The City & Guilds Textbook: Book 1 Electrical Installations for the Level 3 Apprenticeship (5357), Level 2 Technical Certificate (8202) & Level 2 Diploma (2365)

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Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Picture credits......Page 8 About the author......Page 10 How to use this book......Page 12 1 Health and safety and industry practices......Page 14 1 The law: roles and responsibilities......Page 16 2 Health and safety legislation......Page 19 3 Environmental legislation and dealing with waste......Page 23 4 Dealing with health and safety in the work environment......Page 31 5 Establishing a safe working environment......Page 40 6 Using access equipment and working in confined spaces or excavations......Page 76 7 Electrical safety on site......Page 83 8 Safe isolation......Page 90 2 Scientific and mathematical principles of electrical installation......Page 100 1 Mathematical principles......Page 102 2 Units of measurement used in electrical installation work......Page 121 3 Basic mechanics......Page 126 4 Basic electrical theory: the relationship between resistance, resistivity, voltage, current and power......Page 136 5 Magnetism and electricity......Page 160 6 Electronic components used in electrotechnical systems and equipment......Page 192 3 Electrical technology......Page 207 1 Regulations related to electrical activities......Page 208 2 Technical information......Page 220 3 How electricity is supplied......Page 235 4 Intake and earthing arrangements......Page 243 5 Consumers’ installations......Page 250 4 Electrical installation......Page 309 1 Tools used to install wiring systems......Page 310 2 Installation of wiring systems......Page 342 3 Terminating cables......Page 401 4 Inspection and testing......Page 505 1 Roles within the building services industry......Page 540 2 Information sources in the building services industry......Page 556 3 Communication methods in work situations......Page 570 Appendix: About your qualification......Page 577 Glossary......Page 583 Common acronyms......Page 591 Test your knowledge: answers......Page 594