PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS:
United
Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting
Industry of the United States and Canada
LOCAL: UNION 170
- VANCOUVER
AREA: British Columbia (except Vancouver Island South)
ADDRESS: #201 3876
Norland Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 4T9
PHONE: (604) 294-0444
FAX: (604) 298-6267
E-MAIL: plumbers@telus.net
WEB SITE: www.ua.org
Skills of the Trade
Plumbers install, maintain, repair and service pipe and plumbing systems that provide hot and cold water or dispose of sewage in domestic residences, commercial, industrial and public buildings.
Steamfitters/Pipefitters install, repair and maintain low and high pressure steam and hot water piping systems and various types of process piping systems found in industrial operations such as oil refineries, pipelines, power plants and pulp mills.
Sprinkler Fitters install maintain and repair a wide variety of sprinkler systems for fire protection in industrial operations, departments stores, office buildings, residential, hotels, schools and hospitals.
Apprenticeship
The Piping Industry Apprenticeship board has its own school at 1329 Cliveden Avenue, Annacis Island, Delta, BC. The Trade School has been in existence since 1981, but moved to our present facility five years ago. The School consists of classrooms, office and shop space and has a total area of 16,000 square feet.
The Trade School runs day and night classes to satisfy the needs of the industry's contractors and the union membership.
The School provides training in all of the three piping trades as well as Pressure Welding. Apart from being a recognized school by ITAC the facility is also a recognized certified testing agency registered with the BC Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Branch.
The Joint Apprenticeship Training Board sponsors some 50 apprentices per year within the 3 piping trades. Currently there are approximately 250 apprentices indentured to the Piping Industry apprenticeship Board.
The annual budget of the Piping Industry Apprenticeship Board is in excess of $700,000
Apprenticeship and/or Training Co-ordinator(s):
Graham Young, Director
of Training
Piping Industry Apprenticeship Committee
1329 Clivedon Ave.
Annacis Island, Delta, BC V3M 6C7
PHONE: (604) 294-1931
FAX: (604) 298-5905
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