In the electrical trade, there are many common items that always seem to be written on the Electrical Inspectors red tag during a failed inspection.

Most of these items can easily be avoided if the electrician is on task, plans ahead, and knows how to prepare for each type of electrical inspection.

This course was written by those with experience as city inspectors, plans examiners, representatives from electrical product testing laboratories, NEC^® code making panel members, and tradesmen who have firsthand experience of what can and usually will go wrong on a construction project.

This course focuses on jobsite and construction phase preparation, planning, and Electrical inspection procedures. The intent is to address common mistakes made by the electrician and typical trade related delays that can occur during the construction process.

This course is mainly about NEC^® requirements pertaining to code compliant electrical installations, but there are a handful of sections in this course from other codes (besides the NEC) that the electrician needs to be aware of since they directly affect the electrical trade and electrical inspection.

Most construction projects have a mandatory timeline so that the project can stay on track and be completed in a timely manner.

When bids are accepted and electrical contractors are chosen, it is critical to know what is expected, how soon specific progress is anticipated, and what repercussions are written into the contract for trades that are behind schedule.

Depending on the caliber of the project, if a trade is behind schedule or fails a final inspection that delays the agreed upon completion date, liquidated damages will begin and be assigned to the specific trade who is holding up the final inspection and the grand opening.

Liquidated damages can range from a few thousand dollars a day to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on what type of business will be occupying the completed building and how much sales will be lost if the business cannot open on the agreed upon occupancy date.

In the beginning of a construction project, there might be some time factored in to absorb construction delays that can occur from weather, change orders, or deliveries that are behind schedule. As the project gets closer to the final stages of construction, tensions are usually high and the general contractor overseeing the entire project will accept no excuses for failed inspections or trades that cannot meet deadlines.