Louisiana | Municipal & Public Works Construction Exam

Content Outline	% of Questions
Sewers and Storm Drains (Construction, Installation and Treatment)	15
Water (Sanitation, Transmission and Distribution)	13
Gas Transmission and Distribution	8
Electrical and Telecommunications	6
Site Preparation (Piles, Foundations)	7
Excavation, Trenching, Grading, and Paving	10
Building Construction/Demolition and Rehabilitation	8
Project Management	11
Mechanical Piping and Equipment	9
Safety (OSHA, DHH, ASTM, ANSI, Etc.)	13

Installation, maintenance, or repair of the infrastructure of water, sewer, gas and storm water treatment and/or distribution systems for municipalities. It also includes power plants, electrical transmission lines, and underground electrical conduit. This classification is limited to only these scopes of work as specified.

Excavation and Grading Handbook, 3rd Edition, Nick Capachi

Water Transmission and Distribution, 4th Edition, AWWA

Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts

Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction, 5th Edition, PVC Pipe Association

ASME B31.8-2003: Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, ASME

Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law (La. R.S. 40: VII 1749.16(4))

CGA Common Ground Alliance Best Practices 17.0

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 51, Parts XII (Water Supplies) & XIII (Sewage Disposal)

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 55, Chapter 21, Underground Utilities

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Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 70, Part II. Utilities

11.

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 17, Uniform Construction Code, Part I, Section 111

12.

PNNL Hoisting and Rigging Manual (PNNL‑18129), PNNL

13.

The Piping Guide for the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems, Whistance, Sherwood

14.

Handbook of PE Pipe, Chapters 7 and 9, 2nd Edition, Plastics Pipe Institute

15.

Polyethylene Piping Systems Field Manual for Municipal Water Applications, Plastics Pipe Institute

16.

Installation Guide for Ductile Iron Pipe, 2021 (older versions superceded), DIPRA

17.

Fall Protection in Construction (OSHA Pub 3146), USDOL

18.

Trenching and Excavation Safety (OSHA Pub 2226-10R), 2015, USDOL

19.

Permit-Required Confined Spaces (OSHA Pub 3151), USDOL

20.

Hazard Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets (OSHA Pub 3514), USDOL

21.

Personal Protective Equipment (OSHA Pub 3151) USDOL

22.

Guidelines for the Selection and Installation of Underground Nonmetallic Raceways (TCB 2-2017), NEMA

23.

Contractor's Guide for Installation of Gasketed PVC Pipe for Water / Sewer

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