Although some may consider the practice old school, electrical
taping is a valuable skill you shouldn't let slip away With all
of the new products and electrical insulation kits currently on
the market, the use of conventional electrical tapes has gone
down. As a result, electricians today may not possess the taping
skills that once were such an important part of their
predecessors' work. Nevertheless, there is still good reason to
master this craft — especially for those times when repairs are
needed quickly and other products are simply not available.
According to Steve Anderson, a National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee (NJATC) director, the NJATC believes strongly
in the importance of splice and termination taping skills for
electricians and linemen. “Taping is the first thing covered in
our cable splice training course, and we spend a lot of time in
this area,” Anderson says. Anderson points out that repair
situations can arise in the field where a splicer does not have
access to a particula