• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine proper material requirements.
• Measure and join pipes using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement paste or solder.
• Operate threading, brazing and soldering equipment.
• Install venting according to code and manufacturer’s specifications.
• Install appliances according to specification and code.
• Test pipes for leaks.

Gasfitters perform similar work as plumbers and steamfitters-pipefitters. For further details about this occupation, please see the High School Completion and Your Future in the Skilled Trades handbook. It can be found on this website under “Publications” or by clicking on http://www.saskapprenticeship.ca/PUBLICATION/High_School_Handbook/

*While Gasfitter is not a designated trade in Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission examines clients in this occupation on behalf of the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing (http://www.cpsp.gov.sk.ca/) and licenses are then issued by their Gas and Electrical Licensing Branch http://www.cpsp.gov.sk.ca/Gas-and-Electrical-Licensing.