Common Element Ground Floor or Lobby - Elevators

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Condition: CE 4.1: Missing or Inadequate Fire Stopping
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 4.1
Warranty Year(s): Two Year
Performance: Fire stopping shall be installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code and the design.
Warranty: One – Year – Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation. Damage resulting from improper maintenance or additions, deletions or alterations made by the homeowner is excluded from the statutory warranty.
Action: Fire stopping not installed in accordance with the Ontario Building Code or the design shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 4.2: Improperly Constructed Fire Seperations
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 4.2
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Fire separations should be constructed to meet the requirements of the Ontario Building Code and the design.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation.
Action: Fire separations not meeting the acceptable condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 4.3: Unsealed Drywall Joints In Fire Seperations
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 4.3
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Partition is constructed to meet the requirements of the Ontario Building Code and the design.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health and Safety Violation. Damage resulting from improper maintenance or additions, deletions or alterations made by the homeowner is excluded from the statutory warranty.
Action: Partitions not meeting the acceptable Performance shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.1: Inadequate Operating Speed And/Or Acceleration
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.1
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: All elevators in a bank shall operate within the same performance range and meet the performance criteria of the building design
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.2: Door Closing Too Quickly or Too Slowly
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.2
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Elevator doors shall operate within the manufacturer’s recommended speed ranges and shall not exceed the code limit for maximum allowable kinetic energy. Kinetic energy of a closing door shall be based upon the sum of the hoist-way and the car door weights as well as the weight of parts rigidly connected to the doors and shall also include the rotational inertia effects of the door operator and the connecting transmission. The door closing force necessary to prevent closing of the hoist-way door (or the car door or gate if power operated) from rest shall not exceed 135 N (30 lb.). This force shall be measured on the leading edge of the door with the door at any point between one-third and two-thirds of its travel, and shall also not exceed the maximum allowed code limits.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.3: Elevator Cab Poorly Aligned
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.3
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: The maximum clearance between the elevator cab sill and the landing sill shall be not more than 32mm (1.25 in.). The distance must be uniform and consistent across the length of the sill.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.4: Gaurds Missing On Elevator Equipment
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.4
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Guards on elevator equipment will be provided as required by the TSSA regulations in force at the time of registration. Equipment shall not present a risk of entanglement, pinching, shearing, crushing, abrasion, electrical shock or tripping. The machine guarding must be provided with certification by a Professional Engineer indicating that the machine guarding is compliant with the MOL requirements. All machine guarding installations must be provided with an appropriate TSSA submission and must be performed by a licensed elevator contractor.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.5: Guard Rails On Top Of Cabs
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.5
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Guard rails on top of cabs will be provided as required by the TSSA regulations in force at the time of registration.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Guards not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.6: Water In Pit
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.6
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Elevator pits should be clear of standing water or fluids.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Pits not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.7: Poor Elevator Levelling
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.7
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Elevators shall stop and re-level as required by the design.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.8: Construction Debris In Pit Or Elevator Machine Room
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.8
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: After completion of construction, the pit, hoist-way equipment and elevator machine room should be cleaned to remove all construction debris, and to remove construction dust from elevator control equipment.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.9: Elevator Not Conforming To Ontario Building Code Barrier Free Requirements
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.9
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Elevators shall conform to the requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
Warranty: One-Year – Work and Materials. Two-Year – Health and Safety Violation of Ontario Building Code
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.10: Oil Leaks, Grease Fitting, Bearing Seals Shall Be Free Of Leaks Or Defect
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.10
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Elevators equipped with oil fitting, packing, valves, pumps, reservoir tank (hydraulic elevators), or bearings (sealed or unsealed), deflector sheaves, sprockets, oil buffers, etc. shall be free of oil leaks or grease escaping or leaking from the fittings.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 6.11: Electrical Schematics Missing
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.11
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: All relevant schematics required for the proper maintenance and operation of the elevator shall be provided as required by the TSSA.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be modified.

Condition: CE 6.12: Elevator Noise Due to Missing Or Inadequate Sound Mitigating Device(s)
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 6.12
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: The elevators should be provided with appropriate sound mitigation devices as required by the design.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance/Condition shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 7.12: Excessive Noise/Vibration From Mechanical Equipment
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 7.12
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Mechanical equipment shall be installed with appropriate sound and vibration control measures to limit noise and vibration transmission to occupied spaces.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials.
Action: Installations not meeting the Acceptable Performance shall be modified.

Condition: CE 7.15: Equipment Cannot Be Maintained
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 7.15
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Equipment shall be installed in such a manner that it can be accessed for maintenance. Clearances shall be adequate to permit required maintenance.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Equipment not meeting the Acceptable Performance shall be relocated or modified.

