Course objective

• How to record and report results of inspections and tests
• How to determine correct vertical clearances
• Acceptable refuge space on the elevator top and in the pit
• Safety slide and buffer deceleration guidelines
• Procedures to examine hydraulic and electrical equipment
• Top and bottom elevator, counterweight clearances
• Working pressure for hydraulic elevators
• Governor pull through and release carrier pull out forces

Course content

• Service safety
• Exercise on service safety
• Applicable codes

• Exercise on applicable codes
• Internal Inspection  
• External Inspection 
• Inspection in the machine room
• Hoist way and top of elevator inspection
• Inspection in the Pit
• Elevator construction safety
• Exercise on construction safety
• Acceptance and periodic tests of electric elevators
• Elevator and counterweight governors
• Elevator and counterweight safety
• Standby power operation
• Elevator and counterweight oil buffers

• Brake

• Terminal stopping devices
• Static controlled elevators
• Winding drum machine slack rope

• Standby power

• Ascending elevator and unintended motion
• Exercise on sample elevator
• Exercise on testing
• Firefighters’ service tests and checklist
• Exercise on firefighters’ service
• Hydraulic machine room
• Hydraulic hoist way and pit
• Hydraulic acceptance and periodic test

• Relief 

• Flexible pressure hose
• Cylinder and piping

• Pressure switch

• Operating pressure verification
• Bottom plunger clearance

• Hydraulic elevator

• Inspection requirements for each item on the inspection checklist 
• Elevator test requirements and measurements
• Safety practices for inspection and maintenance
• Drawings and diagrams