Test 1 Att exam Study Guide 2024/2025
Shock severity primary factors - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Amount of current flowing
through body
2. Path of the current through body
3. Length of time the body is in the circuit
Electric shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Electricity passing through the body
Types of Electrical burns - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Electrical burns
B. Arc burns
C. Thermal contact burns
What is a current? - CORRECT ANSWER-Movement or FLOW of electrons
Ground - CORRECT ANSWER-Part of circuit that is electrically connected to earth
Minimum AC current normally req'd to cause severe muscular contractions - CORRECT
ANSWER-12 ma
Conductor - CORRECT ANSWER-Object that provides a path for electricity to flow
Voltage - CORRECT ANSWER-Force or pressure that moves current
Resistance - CORRECT ANSWER-Opposition to current flow
What is resistance measured in? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ohms
Grounding conductor - CORRECT ANSWER-Low resistance wire attached to
equipments metallic case that causes chore t to by pass human operator
Electrical accidents caused by a combination of 3 factors - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Unsafe equipment
B. Workplaces made unsafe by the environment
C.unsafe work practices
How to protect people from the hazards of caused by electricity - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. Insulation
B. Guarding
C. Grounding
D. Safe work practices
Electrical protection devices examples - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Fuses
