Instructions

This self-check will prepare you for the auto-graded quiz that occurs at the end of Unit Four.

To complete the self-check, read each question and answer it on your own.

Click the question and the answer will drop down with a link to the related lesson where more information is located.

Self-Check Questions

1. What are some important things you learned about electricity?

All electrical systems have the potential to cause harm

An electrical current needs an unbroken path to and from the conductor

Most metals are conductors

The human body is a conductor

Electricity will find the easiest path to the ground

People get hurt when they become part of the electrical circuit
Review Lesson One for more information.

2. What three safety features are built into all electrical systems?

Insulated wiring
Ground wires

Circuit breakers/fuses

Review Lesson Two for more information.

3. What does "locking out or tagging out" mean ?

Tagging out means to disconnect the equipment from the power source

Review Lesson Three for more information.

4. What two provincial bodies that govern electrical safety?

Occupational Health and Safety
The Safety Codes Act

Review Lesson Four for more information.

This self-check has been a good review. Please review your lessons before completing the quiz at the end of Unit Four.

Review the glossary on the next page, and then proceed to the Glossary Self-check.