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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