Elevator Operations Emg 1 Flashcards
Is panic in an elevator considered an emergency? 2.4.2.
Yes
A stuck elevator with trapped passengers, not in immediate danger, and no evidence of injury is considered an incident or emergency?
2.4.1
Incident
Conditions must be monitored, an incident can escalate to an emergency.
Elevators. Name the three situations that are considered emergencies? 2.4.2.
1- FIRE endangering passengers is stuck
2-passenger of stuck elevator INJURY
3- passenger stuck elevator in PANIC
Fire-Injury-Panic
Elevators
What is the most frequent cause of elevator malfunction? 3.1
Electrical
T/F
Locating an elevator car.
Lobby control panel.
Intercom on telephone.
Open hoist door at first floor with elevator key, and look up shaft.
Open top hatch, if no damage will be done.
Use the floor selector in the machinery room.
3.2.1.
True
Elevators.
Methods of communication with passengers what are the three things? 3.2.2.
Telephone
Intercom
Call or yell up hoisted away.
Elevators.
If emergency bell is ringing, instruct the car passengers to do 2 things? A ringing bell can cause anxiety, confusion and hand communication communications. 3.2.2.
Deactivate the alarm.
Deactivate emergency stop button.
Elevators. Primary removal procedures without turning power off, two types? 3.3.
1- check electrical contacts
2-fireman service
Elevators. If the passengers have activated the emergency stop button what will not work? 3.3.1.
The first type of primary removal procedures checks whether simple electrical contacts might have been broken, but will not work if emergency stop button has been activated.
T/F
Elevators. Check in electrical contacts. Have members physically close all Hoistway doors on the shaft. Do this by checking the doors furthest away and working your way towards the elevator. 3.3.1.
False
Check the hoistway doors in the vicinity of the stuck car first.
Elevators. As we know, the two primary methods of removal is checking electrical contacts and fireman service.
T/F
Fireman service will not over ride
Emergency stop button.
3.3.2
False
Fireman service will override the emergency stop button
Elevators. If the two primary removal procedures do not work what is the next step?
3.4
Summon an elevator mechanic. Number is required to be posted in the machinery room near the elevator power switch.
Elevator machinery room may be located at the top of the shaft at the bottom of the shift or? 3.5.1.
2 levels above the highest floor service by the elevator.
Elevators.
Member —— be equipped with handy, talkie and forceful entry tools
3.5.1
Should
Elevators.
T/F remain at the power switch throughout the operation to ensure the power is not restored 3.5.1
True
Elevators. The vent opening is also known as the. ——? 3.5.1.
Smoke hole
Elevators. Members are not to enter the shaft or remove passengers from the car until? 3.5.2.
Assured power has been removed
Elevators. Which is more practical, pulling passengers up and out of the car or down and out? 3.5.2 B.
Up and out.
Reason is so person does not fall down the shaft.
Elevators. Member is operating in the shaft must be secured by?
3.5.2 C.
Life-saving rope
Elevators. Secondary removal procedures. If they succeed in opening the car door, instruct them to ——- the locking arm on the sliding hoistway type doors.
Or two —— or —- the roller on hinge type hoistway doors 3.6.2
LIFT- Locking Arm on Sliding hoistway doors
DEPRESS or LIFT roller on Hinge type
hoistway doors.
If the elevator has a two speed system commonly found in buildings over — stories 3.6.3
Over 10 stories.
Buildings with two speed system. What can you have members do in the machinery room? 3.63B
Shut power to the stuck car and turn it on again.
PS this is the only circumstance in which the elevator power may be restored by members of the department.
Elevators. In a two speed system members may shut down the power and open the power back up. If the car is to restart, it will do so within? 3.6.3.
Within 10 seconds
Elevators. If you have to lower a portable ladder to the elevator roof, what type of ladder should be used if possible 3.7 A3
Straight ladder
Elevators. What is the maximum amount of firefighters permitted on the roof of the elevator car at one time?
