Scope of Profession - Metal Fabricator (Fitter)

In this section,

  •  “Alberta Building Code” means the National Building Code ‑ 2019 Alberta Edition declared in force, as amended or replaced from time to time, by the Building Code Regulation (AR 31/2015)
  • “structures” means the following:
    • metal railings, ladders and platforms;
    • metal conventional and spiral stairs;
    • welded or bolted beams and columns;
    • girders, trusses and built‑up sections;
    • pressure vessels, multipurpose holding tanks and containers;
    • structural metal or miscellaneous metal components that are subject to the Alberta Building Code;
  • “undertakings of the designated trade” means the following:
    • the fabrication, layout and assembly of structures;
    • revisions to structures.

Undertakings and Activities

When practicing or otherwise carrying out work in the undertakings of the designated trade, the following are activities within the designated trade of metal fabricator (fitter): 

  • fabricating structures;
  • laying out and assembling structures;
  • revising structures; 
  • using detailed drawings, blueprints and other specifications; 
  • using layout and fitting hand tools and air and electric powered tools; 
  • using shop equipment, including overhead cranes, fork lifts, drilling and threading equipment, grinders, power saws, angle rolls, plate rolls, punches, shears, press brakes, power benders, ironworkers and presses;
  • using, setting up and assembling rigging equipment, including wire rope, synthetic slings, block and tackle, hoisting equipment and scaffolds; 
  • using oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment in heat straightening, cutting and joining metals; 
  • using new technology that is related to the designated trade.

Restricted Activities

The following activities, when performed within undertakings of the designated trade and by the specified classes of individuals, are restricted activities within the designated trade of metal fabricator (fitter):

  • fabricating structures;
  • laying out and assembling structures;
  • revising structures;
  • using detailed drawings, blueprints and other specifications;
  • using layout and fitting hand tools and air and electric powered tools;
  • using shop equipment, including overhead cranes, fork lifts, drilling and threading equipment, grinders, power saws, angle rolls, plate rolls, punches, shears, press brakes, power benders, ironworkers and presses;
  • using, setting up and assembling rigging equipment, including wire rope, synthetic slings, block and tackle, hoisting equipment and scaffolds;
  • using oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment in heat straightening, cutting and joining metals;
  • using new technology that is related to the designated trade.