--- title: "Ask a Gas Safety Officer: Can an Apprentice Receive Supervision Over the Phone? | Technical Safety BC" description: The Safety Standards General Regulation outlines who can perform regulated work and specifies how apprentices are supervised. image: https://blog.technicalsafetybc.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-500425966.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.technicalsafetybc.ca/ask-gas-safety-officer-can-apprentice-receive-supervision-over-phone#main-content) [![Technical Safety BC colour logo with gear](https://blog.technicalsafetybc.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/TSBC_Stacked_RGB%20300%20dpi%20-%20transparent%20background-1.png?width=600&height=179&name=TSBC_Stacked_RGB%20300%20dpi%20-%20transparent%20background-1.png "Technical Safety BC colour logo with gear")](https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/) [Visit main site](https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/) [Contact us](https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/contact/contact-us) [Back to blog](https://blog.technicalsafetybc.ca/) # Ask a Gas Safety Officer: Can an Apprentice Receive Supervision Over the Phone? November 5, 2018 1 Minute read ![](https://blog.technicalsafetybc.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock-500425966.jpg) ### Q: I am a gas fitting apprentice tasked to replace a residential gas water heater. Can my employer, a gas contractor, supervise me over the phone? No, apprentices completing this type of work must be supervised by a qualified gas fitter on site. The Safety Standards General Regulation outlines who can perform regulated work. 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