| Electricians Work | | | | electrical installation. |
| In modern building construction, the work of an | | | | Different types of Electricians |
| electrician is to make sure that high & low | | | | Maintenance electricians working in factories may |
| electrical wiring is properly installed. It is necessary | | | | need to repair generators, transformers, machine |
| under National Electrical Code that only certified | | | | tools, motors and electronic |
| electricians should do the wiring installation in | | | | controllers.Maintenance electricians primarily repair |
| buildings, whether residential, commercial or | | | | and the maintain electrical equipment and upgrade |
| industrial or remodeling. When installing electrical | | | | existing electrical systems. The actual work would |
| systems, electricians are required to perform | | | | depend of his certification type and where the |
| electrical load calculation accordingly with blueprints | | | | electrician is employed. Electricians licensed as |
| that specify the locations of load centers, | | | | "General Electric" can perform any kind of |
| electrical panels, circuits, outlets and other | | | | installation or maintenance work. Sometimes |
| electrical equipment. Electricians should comply with | | | | electrician is required to rewire, remove an old |
| the National Electrical Code and the state and local | | | | circuit wiring or box or replace the existing one in |
| building codes. | | | | order to install additional equipment or fixtures. |
| | | | Working Conditions |
| Tools the electricians must have are conduit | | | | Electricians work indoors and outdoors. Their |
| benders,screwdrivers, wire strippers, hacksaws, | | | | travel to factories, homes, offices and |
| knives and power and cordless tools like drills and | | | | construction sites. The work may be physical at |
| saws. | | | | times, bending heavy gauge conduits, standing and |
| Installation of Conduit Systems | | | | kneeling all day long. They are exposed to |
| Electricians must run conduits in the walls, | | | | weather conditions, sometimes that could be quite |
| partitions and concealed areas, as shown in the | | | | nice. To avoid the risk of injury electricians have |
| blue prints. In Illinois as well as in some other | | | | to follow to strict safety rules. |
| states it is required to use metallic boxes and | | | | Hours of Work |
| conduits tighten couplings and connectors and then | | | | Union electricians usually work six or seven days a |
| fasten them firmly to walls for pulling the wires | | | | week eight hours a day, but may work overtime |
| and further installation of switches, outlets. Wires | | | | if required. Electricians that are " on call" |
| are connected (spliced)in the boxes by means of | | | | maintenance and repairs in factories are required |
| special connectors (wire-nuts). They place trim | | | | to zoom to the work sites 24/7, in case of an |
| plates after drywall is painted to complete the | | | | emergency. |