Elevator/Escaltors Flashcards
Buildings less than 60 feet normally have ________ elevators
hydraulic elevators
What are the 3 main components of elevators?
Machine room, elevator car, hoist way
Buildings more than 60 feet require _______ traction elevators
electric traction
List the emergency & non-emergency operations
Locate elevator, communicate with occupants, attempt self rescue, shut down power, access hoistway, access car, assist occupants out of car, secure scene
Procedures to restore power to system:
press lobby call button, have occupants engage/disengage emergency call buttons, activate firemens service
What type of elevator hositway doors is the elevator pic tool used for?`
Sliding type doors
When there is a distance of _____ inches from the car floor & the hoistway floor, assist occupants from the elevator.
18 inches
What is the safest option to remove occupants from an elevator when not level with the floor?
Hoistway door to the floor above…
Fires on the _____th floor or below must use stairs
6
What happens when you hit the call cancel button in the car when traveling to a selected floor in Phase II firemens service
you will stop at the next landing
How many companies can use an elevator ?
2
Every how many floors should you stop to check if the car is responding to commands?
stop every 5 floors
Where do you shut down power at on an escalator ?
power is located at the bottom under handrail