Fireman’s
Emergency Operation Phase I & II should be tested monthly per A17.1 any
recently edition.
8.6.11.1
– Firefighters’ Emergency Operation – All elevators provided with firefighters’
emergency operation shall be subjected monthly, by authorized personnel, to
Phase I recall by use of the key switch, and a minimum of one-floor operation
on Phase II, except in jurisdictions enforcing the NBCC. Deficiencies shall be corrected. A record of findings shall be available to elevator
personnel and the authority having jurisdiction.
During
a visit to complete the engineering on a 4 car modernization I discovered 2 pieces
of paper 10 years a part which tells a story of how our elevator industry is
changing[not for the better]. The first document shows between 2007-2010 FEO was being tested each
month. The second document shows that it
hasn’t been tested in 2018. Disclosure - This is not a building Colley Elevator currently maintains, we are completing the modernization, it is currently being maintained by a OEM.
[This sheet looks wonderful!]
[The elevator inspector was nice enough to test is in October and circle expectations]
We
are seeing more rules and codes written to increase safety and as an industry
in general we are not taking the time or given the time to complete the items
that once where being completed. This
all goes back to the theory
1. Building owner must pay
a company a reasonable rate for elevator service
2. Company must give
elevator personnel time to complete required tasks
3. Elevator personnel, if
given the time, must complete their tasks
If
one of the three are out of sync with their responsibilities and obligations we will not have safe
elevators. In this case exercising FEO
takes about 5 minutes on a one car or two car building.
If
you have any questions or would like additional information feel free to
contact me at CraigZ@colleyelevator.com or
630-766-7230 ext. 107.
Also
check us out on Instagram @Colleyelevator see what we have been up to.
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