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Week 1 Plumbing Code

The document outlines the first week of a plumbing code review conducted by RJES Educational Consultancy, led by Engr. Jeremiah Algem B. Mendez. It includes an introduction to plumbing basics, house rules for the review group, and a detailed description of plumbing practices, career outlook, and definitions of key plumbing terms. Additionally, it highlights the importance of ethical practices and provides information about the Board of Master Plumbers in the Philippines.

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Week 1 Plumbing Code

The document outlines the first week of a plumbing code review conducted by RJES Educational Consultancy, led by Engr. Jeremiah Algem B. Mendez. It includes an introduction to plumbing basics, house rules for the review group, and a detailed description of plumbing practices, career outlook, and definitions of key plumbing terms. Additionally, it highlights the importance of ethical practices and provides information about the Board of Master Plumbers in the Philippines.

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RJES EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY

Our Review. Our Journey

WEEK 1:
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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

MEETING WILL START AT EXACTLY 6:00PM


Thank you for attending tonight’s review. Your presence is
appreciated! :)
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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

LECTURER:

ENGR. JEREMIAH ALGEM B. MENDEZ, RCE, RMP, SO-2


NAMPAP - Baguio Chapter President
American Society for Testing and Materials
International Water Resources Association
Top 6, Master Plumber Licensure Examination
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HOUSE RULES:

Be kind and sensitive with the choice of words.


Everyone can post questions and answers related to MP Licensure Exam.
Illegal, unrelated, and promotional content is not allowed in the group.
We have the right to cancel membership if a member violates our rules in the group.
There’s no room for negativity in the group.

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Recommended Reactions Pinned Messages

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INTRODUCTION

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PRACTICE DEFINED
The practice of plumbing within the meaning and intent of this Act shall
embrace services in the form of consultations, designing, preparations of
plans, specifications; estimates, erection, installation and supervision of
plumbing work including the inspection and acceptance of materials
used therein; extension and alteration of all piping to fixtures, appliances,
appurtenances in connection with any of the following: storm and sanitary
drainage, facilities of buildings, the sanitary venting of fixtures, hot or cold
water supply systems within or adjacent to any building, storm drains,
sewerage system of any premises and/or in connection with any public
disposal or any acceptable terminal. The enumeration in this paragraph
shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring plumbing
knowledge and application.

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Course Description Career Outlook


To date, there is no course leading to a degree Master Plumbing finds applications in all fields
in Master Plumbing. However, there is a Bill filed of technology. As such, it ranks within the top 10
in both Congress and Senate - The "Plumbing in demand jobs in the country as reported by
Engineering Law" that will lead to a 5-year the National Statistical Coordination Board
course Program in Plumbing Engineering that (NSCB) in 2013.
will cover Mathematics, Theory and Practice of Qualified PMP's & MP's are in demand virtually
Plumbing, Hydraulics and Plumbing principles, in all industries so the outlook is bright for
Plumbing Laws and National Code, Laws on Master Plumbers both locally and
obligation and contracts and Code of Ethics of internationally.
the profession.

Cost of Education:
Functions:
The Cost of Education in the five-year B.S. Accepting and internalizing Plumbing science like
Baccalaureate Degree ranges from P10,000 the relationship between Soil, Waste & Vent and
to P60,000 per semester or from P20,000 to Fire protection, Waste Treatment Facilities,
P120,000 per year depending on the college Septic System and Storm Drainage Systems
or university one is enrolled in. within the building.

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BOARD OF MASTER PLUMBERS JULY 2024

Hon. Reynald B. Ilagan Hon. Pedrito D. Camilet, Jr. Hon. Jaime Jajay E. Cruz
Chairman Member Member

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Who is the Chairman of the Board of Master


Plumbers?

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Who is the Chairman of the Board of Master


Plumbers?
Ans. Hon. Reynald B. Ilagan

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Who is the re-appointed member of the Board of Master


Plumbers and the chairman of Committee on Integration &
Unification of Registered Master Plumbers/ Plumbing Engineers?

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Who is the re-appointed member of the Board of Master


Plumbers and the chairman of Committee on Integration &
Unification of Registered Master Plumbers/ Plumbing Engineers?

Ans. Hon. Pedrito D. Camilet, Jr

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Who is the chairman of CPD Council for Master Plumber?

