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Elevators Flashcards

1
Q

Two most common types of elevator

A

Hydraulic and traction

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2
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Hydraulic elevators operate by what?

A

Piston filled with hydraulic fluid under pressure

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3
Q

How many stories is hydraulic elevator limited to?

A

Five or six stories

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4
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Where are elevator machine rooms for hydraulic elevators located?

A

bottom of elevator shaft

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5
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What do traction elevators operate by?

A

Long hoisting cables that pass over attraction sleeve

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6
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Where are traction elevator machine rooms located

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One or two floors above top floor

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7
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What’s the most common type of elevator used for people in residential high-rises

A

Passenger elevators

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8
Q

Can passenger elevator shafts, accommodate multiple cars?

A

Yes

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9
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Service elevators have what two unique features

A

extra height
wider doors

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10
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What type of elevator is not intended for moving passengers?

A

Freight

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11
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What three features do freight elevators have over passenger elevators

A

Increased height,
Increased weight
dedicated shaft

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12
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Why should initial crew avoid freight elevators?

A

slow
no protection from heat / smoke don’t service entire building

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13
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What authority has jurisdiction in Ontario over elevators?

A

TSSA = technical standards and safety authority

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14
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What does TSSA stand for?

A

Technical standards and safety authority

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15
Q

What two codes provide the guidelines for installation and operation of elevating devices

A

Ontario building code and Ontario fire code

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16
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What code requires ONE designated firefighter elevator in residential buildings higher than SIX stories or 18 meters

A

Ontario building code

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17
Q

What KIND of building requires a firefighter elevator installed greater than 18 m or six stories in height?

A

Residential or institutional buildings

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18
Q

How many METERS must other buildings types be in order to be required to have a firefighter elevator

A

36 m or higher for industrial and assembly and office buildings

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19
Q

What colour of helmet is identified according to Ontario building code standards

A

Red helmet

20
Q

What three locations can you find a red helmet on an elevator?

A

Frame of elevator
key switch plate
control panel

21
Q

Red helmet indicates what kind of elevator code

A

Ontario building code

22
Q

Red helmet indicates what kind of elevator code

A

Ontario building code

23
Q

Five features of red Helmut elevator

A

Service is all floors
Minimum floor area 2.2 m
Accommodate a stretcher
Carry 900 kg
Two hour power supply

24
Q

Elevator with red helmet, must travel from Main floor to top floor in how long

A

One minute

25
Q

Where must the recall switch be for a red helmet elevator?

A

CACF room

26
Q

What does CACF stand for?

A

Central alarm and control facility room

27
Q

What does a yellow helmet signify?

A

Ontario fire code elevator

28
Q

A yellow helmet indicates what code

A

Ontario fire code

29
Q

Four features of a yellow helmet elevator

A

No stretcher accommodation
Under 900 kg
May not have emergency power
Not required to be fire rated
No minimum speed

30
Q

Do all elevators need to have firefighter designation

A

No

31
Q

Three types of elevator operational modes…. FIA

A

Fire service
Independent service
Automatic

32
Q

What does fire service operation take away from occupants?

A

Elevator control

33
Q

Where does elevator phase one take occupants?

A

Returns occupants to safety

34
Q

What does phase 2 elevator control give firefighters?

A

Total control of elevator functions

35
Q

Two phases of fire service elevator operation

A

Phase 1
Phase 2

36
Q

Another name for phase one

A

Recall

37
Q

2 things that initiate phase 1 elevator service

A

fire alarm
manually

38
Q

The two position switch can be in what 2 modes

A

On or off

39
Q

Three position switch’s can do what 3 things

A

On
Off
Reset

40
Q

Two ways elevator phase 1 can be initiated?

A

alarm system activation
Manually from a FEO =
Firefighter emergency operation key switch

41
Q

The Ontario fire code is required for buildings built prior to what year

A

1975

42
Q

Ontario fire code is signified by what colour helmet

A

Yellow

43
Q

Phase one key switch maybe either two or three position
True or false

A

True

44
Q

Two position elevator key switch

A

On
Off

45
Q

Two position elevator key switch indicates what ??

A

On
Off

46
Q

Three position elevator key switch indicates??

A

On
Off
Reset

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