Unit 304 - Electrical Installations: inspection, testing and commissioning

1. Who, under the Electricity at Work Regulations, should the inspector ensure the safety of?

Themselves.

The client and others.

Both themselves and others. -√

Staff in other buildings owned by the client.

2. Where is the correct location to test that a lighting circuit is isolated and safe to work on?

At the supply intake position.

On the supply side of the circuit protective device.

At any convenient luminaire.

On the load side of the circuit protective device. -√

3. How many keys must be available for a lock that is used to securely isolate a protective device?

1. -√

4. Why is safe isolation carried out?

To allow earth fault loop impedance testing.

To allow phase sequencing testing.

To stop RCDs operating when testing.

5. Testing is to be carried out at the origin of a large, unoccupied building which has a standby
generator. What must be done before tests are carried out?

Check the operation of the standby supply.

All main protective bonding must be disconnected.

The standby supplies must be isolated to ensure safe testing.-√

6. The implications of not carrying out a safe isolation could lead to prosecution. Which statutory
legislation would be used for this purpose?

COSHH

ESCQR

EAWR -√

BS 7671.

7. Which document is statutory?

BS 7671.

EAWR -√

GN3

GS38

8. Which publication does not include model forms that can be used for certification and reporting
purposes?

HSE Guidance Note GS38. -√

The IET On-Site Guide

IET Guidance Note 3

BS 7671.

9. Which test would not apply to an electrical installation forming part of a TN-S system?

Earth fault loop impedance.

Insulation resistance.

Earth electrode resistance. -√

Functional tests.

10. Which test could also indicate the supply polarity?

External earth fault loop impedance. -√

Continuity of protective conductors.

Insulation resistance.
Continuity of ring final circuits.

11. What is the unit of measurement for recording continuity of protective conductor results?

mΩ

Ω -√

kΩ

MΩ

12. What unit of measurement must an insulation resistance tester indicate?

mΩ

kΩ

MΩ -√

13. What can be done in order to ensure that instrument readings are accurate?

Check that serial numbers are present

Ensure that instruments have BS numbers.

Ensure that the test lead fuses are removed.

Regularly check instruments against known values. -√

14. What does HSE guidance recommend for detachable test leads used on a single instrument?

They must be over 3 m long.

They must be at least 2.5 mm² csa.

They must only have single insulation.

They must be different colours. -√

15. What would not be a requirement before using test instruments?

Checking for damage before use.

Recording details of the instrument supplier. -√

Ensuring the instrument functions correctly.

Ensuring the supply is isolated before commencing dead tests.

The lead resistance has not been subtracted from the result. -√

The lead resistance has not been added to the result.

The leads are too short to carry out the test correctly.

The leads are too long to carry out the test correctly.

17. What could be the reason for obtaining a satisfactory result, even if the conductor is broken, when
testing the continuity of a main protective bonding conductor which is not disconnected at either end?

Using an un-calibrated instrument.

The instrument is set on the wrong scale.

The test leads being too long.

The presence of parallel paths. -√

18. Which value would be obtained when a continuity of circuit protective conductors test, is measured
at the furthest point on a radial circuit, using a temporary link between line and cpc at the distribution
board?

R1

R2

(R1 + R2) -√

(R1 - R2)

19. Which one of the following is not a reason for conducting a ring final circuit continuity test?

To check that the cable insulation is sufficient. -√

To check the correct connection of each item on the circuit.

To check the circuit is in the form of a ring with no interconnections.

To check the continuity of the line, neutral and protective conductors.

20. What would be indicated by the readings below, during a test of ring final circuit continuity? Line –
Line loop reading = 0.1 Ω Neutral – Neutral loop reading = 0.1 Ω cpc – cpc loop reading = 0.167 Ω

The cpc is a shorter length than the live conductors.

The cpc is the same csa as the live conductors.

The cpc is a larger csa than the live conductors.

21. What would be the minimum acceptable value of insulation resistance for a 230 V lighting circuit?

0.5 MΩ

1 MΩ -√

2 MΩ

4 MΩ

22. What would be the insulation resistance of cable, when the length is doubled, if the original value is
10 MΩ?

2.5 MΩ

5 MΩ -√

10 MΩ

20 MΩ

23. What should be confirmed during a test for polarity?

Continuity of line conductors.

Continuity of protective conductors.

Outer metal contacts of ES lamps are connected to the line conductor.

Single-pole switches and devices are connected in the line conductor only. -√

24. Which instrument should be used for testing polarity of the incoming supply to an installation?

A low resistance ohmmeter.

An insulation resistance tester.

An approved voltage indicator. -√

An earth electrode resistance tester.

25. The BS 7671 maximum tabulated earth fault loop impedance value for a protective device is 2.73 Ω.
What is the maximum measured value of earth fault loop impedance permitted for a circuit protected
by this device?

3.41 Ω

2.73 Ω
2.18 Ω -√

2.04 Ω

26. What would be recorded as Ipf when PEFC and PSCC at the origin of a three-phase installation are
tested using a single-phase instrument, and values of 0.9 kA and 1.5 kA were measured respectively?

0.9 kA

1.5 kA

2.4 kA

3.0 kA -√

27. What reading would be recorded on the electrical installation certificate if the prospective fault
current for a single-phase electrical installation is measured between line to earth and line to neutral?

The line to earth value doubled.

The line to neutral value doubled

The lower of the two values

The higher of the two values. -√

28. A test of prospective fault current at the origin of an installation has been carried out. What should
the result be compared with?

The breaking capacity of the main protective device. -√

The breaking capacity of the main isolator.

The nominal current rating of the main protective device.

The nominal current rating of the main isolator.

29. Where is the correct location to connect test leads, within an installation, in order to test an RCD?

As close as possible to the RCD on the supply side.

At a suitably safe location on the supply side of the RCD.

As far away as possible from the RCD on the supply side.

At a suitably safe location on the load side of the RCD. -√

Correct labelling/identification of plain conductors.

Phase sequence at the origin of the supply to an installation

Disconnection of protective devices with the specified times. -√

Direction of rotation at the supply terminals of a three phase motor.

31. Which one of the following supplies would not require phase sequence testing?

Two-wire TN-C-S. -√

Three-wire TN-S.

Four-wire TN-S.

Four-wire TN-C-S.

32. What is the purpose of operating the integral test button of an RCD?

To confirm the function of the mechanical parts. -√

To ensure it disconnects at the specified fault currents.

To isolate the RCD prior to carrying out instrument tests.

To reset the RCD following the required instrument tests.

33. Who should be provided with the original copies of test documentation upon completion of a rewire
of a rented domestic property?

The client. -√

The tenant

The local authority.

The insurance company.

34. Which document should the customer be provided with after the installation of a new shower
circuit?

An Electrical Installation Certificate. -√

An Electrical Installation Condition Report.

A Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate.

A copy of the test equipment calibration certificate.

✓ : X : N/A : LIM.

✓ : X : N/A.

✓ : X : LIM.

✓ : N/A. -√