SOUND THE ALARM
Under ASME A17.1, this firefighter operation is automatically initiated by smoke detectors located at designated recall levels, alternate recall levels, machine rooms, control spaces, or control rooms.
What is Phase I Emergency Recall Operations?
This article of the National Electrical Code governs electrical installations for elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks, platform lifts, and stairway chair lifts.
What is NEC Article 620?
Machine room doors are required to maintain THIS under normal operating conditions.
What is self-closing and self-latching?
During final inspection the elevator recalls properly from every lobby detector but fails to remove power after machine room sprinkler activation.
What is a failed shunt-trip sequence or improper fire alarm/electrical interface?
This code is the primary safety code for elevators and escalators.
What is ASME A17.1?
NFPA 72 requires elevator recall initiating devices to be dedicated to this function and not shared with unrelated detection objectives.
What is elevator recall (or elevator emergency control function)?
The NEC requires this dedicated disconnect within sight of elevator equipment.
What is the mainline disconnect?
Machine rooms are required to have this minimum illumination.
What is 19 foot-candles?
This is the minimum clear headroom generally required in an elevator machine room.
What is 7 feet?
This organization typically enforces adopted building and elevator codes.
Who is the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)?
This device, when installed in a sprinklered machine room, usually requires elevator power shunt trip?
What is a heat detector?
This conductor is intentionally bonded to equipment for fault protection.
What is the equipment grounding conductor?
A superintendent notices the machine room HVAC is not operational, causing temperatures to exceed code requirements. Before turnover, what should happen?
The HVAC issue must be corrected and the machine room maintained within the code-required operating temperature before acceptance and turnover.
This document establishes the officially approved scope of work for an elevator modernization before installation begins.
What are the approved construction documents (or approved submittals)
An engineer's seal on construction drawings provides evidence of professional design responsibilities but does not exempt a project from complying with this.
What is the adopted code and regulatory approval process?
Smoke detectors in this location initiate recall before passengers reach the elevator.
What are elevator lobbies?
Before an elevator contractor begins work, this must be verified on incoming power.
What is proper voltage and phase rotation?
This equipment should never be stored inside an elevator machine room.
What is non-elevator equipment or storage?
This inspection is performed before an elevator is placed back into public service following alteration or modernization.
What is the acceptance test?
This document identifies code deficiencies discovered during inspection.
What is an inspection report?
This test verifies firefighters can control the elevator using their key.
What is Phase II Firefighters' Emergency Operation?
Under NEC Article 620, wiring located in an elevator hoistway is generally limited to conductors serving this purpose.
What is equipment associated with the elevator system?
Machine room access doors are required to be this minimum width?
What is 32 inches?
Deep pits may require these to provide a safe refuge area.
What are buffer platforms?
Name the 3 code books commonly referenced during an elevator modernization.
What are ASME A17.1, NEC (NFPA 70), International Building (IBC), NFPA 72, or local amendments?