OFF-SITE BRAZING CERTIFICATION

How it Works:

  1. Register  your technicians for the size(s) required. Note: 1 3/8" is a pre-requisite to certifying on any large size.
  2. The ORAC Office will send the information to the JTAC, who will put together each technician's brazing certificate. Once created, the certificates will be emailed to you by ORAC.
  3. Purchase the material required for the tube sizes that your employee(s) will be tested on.
  4. Ensure the brazer has practiced brazing and is ready to complete the test.
  5. Once you receive the certificate, contact TSSA and coordinate a date & time for the agent to come to your facility/job site to conduct the brazing test.
  6. The inspector should outline the procedure they wish to follow, make sure to ask if they do not specify.
  7. The TSSA agent will sign off on the brazing certificate if the employee passes the test. At this point the brazing certificate is now valid.
  8. Brazing certificates remain valid so long as the brazer keeps a brazing long with a recorded braze within the last 6 months. Copies of brazing logs can be found HERE.

 

Cost:

Registration Fee $86.82 + HST per employee plus $158.50 TSSA Fee per employee, per certificate size.

This TSSA fee covers the TSSA agent’s testing and signature on the certificate. This fee is paid directly to TSSA when arranging your inspection date.

The payment for Brazing Certificates is the responsibility of the company, not the employee(s). 

*Prices are subject to change without notice

 

Who Requires Brazing Certification?

Any, and all, technicians that are brazing copper, brass or steel tubing/piping/fittings on HVAC equipment and systems are required under TSSA to possess current valid Brazing Certificates for the materials and sizes they are using. Failure to adhere to these requirements could result in suspensions and fines. TSSA achieves this by regularly inspecting/auditing job sites and contractor shops for compliance.

If the system being installed has a capacity of 3 tons or less of refrigeration, or 5 tons or less of Air conditioning, you do not require a Brazing Certificate. It does not require inspection and the employee doing the brazing does not require a brazing certificate. The person doing the brazing still has to be a registered Apprentice or a licensed Journeyperson under the Tradesman Qualification Act.