Elevators

Question 0

Most frequent cause of elevator malfunction ?

Answer 0

Electrical problems.

Question 1

Emergency ?

Answer 1

Stuck in elevator: Fire, injury, panic. FIP

Question 2

Power removal: Lt Annette sent Fr Hayes to shut power to the A car before people were removed from car?

Answer 2

F. Dispatch 2 members to shut pwr

Question 3

Top hatch removal: who determines order of removal ?

Answer 3

Member in the car

Question 4

Planks of sufficient __’ or longer should be used as a bridge between cars ?

Answer 4

6’. Secure each passenger with LSR & assist them to rescue car

Question 5

Slide type door: what is preferred f/e method ?

Answer 5

Air bags

Question 6

6 sty bld with an elevator that serves the basement - counterweight is on 1st floor. Where is stalled car?

Answer 6

5th floor

Question 7

Primary removal - power off or on?

Answer 7

Performed w/o turning power off.

Question 8

Two types of primary removal 1. Checking electrical contacts 2. Fire service. What order are they done?

Answer 8

Order in which they are tried is not important.

Question 9

Checking electrical contacts. If passenger activates emergency stop button will this work?

Answer 9

No. Must have passenger deactivate emergency stop button for ‘checking electrical contacts’ to work.

Question 10

Primary removal - fire service - will this over ride emergency stop button?

Answer 10

Yes Phase 1 will over ride emergency stop button.

Question 11

Telephone # of mechanic is required to be posted in the machinery room near the elevator pwr switch?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Secondary or emergency removal power must be removed?

Answer 12

True. Dispatch two members to elevator machinery room. Remain at power switch for duration of operation

Question 13

Machinery room may be located in these 3 places?

Answer 13

1. Top of shaft 2. Bottom of shaft 3. Two floors above top floor serviced by elevator

Question 14

When passengers are removed from a car between floors they should be taken ?

Answer 14

Up & out if practical

Question 15

Elevator car has a two speed system commonly found in buildings over 10 stories, the following procedures may work:

Answer 15

• if emergency stop button activated have passengers deactivate it
• have members shut power to stuck car & turn it back on again **if car is to restart it will do so w/i 10sec

Question 16

Hinge type door: depress the roller. Sliding - ?

Answer 16

Push up locking arm

Question 17

Max of __ FF on roof of car?

Answer 17

Max of two. Secured with LSR.

Question 18

Terminal floor is the lowest landing above the street floor of any elevator that does not serve the street lobby floor also known as ?

Answer 18

Sky lobby

Question 19

The key switch is required to be within __ of the lobby call button?

Answer 19

4’

Question 20

Lobby keyed switch: the normal & firemen service position in the keyed switch permit removal of the key, the key not removable in door open T/F?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

One a car is in fireman service it cannot be overridden by the lobby keyed switch?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Elevator car keyed switch: the key can be removed in HOLD position & firemen service position?

Answer 22

Hold - removable. Key NOT removable in the car when in fire service position.

Question 23

Elevators are automatically recalled what two times?

Answer 23

• elevator landing smoke detector

- water flow from a sprinkler system

Question 24

If phase 1 has been initiated before arrival & all elevator doors are closed - if automatically recalled - do what?

Answer 24

Place the lobby keyed switch to ‘door open’

Question 25

During phase 1 recall - the emergency stop button will be rendered ?

Answer 25

Phase 1 recall its inoperative.

Question 26

Phase 2: as soon as the elevator car begins to move press ?

Answer 26

Call cancel.

Question 27

If call cancel does not work?

Answer 27

Immediately select next safe floor & hit door open & leave car. Noticy IC car is OOS

Question 28

Door open button press?

Answer 28

Constantly. Hold it.

Question 29

Once a car is placed in phase 2 it will remain in f/s even if lobby is taken out?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Emergency stop button inoperative in phase 2? T/F

Answer 30

False. Phase 2 emergency stop button inoperative

Question 31

Fire is __ floor or below units should avoid elevator?

Answer 31

7th or below avoid elevator. 8 & up take it

Question 32

Do not use an elevator in a bank which services the fire floor if a lower bank of elevators reaches within __ floors of the fire floor?

Answer 32

Within 5 floors

Question 33

Fire on 16th floor. Access stairs go from 15-16th floors. Bank A 1-10, Bank B 11-20. Take what bank to where?

Answer 33

Take B to 13th floor.

Question 34

Not more then __ members in an elevator car?

Answer 34

Not more then 6.

Question 35

Elevator should be stopped every __ floors?

Answer 35

Every 5 precautionary stops. **Before leaving the lobby & at each precautionary stop direct flashlight up between elevator car & hoistway shaft to determine accumulation of smoke in shaft

Question 36

“You are here” checked?

Answer 36

First & last precautionary stop

Question 37

In extreme emergency what can be used to slide down to floor below?

Answer 37

Dept hose. Hoseline on floor below can be used to protect people - 30 deg fog

Question 38

Single blind hoist way emergency access openings shall be provided every __ but not more then __’?

Answer 38

Every third floor but not more then 36’

Question 39

Emergency side exit be witihin __’ of adjacent car side door?

Answer 39

3’