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Who is the chairman of CPD Council for Master Plumber?

Ans. Hon. Jaime Jajay E. Cruz

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PLUMBING TIMELINE IN THE PHILIPPINES


17TH 20TH JANUARY NOVEMBER
CENTURY 1935 JULY 2024
CENTURY 28, 1959 28, 1967
Birth of the NAMPAP has been Plumbing Code First Amendment to Registered and
plumbing Hygiene became registered with was promulgated the Plumbing Code Licensed Master
profession in priority the Securities and and approved by was approved Plumber ka na
the Philippines Exchange Malacañang (inclusion of
Commission Asbestos Cement
Pipe as approved
plumbing material)

18TH AND
19TH DECEMBER
1902 JULY 1956 1966-1969
CENTURY 21, 1999
Filipino Plumbers Examiners and
The plumbing trade Section 4 of R.A.
were assigned the First licensure NAMPAP prepared a
was duly 1378 was
task of maintaining examination for curriculum for
recognized by the approved by Pres.
plumbing systems master plumbers Plumbing
government. Estrada
Engineering

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What century did the hygiene became priority in the


Philippines?

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What century did the hygiene became priority in the


Philippines?

Ans. 20th CENTURY

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What year NAMPAP has been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission?

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What year NAMPAP has been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission?

Ans. 1935

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Sanitary Engineering Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay


on June 18, 1955

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Sanitary Engineering Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay


on June 18, 1955

Ans. RA 1364

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Plumbing Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay


on June 18, 1955

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Plumbing Law signed by Pres. Magsaysay


on June 18, 1955

Ans. RA 1378

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CODE OF ETHICS

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A S Un T A In A
c u d a l n d
t p e K l j V
p R e o U e
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A i e t
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Shall not underbid another Registered Master Plumber by


reducing his/her professional fees after being informed of the
fees charged by the other RMP?

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Shall not underbid another Registered Master Plumber by


reducing his/her professional fees after being informed of the
fees charged by the other RMP?

Ans. Code of Ethics No. 3

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Shall not act in an unprofessional manner and demand any


remuneration other than his/her original charges except for
additional services not covered in the basic contract.

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Shall not act in an unprofessional manner and demand any


remuneration other than his/her original charges except for
additional services not covered in the basic contract.

Ans. Code of Ethics No. 1

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REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE


OF THE PHILIPPINES

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CHAPTER 1:
ADMINISTRATION

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How many set/s of plans will be retained on the job site?

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How many set/s of plans will be retained on the job site?

Ans. 1 set

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Days a plumbing permit will expire if the project is not


commenced?

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Days a plumbing permit will expire if the project is not


commenced?
Ans. 365 days

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Days a plumbing permit will expire if the project is abandoned?

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Days a plumbing permit will expire if the project is abandoned?

Ans. 120 days

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Fee for the renewal of expired plumbing permit?

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Fee for the renewal of expired plumbing permit?

Ans. 50% of the original fee

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CHAPTER 2:
DEFINITIONS

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DEFINITIONS
There are three categories of plumbers based on experience.

Apprentice plumber - a beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as a
helper to a journeyman

Journeyman plumber - has served his apprenticeship and is competent to perform the
tasks of installing and repairing plumbing

Master plumber - a person technically and legally qualified and licensed to practice the
profession of master plumbing without limitations in accordance with republic act 1378,
having passed the examinations conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC) and received a certificate of registration from the board of master plumbing and
possess the current license of practice.

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DEFINITIONS
Plumbing
-the art and technique of installing pipes and fixtures for bringing in water and discharging wastes

Drainage Pipe
-take the wastewater from the building and deliver it to the sewer

Waste Pipe
-conveys wastewater or liquid waste, free of fecal matter

Soil pipe
-any pipe conveying wastes from water closet and urinals

Vent Pipe
-installed to provide flow of air to or from a drainage system

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DEFINITIONS
Stack
-general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, vent piping

Soil Stack pipe


-vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater

Horizontal pipe
-forms an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the horizontal plane

Vertical pipe
-forms an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical plane

Main
-principal artery of system which branch is connected

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DEFINITIONS
Pipe
denoted by its interior diameter

Tube
denoted by its exterior diameter

Invert
the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe

Obvert
the highest portion of the inside of any pipe

Length of pipe
the length as measured along its center

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DEFINITIONS
Service pipe
-pipe from the street water main, source of water supply
to the building served

Distributing pipe
-conveys potable water from the building supply pipe to
the plumbing fixtures (inside)

Riser
-a water supply pipe that extends vertically one full
storey or more

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DEFINITIONS

Fixture Branch
-the supply pipe between the fixture and the water
distributing pipe

Fixture Supply
-water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture
branch

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DEFINITIONS

Public sewer
-controlled by public authority

Private Sewage Disposal System


-a septic tank with the effluent discharging into a
subsurface disposal field and seepage pit.

