ASME A17.4:2015 pdf free download

ASME A17.4:2015 pdf free download
ASME A17.4:2015 pdf free download.Guide for Emergency Personnel
(1) The mainline disconnect switches in the machine room for the stalled elevator and the adjacent elevators (if the stalled elevator car is located in a multiple hoistway) should be set in the “OFF” position. Lockout/tagout the mainline disconnect switch.
(2) The rescue team should open the hoistway door at the nearest landing or an emergency access door, where provided, above the stalled elevator car top. This entry can be made by the use of the hoistway door-unlocking device or the emergency door key, or by forcing open the hoistway doors.
(3) A ladder with nonskid feet should be lowered to the elevator car top and securely positioned on the elevator car top. This ladder should be of sufficient length to extend at least 3 ft (914 mm) above the landing floor [see Fig. 1.3.5(a)].
(4) One member of the rescue team, equipped with a personal fall arrest system and properly tied off to a secured lifeline, should descend to the top of the stalled elevator car. The top of car stop switch should be placed in the “STOP” position to ensure that the elevator will not move. A second ladder should be lowered through the top emergency exit and positioned between the elevator car floor and car top in order to safely transport the passengers to the car top.
(5) A second rescue team member, also equipped with a personal fall arrest system and properly tied off to a secured lifeline, should then descend to the car top. The team member should carry an additional personal fall arrest system for use in rescuing the passengers.
(6) One team member should then enter the stalled elevator car through the top emergency exit. The other rescue team member should remain on the top of the stalled elevator car. A third member should be at the landing used to gain access to the hoistway.