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Building: RCA: House Wiring Part 1

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Product ID
dlmrrhw1
Training Time ?
119 to 238 minutes
Language(s)
English
Video Format
Standard Definition
Required Plugins
MasteryNet Player
Lesson Interactions
14
Quiz Questions
40
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Overview

This training, the first of a two part series, provides step-by-step instruction for wiring a house. All the essential information is covered in this series, beginning with the important process of reviewing the plans and following through to the final phase of testing and troubleshooting.

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  • Install on any SCORM LMS
  • Rich multimedia presentation with interactions and quiz
  • Print certificate and wallet card
  • You have 30 days to complete the course
Audience

This training is intended for all persons who have recently entered or are considering entering the Electrical Wiring field within the Residential Construction Industry.

Topics
The course presents the following topical areas:
  • Safety and Safe Work Practices
    • Introduction
    • OSHA
    • Using Ladders
    • Motorized Equipment
    • Sharp Objects
    • Sawing and Drilling
    • Lifting
    • Electrical Shock
    • Wrapping It Up
  • Hardware
    • Introduction
    • Installing Staples on Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable
    • Nails
    • Screws
    • Anchors
    • Wedge/Sleeve Anchors
    • Reducing Washers
    • Notching Framing Members/Steel Plates
    • Wrapping It Up
  • Tools
    • Introduction
    • Hand Tools: Tape Measure/Claw Hammer
    • Hand Tools: Screw Drivers
    • Hand Tools: Slip-Joint Pliers
    • Hand Tools: Cable and Diagonal Cutters, Lineman Pliers Z23
    • Hand Tools: Cable and Wire Strippers
    • Tips For Hand Tools
    • Introduction To Power Tools
    • Battery Operated Tools: Drills & Screwguns
    • AC Powered Tools: Saws
    • AC Powered Tools: Drills
    • Wrapping It Up
  • Initial Review of the Plans
    • Introduction
    • House Plans
    • Plot Plan
    • Elevation Drawings
    • Electrical Floor Plans
    • Circuit Routing
    • Locating Duplex and GFCI Devices
    • Locating Split Duplex Receptacles
    • Locating a 220 Volt Receptacle
    • Single Pole, Three Way and Four Way Light Switches
    • Symbols for Special Electrical Devices
    • Symbols for Electrical Panels
    • Wrapping It Up
Intended Performance Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be better prepared to:
  • Identify general safety hazards on a residential construction jobsite.
  • Define OSHA and its responsibilities on residential jobsites
  • Define electrical shock and how to avoid it.
  • Practice safety when using ladders, tools, and working with sharp objects.
  • Properly and safely use nails to install boxes and framing supports.
  • Distinguish between machine screws and self tapping screws.
    • Identify their uses.
  • Select and install the proper anchor for the job.
  • Identify and install reducing washers.
  • Identify cable installations that require protective plates on framing members to protect the cables and install the plates.
  • Properly use slip-joint pliers.
  • Determine the right cable cutter to use according to AWG wire sizing standards.
  • Properly use both manual and automatic wire strippers.
  • Identify the uses of a battery-powered screw gun.
  • Describe the parts of a power drill and properly apply the power drill.
  • Safely change a circular power saw blade.
  • Name the primary drawings that the electrician should review.
  • Describe what information may be found on a plot plan.
  • Describe what details may be found on elevation drawings.
  • Describe what information may be found on electrical floor plans.
  • Route cable and locate device boxes using a set of plans.

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