a. Elevator History and Basic Safety (1) Identify job hazards (2) What proper safety equipment to wear and use (3) Common-sense safety around elevators and escalators (4) Fundamentals of first aid and MSDS information (5) Avoiding electric shock, GFCI's (6) Codes that apply to the elevator industry (7) Demonstrate proper lift techniques (8) Perform lockout/tagout procedure as described in the Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook b. Basic Print Reading (1) Read prints (2) Survey the hoistway for new installation and modernization (3) Convert to meter equivalents (4) Identify proper use of hardware during daily work routine (5) Identify course and fine thread type bolts. Demonstrate the proper identification and grade of imperial bolts c. Handling Materials & Tools: Rigging & Hoisting (1) Safety Procedures (2) Properly handle and store all tools (3) Tie and identify knots, bends and hitches (4) Safety procedures for hoisting heavy equipment (5) Building a safe working platform & scaffolding (6) Use all safety devices (7) The proper method of unlocking the hoistway door using two different types of door unlocking devices (8) Demonstrate use of digital multimeter showing proper settings for measuring AC voltage, DC voltage and resistance (9) Perform a mousing of an eye hook (10) Demonstrate all hand hoisting signals

a. Pit Equipment (1) Safety Procedures (2) Introduction to the pit components and their purpose (3) Install pit equipment: buffers, compensating sheaves, limit switch assembly, spring or oil buffers, compensating ropes and chains (4) Testing of pit equipment for proper operation (5) Determine the proper run-by-clearance of the car and counterweight (6) Using either a threaded or grooved pipe, properly connect two pieces of pipe. -- If using a grooved pipe connection, are the seals made for oil use? (7) Using buffer data plate information, identify and choose the proper oil for buffer use and check oil level and fill as necessary. Check for proper test tag and record date of last test. b. Guide Rails (1) Safety Procedures (2) Prepare rails and rail runs (3) Build templates, drop lines and plumb hoistways of single, multiple or corner post installations (4) Install guide rails (5) Use a rail gauge and align rails (6) Proper use of fall protection, proper care and use of equipment (7) Jobsite requirements for properly storing rail guides until they can be installed (8) Demonstrate proper sizing of rail equipment to be used and the proper procedure for determining size (9) Using a vixen file or other equipment, clean and file rail surfaces to eliminate possible knocking c. Machine Room Equipment (1) Safety Procedures (2) Layout and properly align & set equipment (3) Properly align sheaves, tracks and gears (4) Offset roping (5) Calibrate and test (6) Demonstrate proper inspection and maintenance procedures for the equipment d. Hoistway Equipment (1) Safety Procedures (2) Assemble car and counterweight sling (3) Why elevators are counterweights (4) Proper handling & storage of wire ropes (5) Plan a rope run and learn other methods of installing and reroping (6) Properly install vinyl tile floor covering inside an elevator

a. General Maintenance Procedures (1) Safety Procedures (2) Cleaning and Lubrication (3) Assembling of the car frame, platform and safeties (4) Wire rope hitches and related hardware (5) Inspection of the hoist and governor ropes (6) Identify all elevator controller components and their operation (7) Proper care of door operator unit and belt driven hydraulic power unit (8) Become familiar with American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 Code section pertaining to general and specific maintenance requirements of elevators and escalators b. Maintenance of Traction Elevators (1) Safety Procedures (2) Governor speed calibration and test (3) Brake inspection, proper lubrication and adjustment (4) 5-year safety test (5) Installation of a motor brush (6) Maintenance Control Plan c. Maintenance of Hydraulic Elevators (1) Safety Procedures (2) Annual hydraulic test (3) Replacement of a hanger roller and the proper adjustment of the up thrust roller (4) Perform examination of the hydraulic pumping unit and note deficiencies (5) Perform inspection of the hoistway and pit (6) Perform a test of the Firefighters Service d. Maintenance of Escalators and Moving Walks (1) Safety Procedures (2) Clean and lubricate (3) Handrail slippage (4) Maintenance on equipment (5) Repair/replacement of equipment

