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GHAPTER 6 - ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS

b. Elevators having power- at each floor and associated


operated verticallY elevator machine rooms in
sliding doors provided accordance with NFPA No. 72 E
with automatic or Automatic Fire
Detectors,
momentary pressure Chapter 4. The activation of a
closing operation shall smoke detector in anY elevator
have the closing lobby or'associated elevator
sequence initiated machine rooms other than the
without delay and the designated level, shall cause all
car shall proceed to the cars in all grouPs that serve that
designated level. lobby to return non-stoP to the
designated level. lf the smoke
c. Elevators having power- detector at the designated level
operated doors is activated, the cars shall return
provided with to an alternate level aPProved
continuous pressure by the enforcing authoritY
closing operation or unless the Phase I key-oPerated
elevators having switch [Section 6.D.12.3 (a) (1)
manual doors. (a)l is in the "on" Position.
Sequence operation, if Smoke detectors and/or smoke
provided siall remain detector system shall not be
effective. self-resetting. The oPeration
shall conform to the
(5) Door reopening devices for requirements of Section
power-operated doors 6.D.12.3 (a)(1) (a).
which are sensitive to
smoke or flame shall be Exception: [Sec. 6.D.12.3 (a) (1)
rendered inoperative. (b)l: elevator lobbies at
Mechanically actuated door unenclosed landings.
reopening devices not
sensitive to smoke or flame
shall remain operative. Car 2. Phase ll Emergency ln.Car
door open buttons shall Operation.
remain operative.
(a) A two-position (off and on) key-
(6) All-..car and corridor call operated switch shall be
buttons and all corridor door provided in or adjacent to an
+opening and closing buttons operating panel in each car, and
shall be rendered it shall become effective onlY
all
inoperative and call when the designated level
lights
registered and Phase I key-operated switch
directional lanterns shall be [Sec. 6.D.12.3 (a) (1) (a)] is in
extinguished and remain the 'bn" position or a smoke
inoperative. Position detector [Sec. 6.D.12.3 (a) (1)
indicators, when provided, (b)l has been activated, and the
shall remain in service. car has returned to the
designated or alternate level.
(7) All cars shall be provided The key shall be removable onlY
with a visual and audible in the "off' position. When in
signal system which shall the "on" position, it shall Place
be activated to alert the the elevator emergency in-car
passengers that the car is operation.
returning non-stop to the
designated level. 6.4.12.3 Floor Numbers. Elevator hoistways shall
have floor numbers, not less than 102 mm in
(b) Smoke detectors shall be height, placed on the walls andior doors of
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installed in each elevator lobby hoistway at intervals where a person in a
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