Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure.[1]
Terminology
In the United States electricians are sometimes referred to as Inside Wireman as opposed to Outside Linemen who work on electric utility company distribution systems at higher voltages. "Electrician" is also used as the name of a role in stagecraft, where electricians are tasked primarily with hanging, focusing, and operating stage lighting. In this context, the Master Electrician is the show's chief electrician. Although theater electricians routinely perform electrical work on stage lighting instruments and equipment, they are not part of the electrical trade and have a different set of skills and qualifications from the electricians that work on building wiring.
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Trade Organizations
Many unions represent electricians such as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and Furniture Workers; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; United Auto Workers; and the United Steelworkers.[2]
Many Merit-Shop Training and Apprenticeship programs also exist such as Associated Builders and Contractors, Trade-Tech, and WECA-IEC.
All Organizations strive to provide proper education and training for this lucrative career.
See also
- Best boy
- Building code
- Circuit breaker
- Circuit breaker panel
- Domestic AC power plugs and sockets
- Electrician (theater)
- Electricity
- Electric light
- Electric switch
- Electrical wiring
- Fire safety
- Industrial & multiphase power plugs & sockets
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Moritz Volz - an English footballer nicknamed "The Electrician"
- Lineman (occupation)
- National Electrical Code (US)
- Power cable
- Power cord
- Residual-current device
- Three-way circuit
- Wire
Tools of the trade
- Electrical tape
- Fish tape
- Friction tape
- Lineman's pliers
- Multimeter
- Needle-nose pliers
- Rotosplit
- Solenoid voltmeter
- Wire stripper
- Wireless Light Switch
References
- ^ Roger Jones (2004). Electrician. Trotman Publishing. ISBN 0856609978.
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External links
GCWC The Great Canadian Wiring Company http://www.gcwc.ca
- Electricians - from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook