This complete continuing education package is designed for Utah Elevator Mechanics to fulfill their CE renewal requirement online! Half of this course will cover elevator code and the other half will cover elevator technology. This course will cover the following:
An overview of elevator technology's history and trends.
- ASME A17.6-2010 & Aramid Fiber Ropes
- “Green” Elevators
- High-Tech Enhancements to Maintenance Procedures & to the Passenger Experience
- The ASME A17.4-1999 Guide for Emergency Personnel
- Changes to the 2017 NEC Article 620
Drawing from the deliberations of ASME Technical Committees and concerns expressed by industry experts. this class discusses the reasons behind every significant change to ASME A17.1-2010, the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, and how these changes affect working elevator contractors and technicians. Topics covered are intended to provide continuing education on:
- Current definitions as they're being used in updated A17.1 requirements.
- Numerous, rapidly changing requirements on traction elevators, particularly those on suspension means, driving machines, sheaves & drums, control rooms/spaces, door locks and interlocks, detection of objects, top-of-car railings, overspeed & unintended car movement protection, operating devices and control equipment, terminal stopping devices, and emergency pictographs, operations, power & communication
- Up-to-date hydraulic elevator requirements, sidewalk elevator requirements, LU/LA & private residence elevator requirements, and marine & mine elevator requirements.
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- Approved By: Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Instructor Bio
Darren DeJoy’s code knowledge, skill with customer relations, and ability to find ideal solutions for code compliance at a reasonable cost has made him a leader in this field. His experience includes:
Helper for new construction and repair at S & N Elevator Company,
19 years with Westinghouse Elevator Corp. as elevator construction and repair mechanic as well as running a service route for many years.
Seven years with Minnesota Elevator Inc. as an Elevator Modernization Sales Engineer (where his co-workers dubbed him the “Elevator Code Guru,” to recognize his expertise and willingness to help anyone who may have questions on elevator code).
Five years with All City Elevator, Inc., in modernization, new construction sales, consulting & project management.
Became a QEI and served as a State Elevator Inspector.
Member of 12-person Minnesota Elevator Advisory Committee during review and recommendations for adoption of ASME A17.1-2004-05 and 2010 Elevator Safety Code. He has also written some of the Minnesota provisions in Chapter 1307, the administrative rules that amend and adopt ASME A17.1.
Darren founded ESTEP (Elevator Safety Training for Emergency Personnel) in 2001 and continues to provides trainings he developed based on the ASME A17.4-1999 “Guide for Emergency Personnel”for firefighters and first responders in elevator rescue and the use of Phase I and Phase II fire recall throughout the state.
In 2009, Darren helped reassemble the “Elevator Association of Minnesota” and is currently the chairman of the EAM’s code committee.
Beginning in 2018, Darren joined Elevator Technical Consulting, Inc., a Vertical Transportation Consulting firm established in 2014 based out of Minneapolis. Darren and Greg Gehring of Elevator TCI utilize their 80 years of combined experience to provide expertise and guidance for clients in almost all aspects of the industry.