Residential Electrical Wiring Exam
Questions With Verified Answers.
PP&E - answer✔Personal Protection & Equipment
OSHA - answer✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
AWG - answer✔American Wire Gauge - determines sizes of conductors
NEC - answer✔National Electrical Code
OSHA recognizes 4 types of Electrical Injury - answer✔electrocution
shock
fall - causing one to lose balance or footing
burn - arcflash
arcflash - answer✔when you touch a grounded wire to a live wire
2 types of overcurrent devices - answer✔fuse
circuit breaker
continuous load - answer✔a load where the maximum current is expected to continue for 3 hours or
more
branch circuit - answer✔the conductors between the final overcurrent device and the outlet(s). the
branch circuit includes the overcurrent device & the outlets.
feeder - answer✔all circuit conductors between the service equipment, the source of a separately
derived system, or other power source, and the final branch circuit overcurrent device.
qualified person (according to NEC) - answer✔one able to recognize the hazard in front of you.
electrical symbol - answer✔Icon used on architectural plans to show location & type of electrical device.
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