New England Plumbing Insider Guest Columns
	Violations of Epic Proportions, or Business As Usual. By Joseph P. Guzzo Recently due to the closing of the Service Department of Service Edge / Keyspan / National Grid - take your pick there all the same - has brought the process of calling for an inspection or lack thereof to the focus of Plumbing and Gas Fitting Inspectors across the State.
	The Comprehensive Written Information Security Program (WISP)  By Christopher F. Hawthorne CPCU, CRIS, CIC, LIA As of March 1st, 2010 Massachusetts has enacted the Data Protection Law (MA 201 CMR 17). This law is designed to protect citizens of Massachusetts from data breaches to help protect their privacy.
	Gas Ranges and Clearance to Combustibles. By Joseph P. Guzzo How easy is this, I could recite the code word for word when it comes to installing a gas range, or so I thought. The standard installation for household cooking appliances is 30” to combustibles, or 24” when the underside is protected, a ventilation hood is installed, or a upper cooking appliance is installed according to the upper appliances clearance.
	Plumbing vs. HVAC By Christopher F. Hawthorne CPCU, CRIS, CIC, LIA It may seem obvious to those in the business that plumbing, heating, ventilation, cooling that the trades have many variations. Yet to many outside of the industry it is not that clear.
	Will Adding a Service Tech Make You More or Less Money? Tom Grandy, president Grandy & Associates When you first got into business you probably thought there was a direct relationship between growth and profit. The thinking was “If I do more work I will make more money. Therefore, if I do a lot more work I will make a lot more money.” Well if you have been around for a number of years you have learned that the above principle doesn’t always hold true.
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