Article 700 - Emergency Systems

the article 700 section of the chapter 7 test

Article _____ applies to the electrical safety of the installation, operation, and maintenance of emergency systems intended to supply, distribute, and control electricity for illumination, power, or both, to required facilities when the normal electrical supply or system is interrupted.

(C) 700

“Emergency systems” are those systems legally required and classed as emergency by a governmental agency having jurisdiction. These systems are intended to automatically supply illumination and/or power essential for _____.

(B) safety to human life

Emergency systems are generally installed where artificial illumination is required for safe exiting and for panic control in buildings occupied by large numbers of persons, such as _____ and similar institutions.

(D) all of these

Emergency systems may provide power for ventilation where essential to maintain life, fire detection and alarm systems, elevators, fire pumps, public safety communications systems, industrial processes where current interruption would produce serious _____.

(B) life safety or health hazards

The _____ shall conduct or witness a test of the complete emergency system upon installation and periodically afterward.

(B) authority having jurisdiction

Emergency system equipment shall be maintained in accordance with _____.

(C) manufacturer instructions and industry standards

A written record shall be kept of required tests and maintenance on emergency systems.

(A) True

The emergency system equipment shall be suitable for the _____ current at its terminals.

(B) available fault

An emergency system shall have adequate _____ in accordance with Article 220 or by another approved method.

(B) capacity

For emergency systems, transfer equipment shall be _____ for emergency use and approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

(D) all of these

Automatic transfer switches for emergency systems shall be _____.

(D) electrically operated and mechanically held

An emergency transfer switch for emergency systems shall supply only _____.

(A) emergency loads

Where used for emergency systems, the short-circuit current rating of the transfer equipment, based on the specific over-current protective device type and settings protecting the transfer equipment, shall be field marked on the _____ of the transfer equipment.

(A) exterior

In locations containing an emergency system, a sign shall be placed at the service-entrance equipment indicating the type and location of each on-site emergency power source.

(A) True

A listed surge protective device shall be installed in or on all emergency systems switchboards and panelboards.

(A) True

Emergency circuits shall be permanently marked so they will be readily identified as a _____ of an emergency circuit or system.

(C) component

Emergency circuits shall be permanently marked so they will be readily identified as a component of an emergency circuit or system and receptacles supplied from the emergency system shall have a(an) _____ color or marking on the receptacle cover plates or the receptacles.

(B) distinctive

Wiring from an emergency source or emergency source distribution over-current protection to emergency loads shall be kept entirely independent of all other wiring and equipment unless wiring _____.

(D) all of these

If wiring from an emergency source is used to supply emergency and other loads, then _____ switch-gear sections or switchboard sections, with or without a common bus, or individual disconnects mounted in separate enclosures shall be used to separate emergency loads from all other loads.

(A) separate vertical

Wiring from an emergency source to supply emergency and other (non-emergency) loads shall be permitted if the common bus of separate sections of the switch-gear, separate sections of the switchboard, or the individual enclosures are supplied by single or multiple feeders with or without _____.

(A) over-current protection at the source

Emergency systems circuit wiring shall be designed and located to minimize the hazards that might cause failure because of _____.

(D) all of these

In the event of failure of the normal supply to the building/structure, emergency power shall be available within _____ seconds.

(B) 10

Emergency equipment for emergency systems shall be _____ and located so as to minimize the hazards that might cause complete failure due to flooding, fires, icing, and vandalism.

(D) designed

Emergency systems equipment shall be designed and located so as to minimize the hazards that might cause complete failure due to _____ and vandalism.

(D) all of these

A storage battery supplying emergency lighting and power for emergency systems shall maintain not less than 87 ½ percent of normal voltage at total load for a period of at least _____ hour(s).

(B) 1 1/2

Unit equipment for emergency systems shall be on the same branch circuit that serves the normal lighting in the area and connected _____ any local switches.

(B) ahead of

In emergency systems, only appliances and lamps required for emergency use shall be supplied by _____.

(A) emergency lighting circuits

Emergency lighting systems shall be designed and _____ so that the failure of any illumination source cannot leave in total darkness any space the requires emergency illumination.

(A) installed

The branch circuit serving emergency lighting and power circuits shall be permitted to be part of a multi-wire branch circuit.

(B) False

Emergency system(s) over-current devices shall be selectively coordinated with all _____ over-current protective devices.

(A) supply-side