The scope of work of the Steamfitter/Pipefitter encompasses installation and servicing of systems requiring piping. This includes steam and hot water heating systems, chemical and petrochemical plants, and complete environmental systems in hospitals, schools, churches, high rise office buildings, and apartment buildings. The trade includes joining pipe mechanically and metallurgically by soldering, brazing, or welding. It also includes erecting and working on scaffolding, interpreting blueprints, and writing technical reports. Measuring, cutting, and fabricating piping or tubing using mechanical equipment is also the work of the steamfitter.