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Describe the history, growth and development of the National
Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) and explain the program of benefits.
(I)
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Explain the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker's (IBEW)
Construction Organizing Membership ducation (COMET) program and list
specific ways to assist organizing efforts. (II)
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Explain why the Blueprint for the 90's was created and cite examples
of specific actions for improving the electrical industry's
competitiveness. (III)
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Explain the history and responsibilities of the National Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) and list the qualities
of superior training programs. (IV)
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Define sexual harassment in the workplace, list specific factors
considered by the courts in sexual harassment cases and identify
specific sexual harassment activities. (V)
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Define a fire alarm system, list basic components of a system and
explain the difference between Class A and B initiating device
circuits. (VI)
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Explain the function of solid state electrical fire alarm systems,
define and explain the advantages of "multiplexing" and how
"addressing" is used in fire alarm systems. (VII)
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State the primary rule of wiring installation for fire alarm systems
and explain the difference between initiating devices and indicating
appliances. (VIII)
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Install specific fire alarm systems and explain the meaning of the
term "dedicated." in relation to fire alarm systems. (IX)
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Explain why the manufacturer's instructions should be used for startup
and check-out of an alarm system and what instructions are to be used
if the manufacturer's are not available. (X)
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Complete documents needed after performing periodic maintenance on
specific fire alarm systems and describe how to locate information in
the National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA) manual. (XI)
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List the basic control processes, define "setpoint" and "process
variable", and describe the main types and properties of time lags in
process control. (XII)
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List the operating requirements that are followed by a manual or
automatic controller, draw diagrams of typical open and closed loop
systems and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. (XIII)
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Explain the purpose of an automatic process control system and list
the operating functions of the controller for an automatic feedback
control system. (XIV)
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Describe the principle of proportional control action and the specific
methods used to correct the offset remaining after proportional
control action on a process. (XV)
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Demonstrate how derivative control action responds to a deviation and
describe one advantage and one disadvantage of the use of derivative
action on process control. (XVI)
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Describe the functions of both a sensor and a transmitter and define
the terms "accuracy" and "precision" as they relate to the
characteristics of a sensor. (XVII)
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Demonstrate specific telephone installations, describe installation
parameters for twisted pair telephone cables and use proper types of
cables for specific applications. (XVIII)
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Explain the advantages and disadvantages of specific telecommunication
networks and describe specific network topologies and access
protocols. (XIX)
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Describe the major factors contributing to fatal electrical shock,
list specific hazards of high voltage testing, explain what high
voltage testing is and why and when it is used. (XX)
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Describe what is meant by "good insulation", list the factors that
cause insulation to deteriorate and describe the basic high voltage
tests with specific advantages and disadvantages of each. (XXI)
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Perform an acceptance test on a cable and a maintenance test on a
generator. (XXII)
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Use a megohmmeter to make required measurements on specific electrical
components and determine the minimum allowable insulation resistance
for specific devices. (XXIII)
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