Rodents & Electrical Equipment - Answers

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1. How much money in damage does wildlife cost businesses each year?

Hundreds
Thousands
Millions
Billions

2. What creatures are most likely to interfere with electrical equipment?

Birds
Mice and rats
Squirrels
Snakes

3. How frequently should vegetation and brush be cleared around electrical enclosures to avoid electrical issues?

Once a month
Once a year
As frequently as possible
Once a week

4. Rodents can fit through openings that are the size of ___ to enter electrical systems.

The width of a finger
One inch
Three inches
Six inches

5. What is the most effective way to prevent against rodents and other wildlife from entering your facility’s electrical systems?

Performing routine maintenance checkups
Insulating and sealing conduits
Modernizing equipment
All of the above

6. On average, how old is the electrical distribution equipment used across facilities in the U.S.?

Ten years
Twenty years
Twenty-five years
Fifty years or more

7. What aspects of electrical distribution are affected by aging equipment?

Safety
Reliability
Continuity of service
All of the above

8. When updating equipment, a full rip and replace is always necessary?

True
False

9. What attracts rodents, pests and other wildlife to seek refuge in electrical enclosures?

Overgrown vegetation, trash and dust
Warmth from the electrical systems
Older equipment with poor sealing and open conduits
All of the above

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