COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
An elevator is an extremely complex system with hundreds of parts that must be maintained. One function of maintenance is ensuring continued operation by preventing excessive wear and breakdown. In systems as complex as modern elevator systems, a more important aspect of maintenance is to ensure that the equipment continues to perform as it was originally designed. This can be accomplished only by qualified, trained technicians and engineers using the correct equipment and tools.
This course is designed to cover both maintenance and inspection activities that are normally contracted to an elevator maintenance or inspection provider and those that are normally performed by the owner/manager. Participants will learn about the safety code requirements for maintenance records including maintenance control programs and how to inspect for and identify common maintenance deficiencies.
The course material includes sample maintenance control programs for electric and hydraulic elevators, as well as escalators and moving walks that identify all safety code requirements for maintenance activities. The material also includes blank forms for performance evaluation, emergency operation monthly checks and escalator/moving walk start-up.
Safety is stressed throughout the course, with emphasis on identification and use of elevator safety features that are available for maintenance and inspection personnel. Participants are given exercises and testing after each subject to gain feedback on their understanding to ensure that they comprehend the subjects.
This course is beneficial to all elevator personnel. It focuses on elevator maintenance, inspection and tests techniques and is beneficial for new elevator inspectors and maintenance staff as well as the more experienced inspectors and maintenance staff that are interested in improving their inspection and maintenance skills and understanding of code requirements.