkins said, “This statute, Connecticut General Statute, Section twenty-four 20, is a Department of Consumer Protection statute that…

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