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An electricians scope of work includes assembling, installing, testing and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, equipment. Types voltmeters for measuring differences of potential voltage between two points in an electrical circuit. Instructions for installation, operation, and maintenance. The guidelines for electrical wiring in residential buildings has been prepared as a wiring guide for all wiremen and electrical contractors for undertaking electrical wiring in residential buildings to conform to the electricity regulations 1994.
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