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Gasfitter Trade Regulations

made under

Section 17A of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 143/2017 (effective September 27, 2017)

amended to N.S. Reg. 152/2022 (effective July 6, 2022)

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Citation

Definitions

Classes of certification in gasfitter trade

Term and levels of apprenticeship for Gasfitter B

Educational prerequisite for Gasfitter A

Term of apprenticeship for Gasfitter A

Wages for apprentices in gasfitter trade

Gasfitter B certificate through trade qualification

Gasfitter A certificate through trade qualification

Permitted activities—Gasfitter B

Permitted activities—Gasfitter A

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

Transition

Citation

1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Gasfitter Trade Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“2016 Gas Fitter Trade Regulations” means the Gas Fitter Trade Regulations , N.S.

Reg. 210/2016;

“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act ;

“approved appliance” means any equipment or appliance that bears a nameplate or

label indicating that it has been approved or certified by a certification agency

accredited by the Standards Council of Canada;

“Btu/h” means British Thermal Units per hour;

“gas appliance” means an appliance that utilizes natural gas, propane, digester gas

or bio-gas;

“gasfitter” means a Gasfitter A and a Gasfitter B and includes a gas technician as

defined in the Fuel Safety Regulations made under the Technical Safety Act ;

“Gasfitter A” means the Gasfitter A class of certification in the gasfitter trade,

consisting of installing, servicing and maintaining any size of gas-utilizing

appliances, piping and equipment;

“Gasfitter B” means the Gasfitter B class of certification in the gasfitter trade,

consisting of installing, servicing and maintaining gas-utilizing appliances and

equipment with an input rate of 400 000 Btu/h or less;

“gasfitter trade” means the occupation of a gasfitter, consisting of the work

performed by a Gasfitter A or Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice;

“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

General Regulations made under the Act.

(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in

these regulations.

Classes of certification in gasfitter trade

3 The following are the classes of certification in the gasfitter trade:

(

a) Gasfitter A;

(

b) Gasfitter B.

Term and levels of apprenticeship for Gasfitter B

4 The term of apprenticeship for Gasfitter B consists of all of the following:

(a) 3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the

portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade

as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General Regulations and as

approved by the Director;

(

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General

Regulations and as approved by the Director;

(

c) a certification examination.

Educational prerequisite for Gasfitter A

5 The educational prerequisite for Gasfitter A, prescribed for the purposes of clause 7(

b) of

the General Regulations, is that a person hold a certificate of qualification in one of the

following before entering into an apprenticeship agreement for Gasfitter A:

(

a) Gasfitter B;

(

b) the Gas Fitter B trade, issued under the Gas Fitter Trade Regulations ,

N.S. Reg. 3/1999;

(

c) the Gas Fitter B trade, issued under the 2016 Gas Fitter Trade Regulations;

(

d) a certificate of qualification bearing a red seal issued in another province of

Canada in respect of a trade that is the equivalent of Gasfitter B in the

Province.

Term of apprenticeship for Gasfitter A

(1) The term of apprenticeship for Gasfitter A consists of all of the following:

(

a) a single level consisting of 1800 documented hours of the combination of

practical experience and the portion of technical training spent learning the

skills of the designated trade as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General

Regulations and as approved by the Director, in accordance with the

following requirements:

(

i) the 1800 documented hours must be obtained after acquiring a

Gasfitter B certificate of qualification or as set out in clause 5(b), (

c) or (d), and

(ii) at least 450 hours of supervised practical experience of the 1800

documented hours must be obtained on systems with an input rate

greater than 400 000 Btu/h;

(

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General

Regulations and as approved by the Director;

(

c) a certification examination.

(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the gasfitter trade

as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must be no longer

than 3 months.

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Wages for apprentices in gasfitter trade

8 An employer must not employ a gasfitter apprentice at a wage for actual hours worked

that is lower than the wage that would be paid at the minimum wage rate prescribed in

the Minimum Wage Order (General) made under the Labour Standards Code .

Gasfitter B certificate through trade qualification

9 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph

30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of

apprenticeship and is applying for a Gasfitter B certificate of qualification is at least 5400

hours.

Gasfitter A certificate through trade qualification

(1) It is a requirement for the purposes of clause 30(1)(

e) of the General Regulations

that a person who does not hold a certificate of apprenticeship must hold a

Gasfitter B certificate of qualification before they can apply for a Gasfitter A

certificate of qualification.

(2) The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph

30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a

certificate of apprenticeship and is applying for a Gasfitter A certificate of

qualification is at least 2700 hours.

Permitted activities—Gasfitter B

(1) A Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice may install, purge, activate, repair,

service or remove a gas appliance with an input rate of 400 000 Btu/h or less and

equipment and accessories essential to the operation of the appliance.

(2) A Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice may perform all of the following

activities on a gas appliance with an input rate of 400 000 Btu/h or less and

equipment essential to the operation of the appliance:

(

a) install to an appliance downstream of a natural gas meter, any piping or

tubing or component in a piping or tubing system with a nominal pipe size

of no larger than 2 in., and inspect, test, activate, purge, service, repair,

maintain or remove such piping or tubing or component in a piping of

tubing system;

(

b) install to an appliance of a propane vapour system, any piping or tubing or

component in a piping or tubing system with a nominal pipe size of no

larger than 2 in., and inspect, test, activate, purge, service, repair, maintain

or remove such piping or tubing or component in a piping of [or] tubing

system, and install or remove the propane supply container;

(

c) install, inspect, service, remove, repair or replace any vent, vent connector,

draft control device or other component in a gas-fired appliance venting

system;

