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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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