Escalators

Question 1

The escalator key is marked with what?

Answer 1

ESC

Question 2

The average width of escalator stairs is

Answer 2

40 inches

Question 3

Pressure sensors require how many lbs of pressure to activate?

Answer 3

150 lbs

Question 4

The rise of escalators is _______ degrees

Answer 4

30

Question 5

Speed of an escalator is ______ feet per minute?

Answer 5

90

Question 6

Embarkation lights are what color

Answer 6

Greenish- yellow

Question 7

_______ lights are located at the top and bottom of the escalator where the steps flatten out within 16” of the comb plate

Answer 7

Embarkation

Question 8

Escalator steps cannot be removed with the London brushes in place

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The escalator will stop ______ feet after the activation of the emergency stop button

Answer 9

1 1/2 feet

Question 10

The power to the escalators shuts down automatically when the fire alarm is activated

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Escalators sprinkler shut off controls are located where?

Answer 11

In the escalator pit

Question 12

There is up to a ______ minute delay from the time of the fire alarm activation, to the time the escalator stops

Answer 12

2 minutes

Question 13

_______ are located at the top and bottom of each escalator. They are there to clean the treads of the steps.

Answer 13

Comb plates

Question 14

________ were added to the escalator to prevent passengers from being caught between the sidewalks and the moving step

Answer 14

London brushes

Question 15

The comb plates can be dismantled by using what?

Answer 15

Large flathead screwdriver

Question 16

The first method to stopping an escalator due to an emergency is to___________

Answer 16

Utilize the stop button

Question 17

Escalator control panel will accommodate up to ____ escalators

Answer 17

16

Question 18

London brushes can be removed by

Answer 18

Screwdriver

Question 19

A metro rail station must be evacuated due to a fire emergency. Which of the general evacuation principles should be followed in the situation?

Answer 19

Escalators are considered the primary means of emergency evacuation.

Question 20

A young boy has become in trapped in an escalator in a Metro rail station, and one of the steps must be removed to free him. What is the recommended procedure for removing and trap persons from all escalators?

Answer 20

To pry the step away from the sideboards