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There must be a separate device located in the lower compartment or adjacent to the lower landing that places the lower compartment out of service. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 September 2002 ~IIIIIIIIIIII 1II1I11 ml 1111 III II A0125E Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME. Intentionally left blank Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ~ No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME. ~ ASME A 17.4-1999 GUIDE FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL (INCLUDES EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND FIREFIGHTERS' SERVICE OPERATING PROCEDURES) AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD e The American Society 01 Mechanical Engineers ® This Guide was approved by the American National Standards Institute on October 20, 1999 and was issued on December 20, 1999. 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No part of this document may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright © 1999 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGiNEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME. FOREWORD Since 1921, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has developed and published safety codes and standards for elevators, escalators, and related equipment. In the 1960s, a demand from many building owners, lessees, and operating managements emphasized a need for a guide for the evacuation of passengers from stalled elevator cars. To meet this need relating to safety, the A 17 Executive Committee initiated a project of study that resulted in the development of the A17 Guide for the Evacuation of Passengers From Stalled Elevator Cars. This first edition was endorsed by the A17 Standards Committee in December 1972, and was published in 1973. Since the publication of the first edition of the Guide, changes to the A 17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators prompted the ASME A17 Committee to revise the Guide and keep it updated with new editions. The procedures contained in this Guide are based on past or current A 17.1 editions and do not take into account any local jurisdictional revisions that may have been made. The following is a list of approval dates and dates of issuance of all of the editions of the Guide: Edition Approved Issued A17 Guide December 1972 1973 A17.4-1986 July 28, 1986 October 31, 1986 A 17.4-1991 October 7, 1991 May 15, 1992 A17.4-1999 October 20, 1999 December 20, 1999 Acknowledgment. We gratefully acknowledge the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy for providing the photographs used in this Guide. iii Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. No reproduction may be made of this material vvithout written consent of ASME. Intentionally left blank ASME A17 ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR COMMITTEE (March 1999) MAIN COMMITTEE R. L. Seymour, Chair J. W. Coaker, Vice Chair Z. R. McCain, Jr., Vice Chair G. A. Burdeshaw, Secretary L. Bialy, Otis Elevator Co. D. McColl, Alternate, Otis Canada, Inc. B. D. Black, Eastern Paralyzed Vets Assoc. W. C. Burklund, Montgomery Kone, Inc. A. P. Juhasz, Alternate, Montgomery Kone. Inc. R. Schaeffer, Alternate, R. O. Schaeffer Co., Inc. D. J. Camp, Dover Elevator Systems J. W. Coaker, U.S. Postal Service T. D. Caster, Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services E. A. Donoghue, Edward A. Donoghue Associates R. E. Droste, Otis Elevator Co. S. H. Benjamin, Alternate, Otis Elevator Co. R. T. Farley, NAESA International C. H. Murphy, Alternate, Massachusetts Department of Public Safety J. A. Filippone, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey J. H. Humphrey, Alternate, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey C. C. Fox, Rainbow Security Cont. Ltd. G. W. Gibson, George W. Gibson & Associates, Inc. D. L. Turner, Alternate, Davis l. Turner & Associates H. E. Godwin, NC Department of Labor G. A. Kappenhagen, Schindler Elevator Corp. M. P. Lamb, Alternate, Schindler Elevator Corp. Z. R. McCain, Jr., McCain Engineering Associates, Inc. R. A. Gregory, Alternate, Vertex Corp. £. F. Parvis, Fujitec America, Inc. M. Boutelle, Alternate, Fujitec America, Inc. H. E. Peel/e, Jr., Peelle Co. S. P. Reynolds, Alternate, Peelle Co. R. L. Phillips, Georgia Department of Labor V. P. Robibero, Schindler Lifts, Ltd. v Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ~ No reproduction may be made of this material without \\-Titten consent of ASME. ~