(

d) disconnect and reconnect water piping as necessary to exchange, service or

install an approved appliance and carry out the replacement necessary to

complete the reconnection of controls and components forming part of the

appliance, but may not alter, remove, repair or replace any cross-connection

control devices or perform any additional plumbing work unless the

Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the plumber trade;

(

e) perform maintenance on, service or replace a mechanical or electrical

component or accessory;

(

f) perform the tasks that are necessary to replace controls and components

forming part of an appliance other than replacing a low water cut-off on a

boiler with an operating pressure above 15 psi, but may not perform any

additional steamfitting/pipefitting work unless the Gasfitter B journeyperson

or apprentice holds a valid certificate of qualification in the

steamfitter/pipefitter trade;

(

g) install, service, remove or replace components and accessories forming part

of the gas-side of a refrigerating or air conditioning unit, but may not

perform any additional work beyond the gas-side of the appliance unless the

Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic trade;

(

h) disconnect and reconnect electrical supply wiring in order to exchange,

service or repair an approved appliance and carry out the replacement

necessary to complete the reconnection of controls and components forming

part of the appliance, but may not run wiring back to the panel or perform

any additional electrical work related to the wiring of the appliance unless

the Gasfitter B journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the construction electrician trade;

(

i) install, repair, service, remove or replace the plenum connection or

components forming part of the plenum connection in order to complete the

installation of a gas appliance, but may not perform any additional sheet

metal work beyond the plenum connection unless the Gasfitter B

journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of qualification in the

sheet metal worker trade.

Permitted activities—Gasfitter A

12 A Gasfitter A journeyperson or apprentice may perform all of the following activities on

any gas appliance:

(

a) install, inspect, test, activate, purge, service, repair or remove a gas

appliance or any equipment or accessories essential to the operation of the

appliance;

(

b) install to an appliance downstream of a natural gas meter, any piping or

tubing or component in a piping or tubing system, and inspect, test, activate,

purge, service, repair, maintain or remove such piping or tubing or

component in a piping or tubing system;

(

c) install to an appliance or a propane system, any piping or tubing or

component in a piping or tubing system, and inspect, test, activate, purge,

service, repair, maintain or remove such piping or tubing or component in a

piping or tubing system and install or remove the propane supply container;

(

d) install, inspect, service, remove, repair or replace any vent, vent connector,

draft control device or other component in a gas-fired appliance venting

system;

(

e) disconnect and reconnect water piping as necessary to exchange, service or

install an approved appliance and carry out the replacement necessary to

complete the reconnection of controls and components forming part of the

appliance, but may not alter, remove, repair or replace any cross-connection

control devices or perform any additional plumbing work unless the

Gasfitter A journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the plumber trade;

(

f) perform maintenance on, service or replace a mechanical or electrical

component or accessory that is either part of an appliance or is essential to

the operation of the appliance;

(

g) perform the tasks that are necessary to replace controls and components

forming part of an appliance other than replacing a low water cut-off on a

boiler with an operating pressure above 15 psi, but may not perform any

additional steam or pipefitting work unless the Gasfitter A journeyperson or

apprentice holds a valid certificate of qualification in the

steamfitter/pipefitter trade;

(

h) install, service, remove or replace components and accessories forming part

of the gas-side of a refrigerating or air conditioning unit, but may not

perform any additional work beyond the gas-side of the appliance unless the

Gasfitter A journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic trade;

(

i) disconnect and reconnect electrical supply wiring in order to exchange,

service or repair an approved appliance and carry out the replacement

necessary to complete the reconnection of controls and components forming

part of the appliance, but may not run wiring back to the panel or perform

any additional electrical work related to the wiring of the appliance unless

the Gasfitter A journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of

qualification in the construction electrician trade;

(

j) install, repair, service, remove or replace the plenum connection or

components forming part of the plenum connection in order to complete the

installation of a gas appliance, but may not perform any additional sheet

metal work beyond the plenum connection unless the Gasfitter A

journeyperson or apprentice holds a valid certificate of qualification in the

sheet metal worker trade;

(

k) perform any functions that may be performed by the holder of a Gasfitter B

certificate of qualification.

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

13 For the purposes of

Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires an apprentice

or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when practising the

designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the gasfitter trade while

the person is doing any of the following:

(

a) for an apprentice,

(

i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or

(ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of

apprenticeship training;

(

b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these

regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations.

Transition

(1) A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was

an apprentice in an apprenticeship program for the Gas Fitter B trade under the

2016 Gas Fitter Trade Regulations, may do either of the following:

(

a) continue as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program under the 2016

Gas Fitter Trade Regulations;

(

b) become an apprentice in the apprenticeship program for Gasfitter B under

these regulations, with full credit being granted for any of the following that,

in the opinion of the Director, has been completed by the person:

(

i) the documented hours of the combination of practical experience and

the portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the

designated trade as required by clause 3(1)(

a) of the 2016 Gas Fitter

Trade Regulations,

(ii) the related technical training as required by clause 3(1)(

b) of the 2016

Gas Fitter Trade Regulations.

(2) A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was

an apprentice in an apprenticeship program for the Gas Fitter A trade under the

2016 Gas Fitter Trade Regulations continues as an apprentice in that

apprenticeship program under these regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Gasfitter Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg.

143/2017

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Gasfitter Trade Regulations made under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

143/2017

Sep 27, 2017

date specified

Oct 13, 2017

152/2022

Jul 6,

date

filed

Jul

15, 2022

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

7 ........................................................

rep. 152/2022

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

210/2016

Gas

Fitter Trade Regulations

Apr 1,

Sep

27, 2017

3/1999

Gas

Fitter Trade Regulations

Feb 3,

Apr 1,

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.