Electrical Installation Work, Sixth Edition

This well-known textbook is written for all electrical trainees who want to understand not only how, but why electrical installations are designed, installed and tested in particular ways. Brian Scaddans approach encourages independent learning with self-assessment questions provided at the end of each chapter. FRONT COVER......Page 1 PAT: PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING......Page 4 COPYRIGHT PAGE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 10 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998......Page 12 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989......Page 13 Prosecutions......Page 14 CHAPTER 2 Setting Up......Page 16 Combined Inspection and Testing Form......Page 18 Faulty Equipment and Repair Register......Page 21 Fault Protection......Page 22 Class I: Equipment or Appliances......Page 23 Class II: Equipment or Appliances......Page 24 Class III: Equipment or Appliances......Page 26 Equipment Types......Page 27 User Checks......Page 30 Formal Visual Inspection......Page 31 Preliminary Inspection......Page 34 Electric Shock......Page 46 Fault Protection......Page 48 What Is Earth and Why and How We Connect to It?......Page 49 Electrical Quantities and Units......Page 54 Resistance in Series......Page 55 Resistance in Parallel......Page 56 The Management of Electrical Equipment Maintenance......Page 60 Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment......Page 70 Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment......Page 78 INDEX......Page 80 This well-known textbook is written for all electrical trainees who want to understand not only how, but why electrical installations are designed, installed and tested in particular ways. Brian Scaddan's approach encourages independent learning with end fo chapter self-assessment questions provided.The material is arranged into logical topic sections rather than following a particular syllabus. This makes the book a handy reference even after the course. However, the book meets the requirements of both Level 2 and 3 of the City & Guilds 2330 Certificate and the Level 3 2356 NVQ Suitable For Those Electrical Trainees Who Want To Understand Not Only How, But Why Electrical Installations Are Designed, Installed And Tested In Particular Ways. This Book Includes A Mapping Grid To The Learning Outcomes For The Candg 2330.