ELEVATORS: DOOR MONITORING & OTHER RETROACTIVE …

[Pages:87]ELEVATORS: DOOR MONITORING & OTHER RETROACTIVE REQUIREMENTS

presented by Charanjeet Singh, P.E. & Donald Franklin

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? 2019 New York City Department of Buildings

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DESCRIPTION

This presentation will provide an overview of NYCBC Appendix K, Chapter K3 which outlines retroactive requirements for existing elevators including door lock monitoring. ANSI A10.4 will be discussed informing attendees about requirements for adding extensions to personnel hoists. Additionally attendees will learn about various safety issues arising from maintaining and working on conveying devices.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: 1. Participants will examine NYCBC Appendix K Chapter

K3 to identify retroactive requirements for existing elevators including door lock monitoring requirements. 2. Participants will discuss ANSI A10.4 and be able to summarize requirements for Personnel Hoist cab extensions. 3. Participants will be able to list requirements for load weighing devices on passenger and freight elevators. 4. Participants will analyze common causes of minor elevator/escalator accidents and remedies.

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OVERVIEW: ELEVATORS IN NEW YORK CITY

37 million trips based on number of passenger elevators in the City

OVERVIEW: ELEVATORS IN NEW YORK CITY

Approximately

150 years of elevator history (since 1857)

90K devices under the DOB's Jurisdiction

500 average daily elevator trips

37 million daily citywide trips

12% of all elevators in NYC

TYPES OF DEVICES

Elevator Devices

74,518

5,912 6,987

3,898

5,930 1,617

112 2,395 278

54 394

283

Public Elev Manlift Amusement Handicap Lift Private Elev Sidewalks Dumbwaiters Conveyers Escalators Freight Wheelchairs Passenger

FUNCTIONS OF THE ELEVATOR UNIT

Enforcement

Plan Review

Acceptance Test

Accident Investigations

Elevator Unit

Audits

Amusement Ride and Hoist

Inspections

Periodic Inspections

Complaint Inspections

Surveys

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