Emmanuel Alfaro Rodriguez

Question 1

A piece of equipment that is “in sight from”…should not be more than _____________ meters
away? (3 points)

It means that the specified equipment must be visible from each other and must not be more
than 15m or 50 feet high.

Question 2

Which national decree makes NFPA -70-2008/20014 official as the National Electrical Code?
(3 points)

Decree No. 41505-MEIC, which formalizes the reforms to the Regulations of the Electrical
Code of Costa Rica for the Safety of Life and Property, was published on February 8 in the
Official Gazette La Gaceta.

Question 3

Which section of the NEC-2014 requests that the equipment used be listed? (3 points)

In Article 100, Section 70 –39

Question 4

Which of the following definitions best applies to the concept of “Regulations”? (3 points)

a. Regulations are documents that establish the characteristics of a product, process or the
processes and production methods related to them, including inclusion. Regulations are
documents that establish the characteristics of a product, process or the processes and
production methods related to them, including the applicable administrative provisions and
whose observance is mandatory.
b. It is a published document that contains standardized methods and requirements for
guidance and application for a given topic.
c. Document that establishes the characteristics of a process product or the processes and
production methods related to them, including the applicable administrative provisions and
whose observance is mandatory.

Question 5

The parts of each article of the electrical code are subdivided into? (3 points)

Sections

Question 6 What is the technical standard that deals with the installation of ARESEP
electrical connections? (3 points)

The Regulatory Technical Standard called "Supervision of the installation and equipment of
electrical connections" AR-NTSUINAC, after having followed the procedure established in
article 36
Question 7

NFPA 70 Chapters 1 through 4 apply: (3 points)

1 Generalities
2 Wiring and protection
3 Wiring and protection method
4 General purpose equipment

Question 6b

Which section of the NEC-2014 talks about workspaces? (3 points)

Article 110 in section 110.26

Question 7b

Please indicate whether the following expression “The annexes included in the NEC 2014 are
mandatory” is true or false. (3 points)

False

Question 8

The introduction to the National Electrical Code is located at? (3 points)

NEC Article 90

Question 9

The following definition “capable of being quickly reached for operation, renovation or
inspection, without requiring those for whom easy access is a requirement for actions such as
the use of tools, climbing over or removing obstacles or resorting to portable ladders, etc. .”
corresponds to: (3 points)

Article 100, corresponds to the fact that equipment must be accessible

Question 10

Which section of the national electrical code should I use to choose the enclosure for
equipment for use outdoors in the presence of water or snow? (3 points)
Table 110.28 Enclosure selection

Question 11

How many chapters does NFPA 70-2014 have? (2 points)

9 Chapters

Question 12

Which decree makes NEC 70 official as the national electrical code? (2 points)
The Decree No. 36979-MEIC

Question 13

For NFPA 70-2014, what does it mean to be an overcurrent? (2 points)

A higher-than-anticipated electrical current passes through a conductor, causing excessive

heat generation.

Question 14

What is Law 8228 about? (2 points)

Law of the Benemérito Fire Corps of Costa Rica

The Benemérito Firefighters Corps of Costa Rica, hereinafter the Firefighters Corps, is
created as a body of maximum deconcentration attached to the National Insurance Institute
(INS), with domicile in San José and jurisdiction throughout the national territory, to fulfill the
functions and the powers that, exclusively, the laws and regulations grant it

Question 15

Indicate which NEC-2014 article deals with temporary installations. (2 points)

Article 590

Question 16

What is the difference between a standard and a technical regulation? (2 points)

The Standard is voluntary, the regulation is mandatory

Question 17

How many electrical product regulations are there? (2 points)

Question 18

What is the National System for quality? (2 points)

Quality of services and articulation of system components: Evaluation of the services provided
by the four components, in order to identify opportunities for improvement that allow greater
accessibility to users.
In addition, activities are promoted jointly in order to achieve greater articulation in the four
areas.

Question 19

Who makes up the National Quality System? (2 points)

1 Ecca
2 Lacomet
3 Standardization
 4 ORT

Question 20

What are dual protections (DFCI)? (2 points)

The GFCI switch is a very effective way to prevent ground fault electrical shock through the
human body. The ground fault interrupter is capable of detecting small current leaks that may
be diverted through a person.

Question 21

What are Tamper Resistant Outlets? (2 points)

They are outlets that provide protection against injuries by helping to prevent foreign objects
from being introduced into the outlet.

Question 22

Where should emergency lighting be placed? (2 points)

Emergency lighting must be placed along the evacuation route, corridors, access to
emergency exits, stairs, stairway discharge, etc., according to the technical requirement of the
INS Fire Department.

Question 25 Which regulations tell me which places need a detection and alarm system? (2
points)

NFPA 72, NEC 760

Question 26

Which standard must the design of the detection and alarm system comply with? (2 points)

Every building for educational use must have at least one manual alarm system, according to
NFPA 72. However, the ideal recommendation is that you should have an automatic detection
and alarm system according to NFPA 72.

