Course Overview
This course includes 60 hours of instruction. The focus will be on preparing students to write the Red Seal Certification Exam for Gasfitter Class B. Completion of this course does not guarantee the acceptance of your challenge application by Skilled Trades British Columbia. Please see Skilled Trades website for full details. This refresher course will also help prepare current Class B Gasfitters that are Technical Safety BC certified in their preparations for the Class A gasfitter training program. Harmonized B Gas training has jumped from 12 weeks to 20 weeks of in school training. If you completed your B certification under the old system (before the fall of 2022) you may want to take this refresher before enrolling in the schooling portion of you A Gas apprenticeship.
Prerequisite(s)
- Recommended to have Skilled Trades BC approval to be eligible to write the Gasfitter B Red Seal.
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment
- Use hand and power tools
- Use technical instruments and testers
- Use access equipment
- Operate lifting, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Interpret documents
- Select systems, equipment and components
- Plan for installation, service and maintenance
- Use communication techniques
- Use mentoring techniques
- Select piping for fuel systems
- Prepare piping for fuel systems
- Install piping for fuel systems
- Select tubing for fuel systems
- Prepare tubing for fuel systems
- Install tubing for fuel systems
- Select materials for venting systems
- Prepare materials for venting systems
- Install venting systems
- Select materials for air supply systems
- Prepare materials for air supply systems
- Install air supply systems
- Select components for draft control systems
- Install components for draft control systems
- Select combustion control components
- Install combustion control components
- Select flame safeguard components
- Install flame safeguard components
- Select operating control components
- Install operating control components
- Select electrical components
- Install electrical components
- Select automation and instrumentation control components
- Install automation and instrumentation control components
- Select appliances and ancillary equipment
- Install appliances and ancillary equipment
- Install fuel conversion components
- Select propane and natural gas storage, handling and dispensing systems
- Install propane and natural gas storage, handling and dispensing systems
- Select other fuel storage, handling and dispensing systems
- Install other fuel storage, handling and dispensing systems
- Select testing equipment and procedures
- Test fuel piping and tubing systems
- Perform start-up procedures
- Perform testing, adjusting and balancing procedures
- Complete commissioning report and handover
- Inspect system components and operation
- Perform maintenance activities
- Diagnose system components and operation
- Replace components
- Verify operation
- Disconnect appliances and ancillary equipment
- Remove appliances and ancillary equipment
Effective as of Winter 2025
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