Elev & Escalator Flashcards
Electric traction elevators are found in buildings:
Over 60 ft
The machine rooms for hydraulic systems are normally located:
On the lower floors and basements
Which class extinguisher shall be brought on a hydraulic elevator pit fire, which involves hydraulic fluid?
Class B
In any building, if the fire is on the _______, the stairs shall be used to access the fire floor.
Sixth floor or below
Companies shall stop how many floors below the fire floor and use the stairs for the remainder of their ascent to the top floor.
2
During an escalator call, you discover a foot is entrapped at the landing plate. The screws cannot be removed. Where would you hit the step tread causing the cast metal to break into large pieces?
Middle of the plate
In any building, if the fire is on the _____ floor or below! the stairs must be used to access the fire floor.
Sixth
The machine rooms for electric traction systems are normally located…
At the top of the shaft or roof
When using the elevator, companies shall stop at least _______ floors below the fire floor and use the stairs for the remainder of their ascent to the fire floor.
Two
Where is the emergency shut off located on an escalator?
At the bottom of the escalator under the handrail
In a building over ______ feet in height, an electric traction elevator is typically required.
60
________ emergency recall occurs when a device or group or devices provide a signal for the immediate recall to a designated leading in order to remove cars from normal use.
Phase I
_______ emergency recall permits special operation for firefighters, this occurs when firefighters enter the car and activate the manual controls from within the car.
Phase II
The _______ is an electrical disconnect usually found inside the machine room near the entrance door.
Main line disconnect
A _______ device used by fire and rescue personnel to unlock the elevator interlock which opens the hoistway doors.
Poling tool