3.7.2 A4
Max of two firefighters
Elevators. Removal from top hatch. Who determines order of removal from the elevator? 3.7 A8
Member in the car must determine order of removal
Elevators. Side exit removal there might be two incidents that might mess up this procedure, what are they 3.7.2 B
Structural beam
or
the rescue car can’t be brought level with a stuck car
Elevators. Side car removal.
T/F remove power to rescue car once it is level with the stuck elevator.
3.7.2 B3
True
Elevators. Side door rescue. Open side exit in rescue car one of two ways? 3.7.2 B4
A key or forcible entry is required to open panel from inside the rescue car
Elevators. Side door rescue, how do you open the access door to the stuck car? 3.7.2 B5
It is openable by hand from the shaft side
Elevators. Side door rescue. Planks of sufficient lengths should be used as a bridge between cars. What size? 3.7.2 B6.
6 feet or longer
T/F Forcible entry of hoistway and elevator car doors should only be attempted under the direct advisement of an elevator mechanic or as a last resort during
Emergency Removal Procedures.
3.7.3
True
Elevators. Slide door type what is the preferred forcible entry method. 3.7.3 B
Maxi force airbag system
Elevators. Sliding door type when using the maxi force airbag system. Where do you place the bag? 3.7.3 page 10.
Place bag between the leading edge of the door and jam as HIGH as possible
PS same location for rabbit
Elevator pits, are how deep
jump pits?
and
walk in pits?
4.1.1 page 11.
Jump 4’ to 6’
Walk 6’-10’
From the lowest landing to base of pit.?
While working in elevator JUMP
pits after the power shut off for additional safety what is an additional option?
4.2.1.
Trip lower limit switch and secure it in an OPEN position.
Can you enter an elevator walk in pit before power shut off? 4.2.2.
Yes
In an extreme emergency.
Elevator walk in pits in an extreme emergency, immediate action necessary to save a life can be done by using the following precautions three factors?
4.2.2D
1-Open a Hoistway door on shaft to be entered. The interlock will prevent car from moving.
2-Use caution around mechanical and electrical components.
3-Turn off power as soon as possible.
Elevators. Fireman service controls. Lobby key switch is required to be within —— feet of the lobby cool button.
5.2.1.
Within 4 feet
For elevators, the fire department uses 1620 key or by citywide standard elevator key number?
5.2.1
2642
Elevators. Lobby Keyed Switch has three settings which are?
Which 1 is the key not removable? 5.2.1.
Normal
Fireman service position
Door open position (key not able to be removed)
Elevator car key switch has three positions. What are they?
PS remember this is different than Lobby Key Switch
5.2.2
Normal
Hold
Fireman service
T/F
Elevator car key switch, the HOLD position does not allow the firefighter to remove the 1620 Key from the switch.
5.2.2
False
Can remove 1620 key from the switch
Basically, the HOLD switch means nobody can to steal the car without a 1620 Key
A firefighter with a 1620 K can move the car by changing the switch position from hold to ———-?
5.2.2 3
Fireman service.
This action shall not be taken without first informing the firefighters operating on that floor. If it was previously used.
It’s in CAPS in the books .
T:F
Elevators. To operate the car, the switch must be placed in the fireman service position while the car is at the landing where the lobby key is located. 5.2.2 C.
True
The lobby key switch must be in ——- position prior to place the car key switch to fireman service. 5.2.2 D.
Fireman service
T/F
Once the car switch is in the fireman service position, it can be overridden by the lobby key switch. 5.2.2 E.
False
Can Not
T/F
The 1620 key is not removable from the Elevator Car keyed switch when it is in the fireman service position.
5.2.2 F
True
Operation of fireman service.
Phase 1.- recall phase. How is this done? Two ways
5.3.1
Manual recall or Automatic recall
operation of fireman service.
Phase 1 recall phase
What would cause automatic recall? 5.3.1.
Activation of elevator landing smoke detector.
Water flow from a sprinkler system.
Automatic recall when elevator recall on their own due to some sort of building alarm.
If the fireman service Phase 1 was initiated automatically by the activation of a lobby smoke detector or sprinkler water flow, the elevator cannot be returned to normal operation until? Page 18.
The smoke detector or water floor alarm has been cleared.
