Driving Machine Brakes for Electric Elevators
Background
Contractors are already required to physically dismantle driving machine brakes when maintaining brakes on electric elevators. Originally issued in 2009, and re-issued since 2011, contractors are now familiar with this Safety Order’s requirements which go above and beyond what the Code defines.
Proposal
Technical Safety BC proposes to move these requirements from Safety Order SO-L1 110225 4 Rev 2 Driving Machine Brake - Electric Elevators into the EDSR to permanently mandate the requirement. It was not intended to be a temporary measure and so is therefore better addressed within the EDSR as an ongoing requirement. Implementing the Safety Order into the regulation will ensure that braking systems continue to be maintained to a high level of safety. There are no changes anticipated for contractors regarding the annual reporting associated to this work.