Condition: CE 7.17: Inadequate Air Supply
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 7.17
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Air supply systems shall provide the air flow required by the design.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Distribution and Delivery
Action: Systems not meeting the Acceptable Performance shall be repaired.

Condition: CE 8.3: Electrical Equipment Missing Labels
Article Type: Common Element
Article Number: 8.3
Warranty Year(s): One Year
Performance: Electrical panels and circuits must be clearly labeled.
Warranty: One-Year - Work and Materials
Action: Missing labels must be provided.

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Fire stopping is a rated assembly with particular dimensional and material requirements that must be adhered to.

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Typically interior drywall joints are finished or sealed when constructed as part of a fire rated assembly. Joint treatment may vary depending on the specified assembly.

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Typically, elevator consultants and elevator contractors’ engineers assist the architects and building owners with the selection of the number of elevators and escalators. The selection is based on the speed, performance criteria and times. Hence, the performance of the physical devices has to meet the standard performance criteria of the design in order to provide acceptable service. Alternatively, it may be possible for the elevator contractor to demonstrate that the actual performance of the elevators can meet the traffic handling capacity of the building.

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Cabs which are poorly aligned will knock or bang against the rails within the shaft.

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The TSSA has recommendations for guarding of elevator equipment in such a manner that proper maintenance is not impeded. Entanglement means exposure of limbs or clothing to being snagged by moving equipment, causing the worker to lose their balance and possibly be drawn into the moving element. The most common form of this exposure is found in a traction elevator machine room with ropes travelling over sheaves, or as found with high speed rotating shafts having exposed keys or other projections Pinching or Nipping means that components or equipment elements that through changing positions or rotation can pinch or nip a worker’s limbs, commonly fingers, or clothing Shearing refers to components that through accidental contact can actually cause the loss of body parts Crushing is similar to nipping but more destructive and damaging effects Abrasion refers to components such as moving ropes or belts whose operation can lead to cutting injuries when contact with exposed skin occurs Tripping is a common hazard in many machine rooms, given the location and positioning of operating equipment. Many components are mounted low to the machine room floor (i.e. governor or motor generator set), and can often cause a person to fall over, especially when backing up without being aware of equipment positioning Electrical Shock is injury caused by momentary contact with live, unprotected electrical circuitry or components. Incoming voltages in elevator controls can range from 208 VAC to 600 VAC, and many drive motors operate at either building incoming power or variations thereof (i.e., between 240 and 460 volts).

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If leakage has caused corrosion of the elevator equipment, it must be repaired in a manner acceptable to the TSSA and consistent with the safety factor requirements. Where the condition of the pit steel and buffer is questionable, the Owner shall be supplied with a letter from a Professional Engineer confirming that the pit steel and equipment meets the requirements of the elevator code.

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Maintaining appropriate leveling accuracy is important for health and safety reasons to prevent trip hazards. Elevator designs with closed loop negative feedback are capable of great degree of accuracy and consistency.

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Dust in elevator or escalator controls can lead to overheating, intermittent failures, poor lubrication, seizure of components and difficulties in troubleshooting

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Barrier free design is covered by Appendix E of the Elevator Code. Under the terms of the Elevator Code, Appendix E is voluntary. However, Appendix E is a mandatory requirement under the Ontario Building Code, so full compliance to the referenced code is required. The following barrier-free requirements including appropriate height buttons Braille on buttons, position indicator, hands-free phones, call registration chime, passing floor chime, hall door jamb Braille, and voice annunciation indicating floor level may be affected.

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Ensuring that all components are operating as intended (leak free) is important for the longevity and proper operating of the components. Leaking bearings can result in a premature failure and seizing of the component. Leaking cylinders or coupling can be the result of excessive heat or component failure or could be the result of construction dust entering the packing.

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A proper as-built elevator electrical diagram is required by the TSSA and is important for the safe operation of the elevators and escalators. Hence, it is critical for the longevity of the device to have an as-built diagram in plasticized covering.

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This section does not relate to noise created by components not directly related to the elevators and does not consider noise transmission unless it is 10dBA greater than ambient. Sound mitigating devices may include isolation pads, electrical isolation filters, hydraulic mufflers, pipe isolation coupling or cushioning pads as required by the design.

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“Occupied spaces” means those areas normally occupied by residents. Noises or vibration likely to disturb the quiet enjoyment of a reasonable occupant should be addressed.

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In some instances specialized equipment may be needed to access some equipment for maintenance; this is not warranted.

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Typically a balancing report is used to demonstrate that a system meets design requirements.

Common Element Ground Floor or Lobby - Elevators

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