Elevators. In initiating Phase 1 recall has not been initiated upon arrival. It shall be initiated and all cars accounted for and examined as they arrive at?
5.3.1 C 1
Street lobby floor.
T/F Elevators.
Initiating phase 1 recall before arrival and all elevator doors are closed. The following procedures are to be followed.
1- determine if it was initiated manually or automatically.
2- if phase 1 was initiated manually the fireman service lobby key switch will be found in the fireman service position. Place the fireman service lobby key switch momentarily in the NORMAL (OFF) position. Then return it to the fireman service position. This will cause all of our doors in this bank to open.
3- if phase 1 was initiated automatically place the lobby key switch in the Door Open position.
True
Manually- Normal (OFF) Position then return to Fireman Service.
Automatically- Door Open Position
Both of these situations are Lobby Keyed Switch
Does the emergency stop button work when in fireman service?
page 18?
No
Emergency stop button does not work when in Fireman Service.
When the elevator car reaches its terminal floor, one of the following will occur
1- all car and host doors open. The doors remain open for at least. — seconds and no more than—— and then close.
2- hoistway doors remain open with the car lights remaining ON. Non-fireman service, elevator car and hoistway doors ——-between 8 seconds and 1 minute after opening.
3- the car lights in the fireman service elevator cars remain on and the lights in the non-fireman service cars go ——.
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1- At least 8 seconds no more than
1 minute.
2- close
3- off
Caution, do not return the switch to the NORMAL position at this time.
Phase 2 operational phase for elevators. Controls inside the car. 1620 K fireman service switch. Door closed button and select the floor. In some elevated cars there may be two floor selection panels. The one to use for fireman service is the one—— to or the one with the fireman service key switch. 5.3.2
Nearest
Phase 2 operational phase, once in the car and the car begins to move what must be verified? 5.3.2.
Press the call cancel button to verify the operation of the button. If it stops at next landing select desired floor.
Phase 2 operational phase. If you have tested the call cancel button and the car does not stop immediately select next available floor press the —— in response to this button immediately.5.3.2. 3
Door open button and leave.
Notify Officer Command the car is out of service.
Fireman service and the car does not stop at the next available floor attempt to stop the car by ——-
5.3.2 3-2
Forcing the car doors open, thus interrupting the interlock switch.
Notify officer in command and initiate emergency evacuation procedures
Fireman service. Door Open button if the car is operating normally you must keep your finger on with ——— pressure to keep the door in the fully open position. Or the door will close it’s a safety feature.
5.4.3. 5 page 20
Constant
Fireman service. The doors open on heat and smoke. What is your next step? 5.3.2. 6
Simply remove finger from the door open button this should enable the doors to close.
Fireman Service. Doors open on heat and smoke and removal of the finger from door open button does not close the door. What is your next step 5.3.2. 6
Press, the door close button and manually assist the door closing.
If this fails, Don mask facepiece evacuate the elevator and proceed to the nearest safe stairway.
T/F
An elevator car can be placed in fire service or taken off of fireman service only when the car is at the landing where the lobby key switch is located
5.3.2 10 page 20
True
T/F
Once a fireman service car has been placed in phase 2 operation. It will continue in phase 2 operation, regardless of the position of the lobby key switch.
5.3.2. 11. Page20
True
when an elevator car has it placed on fireman service, it shall be operated by memory equipped with which tools?
5.3.2. 12 page 20
HT and forcible entry tools
Controls for phase 2 fireman service. Door closed button. It is a momentary touch type button.
Once fully opened, the elevator car doors close only in response to the door close button
5.3.3 a
True
Fireman service. Call cancel button is operated, the elevator car stops at the next available floor landing. The doors remain ——- and new floor selection must be made.
5.3.3. C2
Closed
It is recommended that the —— button be pressed whenever a member enters a car on fireman service to clear the floor selection panel of any previous floor selection that may have been made.
5.3.3. C3
Call Cancel Button
T:F
Fireman service the door open button must be held until the doors are fully opened 5.3.3. D2.
True
Fireman service. Emergency stop button is rendered inoperative during the Phase 1operation when recalling ———.
