CHANGES TO THE ELEVATOR CODE AEDARSA Alberta Elevating

CHANGES TO THE ELEVATOR CODE

AEDARSA Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association Presentation By: Douglas Warne Manager, Technical Services Simon Lam Location Manager Calgary

A little bit about AEDARSA • AEDARSA became a non-profit safety association in March 1996. • AEDARSA has the delegated responsibility by Alberta Municipal Affairs to administer safety programs for elevating devices, amusement rides and passenger ropeways in the province of Alberta. • AEDARSA is focused on safety. We do not design, install, renovate or perform maintenance. • AEDARSA has a Board of Directors with 8 volunteer members representing different interest groups and we have a combined staff of 22 in Calgary and Edmonton.

What We Do • Investigate accidents. • Review engineer approved plans for new installations and major alterations. • Perform acceptance inspections of new and altered installations. • Issue “Certificate of Operation” and notification for required safety inspections. • Provide technical advice based on adopted codes to contractors and owners. • Maintain permanent records related to all delegated functions. • Perform safety inspections. Elevators Lifts for the Physically Disabled Escalators Moving Walks/Inclined Lifts Dumbwaiters Freight Platform Lifts Powered Manlifts Belt Lifts Personal Hoists Amusements Rides Passenger Ropeways (ski lifts, gondolas, etc)

CHANGES TO THE REGULATION & ELEVATOR CODE • Alberta Regulation AR 62/2009 was put in to place by Order in Council May 2009 by the Minister of Municipal Affairs • ASME A 17. 1 -2007/CSA B 44 -07 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators was thereby adopted

WHY DID WE CHANGE n n n In one word (EVACUATION) Since 911, the world changed with respect to the evacuation of high-rise buildings In the time it take the firefighters to arrive at a building, valuable time has been lost with regards to evacuating a building by use of elevators that have not been compromised by fire or smoke.

NEW INSTALLATION • All elevator’s that were sold after the adoption of the new elevator code regulation adopted in May of 2009 • The new installation must comply with the Elevating Devices Code Regulation which adopts the AMSE A 17. 1 -2007/CSA B 44 -07 in the Province of Alberta • This elevator code is a harmonized international code with the United States of America.

Alberta Building Code (2006) n Clause 3. 2. 6. 4 Emergency Operation of Elevators states: n 1) Elevator shall comply with the elevating devices code regulation made pursuant to the Safety Codes Act. 2) Special Emergency Service as defined in the elevating devices code regulations made pursuant to the Safety Codes Act shall be provided in all elevators. n

AR 62/2009 n n Clause 2. 27. 3. 2. 2. 1 In jurisdictions enforcing the NBCC, smoke detectors, or, if applicable, the building fire alarm system (fire alarm initiating devices), used to initiate Phase 1 Emergency Recall Operation, shall be installed in conformance with the requirements of the NBCC, and shall be located in (a) each elevator lobby, and (b) the machine room

AR 62/2009 continued n n Clause 2. 27. 3. 2. 2. 2 Where the building fire alarm system is identified to activate Phase 1 Emergency Recall Operation, fire alarm initiating devices and not pull station shall be used to initiate either the designated level or alternate level recall

AR 62/2009 continued n Note: [2. 27. 3. 2. 2. 1 and 2. 27. 3. 2. 2. 2]: Fire alarm initiating devices are referred to as fire detector (smoke or heat) in the NBCC to ensure initiation of recall by automatic means only.

STANDATA’S n n STANDATA ED-2009 -005 issued Dec. 2009 For new installations: changes clause 2. 27. 3 in the Elevator Code by saying elevators under 7000 mm do not require Firefighter Emergency Operation. n It also speaks to emergency power, pit sumps and sump pumps as related to water in the pit. n Shuttle elevators located in a high-rise building may also require FEO

STANDATA’S continued n STANDATA ED-2009 -006 ISSUED Dec. 2009 n For altered or modernization n This STANDATA was issued to try and help clarify the changes to the elevator’s during major alteration of a elevator system to the new elevator code requirements.

STANDATA some issues No provisions for emergency power n Can’t remove pull stations from current operation n Do we have to supply alternate landing? n Do we need a detector at the top and bottom of the hoistway? n

WEB SITES www. qp. albera. ca n www. aedarsa. com n

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