Inspection, Testing and Maintenance

How elevators, escalators and moving walks are kept safe in service in British Columbia, where Technical Safety BC requires mandatory maintenance by a licensed contractor: the route mechanic's work, maintenance control programs and their records, routine examinations, lubrication, cleaning and wear measurement, hydraulic and traction periodic tests in Categories 1, 3 and 5, safety, governor, buffer, brake and unintended movement tests with test weights, escalator and moving walk maintenance and tests, acceptance inspections and tests, callback logs and working with safety officers, ending with a maintenance audit and the acceptance test day for a new machine-room-less elevator.

ELV-420 12 lessons · 4 h 10 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Elevators

This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.

What you'll learn

Explain what maintenance means under Section 8.6, distinguish preventive maintenance, periodic tests and corrective work, and describe the roles of owner, contractor, mechanic, maker and authority
Read, write and review a unit-specific maintenance control program, set task intervals from the maker, usage, environment, condition and history, and schedule tasks month by month
Carry out a routine examination and maintenance visit in a safe order through the machine room or control space, car top, pit, car and landings, and check out the unit before returning it to service
Lubricate, clean and measure wear correctly, and turn repeat measurements of ropes, grooves, brake linings and other parts into forecasts that give the owner notice
Perform and record hydraulic elevator Category 1, 3 and 5 tests, including the relief valve and system pressure test and a temperature-corrected cylinder leakage test
Plan and track traction elevator Category 1 and Category 5 tests, including alternative test methods, and act on failed or overdue tests
Test governors and car safeties with rated load, plan test weights, measure tripping speed, pull-through, stopping distance and tilt, and judge the results and their trends
Test oil buffers, brakes, ascending car overspeed protection, unintended movement protection and terminal devices, and interpret the results
Maintain and test escalators and moving walks, operate their safety devices, analyse brake stops and track skirt, chain and handrail trends
Prepare for and take part in acceptance inspections and tests of new installations and alterations, from permit and pre-tests to findings and baseline records
Keep specific, reconciled records, analyse callback logs and test records, track deficiencies to closure and work professionally with inspectors
Prepare for a maintenance audit and an acceptance inspection, respond to their findings and bring a new unit into service under its maintenance control program

Course content

12 lessons · 4 h 10 min total · final exam

1 Maintenance in the elevator trade 21 min · quiz
2 Maintenance control programs 20 min · quiz
3 Routine examinations and maintenance tasks 22 min · quiz
4 Lubrication, cleaning and wear measurement 22 min · quiz
5 Hydraulic elevator periodic tests 21 min · quiz
6 Traction elevator periodic tests 21 min · quiz
7 Safety and governor tests with load 21 min · quiz
8 Buffer, brake and unintended movement tests 20 min · quiz
9 Escalator and moving walk maintenance and tests 20 min · quiz
10 Acceptance inspections and tests 21 min · quiz
11 Records, logs and working with inspectors 20 min · quiz
12 Capstone: a maintenance audit and an acceptance test day 21 min · quiz
E Final exam 20 questions

Requirements

ELV-410 Elevator Code (CSA B44)

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.