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Louisiana Backflow Tester / Cross Connection Courses
40-Hour Certification Course Schedule ($750)
Open Enrollment courses are not available at this time. We do offer private courses where we can come to you and train your students at your facility, minimum of 10 students per private course. More Info Here
NOTE - The courses do not include the third party exam. Check out more info on how to register and prepare for the ABPA or similar exams on our USC Test Prep page - with links to their schedules and free resources to help you study.
Approvals and Registrations
Our 40-hour course is based on the USC (University of Southern California) textbook and course materials. Our 40-hour certificate program is acceptable to ABPA as the pre-requisite training for the backflow tester exam and license. The certification exam requires formal training and/or experience in order to apply, which our 40-hour course diploma is valid for this use and you just include the course info with your application.
Check out more info on how to register and prepare for the ABPA or similar exams on our USC Test Prep page - with links to their schedules and free resources to help you study.
How Do I Become a Certified Backflow Tester in Louisiana?
Backflow Prevention Assembly Testing in Indiana is regulated by two entities in Louisiana, depending on the exact application, but both agencies accept certificates issued through ABPA.
First, the State Board of Plumbing of Louisiana (SBPLA) has a designation called the Water Supply Protection Specialist (WSPS), where this license certifies a technician to test backflow preventers on certain systems provided that they are also licensed for working on that system. More info on that program is listed on their website - https://spbla.com/cpe/wsps-certification-re-certification-approved-provider-list/ - where ABPA is listed as an alternate provider.
Second, the Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals has a program where you can get on their lists of testers. They accept ASSE 5110 or equivalent, and through emails they have confirmed that an ABPA tester certificate would be acceptable to them. More info on their website at - https://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/549 - with the full rules and regs outlined on their rules, title 51 sec 346 part B - https://ldh.la.gov/assets/oph/Center-EH/engineering/Rules/CCC_Backflow_Final_Rule_LR_July_20_2016.pdf
Taking the Certification Exam ( ABPA )
Depending on availability, some of our courses can have an ABPA test proctored at the exam location on the Saturday following a Mon – Fri course. Otherwise, you would just take it at a separate exam location that is offered by the association. In order to host an exam, there are some space and access requirements in order to do this, notably a 60 day advance application. We would leave our props and gauges on site for use by the proctors. Our courses with a test proctored afterwards will be listed in the course schedule as such, you can find their full list of exams on the ABPA website. If doing a private course, we can have a hosted exam, provided that the course is scheduled with the 60 day notices required. There is no charge by either organization for hosting an exam, the only fees paid are by applicants who wish to take it.
Which Backflow Preventer Testing Procedures Should I Use?
The APBA exams use the USC testing procedures, although some others are approved in most areas. The ASSE 5000 Single Hose Procedures are a little more efficient and require less equipment (tees, hoses, etc.), but if taking the ABPA exam, the proctor will only accept USC 10th Edition.
On our YouTube Channel, we created a series of videos where we test the four types of preventers using both types of procedures if you wanted to check out the differences:
Reduced Pressure Principle (RPZ) - USC 2-Valve Procedures
Reduced Pressure Principle (RPZ) - ASSE 5000 Single Hose Procedures
Double Check Valve Assembly (DCV) - USC Procedures
Double Check Valve Assembly (DCV) - ASSE 5000 Single Hose Procedures
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) - USC Procedures
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) - ASSE 5000 Single Hose Procedures
Spill Resistant Vacuum Breaker (SVB) - USC Procedures
Spill Resistant Vacuum Breaker (SVB) - ASSE 5000 Single Hose Procedures
Gauge Sales & Calibrations
Do you need a backflow test kit or need to calibrate a test kit you already have? We offer both of these, check out our sister company Kruger Instruments for more information:
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