a. Electrical (1) Procedures for working safely with electricity (2) Principle on which all electrical concepts are based (3) What is electricity and where does it come from? (4) Read a wiring diagram symbol and apply it to the equipment on the job (5) Sequence of operation of individual circuits such as starting, stopping car and hall call cancellation and direction selection (6) Troubleshoot particular circuits that are malfunctioning (7) Locate and repair electrical problems such as ground, opens, defective contacts and coils (8) Troubleshoot electrical problems with confidence (9) Relay logic

a. Elevator Doors and Equipment (1) Safety Procedures (2) Proper terminology for doors and relating equipment (3) Difference between door types and the reasons for choosing to install each type (4) Install car and hoistway entrances and door equipment accurately (5) Install & adjust elevator doors, gates for passenger, freight & dumbwaiter (6) Final adjustments and maintenance (7) Passenger and freight door, gate repairs and replacements (8) Door operators, repair, replace and adjustments (9) Door protective devices and troubleshooting

a. Motor Control and Fault Finding (1) Safety Procedures (2) Identify motor components and its function in AC and DC motors (3) Gearless machines (4) Cleaning and lubrication (5) Learn how to check bearings and replace (6) Testing and replacing motors, generators, bearings, sheaves and drivers (7) Elevator related circuits and basic circuit analysis (8) Converting AC to DC power (9) Testing procedures (10) Turn and undercut a commentator (11) Test shunt and series field coils (12) Understand braking

a. Electrical Wiring and Equipment (1) Safety Procedures (2) Read and understand a Code Requirement look up in National Fire Protection Association -- 70, repair and replacement of traveler in existing hoistways (3) Terminology for various tools and electrical equipment (4) Plan and install raceway and conduit (5) Bend conduit (6) Plan wiring and pulling wires safely and efficiently (7) Accurately prepare and install traveling cables (8) Bonding and grounding equipment (9) Prepare the elevator/escalator for running operation

a. Hydraulics (1) Safety Procedures (2) Complete a pressure test (3) Identify the major components of a hydraulic system and each function (4) Drill a hole for a hydraulic jack (5) Properly install and plumb the casing & jack with specific tools (6) Layout a pipe run and connections to power unit and jack (7) Understand hydraulic theory and valve operation (8) Adjust the valves for proper operation (9) Troubleshoot and isolate system problems

a. Basic Electronics and Solid State (1) Terminology and safety equipment used on electronic devices (2) Binary & hexadecimal systems are related to digital circuitry (3) Capacitors and capacitance are used on elevator equipment (4) Inductance and inductors are used in circuits (5) How a semi-conductor works (6) Diode, zener diodes, photodiodes and light emitting diodes (7) Understanding transistors and how they operate (8) How SCR's are operated and used in elevator circuits (9) Various digital gates and their function (10) The functions of integrated power supplies (11) Different configurations and uses of the Op Amp

a. Elevator Rope Replacement (1) Safety Procedures (2) Terminology associated with elevator rope replacement (3) Inspecting for defective rope, selector tape & cable (4) Staging and routing ropes, tapes & cables (5) Shackling and socketing (6) The inspection of sheaves to see if they are in sufficient condition to put on new ropes (7) How to determine the right ropes to order (8) Proper handling of wire rope so that it is not damaged prior to installation (9) Procedure to properly hang ropes b. Machinery Troubleshooting/Repair (1) Safety Procedures (2) Maintenance and troubleshooting for common problems associated with wire ropes and sheaves (3) The different machinery types commonly found and some older systems no longer installed, but still in use in mechanical driving systems (4) Troubleshooting methods, the importance of proper diagnosis, and the planning, communication and safety aspects of the repair or replacement of mechanical equipment (5) Components found on elevator machinery and some common methods for the proper repair, replacement and adjustment of these components (6) Components commonly found on elevator installations that include governors, tensions and weight frames, car frames and platforms, safeties and release carriers, guide assemblies, buffers and mechanical selector systems (7) The proper testing and lubrication of repaired and/or replaced machinery before returning the equipment back to service

a. Escalators, Moving Walks (1) Safety Procedures (2) Identification of escalator and moving walk components (3) Familiarization of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 and American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.3 code relating to escalators and moving walks (4) Installation of an escalator (5) Prepare the escalator for running operation (6) Inspection and testing

a. Accessibility (1) Safety Procedures (2) Applicable code (3) Installation of a stairlift, vertical platform lift (VPL) and inclined platform lift (IPL) (4) Installation of a private residence elevator