IAPMO Senior Director of Field Services Dwight Perkins appeared Oct. 29 as a guest on "Cajun Contractor" Michael King's nationally syndicated radio program, "Home Talk USA." Broadcast in 217 radio markets covering all 50 states, the program reaches 6.1 million listeners each week.
 
Perkins answered King's questions about IAPMO’s Uniform Codes, who and how they protect, why contractors prefer them and how anybody with a stake or interest in shaping the codes can submit their idea for inclusion in them.

“Over half the world’s population is using provisions from the Uniform Plumbing Code as the minimum standards for plumbing installations throughout the world,” Perkins said. “Places like India, China, the Philippines, Indonesia — we’re everywhere.

“The world has become a smaller place with the ability to travel, and when you, Michael, go to China, you want to be able to make sure you’re not going to pick up some disease, you’re going to have safe drinking water when you open the tap or that the plumbing gets flushed in the proper areas when you flush a toilet. So, it’s important that nations use standards and codes that specifically protect the public and that’s one of the roles that we play.”

To listen to the full interview, previous appearances by IAPMO Senior Director of Environmental Education Steve Lehtonen, Director of Special Programs Pete DeMarco and/or IAPMO Senior Director of Business and Product Development Allen Inlow's initial interview with King, direct your Web browser.
 
"Home Talk USA" can be heard Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon EST, on the LifeStyle Talk Radio Network, 4-7 p.m. EST on the Genesis Communications Radio Network and Sundays, 7-8 a.m. EST, on the Business Talk Radio Network.
 
"Home Talk USA" explores issues concerning home improvements, introduces the consumer to new and innovative products, provides access to industry experts, protects homeowners from consumer fraud, holds the home improvement industry accountable for its business practices, and advocates for a fair and mutual relationship between the consumer and the contractor. For more information, direct your Web browser to www.hometalkusa.com.