Sewer
-pipe that carries sewage

Sewage
-any waste water containing animal or vegetable matter in a suspension or solution

Sewerage / Sewerage works


-construction, collection, transportation, pumping treatment and final disposition of sewage

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DEFINITIONS
Septic Tank
-a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge of a plumbing system

Imhoff tank
-a two-storey septic tank

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DEFINITIONS
Cesspool
-not watertight and permit the liquid to seep through
its bottom and sides

Privy
-out house structure used in deposition of excrement

Privy vault
-a pit beneath a privy in which excrements collect

Seepage pit
-loosely lined excavation in the ground

Latrine
-a water closet with continuous trough containing
water

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DEFINITIONS

Bidet
-washing the middle part of the body

Lavatory
-wash basin for hand and face

Battery of Fixtures
-two or more similar adjacent fixtures with discharge to a
common horizontal or soil branch

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DEFINITIONS
Alteration
change, addition, modification

Repair
reconstruction or renewal, for maintenance

Existing work
portions of plumbing fixture which is installed or approved

Roughing ins
plumbing work done before installing fixtures and finishes

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DEFINITIONS
Accessible
-removal of access panel

Readily Accessible
-direct access without removal of any panel door

Air Break
-physical separation between a receptacle and an inlet
pipe for drainage

Air Gap
-unobstructed vertical distance through free
atmosphere between the lowest opening of any pipe to
the flood level rim

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DEFINITIONS
Height of Building
-from grade line to the highest point of caping

Single Family Dwelling


-only dwelling located in a parcel of land

Storey
-upper surface of the floor next above
Floor Area
-area with in a surrounding walls of a building

Lot
-single area of land legally recorded

Occupancy
-purpose for which a building is intended to

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DEFINITIONS
Chase
-vertical opening built for pipes

Shaft
-vertical opening for elevator

Court
Open, unoccupied space bounded on 2 or more
sides by the wall

Yard
Open or unoccupied space other than the court,
unobstructed

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DEFINITIONS

Flood Level
-the level in a fixture at which water begins to
overflow rim of a fixture

Floor Level Rim


-top edge of a receptacle

Flooded
-when liquid rises to the flood level rim

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DEFINITIONS
Private / Private use
-not use in public, for the use of family or
individual

Public / Public use


-used without restriction, open for all

Durham system
-soil or waste system where all piping are
threaded pipe, tubing, rigid construction using
drainage fittings

Sovent system
-plumbing system which use aerator and de-
aerator

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DEFINITIONS

Grease Trap
-a receptacle to retain grease up to 1-4 fixtures

Grease Interceptor
-a fixture up to 3.0 m3 capacity

Clarifier / Interceptor
-separate or prevent the passage of Oil, Grease
or Sand

Contamination
high hazard, impairment of the quality of the
potable water
*High hazard contamination
*Low hazard pollution

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DEFINITIONS
Plumbing Appliance
-intended to perform with a special plumbing function

Plumbing Fixture
-a receptacle which water or wastes may be collected
or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing
system

Plumbing Appurtenance
-manufactured device or a prefabricated assembly.
Performs useful functions in the operation,
maintenance, servicing, and safety

Fixture Unit
flow rate of 1 ft3 of water per minute, 7.5 gallons of
water/ minute, 28.3 liters of water/minute

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DEFINITIONS
Approved Testing Agency (ATA)
-approve standards for testing

Administrative Authority
-authorized by the office of the president to administer (RA 1378)

Certified Backflow Assembly Tester


-has the competence to test and maintain backflow assemblies

Department having Jurisdiction


-DPWH, DOH, DILG, City Mayors, DENR, OBO

NAMPAP
National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines

PSUMP
Philippine Society of United Master Plumbers, Inc.