Question 27

What is the minimum information that should be on an electrical plan? (2 points)

. The electrical plans must have at least the following information:

3.2.1. Symbology that fully indicates the elements involved in the graphic information, with
the electrical characteristics and mounting heights.
3.2.2. Distribution of the physical plants of the entire work with graphic information of all
electrical circuits.
3.2.3. Detail of the distribution boards with the following information:
a. Electrical and physical characteristics of each board.
b. Electrical load connected and demanded
c. Power factor and demand factor
d. Total current per phase e. Protection, feeders per phase and ground conductor
f. Detail of each electrical circuit connected with the position on the board, gauge and
insulation of the feeders, diameter of the conduit, characteristics of the protections, details of
the load of each one, operating voltage of each one and percentage of voltage drop per
circuit.
g. When the project has a transformer, the value of the short circuit current must be indicated
on each panel.
h. The power units must be indicated in accordance with the international system of
measurements in force by law in the country.
3.2.4. Electrical single-line diagram indicating at least the following:
a. Connection caliber, protection elements, measurement elements, main feeders,
subfeeders, grounding systems, identification of distribution boards and load centers
according to plant design.
b. When the installed load warrants the installation of a transformer or transformer bank,
indicate the type of connection (star or delta), operating voltages and installed capacity in
kilowatt-ampere, indicating the power factor of the system.
. Likewise, construction details of transformer vaults, control rooms, emergency plant rooms,
enclosures and all infrastructure that houses voltage or current transformation systems.

c. Pipeline path diagram for connection feeders to panels and sub-panels and their
characteristics (type, dimensions, etc.).
3.2.5. Explanatory notes that complement the graphic information that allow all the criteria
used in the design to be clearly defined.
3.2.6. Additional diagrams that complement the information on the assembly or construction
system of some electrical elements to be installed.
3.2.7. The scale on the plans of interior areas for detail of branch circuits must be such that
the information is legible.

Question 28

What is the difference between neutral conductor and grounding conductor? (2 points)

The wiring standard establishes a color code for the electrical installation. In this way, each
cable has a specific color according to its function.

The neutral conductor is blue, the phase wire is brown, gray or black, and the ground wire is
always green and yellow.

The earth , or grounding , is a conductor with a protective function, the objective is to conduct
possible overvoltages to the ground. It is not a cable through which electric current circulates
unless there is some current derivation or problem in the electrical installation, for example, in
a domestic installation, if any electrical appliance has any current derivation, through the
ground cable it is It protects users from electric shock by sending current through this
conductor to ground. In this type of situation, touching the ground wire is the same as touching
the phase conductor of the electrical device, so we could receive a strong electric shock. The
ideal, as with the neutral wire, is to measure with a multimeter before doing any type of
manipulation.
The neutral is a conductor with 0 potential or 0 potential difference. Its function is precisely to
create an imbalance, a potential difference that allows the existence of electric current through
the Phase conductor. Without the neutral, electric current cannot be produced unless the
potential difference is generated directly using the earth .

Question 29

Which section of the NEC 2014 indicates that the connection of the conductors to the
terminals must be good and complete, without damaging the conductors. And also, that the
terminals for more than one conductor must be identified. (2 points).

Article 110, Section 14

Question 30

What is the NFPA standard for employee electrical safety in the workplace? (2 point).

NFPA 70E Standard

Question 31

The lighting of electrical rooms can depend on an automatic sensor, false or true (2 points).
Fake

Question 32

What is NFPA? (2 points)

A voluntary international entity created to promote protection and prevention against fire, it is
widely known for its standards (National Fire Codes),

Question 33

What is the current version of NFPA 70 as the Costa Rica Electrical Code? (2 points)

The one from 2014

Question 34

Who accredits in the country? (2 points)

RCT

Question 35

Electrical vaults with equipment over 600 volts must have their walls, floors, doors and locks
comply with which section of NEC 70-2014, (2 points).

Article 110.31
Question 36

Mention which are the 3 temperatures used to specify the terminals of the equipment and the
conductors in the code. (2 points)

Article 310.15

The ambient temperature. Ambient temperature can vary along the conductor and over time.
(2)
The heat generated internally in the conductor by the passage of current, including
fundamental currents

and its harmonics.

(3)
The nominal value of heat dissipation generated in the environment. The thermal insulation
covering or surrounding the conductors affects the heat dissipation rating.
(4)
Adjacent current-carrying conductors. Adjacent conductors have the double effect of raising
the ambient temperature and impeding heat dissipation.

Question 37

Which section of the code requests the marking of the high phase in four-wire systems with
delta connection where the midpoint of the winding of one phase is grounded (2 points).

