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(01) General Master Electrician

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Washington State
Department of Labor & Industries

7273 Linderson Way SW
Tumwater, WA  98501
Phone:  (360) 902-5799
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (855) 834-8751
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Exam Content

The exam content below contains notations in ORANGE alerting you to code sections shown in the PSI bulletin that have been added, removed or replaced in the 2020 NEC.

NEC
Section(s)
Content Areas# of
Questions
90Introduction2
100-110General Requirements4
200 – 225, 242Wiring & Protection
(280-285 replaced by 242)
3
230Services5
240Overcurrent Protection7
250Grounding & Bonding7
300 – 398Wiring Methods11
400 – 427,
455 – 480
Electrical Equipment4
430 – 450Motors, HVAC, Generators & Transformers5
490Equipment Over 1,000 volts, Nominal
(article title changed in the 2014 NEC)
1
500 – 516Hazardous Locations4
517 – 590Special Occupancies5
600 – 695Special Equipment4
700 – 702Emergency & Standby Systems3
705 – 770Special Conditions
(780 removed in the 2008 NEC)
2
800 – 840Communication Systems
(840 added in the 2011 NEC)
1
Washington Laws & Rules (RCW and WAC)20
Major Load Calculations10
General Trade Knowledge & Theory12
Total number of test questions:
110
Time allowed (hours):
7.0

NOTE:  Our study material for this exam will NOT include sample questions for “Major Load Calculations” and “General Trade Knowledge” specifically because they can not be created from code books or statutes.  This subject matter CAN be extracted from Ugly's Reference, Chapter 9 and Annex D of the NEC.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2020, NFPA
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2.
Washington Electricians and Electrical Installations, Title 19, Chapter 19.28 RCW, 2018
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3.
Washington Electrical Safety Standards, Administration & Installation, Chapter 296‑46B WAC, 2020
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4.
Revisions to RCW & WAC statute sections above
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From the PSI bulletin: "It is okay to use ANY original copyrighted material (including material that contains questions and answers)"

Additional Recommended Books
1a.
Ferm's Fast Finder Index, 2020, IAEI
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1b.
Tom Henry's Key Word Index, 2020, Tom Henry
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We highly recommend that you purchase one of the reference books above to study for your exam.  Each book is a comprehensive subject index to the NEC.  They provide an even faster way to look up answers in the code and are far more detailed than the index at the end of the code book.

2.
Ugly's Electrical References, 2020, George Hart
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3.
Practical Calculations for Electricians, 2020, Ray Holder
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Reference #2 above contains practical applications of the NEC such as Ohm's Law, series/parallel circuits, voltage drop, load calculations, motor phases, impedance, inductance and math formulas you are expected to know.  “Basic Knowledge” is covered in the exam but detailed subjects are assumed and not specifically called out in the bulletin.

Available Study Materials
(01) General Master Electrician
Practice Exam Package
$194.95

Questions are sourced from the NEC and Washington statutes shown above.

Informaion is included about additional free sample questions and links to essential sources of electrical calculations to assist in drilling for your exam.

Additional bonus questions are included from Ugly's Electrical Reference (2020) and The American Electricians' Handbook, 17th Ed.

The approx. number of practice questions in this package:  2,860

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