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DEFINITIONS

Plumbing unit

Minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures:

1 water meter
1 water closet
1 kitchen sink
1 lavatory
3 floor drains
4 hose bibb /faucets
1 shower head
1 laundry tray

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DEFINITIONS
Ground Water
-water passing through the ground

Surface Water
-water that runs off over the surface of the ground

Potable water
-satisfactory for drinking, culinary and domestic
purposes

Infiltration
-the downward entry of water into the soil

Percolation
-the process by which water moves downward through
the soil under gravitational force

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DEFINITIONS
ABS
-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

PB - Polybutylene
-black & oval

PE - Polyethylene
-black & round

PVC - Polyvinyl chloride


-blue for water
-gray, orange and brown for waste

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DEFINITIONS

Blank Flange
-not drilled for bolt holes

Blind Flange
-used to close the end of a pipes

Cap
-a fitting which purpose is closing the end of a pipe

Plug
-for closing another fitting

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DEFINITIONS
Double bend fitting
-a pipe fitting shaped like the "S"

Return bend
-composed of two 90 degrees bend, or 180 degrees
bend for copper tubing

Offsets
-combination of elbows and bends which brings one
section of the
pipe out of line parallel with the original section

Double offset
-two offsets in succession

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DEFINITIONS
Tapped tee
-a tee with a branched tapped to receive a threaded
fitting

Sanitary tee
-has a curved center section to allow smoother, more
efficient liquid flow

Ferrule
-a metallic sleeve, caulked to an opening in a pipe to
which a plug is screwed for the purpose of cleaning or
examining the interior of the pipe

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DEFINITIONS
Building drain
-part of the lowest horizontal piping of the drainage
system 0.60 meters outside the building wall

Building sewer
-starts at the end of the building drain

Primary branch
-single sloping drain from the base of the stack to its
junction with the building drain or with another branch

Secondary branch
-any branch in the building drain other than the
primary

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Building subdrain
-cannot be drain by gravity

Subsoil drain
-underground pipe which receives only subsurface /
seepage water

Sump
-approved tank or pit which receives sewage located
below normal grade

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DEFINITIONS
Check Valve
-automatically closes to prevent water in reverse
direction

Gate Valve
-a valve in which the flow of water is cut-off by means
of a circular disk

Globe Valve
-a valve in which the flow of water is cut-off by means
of a disk that fit against the valve seat (tortuous
passage)

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DEFINITIONS

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DEFINITIONS

Flush tank
-for flushing removing excrements in the fixture

Flushometer tank
-an accumulated vessel to discharge predetermine
quantity of water for flushing purposed

Flush valve
-flushing using water directly from the water supply
pipes

Flushometer valve
-to discharge predetermined quantity of water for
flushing purposes actuated by direct water pressure

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DEFINITIONS

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DEFINITIONS

Trap Seal
-vertical distance between the top dip and the
crown weir of a trap

Trap
-a fitting or device constructed to prevent the
passage of air and gas

Trap arm
-distance between The trap and the vent stack

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Downspout
-the vertical portion of a rainwater conductor

Leader or Conductor
-from the building gutter to downspout

Flashing
-a piece of sheet metal fitted under another piece of flat
metal or wood over which is expected to run

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DEFINITIONS

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Mission Vision
To provide unparalleled guidance and facilitate a We envision a dynamic learning ecosystem
transformative 'Review Journey' for our students. where academic excellence thrives, and
individual potentials are realized to the fullest.
We are committed to maintaining a high passing Our commitment extends beyond achieving a
percentage and producing topnotchers by high passing percentage and producing
seamlessly integrating rigorous preparation with topnotchers; we aspire to be the catalyst for
a dual focus on theoretical understanding and well-rounded, critically thinking professionals.
practical application.

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Core Values
R
Results-driven Approach: We are committed to achieving
measurable results and ensuring that our programs lead
students to success.

J
Joint Collaboration: We encourage collaborative efforts among
students and lecturers, recognizing the strength that arises
from shared knowledge and teamwork.

E Excellence: Pursue the highest standards in the quality of our


reviews, aiming for excellence in every aspect of our work to
meet and exceed the expectations of our students.

S Strategic Learning: Innovative teaching methods to stay updated


on educational trends, and continuously refine approaches to
enhance the effectiveness of review programs.
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