110.15

Question 38

Indicate the 3 dimensions to take into account in the work space for 600 volts or less. (2 point)

Article 110.26

Depth: 914mm*
Width: 762mm
Height: 2.0 m
*Varies depending on conditions up to 1.22 m

Question 39

Describe the 3 conditions for depth required by the National Electrical Code. (2 points).

Condition 1) Exposed live parts on one side of the work space and no grounded live parts on
the other side of the work space, or exposed live parts on both sides of the work space that
are effectively shielded by insulating materials.

Condition 2) Exposed live parts on one side of the workspace and grounded parts on the other
side of the workspace. Concrete, brick or tile walls should be considered grounded.

Condition 3) Exposed live parts on both sides of the work space.

Question 40

Warehouses can be used as storage space, equipment rooms or vaults, thereby reducing the
work space, which is prohibited by a section of the NEC. (2 point)

Section 10.26(B)

Question 41

When installing equipment with a nominal capacity of 1200 A or more, how many doors to
exit and enter must exist in the electrical rooms. (2 points).

Question 42

What are ground fault circuit interrupter protections? (2 points)

They are those that protect from an electric shock due to the failure of the ground conductor of
an equipment, they measure the difference between the current to and from the equipment,
they cut off the current when this difference is at least 5 milliamps.

Question 43

What are arc circuit breaker protections? (2 points)

Question 44

What are the minimum circuits for a single-family housing unit? (2 points)

•Two (2) circuits for lighting load and two-wire general purpose outlets of 15 A or 20 A, 120
vAC.

•Two (2) two-wire 20 A, 120 vAC small appliance circuits (kitchen area outlets), each with a
1,500 VA load.

•One (1) branch circuit for the residence's bathroom(s), two-wire 20 A, 120 vAC (no additional
load calculation required for this circuit)

•One (1) laundry branch circuit, two-wire 20 A, 120 vAC, with a load of 1,500 VA.

•One (1) branch circuit for an electric range for a load not less than 8,000 VA, 240 vAC.

•One (1) branch circuit for a hot water heater for a load not less than 6,000 VA, 240 vAC.

•A connection for the telecommunications service (telephony and/or Internet) of the housing
unit and with at least one telecommunications outlet.

Question 44a

What is article #1 of Decree Number 36979 about? (2 points)

This is the officialization of the NFP A-70 standard in its latest version in Spanish as “Costa
Rica Electrical Code for the Safety of Life and Property”

Question 44b

What locations does electrical code enforcement cover? (2 points)

Coverage . This Code covers the installation of electrical conductors, equipment and
conduits; conductors, communication and signaling equipment and conduits, and fiber optic
cables and conduits for the following uses:

(1) Public and private establishments, including buildings, structures, mobile homes,
recreational vehicles, and floating buildings.

(2) Yards, land, parking lots, traveling fairs and industrial substations.

(3) Installations of conductors and equipment that connect to the electricity supply source.

(4) Facilities used by electric power companies, such as office buildings, warehouses,
garages, workshops, amusement parks and recreational buildings that are not an integral part
of a generating plant, substation or control center.

Question 45

What locations are not covered by electrical code enforcement? (2 points)

Out of cover. This Code does not cover the following uses:

(1) Installations on ships, watercraft other than floating buildings, railway rolling stock,
airplanes or motor vehicles, except mobile homes and recreational vehicles.

(2) Underground installations in mines and self-propelled mobile surface mining machinery
and its electrical service cable.

(3) Railway facilities for the generation, transformation, transmission or distribution of

electrical energy used exclusively for the operation of rolling stock or facilities used exclusively
for signaling and communications.

(4) Communications equipment installations under the exclusive control of communications

companies, located outdoors or inside buildings used exclusively for such installations.

(5) Facilities under the exclusive control of an electric company when such facilities:
a. They consist of an aerial connection drop or lateral connection and the associated meters.

b. They are located on legally established easements or rights of way designated or

recognized by public service commissions, public service commissions or other control
agencies with jurisdiction over such facilities.

c. They are on properties owned or leased by an electric company for the purposes of
communications, measurement, generation, control, transformation, transmission or
distribution of electric energy.

Question 46

What does it mean for a material to be listed for the NEC? (2 points)

Equipment, materials or services included in a listing (certificate) published by an organization

accepted by the authority having jurisdiction, which is dedicated to the evaluation of products
or services, and which carries out periodic inspections of the production of the listed
equipment or materials, or the periodic evaluation of services, and whose list establishes that
the equipment, material or service meets duly established standards or that it has been tested
and found suitable for a specific purpose

Question 47

List five valid certification laboratories? (2 points)

Question 48

Indicate what it means for a product to be listed, classified or recognized? (2 points)

See question 46

Question 49

What is the difference between a feeder and a branch circuit? (2 points).

All cables between the main switch and the subdistribution panels, the branch circuits that
carry the energy to the point of use, are counted as feeders.

Question 50

What is the difference between a feeder and a drop conductor? (2 points)

The power comes from the main switch to the distribution subboards, the service conductor
comes from the pole to before the power