Gasfitter - Class B
Gasfitters – Class B design, install, test, adjust, maintain, and repair fuel piping systems, venting, air supply systems, appliances, equipment and accessories in various sectors.
Gasfitters – Class B may work in residential, institutional and commercial building and restaurants on fuel-fired appliances that do not exceed 400 000 British Thermal Units per hour (Btuhs) or 120 kilowatts (kW). These appliances are typically designed and certified for space heating, cooking, domestic hot water heating and decorative installations, and include furnaces, boilers, hot water tanks and tankless heaters, fireplaces, fire pits and residential and commercial cooking equipment, that usually operate on natural gas or propane.
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National Occupational Classification (NOC): 72302
Designation Year: 2012
Designated Red Seal in: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, PE, QC, YT
Trade title: Gasfitter - Class B, in AB, BC, NB, NL, NS, PE, QC
Other titles used in provinces/territories: Gasfitter (Second Class) (YT, NU); Domestic Gasfitter (MB); Gasfitter (B) (NT)
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