5.3.3 E1
Elevator in lobby
Fireman service emergency stop button should be operational during phase 2 operation when in car and———. 5.3.3 E2.
Operating in fireman service
Fireman service. Activation of emergency stop in phase 2 will
————
5.3.3 E3
Quickly stop the elevator car
Fireman service the emergency stop button is rendered inoperative during ——
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Phase 1 when recalling elevator in lobby
Fireman service emergency should be operational during ——-
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Phase 2, one in car and operating environment service.
When it is confirmed that the fire is on the 7th floor or below unit should?
6.1.2 page 22
Avoid the use of elevators. It is safer to utilize the stairway to reach the fire floor.
ACRO 7up
Do not use an elevator in a bank which serves the fire floor if a lower bank of elevators reaches within —— of the fire floor
6.1.3
Within five floors
When it is necessary to use an elevator in a bank which serves the fire floor. Select a floor at least —— below the fire floor or —- floors below the lower level of an access stair in the Fire area, whichever is lowest.
6.1.4 B
2
2
What is the max number of members permitted in an elevated car?
6.1.8
6 max
Precautionary stops in elevator should be how many floors?
6.1.10
Every 5 floors
T/F
Fireman service. The shaft should be checked at the first precautionary stop.
6.1.11
False
Lobby 1st then every precautionary stop.
The relationship of the elevator to the stairway should be noted. This can be accomplished by inspecting the ——- sign which is required to be posted at each floor near the call button. They should be done at the first and last precautionary stop.
6.1.12
YOU ARE HERE sign
During Fire Operations use fireman service if available or ——— ——- to hold car.
6.2.1. 2
Folded lengths
Do not straddle elevator doors
Firefighters trapped in stalled elevator cars during Fire Operations. If Car fails to move.:
Check emergency stop button, deactivate it by ——- —— ——.
6.3.1. 1
Pulling it out
or if switch type moving switch to off position.
Firefighters trapped in stalled elevator during Fire Operations in an extreme emergency what can be done? 6.3.1. 7
Fire department hose can be used to slide down to floor below.
PS if more than one length is used first tie lengths together than couple
Firefighters trapped in stalled elevator during Fire Operations a hoseline on the floor below can be used to spray fog stream between the car and the hoist door from the floor below. A —— degree fog pattern should be used to cool and protect trapped persons during the rescue operation 6.3.1. 9
30°
1st arriving units should, if possible,
——- —— a fireman service elevator, which is capable of stopping at all floors.
6.4.3
Initially avoid
Many of the converted service freight elevators are so arranged, and therefore are capable of being affected by fire on any floor. Only after the officer in command has determined that the fire is not ——— to the ——— Should these elevators be utilized. 6.4.3
Adjacent to the shaft.
Experience indicates that many fires in ————- buildings have been found in the service elevator LOBBY , in piles of collected rubbish. Heat and flame have affected the doors and control wiring of nearby service elevators. 6.4.3.
High-rise office buildings
Members shall NEVER take a fireman service elevator, which services all
——-
6.4.4
floors to go above the fire.
If fire service elevators have not installed use what mode?
6.4.6
Manual mode
Elevators in Sabbath mode typically stop at —— or —- automatically.
6.4.7
Every floor or every other floor
Sabbath elevators are —- to be operable in fireman service in accordance with building and fire code requirements. Most often a sign, may also be a Sabbath key switch plate.
6.4.7
Required
What must be done before electing to utilize and Sabbath elevator. 6.4.7.
Verify the firefighter service feature is operational
Sabbath elevators ———- be used if the fire service feature is missing or not operational. Buildings where Sabbath elevators exist should be considered for inclusion in ——-.
6.4.7
Shall not be
ECIDS
T/F
Locked hoistway doors. If you’re elevator arrives at the selected floor, but the car door does not open make no attempt to force it. In this instance, the locked door, attached via the vein to the elevator car door, is keeping both doors closed. Any attempt at forcing them open may damage the interlock putting the car out of service. 6.5.1 B.
True
Elevators. Emergency removal. In single car, blind hoistway, emergency access opening shall be provided every. —— floor but not more than — feet apart.
7.3.2
3rd floor
36 feet apart
