• 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 to Apprenticeship - A Link to the Future 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.cps.gov.sk.ca/) and licenses are then issued by their Gas and Electrical Licensing Branch http://www.cps.gov.sk.ca/Gas-and-Electrical-Licencing.