Colley Elevator’s 11th annual QEI education training – Keep on learning!

 

Each year for the last 11 years, Colley Elevator has been hosting inspectors from across the Chicago area as well as mechanics from Colley and other companies to attend QEI/Elevator code continuing education.  This year we had people from Colley Elevator, Elevator Inspection Services, Kone, Suburban Elevator, VDA and a few other organizations.  I got to sit in a room where a few of the guys had more years in the business than I am alive, these guys know something and have seen some things, we are lucky to have them.

This year we again had Joe Donnelly – PE conduct the training. Joe D has had a pretty incredible career starting out by working for Westinghouse Elevator as an apprentice, then field engineer, moving to Lerch Bates to start his consulting career and now at Donnelly & Associates doing elevator consulting and training.  He has had experience working on the State of Illinois Board as the technical advisor and currently is the Chair of the City of Chicago code committee and helped bring the City from a 2001 code to 2016.

The last year we have had some different activity and interpretations from the State of Illinois and we talked a lot about those items.  While we might not be happy with FAID or no Temp inspections, this is the environment we are living in currently.  Maybe it changes or time lines are extended, but for now, that is where we are at.

This year we reviewed – City – State code update, 2016 & 2019 A17.1 major code update, 2019 A17.1 Part 2 code update, 2019 A17.1 Part 3 code update, A17.1 Part 6 code update, A17.1 part 8.6 code update, FEO service review, A17.3 code review, NEC code update, A117.1 class, A17.2 routine inspection review, A17.2 periodic test review, City of Chicago 2018 code A17.1, City of Chicago 2018 code A17.3. Next year ready for 2022 code?

Take away – When I was 17 I knew everything, when I was 24 and had a few years in the business I thought I was on a path to quickly know everything, when I was 30 I was pretty sure I was an oracle.  At 44 I learn new things every day and have learned to listen because everything is not always black and white and the clarity of challenges evolve and become clearer with more time and information, it takes a team.   These two days a year are very long, we work all day and come to sit for 5 hours to (re)learn elevator code.  I learn so much from these two days, even if it is similar material, I get different things out of it each time I hear it. This year we had a lot of discussion on the code topics which was really great. We always have to keep learning and keep growing.

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.

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